Colorado-based artist and designer Evan Hecox

Evan Hecox from The Arkitip Chronicles on Vimeo.

Evan Hecox for Incase, Curated by Arkitip
arkitip.com/​curated/​

Video by Felipe Lima

'Yerba Buena Bump' by Tommy Guerrero
from 'Lifeboats and Follies'
on Galaxia Records, Spring 2010

Shot on location in Denver, CO 

Aerosol Amoeba

Aerosol Amoeba from Pahnl on Vimeo.

Breathing life into spray paint.

...144 hours of motion condensed down to four minutes.

Music by Kidstreet
- myspace.com/​kidstreet

Filmed and edited by Pahnl
- pahnl.co.uk

SUPAKITCH & KORALIE - VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG

SUPAKITCH & KORALIE - VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG from elr°y on Vimeo.

Wall painting by Supakitch and Koralie
at the VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG / SWEDEN

Autechre - plyPhon

Autechre - plyPhon from lucio arese on Vimeo.

Unofficial-non commercial video for plyPhon, a song from the latest Autechre release, Quaristice.

Every visual element is connected to a sound event; the whole video is intended to be like a sort of virtual score that develops itself in a continued run, according to the music.

dead SEEquences - Fabio Scacchioli

dead SEEquences - Fabio Scacchioli from Fabio Scacchioli on Vimeo.

Fabio Scacchioli - 2009.
"dead SEEquences" is a video composed of 3770 frames. Working frame by frame, we find that nothing happens inside each single image, but all pass between the frames, in the invisible gap that separe a frame by others. The film is here, but there isn't something to see, the most important remain invisible and uncertain. There is no truth to discover. The truth is always elsewhere.
This is a study about the vanishing of an image. It's the image of a naked body, the most tangible and real thing for a human being. Not a body, but the image of a body. In this gap operate the principle of disappearance: between the object and his image there is a distance, a limit, a separation; this is the functioning of language, the only way we know to relate with the world and the others. Between each word and his meaning we find this distance as an original sin, a gap where the world disappear to be speaked. To communicate, the world and the human being have to disappear. For this, the art have to become "uncommunicative" and "uncommunicable".

Dirty Deeds - Stupid People

Dirty Deeds - Stupid People from Flying V on Vimeo.

MusicVideo for "Stupid People" by Dirty Deeds.

Making Future Magic: iPad light painting on Vimeo

Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

Applied Caligraphy and Graphic Design

Calligraphy & Graphic Design from Marco Campedelli Studio on Vimeo.



This book offers a collection of graphic projects which feature calligraphy and hand-crafted graphics in general as the exclusive or primary medium for communication.

Mixed-Media Collage: An Exploration of Contemporary Artists, Methods, and Materials

Mixed-media collage artists are embracing, unearthing, and reconstructing the flotsam and jetsam of modern life with abandon, integrating discards along with a range of art materials and novel techniques to create compelling, new works. Original, idiosyncratic, and delightful, this catch-as-catch-can approach to making art is inspiring and can have eye-catching results. It can also have its own set of technical challenges. Mixed-Media Collage takes you into the studios of five talented mixed-media artists: Laurinda Bedingfield, Barbara De Pirro, Paula Grasdal, Sharon McCartney, and Teesha Moore. The artists reveal their own step-by-step processes, offer tips on working with unconventional materials, and share their insights on creativity and finding inspiration. A deluxe gallery features forty never-before published mixed-media pieces, complete with detailed descriptions of the work and the materials used to create them.

* In-depth chapters detailing the work and techniques of Laurinda Bedingfield, Barbara De Pirro, Paula Grasdal, Sharon McCartney, and Teesha Moore
* Techniques for making faux encaustics out of acrylic gel medium (no hot palette or wax required), adding stitching to paper, layering surfaces, finding inspiration in texts, building shrines and book-page panels out of sew-through interfacing, using simple printmaking techniques to create one-of-a-kind collage materials, building three-dimensional photo collages, and more
* A special feature by best-selling author Jennifer Crusie, who shares her thoughts on the connections between writing and collage, as well as several previously unpublished assemblages she has used as a tool to plot and edit her books
* A humorous essay by best-selling author Alisa Kwitney, who shares her thoughts on the connections between writing and collage, and explains why she canÆt use collage as a tool for anything

About the Author
Holly Harrison is the author of Collage for the Soul: Expressing Your Hopes and Dreams Through Art, Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking, and Complete Bathroom Design. A contributor to Metropolitan Home and other magazines, she has also taught at City College in New York and edited both fiction and nonfiction books. She currently lives in Massachusetts with her family, where she hides her secret collection of Elvis-themed art.

Foundations of art and design

This text provides an introduction to the fundamentals of art and design for students embarking on graphic design, fine art and illustration - and also allied courses in interior, fashion, textile, industrial and product design, as well as printmaking. Through a wide range of illustrations, the author demonstrates how an artist or designer fills a blank canvas - nothingness - with points, lines, shapes, textures and colours in order to create a sense of space, time and motion. He also reveals how to develop unity and harmony, balance, scale and proportion, contrast and emphasis, and rhythm - all in the quest for a satisfying illusion.

