Focused on the Late Jurassic period, this edition explores significant dinosaur discoveries from the Morrison Formation's renowned bone beds. Aimed at general readers, it offers insights into the paleontological significance of these finds, shedding light on the prehistoric world and the evolution of dinosaurs during this era.
The artists featured in Dirty Fingernails , make a concerted effort to do projects that require them to step away from the computer to create one-of-a-kind designs for clients and themselves. They demonstrate that good design doesn’t have to be clean—in fact, the messier the better. From silkscreen prints to collages created from photocopies, to hand-drawn lettering, each designer explains their process and why they’ve chosen to work in their chosen medium. It’s an inspirational collection that will make even the most computer-savvy designer drool.
A collections of poems divided into sections of counting rhymes, finger rhymes, chanting rhymes, and action rhymes.
This volume traces the rise and fall of the Church's fortunes through the "thousand years of uncertainty," from the time when barbarian and Arab invasions toppled the power of Rome, to Christendom's loss of Constantinople and the subsequent opening of a new age of discovery and learning.
365 daily design mantras from four leading industry experts, providing you with valuable design dos and don'ts for every day of year. Packed with practical advice presented in a fun, lighthearted fashion, this is the perfect book for the ever-growing group of non-designers who want some graphic design guidance. And for more experienced designers, individual entries will either bring forth knowing nods of agreement or hoots of derision, depending on whether or not the reader loves or hates hyphenation, has a pathological fear of beige, or thinks that baseline grids are boring. In the style of a classical almanac, 365 entries combine a specific rule with a commentary from a variety of experienced designers from all fields of the graphic design industry. Covering topics such as typography, colour, layout, imagery, production, and creative thinking, you can either dip in at random or use the book as the source of a daily lesson in how to produce great graphic design.
Solutions and Strategies for Creative Success
Art directors need to balance both the creative and business-oriented aspects of their role to be truly successful. As well as needing top-level visual and creative skills, art directors must also motivate, communicate with, and inspire their coworkers and clients. Art Directing Projects for Print provides a creative, inspirational, and “skill set” path for designers who wish to raise their careers to a more ambitious level. This ground-breaking book will give them the essential building blocks to make the professional transition from competent designer to pace-setting art director, in the highly competitive and innovative area of print design. Art Directing Projects for Print reveals the professional skills involved in key creative areas of print design through providing a unique mix of theory, context, contemporary media awareness, inspirational case studies, international showcases, interviews with big-name professionals, developmental advice, and practical information.
Shows how contemporary designers have changed poster design, and how posters are used as primary in-store promotions by retail giants.
Put a little bit of sparkle into your Christmas with this glittering collection. Richly illustrated and beautifully designed, this book is a present you will want to open over and over again. There are poems about everything you can think of to do with Christmas - from decorations to food, from parties to presents, and of course the real reason for the celebrations. A festive feast for the eyes and for the imagination. * A wide-ranging, balanced, and lively collection, with contributions from AA Milne, Tony Mitton, Berlie Doherty and Alfred, Lord Tennyson * Illustrated in zinging, jewel-like colour with tremendous charm and energy
A fun and lively collection. Here you'll find poems about everything to do with school - reports, trips, bullies, and Zonky Zizzibug (who?). School - it's the happiest time of your life. (Yeah, right!) A great new edition of this favourite book.
Gathers English poems about soccer that showcase the rules, the fans, the history of the sport, championships, and other aspects of the world's most popular sport.
