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Creative Lettering and Beyond: Timeless Calligraphy

A collection of traditional calligraphic hands from history and how to write them

by Laura Lavender ...

Series series Creative...and Beyond
Discover everything you need to know about historic flourished hands and how to create elegant, modern artwork inspired by traditional calligraphy techniques in this follow-up to the first and best-selling lettering book in Walter Foster’s Creative…and Beyond series.Beginning with an introduction to pointed pen and how to get started with this timeless tool, you’ll find a brief overview of the ... Read more

$18.71 CAD

Discover everything you need to know about historic flourished hands and how to create elegant, modern artwork inspired by traditional calligraphy techniques in this follow-up to the first and best-selling lettering book in Walter Foster’s Creative…and Beyond series.Beginning with an introduction to pointed pen and how to get started with this timeless tool, you’ll find a brief overview of the
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How To Write A Book: Simple Steps to Follow in the Journey of Writing a Successful Book in a Fun and Intelligent Way

by Desmond Callaghan ...

This is the one book that will help you write not only your first book, but every book you've ever dreamt of writing!Unlike the countless boring and serious materials you may find online that promise overnight success and deliver frustration in the end, this book has been written in a fun and engaging way to make the leaning process as easy and efficient as possible.In this book, the steps on how ... Read more

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This is the one book that will help you write not only your first book, but every book you've ever dreamt of writing!Unlike the countless boring and serious materials you may find online that promise overnight success and deliver frustration in the end, this book has been written in a fun and engaging way to make the leaning process as easy and efficient as possible.In this book, the steps on how
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Garden Party

Garden Party is a collection of charming sketches and quotes from artist Helen Dardik.Dardik's pen-and-ink drawings are replicated from her sketchbooks and interspersed with quotes from classic novels such as Alice in Wonderland and The Secret Garden.Dardik's illustrations of girl-fairies, flora, and fauna create a magical, dreamy world. Many of her characters are hybrid girl/plant creatures whose ... Read more

$13.67 CAD

Garden Party is a collection of charming sketches and quotes from artist Helen Dardik.Dardik's pen-and-ink drawings are replicated from her sketchbooks and interspersed with quotes from classic novels such as Alice in Wonderland and The Secret Garden.Dardik's illustrations of girl-fairies, flora, and fauna create a magical, dreamy world. Many of her characters are hybrid girl/plant creatures whose
... Read more
Just My Type

A Book About Fonts

by Simon Garfield ...

A hugely entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type that asks, What does your favorite font say about you?Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product we buy. But where do fonts come from, and why do we need so many? Who is responsible for the staid practicality of Times New Roman, the cool anonymity of Arial, ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

A hugely entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type that asks, What does your favorite font say about you?Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product we buy. But where do fonts come from, and why do we need so many? Who is responsible for the staid practicality of Times New Roman, the cool anonymity of Arial,
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Learn Calligraphy

The Complete Book of Lettering and Design

by Margaret Shepherd ...

In an age of myriad computer fonts and instant communication, your handwriting style is increasingly a very personal creation. In this book, Margaret Shepherd, America's premier calligrapher, shows you that calligraphy is not simply a craft you can learn, but an elegant art form that you can make your own.Calligraphy remains perennially popular, often adorning wedding invitations, diplomas, and ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

In an age of myriad computer fonts and instant communication, your handwriting style is increasingly a very personal creation. In this book, Margaret Shepherd, America's premier calligrapher, shows you that calligraphy is not simply a craft you can learn, but an elegant art form that you can make your own.Calligraphy remains perennially popular, often adorning wedding invitations, diplomas, and
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Thinking with Type

A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded)

by Ellen Lupton ...

The essential and bestselling guide to typography from beloved design educator Ellen Lupton—revised and expanded to include new and additional voices, examples, and principles, and a wider array of typefaces."Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love TypographyThe bestselling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded third edition: ... Read more

$20.87 CAD

The essential and bestselling guide to typography from beloved design educator Ellen Lupton—revised and expanded to include new and additional voices, examples, and principles, and a wider array of typefaces."Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love TypographyThe bestselling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded third edition:
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The Graphic Design Bible

The definitive guide to contemporary and historical graphic design

by Theo Inglis ...