Collage Unleashed

The funky, colorful projects in Collage Unleashed encourage readers to turn off their inner critics and tap into a childlike sense of wonder and imagination. With projects that range from art books and fabric journals to mixed-media paintings, this book:

-Showcases three of the most popular trends in papercrafting--collage, altered fabric and journaling

-Features a wide range of techniques for crafters at every level, including crayon transfers, funky embroidery, freestyle hand lettering and creative book binding

-Combines paper, fabric, beads, dyes, paints and more in unexpected ways

Everyone from collage artists and book-making enthusiasts to papercrafters will want to put this title at the top of their personal wish lists.
About the Author
A popular art retreat workshop teacher, Traci Bautista is the owner of treiCDesigns and the creative force behind an eclectic line of hand-painted papers, custom invitations and art kits. She lives in Fremont, California.

Design Basics (with ArtExperience Online Printed Access Card)

"This book is very in-depth and clear in its approach to the design principles it addresses. In comparison to other books I have seen and used, this text takes more time in really explaining things and giving good visual examples."

"I found the image selection refreshing, they pushed the limits of what is presented in general foundations classes?the book becomes engaging!"

"In general, the writing is very engaging. This text is appealing, because the writing gets to the point quickly and generally makes the concepts of design quite understandable. I find the writing, combined with the selected images to be very motivational, stimulating the imagination easily toward creative thinking and artistic expression."

"I think the CD-ROM exercises, demonstrations, and question and answer activities are a great addition. The ArtExperience Fundamentals CD-ROM [now incorporated into ArtExperience Online] is a good tool for teaching these concepts."

"I really like the videos on the CD-ROM [now ArtExperience Online]; they are very informative and great for students to watch on their own time. . . . A great resource."
Product Description
DESIGN BASICS is a best-selling text for the two-dimensional design course. DESIGN BASICS presents art fundamentals concepts in full two- to four-page spreads, making the text practical and easy for students to refer to while they work. This modular format gives instructors the utmost flexibility in organizing the course. Visual examples from many periods, peoples, and cultures are provided for all elements and principles of design. The diversity of illustrations now includes more examples from visual culture encouraging students to see these principles in the world around them. Icons appearing throughout the book prompt students to access ArtExperience Online (a dynamic Web site integrated with the textbook), which contains studio art demonstrations and interactive exercises that help students explore the foundations of art.
About the Author
David A. Lauer is Emeritus Professor of Art at the College of Alameda.

Stephen Pentak received his BA from Union College in New York, and his MFA from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. He is Professor Emeritus of Art, and a past Associate Dean of the College of the Arts at Ohio State University. He has been the recipient of four Ohio Arts Council Fellowships and he has been a visiting resident artist at Delfina Studios in London, and Glasgow School of Art. Pentak?s recent solo exhibitions include shows at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in New York and Susan Street in San Diego. He is co-author of COLOR BASICS as well as DESIGN BASICS. www.stephenpentak.com

Studying art and design: a questions and answers subject guide

"The authors have assembled the first collection of Modernist cover art and a short history of Modernism's evolution in America." -- Veronique Vienne in Print Magazine, October, 2005

"This is one release I’m really looking forward to adding to my permanent collection." -- Bookslut.com, June 2005

(Drew and Sternberger) lump dust jackets with paperback covers and trace their intertwined development in terms of modernism and postmodernism. -- John Updike, The New Yorker, October 17, 2005

...a loving survey of top-notch work by several dozen late greats, inspired unknowns, and rising hotshots of book design. -- Boston Globe, October 16, 2005

...well-researched and concisely written... -- Print, October 2005

An engaging look at literature and the progression of American design and typography. -- Dwell, April 2006

Drew and Sternberger lump dust jackets with paperback covers and trace their intertwined development in terms of modernism and postmodernism. -- The New Yorker, October 17, 2005

It is a literate, informative book, complemented by 200 telling illustrations. -- Lancaster New Era, 10/07/05

Serves as a good overview of the high and low points of Modernism in 20th-century design. -- Communication Arts, April 2006
Product Description
We all know we're not supposed to judge books by their covers, but the truth is that we do just that nearly every time we walk into a bookstore or pull a book off a tightly packed shelf. It's really not something we should be ashamed about, for it reinforces something we sincerely believe: design matters. At its best, book cover design is an art that transcends the publisher's commercial imperatives to reflect both an author's ideas and contemporary cultural values in a vital, intelligent, and beautiful way. In this groundbreaking and lavishly illustrated history, authors Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger establish American book cover design as a tradition of sophisticated, visual excellence that has put shape to our literary landscape. By Its Cover traces the story of the American book cover from its inception as a means of utilitarian protection for the book to its current status as an elaborately produced form of communication art. It is, at once, the intertwined story of American graphic design and American literature, and features the work of such legendary figures as Rockwell Kent, E. McKnight Kauffer, Paul Rand, Alvin Lustig, Rudy deHarak, and Roy Kuhlman along with more recent and contemporary innovators including Push Pin Studios, Chermayeff & Geismar, Karen Goldberg, Chip Kidd, and John Gall.
About the Author
Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger teach graphic design history at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

