The Penguin Dictionary of Design and Designers
Author | : Simon Jervis |
Publisher | : Allen Lane |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Simon Jervis |
Publisher | : Allen Lane |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Alastair Campbell |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780811826259 |
With more than 4000 definitions, scores of diagrams and illustrations, and a comprehensive cross-referencing system that puts each definition in context, The Designer's Lexicon is the essential, one-stop reference for every design student and professional."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Gavin Ambrose |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2019-01-10 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 1350035270 |
The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms used within graphic design and associated disciplines. Over 250 terms are explained and contextualized, with concise definitions accompanied by illustrations and examples taken from historical and contemporary graphic design. The dictionary covers traditional practice and process terms as well as modern terminology. It also defines a wide variety of practical terms, such as Perfect binding, Deboss and Strikethrough, as well as movements and styles including Surrealism, Psychadelia and Postmodernism.
Author | : Sean Adams |
Publisher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2019-04-02 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 1683355903 |
A strikingly illustrated guide for graphic designers, teachers, and students of typography from the author of The Designer’s Dictionary of Color. The Designer’s Dictionary of Type follows in the footsteps of The Designer’s Dictionary of Color, providing a vivid and highly accessible look at an even more important graphic design ingredient: typography. From classic fonts like Garamond and Helvetica to modern-day digital fonts like OCR-A and Keedy Sans, award-winning designer Sean Adams demystifies 48 major typefaces, describing their history, stylistic traits, and common application. Adams once again provides eye-catching illustrated examples, this time showcasing the beauty and expressiveness of typography, as employed by the world’s greatest designers. Organized by serif, sans-serif, script, display, and digital typefaces, this book will be a vital guide for designers, teachers, or students looking to gain a foundational understanding of the art, practice, and history of typography.
Author | : Hazel Conway |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2006-08-21 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 1134887159 |
Hazel Conway introduces the student new to the subject to different areas of design history and shows some of the ways in which it can be studied and some of its delights and difficulties. No background knowledge of design history, art or architecture is assumed.
Author | : Alan Livingston |
Publisher | : Thames and Hudson |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-09-11 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780500204139 |
“Covers everything from airbrush to Hermann Zapf.” —Communication Arts The interaction of words and images and the visual communication of ideas are an essential part of daily life, and these concepts are at the heart of graphic design. With over 200 new and updated entries, this indispensable book provides information about typographers, journals, movements and styles, organizations and schools, printers and private presses, art directors, technological advances, design studios, graphic illustrators, and poster artists from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. More than 550 illustrations, extensive cross-references, and a chronological chart outlining the relationship between movements, technology, and individual designers make this an invaluable reference for students and professionals alike.
Author | : Jonathan Woodham |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 664 |
Release | : 2016-05-19 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0192518534 |
Over 950 entries From the Arts and Crafts Movement to Postmodernism, Apple to Frank Lloyd Wright, this fascinating dictionary covers the past 160 years of international design, with accessible entries on branding, graphics, industrial design, functionalism, and fashion. New entries on digital design and sustainable design bring the coverage up to date. The dictionary's international focus takes in major movements, key concepts, design terminology, and important design institutions, museums, and heritage sites. The new edition reflects the growing global importance of design, with coverage of India, China, the countries of the Pacific Rim, Eastern Europe and East Asia, and demonstrates how developments in the design of technology influence everyday life, with new entries on fonts, games developers such as Gunpei Yokoi of Nintendo, Android, Samsung, and Blackberry, and a fully revised entry on Apple. The A-Z entries are complemented by an extensive bibliography and a timeline.
Author | : John F. Pile |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780816018116 |
More than 1,000 entries cover all aspects of design, including designers, styles, terms, manufacturers and firms, famous objects, and design institutions