The definitive guide to contemporary and historical graphic design for designers and creatives.'Everything you can think of is covered...and everything in between. The Graphic Design Bible plays to all of Inglis's strengths as an all-rounder - designer, writer, historian, researcher, editor and educator...His writing balances expertise with accessibility...many graphic design educators will wish ... Read more

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The definitive guide to contemporary and historical graphic design for designers and creatives.'Everything you can think of is covered...and everything in between. The Graphic Design Bible plays to all of Inglis's strengths as an all-rounder - designer, writer, historian, researcher, editor and educator...His writing balances expertise with accessibility...many graphic design educators will wish
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Designing with Type, 5th Edition

The Essential Guide to Typography

by James Craig, Irene Korol Scala ...

The classic Designing with Type has been completely redesigned, with an updated format and full color throughout. New information and new images make this perennial best-seller an even more valuable tool for anyone interested in learning about typography. The fifth edition has been integrated with a convenient website, www.designingwithtype.com, where students and teachers can examine hundreds of ... Read more

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The classic Designing with Type has been completely redesigned, with an updated format and full color throughout. New information and new images make this perennial best-seller an even more valuable tool for anyone interested in learning about typography. The fifth edition has been integrated with a convenient website, www.designingwithtype.com, where students and teachers can examine hundreds of
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Logo Theory

How Branding Design Really Works

by A. Michael Shumate ...

Ivan Chermayeff said of Logo Theory: "at last somebody actually understands what identity design is all about and how it is accomplished."• Learn why certain corporate identities have been used for decades, some for more than half a century, and still look contemporary, while others look dated and tired in only a few years.• There principles of identity design that don’t change, principles that ... Read more

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Ivan Chermayeff said of Logo Theory: "at last somebody actually understands what identity design is all about and how it is accomplished."• Learn why certain corporate identities have been used for decades, some for more than half a century, and still look contemporary, while others look dated and tired in only a few years.• There principles of identity design that don’t change, principles that
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The Anatomy of Type

A Graphic Guide to 100 Typefaces

by Stephen Coles ...

The Anatomy of Type is the ultimate stylistic typography guide to the intricacies and design of 100 indispensable typefaces. A delightful, colorful, and visual reference guide created by Stephen Coles and Tony Seddon—two acknowledged pros in the font design world—The Anatomy of Type was developed with typographers, graphic designers, and font geeks in mind, graphically and visually expanding on ... Read more

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The Anatomy of Type is the ultimate stylistic typography guide to the intricacies and design of 100 indispensable typefaces. A delightful, colorful, and visual reference guide created by Stephen Coles and Tony Seddon—two acknowledged pros in the font design world—The Anatomy of Type was developed with typographers, graphic designers, and font geeks in mind, graphically and visually expanding on
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Type on Screen

A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Developers, and Students

by Ellen Lupton, Maryland Institute College of Art ...

The long awaited follow-up to our all-time bestseller Thinking with Type is here. Type on Screen is the definitive guide to using classic typographic concepts of form and structure to make dynamic compositions for screen-based applications. Covering a broad range of technologies—from electronic publications and websites to videos and mobile devices—this hands-on primer presents the latest ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

The long awaited follow-up to our all-time bestseller Thinking with Type is here. Type on Screen is the definitive guide to using classic typographic concepts of form and structure to make dynamic compositions for screen-based applications. Covering a broad range of technologies—from electronic publications and websites to videos and mobile devices—this hands-on primer presents the latest
... Read more
The Magic of MinaLima

Celebrating the Graphic Design Studio Behind the Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Films

by Nell Denton ...

A full-color illustrated compendium chronicling the magical twenty-year journey of acclaimed art and design studio, MinaLima, the creative genius behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film series."It all started with a letter . . ."Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima began their extraordinary partnership in 2001 when Warner Bros. invited them to realize the imaginative visual universe of the Harry ... Read more

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A full-color illustrated compendium chronicling the magical twenty-year journey of acclaimed art and design studio, MinaLima, the creative genius behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film series."It all started with a letter . . ."Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima began their extraordinary partnership in 2001 when Warner Bros. invited them to realize the imaginative visual universe of the Harry
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Principles of Logo Design

A Practical Guide to Creating Effective Signs, Symbols, and Icons

by George Bokhua ...