The Art of Mosaic Design: A Collection of Contemporary Artists

Contemporary mosaic art has an almost limitless variety of style and form, ranging from flat surfaces to three-dimensional objects. This album displays the work of 45 international artists with brief descriptions of their lives and artistic philosophies. As a source of ideas, it is similar to Martin Cheek's Mosaics Design Sourcebook (LJ 10/15/98), with a broader range of styles and motifs. There are no projects, but the mosaic works are beautifully photographed with detailed close-ups as well as views of entire pieces, many of which are outdoors or are architectural features in buildings. Recommended for arts and crafts collections.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
Glass mosaicists take note and check out this book. Authors Locktov and Clagett have put together an impressive portfolio of artists working with mosaics in glass, ceramic, stone, and mixed media. Despite the varied materials, the section of "Mosaic Design" devoted to glass and mixed media mosaics is so rich in inspiring works, it will drive home even further the notion that the resurgence of mosaics is the most exciting thing happening in flat glass today. The group of glass artist featured includes Erin Adams (whose work is featured on page 6 in this issue), Ellen Blakely, whose preferred medium is shattered safety glass salvaged from vandalized bus shelters and store windows, Felice Nittolo of Ravenna, Italy, who works in Byzantine styled mosaics, Lucio Orsoni of the Orsoni factory who specializes in the use of smalti (small, glass mosaic elements) and Diana Maria Rossi, whose highly faceted surfaces have a strong emotional impact. The artists whose works employ other media offer plenty in the way of inspiration, making, this handsome volume a valuable resource for today's mosaic movement. -- Glass Craftsman Magazine, December 1998 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
This book will inspire mosaic artists of all levels with more than 250 color photographs dramatically documenting the work of forty-two international mosaic artists. This book is not a how-to guide or step-by-step guide, rather it is pure inspiration. This book features a wide range of projects: commercial, home decor, and outlets for creative impulses. Some examples include a swimming pool, floors in public building, fanciful home interiors, mirrors, entryways, teapots, small art pieces and monumental sculptures, etc. The mosaics are created in a variety of media - glass, marble, stone, as well as a mix of the three media. The scope of this book is international, with contributors coming from the United States, Italy, France England, Norway, Israel, and Japan.
About the Author
JoAnn Locktov is a former film producer and currently a decorative painter and ardent admirer of mosaic art. Originally from California, she is a graduate of UC Berkeley in Economics and Art History.
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Introduction:
Mosaic design is a fascinating art based on paradoxes that must be embraced. Among these are the pieces, multiple objects of simplicity fused into a singular, complex wholeness; the irregularity that springs from deliberation; and more often than not, the creation that is wrought from destruction. Such paradoxes are put into a singular, complex wholeness; the irregularity that spring from deliberation; and, more often than not, the creation that is wrought from destruction. Such paradoxes are put into context by the mosaicist when the principles of other visual arts are applied. By shaping tesserae like a sculptor, choosing colors like a painter, and weaving patterns like a fiber artist, the mosaicist presents his or her vision. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design

A trio of books recently published by Allworth Press offer a compact self-study course on the practice and appreciation of graphic design. The books . . . are intended as an alternative to the diet of eye candy that sustains many graphic designers. Of the three, only Design Literacy is illustrated, and that only sparingly, with black-and-white thumbnails. The message? Look with your brain first -- Metropolis, April, 1998

Each lesson could act as the starting point of a rousing argument or lengthy conversation. . . . Any modestly-priced paperback that can cover so much ground is welcome in the library. The reader may not always agree with the views of the authors, or with the histories they construct, but will come away feeling, indeed, very literate -- Communication Arts, March/April, 1998

Highly readable and informative, usually focusing on one object and providing some interesting insights into the object's creation and impact. Students of graphic design history will find appealing analysis and critical points of view to consider. Design Literacy will appeal to both the general reader, whose curiosity may be piqued by recognizing some of our most famous icons, and professionals/practitioners, whose knowledge and sensitivity to design may be heightened by these thoughtful essays -- Choice, March, 1998

Highly recommended. . . . In the past several decades various authors have objected to approaches to graphic design history that focus on individual masters, movements, and styles; that analyze the structural attributes of a work . . . or that feature highbrow examples while leaving out simpler, more popular works. This volume, which is one of the more inventive and thought-provoking books on design history in recent years, offers a plausible alternative: It consists of 93 "object lessons" in the form of engaging short essays about a wide variety of graphic icons, from the late 19th century to the present, ranging from the ubiquitous (shooting targets, the swastika, Joe Camel) to the esoteric (Emigre magazine, the Cranbrook posters, or April Grelman's self-portrait). Organized somewhat chronologically but in eight thematic categories (Persuasion, Media, Language, Identity, Information, Iconography, Style, and Commerce), the essays form readable "stories" about the objects, the designers' thought processes, and the social and political circumstances from which they emerged -- Ballast Quarterly Review, Autumn 1997

In their new book, Design Literacy, Steven Heller and Karen Pomeroy write that the whiff of Charles Manson makes the letters "kissing cousins of the swastika tattoo carved into Manson's forehead or the words helter-skelter that were drawn in blood on the walls of Sharon Tate's home" -- New York Times, January 8, 1998

Its great virtue is that it offers a lot of information and raises many provocative issues while avoiding the windy theoretical jargon that sometimes passes for serious thought in the field. . . . Nobody has been more successful than Steven Heller in reminding us that graphic design has a history and that it raises issues worth talking about. . . .

