Packed with practical guidance & beautifully illustrated throughout, Graphic Design School provides a solid foundation for the design student as well as offering a back-to-basics tool for more advanced designers in search of solutions to graphic problems. The book is divided into three clear sections, beginning with ' The Language of Design', which introduces the basic design skills, giving encouragement & advice on thinking up ideas & expressing them visually. I n ' Principles & Techniques', the reader is shown how to start developing these ideas & learns new methods of giving form to their vision by experimentation with colour, typography & computer techniques. Finally, ' Commercial Practice' shows how these skills are applied in the workplace, whether in editorial design, advertising or in the creation of corporate identities. Throughout, the book highlights real examples of students' work, from the design of logos & websites to product packaging, providing points of reference so the reader can continually compare their own progress & enhance their potential in this competitive field. Graphic Design School is a must-buy, all-encompassing guide to this fast-evolving subject. ...

Gasp as a violent thunderstorm & a vicious Torvosaurus threaten to take the life of a young Brachiosaurus! Be amazed as the long-limbed dinosaur breaks free from his shell & takes his first steps in a dangerous world! From the ' Beak Snout' to the ' Super Lizard', discover how we know about dinosaurs & what might have happened to them. " Graphic Dinosaurs: Brachiosuarus" takes the form of a comic, telling a stories of the perilous lives of these armoured beasts with vivid, full-colour illustrations.

Includes:: a scientific description & comparison of the creatures are featured in this title. Accompanied by a full glossary & index, this makes the book both fun & informative to use.

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Where America leads, the rest of the world follows. Over the decades its cities have lured adventurous souls from around the world with the irresistible promise of the American Dream. Its histories have been built, knocked down & rebuilt bigger & better. This is the New World. & who better to take you around the New World than its artists? Following on from Graphic Europe, Graphic USA is an alternative guide to 25 cities, written & illustrated by designers living in those cities. Following a user-friendly format, the book lists places to stay, bars, restaurants, galleries & clubs with a distinctly alternative edge. From Austin to Boston & Miami to Memphis its the book that will tell you where to find blue collar dive bars with wood panelling serving up tumblers of local whiskey. It picks out the uber-slick hotels designed by the hippest architects, & the weird restaurant in the strip mall that serves the best breakfast burrito this side of the border. Accompanying these nuggets of insider knowledge are brilliantly vivid illustrations that reflect the designers experiences of their city. A beautiful object, a useful guide, it offers a truly unique insight into the heart of American culture. ...

Presents information through charts & graphs, to build on student's ability to organize data while also reinforcing learning of key Science & Geography concepts. This title helps readers learn to interpret & create different types of tables & graphs & develop understanding of which type is appropriate for each application. ...

Presents information through charts & graphs, to build on student's ability to organize data while also reinforcing learning of key Science & Geography concepts. This title helps readers learn to interpret & create different types of tables & graphs & develop understanding of which type is appropriate for each application. ...

Presents information through charts & graphs, to build on student's ability to organize data while also reinforcing learning of key Science & Geography concepts. This title helps readers learn to interpret & create different types of tables & graphs & develop understanding of which type is appropriate for each application. ...

Takes familiar topics & presents information through charts & graphs, to build on student's ability to organize data while also reinforcing learning of key Science & Geography concepts. This title teaches how to interpret & create various types of tables & graphs. ...

Takes familiar topics & presents information through charts & graphs, to build on student's ability to organize data while also reinforcing learning of key Science & Geography concepts. This title teaches how to interpret & create tables & graphs & develop understanding of which type is appropriate for each application. ...

Presents information through charts & graphs, to build on student's ability to organize data while also reinforcing learning of key Science & Geography concepts. This title helps readers learn to interpret & create different types of tables & graphs & develop understanding of which type is appropriate for each application. ...

A guide to graphology demonstrates how one's handwriting can be used to identify both physical & mental strengths & weaknesses. Working on the premise that handwriting is actually 'brain writing', the author demonstrates how the structure of the writing can give vital clues to the personality behind it. ...