Learn to design simple, powerful, and timeless logos.*Winner of the 2022 American Graphic Design Award for Book Design from Graphic Design USA*When you think of a brand, often the first thing that comes to mind is the logo, the visual representation of that product, place, thing, or business. The power of simplicity for these marks can never be underestimated—a logo that comprises simple shapes ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Learn to design simple, powerful, and timeless logos.*Winner of the 2022 American Graphic Design Award for Book Design from Graphic Design USA*When you think of a brand, often the first thing that comes to mind is the logo, the visual representation of that product, place, thing, or business. The power of simplicity for these marks can never be underestimated—a logo that comprises simple shapes
... Read more
Art and Design in Photoshop

How to simulate just about anything from great works of art to urban graffiti

by Steve Caplin ...

Fancy designing your own classic and contemporary movie posters, books and magazine covers?Feel like turning your photographs into works by Turner, Matisse and Magritte?Want to create illustrations in the styles of The Simpsons, steampunk and Victorian engravings?Then you need Art and Design in Photoshop.In this unique book, acclaimed master of photomontage and visual trickery Steve Caplin shows ... Read more

$60.36 CAD

Fancy designing your own classic and contemporary movie posters, books and magazine covers?Feel like turning your photographs into works by Turner, Matisse and Magritte?Want to create illustrations in the styles of The Simpsons, steampunk and Victorian engravings?Then you need Art and Design in Photoshop.In this unique book, acclaimed master of photomontage and visual trickery Steve Caplin shows
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The Designer's Dictionary of Type

by Sean Adams ...

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 ... Read more

$17.27 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
... Read more
Typeset in the Future

Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies

by Dave Addey ...

A designer's deep dive into seven science fiction films, filled with "gloriously esoteric nerdery [and] observations as witty as they are keen" ( Wired).In Typeset in the Future, blogger and designer Dave Addey invites sci-fi movie fans on a journey through seven genre-defining classics, discovering how they create compelling visions of the future through typography and design.The book delves deep ... Read more

$17.27 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A designer's deep dive into seven science fiction films, filled with "gloriously esoteric nerdery [and] observations as witty as they are keen" ( Wired).In Typeset in the Future, blogger and designer Dave Addey invites sci-fi movie fans on a journey through seven genre-defining classics, discovering how they create compelling visions of the future through typography and design.The book delves deep
... Read more
Logos that Last

How to Create Iconic Visual Branding

by Allan Peters ...

Learn how to create iconic visual branding that stands the test of time with the innovative tools and inspiration in Logos That Last.*Winner of the 2023 American Graphic Design Award for Book Design from Graphic Design USA**One of the “top 20 books that all graphic designers should read (and own),” according to Adobe.com*Author Allan Peters is an award-winning graphic designer whose expertise in ... Read more

$37.43 CAD

Learn how to create iconic visual branding that stands the test of time with the innovative tools and inspiration in Logos That Last.*Winner of the 2023 American Graphic Design Award for Book Design from Graphic Design USA**One of the “top 20 books that all graphic designers should read (and own),” according to Adobe.com*Author Allan Peters is an award-winning graphic designer whose expertise in
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The Encyclopedia of Monograms

by Leonard G. Lee ...

Monograms, once indicators of social or commercial exclusiveness, are now symbols of creativity, testaments to the idea that everyone deserves to individualize his or her own things. The remarkable Encyclopedia of Monograms—filled with over 11,000 handsomely engraved initials, ciphers, crests, insignias, emblems, badges, and shields—is a resource of fantastic scope that will be useful to anyone ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Monograms, once indicators of social or commercial exclusiveness, are now symbols of creativity, testaments to the idea that everyone deserves to individualize his or her own things. The remarkable Encyclopedia of Monograms—filled with over 11,000 handsomely engraved initials, ciphers, crests, insignias, emblems, badges, and shields—is a resource of fantastic scope that will be useful to anyone
... Read more
The 3D Type Book

by FL@33 ...

This book is the most comprehensive showcase of three-dimensional letterforms ever written, featuring over 1,300 images of more than 300 projects by more than 160 emerging talents and established individuals and studios.Contributors include Sagmeister Inc, Vaughan Oliver, Milton Glaser, Alvin Lustig, Louis Danziger, Roger Excoffon, Paul Elliman, Marian Bantjes, Geoff Kaplan, Clotilde Olyff, Italo ... Read more

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This book is the most comprehensive showcase of three-dimensional letterforms ever written, featuring over 1,300 images of more than 300 projects by more than 160 emerging talents and established individuals and studios.Contributors include Sagmeister Inc, Vaughan Oliver, Milton Glaser, Alvin Lustig, Louis Danziger, Roger Excoffon, Paul Elliman, Marian Bantjes, Geoff Kaplan, Clotilde Olyff, Italo
... Read more
Hot Type

The Magnificent Machine that Gave Birth to Mass Media and Drove Mark Twain Mad

by Prof Jeff Jarvis ...