The implicit argument of Design Literacy is that even imagemakers have to slow down occasionally to think non-visually about what they do. Graphic design has a past, and designers' actions have consequences. It's an important cultural activity, and those who practice it need standards that go beyond communicative brute force -- Print, April, 1998

Readers come to understand what elements must coalesce to make certain ads, posters, packages, logos, and book covers take on a life of their own. The book delves into the origins of the swastika, what principles are key to effective propaganda, and what made Joe Camel so controversial -- Signs of the Times, July 1998

Steven Heller and Karen Pomeroy's Design Literacy is a winner: a guide to graphic design which presents over ninety object lessons examining the contexts in which works have made contributions to the field of graphic design. Design stories provide plenty of insights on how design works and how the field has been transformed by creative individuals -- The Bookwatch, November, 1997

This book intends to fill in some blanks and at the same time give an eclectic overview of the way graphic designs from the earliest decades of this century to well into the 1990s have become essential and influential images of not just graphic design culture, but of our culture at large. . . .

What is refreshing in Heller's book is his reverence for the lesser-known gods of graphic design history . . . [and the] wealth of case histories. Heller is at his best in concise stories such as these: funny, to-the-point, and erudite. . . . An interesting introduction to a design connoisseur's tastes -- Eye, March, 1998
Product Description
This is the first book to provide explicit case histories of the successful marriage of form and content in graphic design. It explores nearly 100 classic and contemporary works and explains why they are aesthetically significant and how they function as good design. By focusing on the study and appreciation of specific works, Design Literacy breaks new ground and will be of interest to students and designers at all levels.
About the Author
Steven Heller is a senior art director at the New York Times and the chair of the MFA design department at the School of Visual Arts. Editor of the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design, he is co-editor of Looking Closer: Critical Writings on Graphic Design, Looking Closer 2, and Design Culture, all published by Allworth Press. He lives in New York City.

Karen Pomeroy is a Los Angeles-based graphic designer and writer. She is co-author of Designing with Illustration.

Design Literacy (continued): Understanding Graphic Design

A sequel to its popular forerunner, this edition casts the net even farther in examining the reasons and history behind various objects of design that have had a significant impact on our culture. The objects discussed range from the vintage posters that promoted concerts and fairs during the 1930s to a Rolling Stones CD cover from the 1990s. This volume also investigates larger movements and phenomena, including Norman Rockwell's effect on Americana, and the Cartoon Network's hold on children. Like the first volume, this is an eclectic look at how, why, and if graphic design, in the broadest sense, works as an influence on the public eye. Designers, students, and anyone interested in the history and dynamics of graphics as art and craft will find this an engaging and instructive read.
About the Author
Steven Heller is editor of the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design and the chair of the MFA design department at the School of Visual Arts. He is the author or editor of more than seventy books on graphic design, and he is a contributor or contributing editor to nearly 25 magazines, including Print, U&lc, Eye Magazine, Communications Arts, ID magazine, Graphis, Design Issues, and Mother Jones. Since 1986 he has been senior art director of the New York Times, which he first joined as an art director in 1974. From 1967-1973, he served as art director for numerous publications, including Interview magazine, The New York Free Press, Rock Magazine, Screw magazine, Mobster Times, Evergreen Review, and the Irish Arts Center.



He was awarded three design grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, in 1986,1988, and 1990. In 1996, he received a Special Educators Award from The Art Director's Club of New York. He has been the curator of ten design exhibitions, including "The Art of Satire" at the Pratt Graphics Center and "Art Against War" at the Parsons School of Design. Since 1986, he has directed "Modernism & Eclecticism: A History of American Graphic Design," an annual symposium at the School of Visual Arts. He lives in New York.

Art, Design and Visual Culture: An Introduction

...a good, balanced overview to popular culture or visual culture studies.... Choice
Product Description
This fascinating examination of visual experience offers an explanation and assessment of the traditional means of analyzing visual culture. Most of our experience is visual--we obtain most of our information and knowledge through sight, whether from reading books and newspapers, from watching television, or from quickly glimpsing road signs. Many of our judgments and decisions, as well as our entertainment and recreation, are based on the visual experience. Using a wide range of historical and contemporary examples, this book argues that the groups which artists and designers form, the audiences and markets which they sell to, and the different social classes which are produced and reproduced by art and design are all part of the successful explanation and critical evaluation of visual culture.
About the Author
Malcolm Barnard is Senior Lecturer in the History and Theory of Art and Design at the University of Derby.

Design Basics: Ideas and Inspiration for Working with Layout, Type, and Color in Graphic Design

Design Basics presents creative and innovative design in an affordable format. This book presents inspiring, contemporary projects—and explores particular aspects of graphic design. With examples of work ranging from brochures to packaging, to self-promotion, this book is a sure source of inspiration for all graphic designers.

In Design Basics the reader will be presented with the inner workings of graphic design while the focus is on layout, type and color.
About the Author
Joyce Rutter Kaye is managing editor of U&lc, the quarterly international journal of typography and graphic design published by International Typeface Corporation (ITC). Before joining ITC in May 1991, Kaye was a writer and editor for Advertising Ages monthly magazine, Creativity. Kaye is author of Print Casebooks 10: The Best in Advertising (RC Publications), and contributes regularly to Print and other graphic design publications. Kaye received a Bachelor of Science degree in Magazine Journalism in 1985 from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications of Syracuse University.

