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Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Kids love to express themselves, and are designers by nature - whether making posters for school, deciding what to hang in their rooms, or creating personalized notebook covers. Go, by the award-winning graphic designer Chip Kidd, is a stunning introduction to the ways in which a designer communicates his or her ideas to the world. It's written and designed just for those curious kids, not to mention their savvy parents, who want to learn the secret...
2) Helvetica
Publisher
Film First Corp
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. HELVETICA looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. An exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, this film offers a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics...
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English
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This book illustrates the point where theory meets practice in the design studio environment. This book examines design management concepts and methods in real-world applications. Unlike other books on design management, this book is visually stunning, featuring many image-rich case studies to illustrate the fundamentals of design management in a way that speaks to a design audience. The information is not something that is typically taught in design...
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English
Description
Artists, graphic designers, and craftspeople are always looking for new sources of inspiration and new ideas to incorporate into their work. This book is an extensive print and electronic library of symmetrical patterns in changing arrangements and colorways, inspired by traditional iconic motifs found in various cultures throughout history. The patterns are suited to many applications, including quilt, tile, fabric, jewelry, architectural, product,...
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English
Description
What would you do or make if you had an unlimited budget, a visionary client, and complete control? We all dream of high-paying, high-profile jobs and crave for more creativity in our work. Lust is a peek into what is possible when designers are allowed to pursue this dream. Lust is a documentary of unrealized projects and a traveling report of creativity from around the world; a handmade sketchbook zig-zagging across six continents, gathering steam...
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English
Description
For anyone trying to communicate in a new language, one has to first gain a complete understanding of its fundamentals; the ABC's of that language-definitions, functions, and usage. The Language of Graphic Design provides graphic design students and practitioners with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental elements and principles of their language-graphic design-what they are, why they are important, and how to use them effectively. Organized...
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English
Description
This comprehensive reference provides a thorough and critical presentation of 100 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for human centered design, delivered in a concise and accessible format perfect for designers, educators, and students. Whether research is already an integral part of a practice or curriculum, or whether it has been unfortunately avoided due to perceived limitations of time, knowledge, or resources,...
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English
Description
Technology has sent shockwaves of change through the world of commercial art. Digital illustration and design, online portfolio sites, and the proliferation of stock art have radically changed the way that illustrators and graphic designers work. What has not changed, however, is the wealth of illustrators and graphic designers hoping to turn their talent into freelance success. More than ever, artists face questions such as how to get started, how...
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English
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The most famous artistic compilation ever made of the great age of the poster, featuring works by nearly 100 artists, among them Cheret, Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Mucha, Beardsley, Parrish, Grasset, Penfield, Steinlen, many more. Full color, large format, one poster per page, extensive documentation.
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English
Description
I Heart Design is a collection of "favorite" designs as selected by 80 prominent graphic designers, typographers, teachers, scholars, writers and design impresarios. Designers have preferences, like modern over postmodern, serif over sans serif, decorative over minimal, but designers could not be engaged in design practice if they did not love design. The reasons for such a charged emotion varies from individual to individual, but there are certain...
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Series
Language
Español
Description
No estaba todo dicho sobre diseño. Lo parece, porque hace tiempo que se encuentra en vía muerta.
Pero el diseño está maduro. Tiene una hoja de servicios ejemplar con cinco siglos de historia y es un pilar fundamental de la cultura visual. Y tiene ante sí una gran perspectiva abierta y apasionante.
El futuro está en la ciencia, la cultura, la educación y la solidaridad para una sociedad que aspira al conocimiento.
La pandemia y la Naturaleza,...
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English
Description
DON'T use comic sans (except ironically!) but DO worship the classic typefaces like Helvetica and Garamond. Graphic Design Rules is a handy guide for professional graphic designers, students, and laymen who incorporate graphic design into their job or small business. Packed with practical advice, this spirited collection of design dos and don'ts takes readers through 365 rules like knowing when to use a modular grid-and when to throw the grid out...
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English
Description
Digital Design Essentials takes a practical, highly accessible approach to creating graphical user interface designs for desktop, mobile, and touch screen devices. Written by an expert in the realm of digital design, this comprehensive, step-by-step guide demonstrates how to apply design principles in a variety of desktops, web pages, mobile devices and other touchscreens. Filled with straightforward strategies in a visual format, it's an essential...
14) Abstract City
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Language
English
Description
In July 2008, illustrator and designer Christoph Niemann began Abstract City, a visual blog for the New York Times. His posts were inspired by the desire to re-create simple and everyday observations and stories from his own life that everyone could relate to. In Niemann's hands, mundane experiences such as riding the subway or trying to get a good night's sleep were transformed into delightful flights of visual fancy. The struggle to keep up with...
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English
Description
Design/Paper is the first in a new, informative series of design documentaries which offers the best of design in practice. You'll find a curated collection of approximately 300 exquisite designs, along with detailed essays from designers in the field surrounding the essence of creating designs using paper as the medium. This inspiring book also offers personal and professional insight from the authors-mini-workshops that dissect several projects...
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English
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In need of advice? Just want to sound off? Opening this volume is like grabbing lunch with a fellow designer to commiserate or celebrate and to learn the ins and outs of design. Good habits are found in every part of the design process, from promoting yourself well in order to land the client, to working with that client, to achieving the desired results on press. 365 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers reveals solutions from a wide range of freelance...
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English
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Graphic Design Theory is organized in three sections: "Creating the Field" traces the evolution of graphic design over the course of the early 1900s, including influential avant-garde ideas of futurism, constructivism, and the Bauhaus, "Building on Success" covers the mid- to late twentieth century and considers the International Style, modernism, and postmodernism, and "Mapping the Future" opens at the end of the last century and includes current...
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English
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This unique, go-to guide for designers fully details the essential layout and design skills needed to succeed in this competitive industry. With fun and practical application, it offers valuable insight into strategy and business when working in the real world with real clients, starting with basic information on layout principles before delving more deeply into theory and application on a project-by-project basis. Illustrated with real-world assignments...
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Español
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"Dentro de los procesos de diseño, el papel de la ergonomía es fundamental para asegurar la compatibilidad de los sistemas, productos y servicios con las características del ser humano y su actividad. Esta articulación se debe dar principalmente en el plano metodológico y conceptual, lo que constituye una responsabilidad de los diferentes actores que hacen parte de los equipos de diseño.
El principal objetivo de Ergonomía y procesos de diseño...
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Language
Español
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Esta cuarta entrega de la colección titulada "Reflexiones" presenta una serie de aportes resultado de procesos de investigación finalizados que giran en torno al diseño, el desarrollo y la innovación social, llevados a cabo por investigadores de Taller 11, Grupo de Investigación en Diseño, en conjunto con investigadores externos de Colombia, México y España. Estas diversas miradas desde el diseño se presentan en dos momentos: el primero,...
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