Hot Type is the epic story of the magnificent 19th-century machine that rendered Gutenberg's movable type obsolete and opened the portal to the long century of mass media. The Linotype mechanized the 400-year-old process of setting type one laborious letter at a time, and thus ignited an explosion of newspaper, book, and magazine empires.This is a tale populated with wondrous characters: tragic ... Read more

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Hot Type is the epic story of the magnificent 19th-century machine that rendered Gutenberg's movable type obsolete and opened the portal to the long century of mass media. The Linotype mechanized the 400-year-old process of setting type one laborious letter at a time, and thus ignited an explosion of newspaper, book, and magazine empires.This is a tale populated with wondrous characters: tragic
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Diario sociale. Comunità e comunicazione visiva

by Fabrizio M. Rossi ...

Series series Le forme del linguaggio
«Le parole che compongono questo volume sono state scritte sentendo forte l'urgenza del presente: scritte sempre per empatia, talvolta per simpatia o antipatia. La passione, in ogni caso, nella vita c'entra sempre e qui, in questo Diario sociale, non la nascondo. (i diari sono una parentesi: una riflessione nell'incalzare delle onde del tempo. Questo Diario sociale è il compagno del mio Diario ... Read more

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«Le parole che compongono questo volume sono state scritte sentendo forte l'urgenza del presente: scritte sempre per empatia, talvolta per simpatia o antipatia. La passione, in ogni caso, nella vita c'entra sempre e qui, in questo Diario sociale, non la nascondo. (i diari sono una parentesi: una riflessione nell'incalzare delle onde del tempo. Questo Diario sociale è il compagno del mio Diario
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Typography Pocket Essentials

by Alastair Campbell, Alistair Dabbs ...

Typography is the most ubiquitous of the graphic arts, with all of us now having access to innumerable fonts and the typographic tools that can, in the right hands, lift any text from the mundane to the beautiful.Opening with an overview of the history of the art, Typography Pocket Essentials introduces the key principles and techniques of typography, and presents 200 of the most useful and ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Typography is the most ubiquitous of the graphic arts, with all of us now having access to innumerable fonts and the typographic tools that can, in the right hands, lift any text from the mundane to the beautiful.Opening with an overview of the history of the art, Typography Pocket Essentials introduces the key principles and techniques of typography, and presents 200 of the most useful and
... Read more
Lettering Alphabets & Artwork

Inspiring Ideas & Techniques for 60 Hand-Lettering Styles

by Jay Roeder ...

Get inspired by 60 hand-lettered alphabets and the artists who draw them! This beautiful follow-up to 100 Days of Lettering helps you master the techniques so you can use them in your own designs.In his latest hand-lettering guide, designer and illustrator Jay Roeder has compiled a vibrant collection of alphabets that will have you racing for your pens, markers, and sketchbooks. He explains ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Get inspired by 60 hand-lettered alphabets and the artists who draw them! This beautiful follow-up to 100 Days of Lettering helps you master the techniques so you can use them in your own designs.In his latest hand-lettering guide, designer and illustrator Jay Roeder has compiled a vibrant collection of alphabets that will have you racing for your pens, markers, and sketchbooks. He explains
... Read more
Typographes et gens de lettres

by Décembre Alonnier ...

Series series Littérature
Nous allons donc commencer notre voyage à travers l’imprimerie et la littérature, voyage qui nous fera connaître à fond les typographes et les gens de lettres, voyage commode et agréable sous tous les rapports : peu dispendieux d’abord, il peut être fait de mille manières, soit dans un fauteuil près d’un bon feu, soit en wagon, soit même en bateau à vapeur. Si le domaine de la littérature est ... Read more

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Nous allons donc commencer notre voyage à travers l’imprimerie et la littérature, voyage qui nous fera connaître à fond les typographes et les gens de lettres, voyage commode et agréable sous tous les rapports : peu dispendieux d’abord, il peut être fait de mille manières, soit dans un fauteuil près d’un bon feu, soit en wagon, soit même en bateau à vapeur. Si le domaine de la littérature est
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