Design Thinking

"Peter Rowe's Design Thinking is a very useful compendium of ideas, examples, and literature about design inquiry in architecture. It is unusual to find in one source so many different perspectives, drawn from so many different fields of study."
—Donald A. Schott, Ford Professor of Urban Studies and Education, MIT



"Design Thinking raises the intellectual level of the discourse on architecture in general, and architectural thinking in particular. "
—Peter McCleary, University of Pennsylvania
Product Description
Design, according to Peter Rowe, is the fundamental means of inquiry by which architects and planners realize and give shape to ideas of buildings and public spaces; yet little sustained attention has been paid to the form of this intellectual activity. His book, Design Thinking, provides a general portrait of designing that characterizes its inherent qualities and sets it apart from other forms of inquiry. It treats multiple and often dissimilar theoretical positions--whether they prescribe forms that are deemed right for "good" architecture and urban design or simply provide procedures for solving problems--as particular manifestations of an underlying structure of inquiry common to all designing.

The book proceeds from detailed observations of designers in action to an examination of the broad frameworks that appear to shape design theory and inform design thinking. Rowe seeks to define the intellectual activity of designing both as rational inquiry, governed by guiding principles and constraints, and as a matter of the conviction and impulse by which design principles are invented and applied. Dozens of illustrations and a number of actual case studies support Rowe's thesis.

Among the topics the book takes up are the salient features of design problems: procedural aspects of design, including varieties of heuristic reasoning; normative positions that shape design thinking; problems of substantiating design doctrines; and problems associated with meaningful interpretation from either a naturalistic or a self-referential view of architecture.
About the Author
Peter G. Rowe is Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he is Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design.

Arts & crafts design: a selected reprint of Industrial arts design

6 3/4 X 9 3/4 In, 256 Pp, 2 Color < Illustrations, 128 Black & White Photos, < 65 Line Drawings < Originally Published In 1916 When The < Arts and Crafts Movement Was In Its < Heyday, This Is A Virtual Textbook of < Materials, Color, Techniques and < Designs. Arts & Crafts Design Is A < Practical Guide To The Creation of < High-Quality, High-Style Furnishings < Through The Industrial Arts.

From the Inside Flap

Contents Divisions of Industrial Arts Design The Primary Mass and Its Proportions Horizontal Major Divisions of the Primary Mass Vertical Major Divisions of the Primay Mass Appendages and the Rules Governing Them Enrichment of the Contours or Outlines of Designs in Wood Enrichment of the Contours or Outlines of Designs in Clay Enrichment of the Contours or Outlines of Designs in Base and Precious Metals Surface Enrichment of Small Primary Masses in Wood Surface Enrichment of Small Primary Masses in Wood (continued) Surface Enrichment with Minor Subdivisions of Large Primary Masses in Wood Surface Enrichment of Clay Surface Enrichment of Precious Metals. Small Flat Planes Surface Enrichment of Large Primary Masses in Base and Precious Metals Color: Hue, Value, and Chroma; Stains Color and Its Relation to Industrial Arts Design. Large Surfaces of Wood; Wall and Ceiling Areas Color and Its Relation to Industrial Arts Design. Small Surfaces in Clay and Metal Complete Summary of Rules Appendix Index

From the Back Cover

"In this relativistic age in which de gustilrie non disputandum est (it is undisputed that each person has their own sense of taste), it is refreshing to look back to the early twentieth century when at least a few people were certains that there are universal rules for good art and also that they had themselves mastered these precepts and could pass them on to a society that loved commonly held values. William H. Varnum was one of those people. He offers here a textbook that will, if followed, allow students to 'directly apply well-recognized principles of design to specific materials and problems.' No situation esthetics here. In fact, he followed these principles in designing the logos representing his tools and ratio system on the cover of his book. "The publisher of this new edition has added a useful foreword and substitued the title Arts and Crafts Design for the original (1916) Industrial Arts Design, an appropriate modification since the term "industrial" suggests factory production whereas Varnum referred to objects that today we call "Craftsman"--Rookwood pottery, Stickley furniture, Jarvie candlesticks, etc. A delightful touch is that Varnum included pictures of these objects alongside the principles by which he believed they were designed. Varnum's book offers an enlightening, if somewhat technical, insight into thinking about design before World War I. There is no doubt that the Arts and Crafts period during which the principles of simple beauty married so neatly with function can be better understood and appreciated today through Varnum's perceptions."
Robert Winter

About the Author

William Harrison Varnum was an Assistant Professor of Drawing and Design at the University of Wisconsin in Madison when he wrote this book in 1916. The text was intended to be used for industrial arts courses in high school, colleges and universities, but has since transcended time and purpose.

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Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

This book has been written with the view of presenting design from the standpoint of the industrial arts. An instructor generally experiences difficulty in finding the exact word to use when criticizing a student's drawing. The student has equal difficulty in understanding the criticism. There is little wonder that he is confused, when the rather ambiguous terms "good-looking," "ugly," "squatty," and "stiff" are used to express qualities that can be expressed only in terms of design.

Painting Q Pop

Painting Q Pop from Kevin's Worldwide Adventures on Vimeo.

Elizabeth Ito, Chris Turnham, and myself painted murals at the new Q Pop shop downtown. This video documents our progress throughout the week.

Q Pop is located at 128 Astronaut E S Onizuka St, Los Angeles CA 90012

Reinhard Kleist – The Man in Black and White

Reinhard Kleist – The Man in Black and White from SelfMadeHero on Vimeo.

