Kategoria BISAC: Design >> Graphic Arts - General

Does new media represent a 'new avant-garde' of information? How can an information society be represented iconically if the activities that define it are all so dynamic? What are the cultural consequences of extending the internet into the physical world?

In proposing software as modernity's new societal force, this book seeks to reclassify software as today's revitalized combustion engine, underpinning the logic of contemporary culture. Manovich investigates the ways in which the shift from an industrial to information society has resulted in new aesthetic sensibilities and...

Within these pages, you'll find 80 creative challenges that will help you achieve a breadth of stronger design solutions, in various media, within any set time period. Exercises range from creating a typeface in an hour to designing a paper robot in an afternoon to designing web pages and other interactive experiences. Each exercise includes compelling visual solutions from other designers and background stories...

Graphic design has emerged as a discipline complete with a body of scholarly literature devoted to its underlying theory. Introduction to Graphic Design Methodologies and Processes contributes to this expanding discourse by illustrating the value of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in guiding conceptual development in ways beyond those based on taste, style, and personal preference. Introduction to Graphic Design Methodologies and Processes

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Students are provided with the knowledge that will enable them to respond to a course and prepare for a career in graphic design. The book begins with an overview of various approaches to graphic design, as well as its inherent language. It goes on to look at methods for generating and developing ideas, research methods, and understanding what is meant by the design brief. The book draws on contemporary and historical sources and concludes with a discussion on the application of the creative idea.

Approach and Language is the first title in the Basics Graphic Design...

Anlasslich der jahrlich vergebenen Eidgenossischen Preise fur Design realisiert das Bundesamt fur Kultur eine Publikation und eine Ausstellung dieses Jahr in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Museum fur Gestaltungin Zurich. Sie dienen als Plattformen, um alle Preistragerinnen und Preistrager sowie ihre ausgezeichneten Projekte in Text und Bild zu prasentieren und zu dokumentieren. Zu sehen sind Werke u.a. aus den Bereichen Mode, Textil, Grafik, Fotografie, Produktdesign und Schmuck. Das Mandat zur grafischen Gestaltung dieser Publikation wird jeweils fur drei Jahre an junge und innovative...

WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing was one of the seminal avant-garde publications of the 1970s and early 1980s. It had a quirky, prescient editorial sensibility and was a paradigm-shifting venue for graphic design experimentation. WET was a precursor to, and exemplar for, later publications such as Beach Culture, Ray Gun, and the like. Talents such as Matt Groening (The Simpsons) and others published their first work here. This book tells the story of the making of WET from its early formation in the Venice Beach creative milieu to its emergence...