In the mid-twentieth century Eddie's Inferno Cocktail Lounge, Bunny Bread, Paris Shoe Shop, and many other businesses throughout New Mexico and the Southwest displayed eye-catching roadside signs created by the Zeon Corporation. These works of commercial art featured unique designs, irregular shapes, dynamic compositions, and neon light. The legendary fiesta dancer at the Albuquerque Terrace drive-in theater, for example, was well-known for the grace of its lines, its enormous size, and its flashing neon skirt. Created during a time before the simplified icons of major chains, many of these culturally significant artworks no longer exist. The Zeon Files rescues these historic artifacts from obscurity, presenting a collection of the working drawings of historic Route 66-era signs. In addition to presenting a visually rich archive, the authors discuss the working methods of design and construction and the craft of drafting techniques during this innovative era of American sign making.

Keywords: Abstract Word Designs are simply colorful designs with form as function, but they are also one line poems/concepts and you can word search if you like. They are comprised of one background color each and then only the "keywords" associated with it. They are at once literal but figurative, figurative but abstract.

This is a comprehensive introduction not only to the world's most important graphic designers but also a look at various styles, movements and processes. It particularly concentrates on the ideas and contributions of 50 of the world's most influential graphic desigenrs, and at 10 of the major movements in the field and their place in history. The book includes pieces on Eric Gill, Adrian Frutiger and Alphonse Muchta and on topics such as Politics and Propaganda in poster art, Futurism, New Wave and the Digital Age. All in all, this is a compact, easily accessible, quick guide to the field of graphic design.

In an attempt to bring dot grids to the masses at an affordable price, I've made this version available at the lowest possible price the publisher will allow me to list it at.
It contains 144 pages of 60# white paper, good for everyday writing and ideation. I wouldn't recommend very inky or fountain pens on it. The cover is a 10pt cover stock with matte finish. This makes it lightweight and flexible. The dots are a light grey and are spaced 4mm apart.
This is a great option for those that just need a simple notebook with a dot-grid pattern.
A version with premium paper, cover and binding are in the works. Visit thedotgrid.com for more information or email [email protected] with comments and suggestions.

Unlocking a new and overdue model for reading comic books, this unique volume explores religious interpretations of popular comic book superheroes such as the Green Lantern and the Hulk. This superhero subgenre offers a hermeneutic for those interested in integrating mutiplicity into religious practices and considerations of the afterlife.

A challenge of discipline and creative thinking, The 365 Project chronicles one designer's attempt to make something every day for a year. This printed edition of Bryn Hobson's original blog includes all 365 daily projects and new captions about the process for each one-perhaps perfect inspiration to start a side project of your own.

The first official collection of JogNog Art, this book features 100 of the over 1,300 tower images on the JogNog Site, selected by the designer for their "Outside the Box" quality. Each image is accompanied by a note from the designer, offering a rare inside look at some of the most unusual JogNog Towers.

Digital Media for Design introduces students to effective visual communication and creative design strategies using a range of media, from digital drawings and graphics to the physical fabrication of 3D models, that support each stage of the design process. The book gives students a comprehensive understanding of digital representations, modeling, and graphics through the applications of a number of software packages including Rhino, Autocad, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Students will experiment with digitally driven design processes such as pixels and images, lines and curves, and surfaces and solids. Exercises include collage, planar and isometric drawings, the translation of diagrams into three dimensions, surface and solid editing operations, generative systems and tectonic assemblies of components, and fabrication modes of digital designs. Digital Media for Design pioneers the didactic organization of contemporary computational methods and techniques typically used in design curricula. The book helps students gain an understanding of emerging media and their impact on design fields such as but not limited to architectural and interior design. It develops students' ability to model spatial and tectonic conditions digitally and provides fluid software interoperability management. Digital Media for Design is written for digital media classes at the undergraduate level, digital design workshops, and undergraduate and graduate design studios.

Becoming a graphic designer is something that many people aspire to, despite being unsure of what steps to take. Learn the valuable tips and advice you need to start down the path of graphic design as an occupation. Once you begin, you'll never look back, and will soon be rewarded with the great satisfaction that this career choice can bring.