An interview by Alex Fitch of Resonance FM with award-winning German graphic novelist Reinhard Kleist, conducted before Kleist's appearance at COMICA at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in November 2009.

It contains footage of Kleist sketching, photos from the launch at the ICA (sponsored by Letraset, Chivas Regal and SelfMadeHero) and images of the iPhone digital edition of the graphic novel.

The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration

A bible of contemporary illustration, this visually stunning book presents a comprehensive survey of new and exciting work from across the globe. Compiled by award-winning designer Angus Hyland, The Picture Book presents a broad spectrum of styles, techniques and subjects representing current trends and innovations to create an amazing compendium of art. Each artist's work is accompanied by a self-portrait and a short, illuminating profile exploring their inspirations and their approach to illustration and their career. As the last word on the contemporary illustration scene, this compilation is an invaluable resource for illustrators, graphic designers and anyone commissioning illustration, and a must-have for the enthusiast.

Angus Hyland is a partner at Pentagram, London. He has won over 100 creative awards for his work, and has edited the successful illustration books Pen & Mouse and Hand to Eye.

The Illustration of the Master: Henry James and the Magazine Revolution

The Illustration of the Master examines the crucial role of the illustrated press in the formation of the reading public and the writing profession during Henry James's lifetime. The book re-examines James's stories, criticism, and travel essays in light of the explosive growth of the magazine industry in the United States and abroad at the turn of the century. Using previously unpublished archival sources, Amy Tucker delves into James's negotiations with publishers, editors, and literary agents, as well as his interactions with some of the celebrated artists who were assigned to illustrate his work. Reproducing more than 120 illustrations, advertisements, and other images that accompanied James's work, this book reveals the vital interplay of word and image that helped define literary culture at a moment when "popular entertainment" and "high art" had not yet gone their separate ways.

"It's refreshing to read a manuscript on James that actually adds new knowledge. The Illustration of the Master brings together for the first time nearly all the materials on James and illustrations, altering and correcting long-held critical assumptions on the topic."—Susan M. Griffin, University of Louisville

"This very interesting monograph presents new information in a useful and helpfully readable way. James's collaboration with magazine illustrators has not been studied this comprehensively before."—Michael Anesko, Pennsylvania State University

100 Years of Fashion Illustration

A visual feast of 400 dazzling images, this is a comprehensive survey of the genre over the last century. The book also offers an overview of the development of fashion, as seen through the eyes of the greatest illustrators of the day. Early in the century fashion illustration reflected new, liberating currents in art and culture, such as the exoticism of the Ballets Russes, while the postwar period saw inspiration from the great Parisian couturiers. After the dominance of the celebrity fashion photographer in the '60s, a new generation of illustrators emerged, embracing the medium of the computer, while many returned to more traditional techniques.

Cally Blackman is a writer and lecturer with degrees in Fashion Design and History of Art, and an MA in History of Dress from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. She teaches the Fashion History and Theory course at Central Saint Martins College. Her previous publications include Costume: From 1500 to the Present Day and The '20s and '30s: Flappers and Vamps.

Inside the Business of Illustration

This guide to the ins and outs of today's dynamic illustration business tells budding illustrators everything that their teacher didn't know or their art director didn't tell them. Using an entertaining, running narrative format to look at key concerns every illustrator must face today, this book covers finding one's unique style and establishing a balance between art and commerce; tackling issues of authorship and promotion; and more. In-depth perspectives are offered by illustrators, art directors, and art buyers from various industries and professional levels on such issues as quality, price negotiation, and illustrator-client relationships.

Steven Heller is the art director of the New York Times Book Review and chair of the graduate design program at the School of Visual Arts. Marshall Arisman is the chair of the Master of Fine Arts, Illustration as Visual Essay program at the School of Visual Arts. They both live in New York City.

Teaching illustration

A unique look at how illustration is taught and learned

* Packed with sample syllabi--a must-have for art teachers and students
* Detailed, concrete examples of how to create compelling, inspiring classes
* Perfect for professional illustrators teaching adjunct courses and seminars

Teaching Illustration is a must-have for any college-level art instructor. Packed with a wealth of illustration course syllabi from leading art and design schools across the U.S. and Europe, it offers exciting ideas on topics from editorial illustration to animation, books, and the Internet. Each syllabus includes an introduction, course requirements, a weekly breakdown, suggestions for projects, and selected readings--a comprehensive array of topics, reading lists, and teaching tips for courses at all levels. For beginning educators seeking guidance or for veterans seeking new inspiration, Teaching Illustration is essential for the craft of teaching the next generation of illustrators.

Steven Heller is a leading authority on design education and the editor of the Education Of series. The art director of the New York Times Book Review, he is also the chair of the graduate design program at the School of Visual Arts and the writer or editor of more than 80 books on graphic design. He lives in New York City.

Marshall Arisman, a practicing illustrator, is the chair of the master of fine arts, illustration as visual essay, program at the School of Visual Arts. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, Time, and many other top publications. The co-editor of The Education of an Illustrator and co-writer of Inside the Business of Illustration, he lives in New York City.

Picture Perfect: Fusions of Illustration and Design

With global brands like Nike, Adidas and Virgin Cola using illustration in their campaign designs, creatives who can incorporate original illustration in their work have the potential for great commercial success. This book equips the professional designer and student with the tools, both traditional and high-tech, to do this.

