Graphic Art category: 1709 books
Line Color Form
The Language of Art and Design
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Design students today are more visually literate than ever before, and their learning style naturally favors the visual over the textual. So why should they learn art and design theory from a traditional textbook? The only guide of its kind, Line Color Form offers a thorough introduction to design...
Pursuing Christ. Creating Art.
Exploring Life at the Intersection of Faith and Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
PURSUING CHRIST. CREATING ART. is written for people who are living in the intersection of the Christian faith, and the creation of art. By their nature, artists look at a life of faith differently, and that unique journey warrants an exploration of what it means to be a Christ-follower and an artist....
by Suzanne Gallop
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Do you keep a journal? Not necessarily a diary, but a few short words that you keep to remember your accomplishments and achievements over a given period of time.
When you recall those accomplishments do you imagine them in color or three-dimensional? Have you ever considered yourself a creative...
Amateur Craft
History and Theory
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Amateur Craft provides an illuminating and historically-grounded account of amateur craft in the modern era, from 19th century Sunday painters and amateur carpenters to present day railway modellers and yarnbombers. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and unexpected attributes of...
The Look of the Book
Jackets, Covers, and Art at the Edges of Literature
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2020
A colorful and captivating visual exploration of book cover design, with never-before-seen sketches, mock-ups, and case studies, plus insider interviews with novelists and publishing executives that bring to light the inspiration, methods, and creative genius behind the book covers that grace our...
How to Become a Video Game Artist
The Insider's Guide to Landing a Job in the Gaming World
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Become a Player in the Business of Video Game Art
Every year video games generate billions of dollars and some of the most dynamic and engaging artwork today. It’s an ever-growing field that holds great professional opportunity, but you need the right skills and savvy if you want to stake your claim....
The Art of Arthur Rackham: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist
Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
This book, The Art of Arthur Rackham, celebrates 150 years of one of the best and most loved artists in British history. Over his long and illustrious career, he contributed to an extensive number of books, magazines and periodicals, resulting in a vast array of original artworks. In this book, Pook...
Come Together
The Rise of Cooperative Art and Design
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
The past twenty years have seen a new generation of artists working together in small groups and large collectives to explore new avenues of art, design, performance, and commerce. In Come Together, author and visual artist Francesco Spampinato assembles an international roster of forty of today's...
Verbalising the Visual
Translating art and design into words
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Verbalising the Visual: Translating Art and Design into Words by Michael Clarke introduces readers to a broad range of language and terminology: formal and informal, academic and colloquial, global and local, all of which can be found in current art and design discourse.
Exploring the complex...
The Art of LEGO Design
Creative Ways to Build Amazing Models
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The most impressive LEGO models often take careful planning (and lots of pieces), but with some inspiration, a little imagination, and a number of tried-and-true techniques, you too can turn bricks into a masterpiece.In The Art of LEGO® Design, author Jordan Schwartz explores LEGO as an artistic...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Art and fashion have long gone hand in hand, but it was during the modernist period that fashion first gained equal value to – and took on the same aesthetic ideals as – painting, film, photography, dance, and literature. Combining high and low art forms, modernism turned fashion designers into...
Cool Beer Labels
The Best Art & Design from Breweries Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Cheers to beer design!
The days of boring, mass-produced yellow fizz-water are all but over. These days, independent beer makers are creating a wide variety of interesting beers that exhibit a vast range of depth and flavor. Beer is more than a beverage--it's an artisan craft championed by...
by Karim Muhtar
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
A short, straight to the point guide on how to succeed as a creative freelancer or a freelance graphic/web designer. The e-book covers the following questions and topics:• Who Can Become A Freelancer?• Why Become A Freelancer?• When To Become A Freelancer?• How To Become A...
A Theory of Craft
Function and Aesthetic Expression
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
What is craft? How is it different from fine art or design? In A Theory of Craft, Howard Risatti examines these issues by comparing handmade ceramics, glass, metalwork, weaving, and furniture to painting, sculpture, photography, and machine-made design from Bauhaus to the Memphis Group. He describes...