Product Description: More than just cogs, gears, and goggles, steampunk burst from the pages of science fiction and fantasy inspired by the likes of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells and rapidly grew into one of the most recognizable aesthetic movements of the 21st century...read more

Product Description: The role of layout design is simply stated. It operates with design elements such as font, color and graphs to deliver visual aesthetic presentation without comprising proper content layout. Layout design in the information age has demonstrated more and more diversified forms and features based on traditional aesthetic principles...read more

Product Description: The goal of scene design is to enhance a space without detract from the story or game to bring a manufactured world to life. CG Scenes: From Sketch to Finish reveals the many layers of scene design with step-by-step illustrations and the crucial initial sketches created in the process of developing unique concepts...read more

Product Description: Learning from the experts is arguably the most profitable path to self-realization in a chosen field or art form. While inspiration is highly personal and style can be variable, technique and process can be learned. CG Characters: From Sketch to Finish provides a guidebook for character designers who wish to develop or improve their skills through experimentation...read more

Product Description: The exact opposite of static, the brands chosen as case studies for this new volume on logo design were handpicked for their adaptability to ever changing conditions. This versatility allows a secret glimpse into the creative process by presenting every conceivable application from bus stop posters and billboards to temporary tattoos, street art stencils, mobile apps and more...read more

Product Description: Perhaps the single most important aspect of any successful brand, a color is often recognizable long before the form of a logo or the letters that make up a business name. A powerful tool when employed effectively, it can trigger a multiplicity of responses from the emotional or nostalgic to the covetous or inspirational...read more

Product Description: Always Me!, the first book in this series, brings together the self-portraits of 20 illustrators in different forms, from different periods and in a variety of styles. The self-portrait is a timeless element in artistic creation: countless artists over the centuries have used it to capture the changing nature of their lives...read more

Product Description: Birthed in the 1960s, minimalism in architecture and interiors espoused a return to simple forms and colors, creating the most dramatic effect with the least amount of materials. Its relevance continues to this day in a world where rapid growth by accretion has led to much which is superfluous and our senses are in a constant state of overstimulation...read more

Product Description: In Effect offers an unparallel selection of groundbreaking uses of materials, processes, and finishes in graphic design and packaging from an international selection of the most creative practitioners in the industry. From laser cutting, binding, and folding to letterpress, ink, embossing, and lamination, this cutting-edge work explores fresh approaches and new ways of thinking for designers working in graphic design and packaging...read more