The book tracks how illustration as personal work can evolve into a fully fledged commercial concern, identifying the different themes and contexts of the work featured. New technologies and techniques are changing the face of the craft, and the book deals with the processes by which the professional designer can turn them to advantage. A diverse selection of illustration is showcased, with detailed process notes-- from self-generated and independent projects, editorial, advertising campaigns and large-scale projects. Interview with top international talent and commissioning editors offer further insight into how to succeed in this area.
About the Author
Ian Noble is director of post-graduate study for the School of Graphic Design at the London College of Printing. He has worked as an art director on magazines and books, and is co-author of RotoVision's recent highly successful book Up Against the Wall on poster design. He lives and works in London.

Careers by Design: A Business Guide for Graphic Designers

Leading headhunter Roz Goldfarb reveals her time-proven secrets for survival and success in the graphic design industry. Through her work with hundreds of corporations around the world, she provides readers a treasure trove of valuable information for thriving in this creatively driven business, including updated hiring criteria, the latest developments in technology, and the marketplace affecting design careers. Discussion in this revised and expanded third edition includes: jobs, hiring practices, salaries, portfolios, resumes, networking, headhunters, training, freelancing, and more, with a special focus on the new design disciplines, training requirements, and opportunities for the Internet.
From the Publisher
Few fields have been as profoundly altered by technological and cultural changes as graphic design. Developments in technology have changed the way and speed at which design business is done, while the skyrocketing profile of the industry itself has opened new career avenues for design professionals. To fully benefit from these new opportunities, it is crucial for graphic designers to have a clear understanding of their profession and their role in the business world at large. Design professionals seeking their first or next permanent positions now have a potent tool at their disposal. A leading authority on the placement of design personnel, Roz Goldfarb, reveals the secrets of surviving and thriving in Careers by Design: A Business Guide for Graphic Designers, third edition.
From the Author
Through working with hundreds of corporations and firms nationally and internationally, Goldfarb has developed extensive insights into creatively driven business. "Successful designers share a passion for design that is an essential component of their lives," Goldfarb notes, comparing designers to other artists. "But design is a business, driven by many motivating business factors."
About the Author
Roz Goldfarb established Roz Goldfarb Associates, Inc. in 1985, a New York-based management consulting and recruitment firm. RGA specializes in the placement of creative, marketing and executive personnel for design, new media and advertising. Ms. Goldfarb's responsibilities additionally include establishing mergers, acquisitions and new business ventures as well acting as a management consultant. Ms. Goldfarb is a multi-disciplinary person whose skills emanate from many years of hands-on business management; plus her early training as a sculptor and painter; and her tenure as the Director of Pratt Institute’s Associate Degree Programs where she hired and trained numerous faculty as well as developing programs, design curricula, seminars and foreign programs.

Ms. Goldfarb is the author of Careers by Design, A Headhunter’s Secrets for Success and Survival in Graphic Design (Allworth Press, revised edition 1997) a business guide for Graphic Designers; The Design Firm and It's Employees chapter of the AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design (Allworth Press 1998) co-authored with Jessica Goldfarb; and The Art of Consulting, The Design Management Journal, Spring 1996. Ms. Goldfarb frequently addresses professional groups and numerous educational institutions about career opportunities and the changing design environment. She has recently addressed MBA students at Columbia University, has made presentations at the HOW Conferences Design 2000 and Minding Your Own Business; along with Jessica Goldfarb developed The First Business of Design Conference 2000 for the Center for Visual Communication in Santa Fe; the AIGA National Conference 1997 and has been a visiting guest lecturer and critic at The Portfolio Center, Syracuse Unive! rsity, FIT/State University of New York, Art Center College of Design, The Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute. Additionally Ms. Goldfarb’s has juried The Package Design Council International Awards and participated in seminars for the Association of Professional Design Firms Annual Meeting and. She has been interviewed on CNBC and WBIS-TV. In 1998 Ms. Goldfarb was toasted by Pratt Institute at the Hershel Levit Scholarship Fund dinner for her contributions to the design community. Since 1987 The Art Directors Club of New York has been the recipient of an RGA scholarship to further the education of talented design students who require aid.

Ms. Goldfarb holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College of the City University of New York, where she studied painting with Robert Motherwell.

Selling Graphic and Web Design

Expert guidance on selling graphic design, in print and online

* New edition of a classic
* Up-to-the-minute advice on selling to Internet clients
* Get top clients and keep them

Attract today’s savvy design clients! A veteran designer who turned his small business into a multimillion-dollar new-media company shares his strategies for success in this new edition of the acclaimed Selling Graphic and Web Design. Donald Sparkman’s approach blurs the lines between graphic design, web design, and marketing by building strategic partnerships and thinking outside the box. No-nonsense advice for writing proposals and offering the right design solutions, plus information on providing services that fit a client’s needs and budget, have made this book indispensable. Now, in this revised and expanded version, leading Internet designers share strategies on effective marketing for the web, including pricing, billing, portfolios, ethics, brand design, web content management, brand law, and much more. Trusted advice and the latest strategies combine to make Selling Graphic and Web Design a great one-stop resource for designers in every field.
About the Author
Donald Sparkman is the president of Sparkman + Associates, Inc., which has won many awards for design excellence. Sparkman has developed graphic communications for AT&T, Black and Decker, Coors, Eckerd Drugs, GE, Marriott, MCI, Mobil, NASA, and countless other top companies. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Marketing Illustration: New Venues, New Styles, New Methods

