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Star Wars Art: Visions: Limited Edition

November 2, 2011

This special 240-page limited edition includes 5 hand-signed, archival-quality 10 x 12" giclé prints by Alex Ross, Moebius, Donato Giancola, Daniel Greene, and Jamie Wyeth, as well as 40 exclusive paintings and 50 extra pages showing artists’ processes and sketches. When Star Wars debuted in 1977, it revolutionized mainstream American filmmaking, transporting fans to new [...]

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Art of the Hobbit

October 31, 2011

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, a sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 Hobbit sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he was already an accomplished amateur artist, and drew illustrations for his book while it [...]

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Icons: The DC Comics & Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee

October 30, 2011

One of the most successful and popular artists to work in comics, Jim Lee is revered by fans worldwide thanks to his hyper-dynamic artwork and innovative character and costume design. Now, his work on Batman and Superman — not to mention his legion of WildStorm heroes including WildC.A.T.s, Divine Right and Deathblow — is celebrated [...]

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75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking

October 27, 2011

 Four-Color Fantasy   Super heroes from the Atom to Zatara: 75 years of DC Comics    In 1935, DC Comics founder Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson published New Fun No. 1, the first comic book with all-new, original material—at a time when comic books were mere repositories for the castoffs of the newspaper strips. What was initially [...]

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Otto Neurath: The Language of the Global Polis

October 27, 2011

Austrian sociologist Otto Neurath was a seminal Modernist figure. Much attention has been given to his achievements in the fields of graphic design and philosophy (Neurath was a member of the Vienna Circle, founder of the Museum of Society and Economy, inventor of the ISOTYPE pictorial system and champion of the Unity of Science movement), [...]

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Visual Storytelling: Inspiring a New Visual Language

October 27, 2011

A new visual language that is both informative and entertaining is emerging at the nexus of information graphics, illustration, and tactile design. More and more data is being collected. We can access ever more information at any time and from any place. The fundamental challenge now is how to extract the most valuable news, the [...]

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Thread's Not Dead: The Designer's Guide to the Apparel Industry

October 24, 2011

What if the most prolific and influential people in the modern t-shirt design scene got together and discussed everything they wish they knew when they started? That's exactly what we have here. Thread's Not Dead is the essential strategy guide to the t-shirt design business. Written by successful graphic designer and diy entrepreneur Jeff Finley of [...]

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Data Flow 2: Visualizing Information in Graphic Design

October 22, 2011

International interest in the sophisticated and aesthetic visualization of complex information made Data Flow a bestseller. Today, more and more graphic designers,advertising agencies, motion designers, and artists work in this area. New techniques and forms of expression are being developed. Consequently, the demand for information on this topic has grown enormously. Data Flow 2 expands [...]

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The Web Designer's Idea Book, Vol. 2: More of the Best Themes,

October 22, 2011

Web Design Inspiration at a Glance Volume 2 of The Web Designer's Idea Book includes more than 650 new websites arranged thematically, so you can easily find inspiration for your work. Author Patrick McNeil, creator of the popular web design blog designmeltdown.com and author of the original bestselling Web Designer's Idea Book, has cataloged thousands [...]

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Star Wars Art: Comics

October 21, 2011

Star Wars and sequential art share a long history: Star Wars debuted on the comic-book page in 1977, when Marvel Comics began publishing a six-part adaptation of the first film, which morphed into a monthly comic book. Now, more than three decades later, new series by Dark Horse Comics continue to expand the Star Wars [...]

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Graphic Design Solutions (With Premium Website Printed Access

October 19, 2011

Although filled with hundreds of stunning examples of successful design for print and interactive media, this how-to book offers much more. You will learn the theory and gain the tools necessary to create successful designs yourself. Robin Landa, award-winning teacher, author, and designer, provides step-by-step solutions that readers can apply to their own design and [...]

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Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition

October 14, 2011

At last, a mathematical explanation of how art works presented in a manner we can all understand. Kimberly Elam takes the reader on a geometrical journey, lending insight and coherence to the design process by exploring the visual relationships that have foundations in mathematics as well as the essential qualities of life. Geometry of Design-the [...]

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Typography Sketchbooks

October 14, 2011

Selected by the world's most knowledgeable and well-connected graphic-design commentator, Steven Heller, this survey gets into the minds of designers who create typefaces, word-images and logos through their private sketchbooks. Arranged by designer, this collection of typographic explorations intimately reveals how nearly 120 of the worlds leading designers and typographers continually strive to find new [...]

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Halo: The Art of Building Worlds

October 13, 2011

Charting the glorious decade that spans Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo: Reach, Halo: The Great Journey is a lavish and spectacular review of ten years of groundbreaking game art brought together in one place as never before.  Halo: The Great Journey is the ultimate gallery of the Halo universe - from characters to weapons and much [...]

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