The market for illustration is changing. How can illustrators survive and thrive? Marketing Illustration is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at the realities of illustration today. Illustration students, educators, and working artists will find illuminating commentary on editorial, graphic novels, comics, animations, Web, games, toys, fashion, textiles, and more, along with an exploration of how old platforms have changed and new ones emerged. Fifty working illustrators, including such top names as Christoph Niemann, Alex Murawski, Jashar Awan, Yuko Shimuzo, and Tomer Hanuka, share insights on what works now. Published in association with the School of Visual Arts, Marketing Illustration explores the impact of technology and the future of the illustration market. No illustrator can afford to miss this thought-provoking resource.

About the Author

Steven Heller is the cochair of the MFA Designer as Author program and cofounder of the MFA in Design Criticism program at the School of Visual Arts. He has written and edited more than 100 books on graphic design and illustration. Marshall Arisman is the chair of the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay program at the School of Visual Arts. The coeditor of The Education of an Illustrator and Teaching Illustration, he lives in New York City.

Illustrations with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook

World-renowned French artists share their exciting and innovative digital creations in Illustrations with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook, a first-time English translation of the cutting-edge French work. The images in this book will energize image professionals, graphic artists, photographers, computer graphics designers--all creators of images, whether still or animated--and will forever change the way you see and perform your design work.

Photoshop is best known among photographers as a photographic image manipulation tool; it is used largely for retouching and photomontage. But Photoshop is also a powerful and highly sophisticated tool for creating quality digital drawings and artwork. Artists, like the ones showcased within, use it to realize their unique vision through illustration.

In this lavish, full-color collection, nine French graphic artists--well-known professionals from a vibrant culture with a reputation for taking creative risks and producing incomparable graphics and art--are turned loose with Photoshop. Ranging from advertising to children's book illustration, science fiction to settings for graphic novels and role-playing games, their groundbreaking creations will inspire you to see your industry anew, appreciate graphic design from a changed perspective, and revitalize your work.

Representing the very finest of French creation in the world of graphic design and digital imaging, this notebook leads you into the heart of each author's artistic approach, guiding you through the inception and making of nine unparalleled works of art that spring from widely varying sources of inspiration. But you'll come away with more than ideas and inspiration--you'll find detailed, step-by-step information on making Photoshop do anything and everything you want to accomplish your ideal digital illustration.

Unlike any other available, this visually stunning book will give you the creative license and technical know-how you need to create one-of-a-kind digital illustrations with Photoshop that are limited only by your imagination.
About the Author

William Rodarmor is an award-winning French literary translator and a former editor at PC World magazine. For the O'Reilly Designer Notebook series he translated Assembling Panoramic Photos, Creating Photomontages with Photoshop, and Illustrations with Photoshop. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Canon EOS 7D Digital Field Guide

No-fail formulas for getting great digital photos with the Canon EOS 7DIf you want to polish your photography skills, keep your camera bag stocked with the best equipment, like Canon's new EOS 7D camera and this practical, full-color Canon EOS 7D Digital Field Guide. Portable and packed with information, this handy guide helps you get the very most out of the EOS 7D's powerful new features. Discover professional shooting tricks, helpful composition advice, and invaluable tips on exposure, perspective, and more. The book also includes a grey and color checker card, so you can tweak your captured photos for optimal colorization.

• From menu screens to composition, this book provides no-fail techniques for getting the most out of your Canon EOS 7D digital camera
• Covers the camera's new features, including the 19-point autofocus, new metering system, integrated Speedlight Transmitter, 8-frames-per-second shooting ratio, and improved HD video capturing
• Helps you take your photography skills to another level with photography tips and tricks from professional photographer and author Charlotte Lowrie
• Teaches you photography essentials such as composition, exposure, perspective, and more
• Includes a grey and color card checker and full instructions with the book

Take memorable photographs with your new Canon EOS 7D and the Canon EOS 7D Digital Field Guide!

From the Back Cover

Learn to get the most from your EOS 7D With its 18-megapixel resolution, 19-point autofocus, Intelligent Viewfinder, and high-resolution HD video capacity, your Canon EOS 7D is a tool for telling stories. This go-everywhere guide is your one-stop resource for learning what your camera can do. You'll find practical suggestions for camera set-up, in-depth instruction on using camera features and how they work together, and advice on creative application. Then you can concentrate on the story you want to tell.

• Explore key technologies — the 18-megapixel CMOS sensor, improved high ISO noise reduction, and dual DIGIC 4 high-speed image processors
• Learn what each control does and how to set up your camera for a wide range of subjects
• Find out how to control exposure, use the new focusing system, and get great color
• Explore ways to customize the 7D to suit your shooting needs

Inside – your free gray and color checker card to help you achieve accurate white balance and color

 

About the Author

Charlotte K. Lowrie is a professional photographer and award-winning writer. Her photographic experience ranges from photojournalism and editorial photography to shooting nature photos and weddings. Charlotte's images have appeared in national publications, and she has written 11 books. She teaches photography courses at BetterPhoto.com. You can see more of her work at wordsandphotos.org.