An all-new collection of lush, four-color artwork from the studio of acclaimed fantasy artists Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell. Artist Boris Vallejo is renowned for his paintings of beautiful maidens, heroic men, and fearsome monsters, while his wife and partner, Julie Bell, is revered for her unique sense of color and dramatic composition. As two of the most acclaimed and popular artists working in fantasy today, Boris and Julie have produced artwork...

Sustainable design is gaining prominence as a pivotal issue for the future of contemporary practice at the best design schools and at professional design conferences. Graphic designers and their clients are increasingly demanding sustainable solutions. Designers want to address these needs when presenting their work for consideration. As businesses continue to adapt to and provide environmental solutions with their own products, they are demanding...

A catalog of design ideas for music-related material. This book will offer designers a vast collection of inspiring and innovative graphic works from the world of music. The main emphasis will be on music graphics including album/CD covers and inside spreads, packaging, posters, and other sales materials from the past decade. Music makes the world go 'round, and great album designs generate sales for the record companies that back the artists. By...

Adobe apostó hace años por un programa para el diseño vectorial que permitiera a sus usuarios crear dibujos de forma libre y sencilla, Illustrator. Hoy en día, Illustrator es una de las aplicaciones de diseño vectorial más utilizadas en el mundo. Gracias a las constantes mejoras que la compañía ha introducido, se ha convertido en una herramienta extraordinaria, con un gran potencial y muy fácil de utilizar. Todos los procesos posibles de...

Love is one of the most profound, mysterious, and complicated emotions known to human beings. There are many types of love, which can be, expressed in numerous ways. We seek to establish a means of relating to another to achieve deep and meaningful fulfillment that nurtures and sustains us. Love is commonly, experienced by way of a romantic relationship with a partner with whom we feel compatible. Loving another has many events that can affect us...

Françoise Mouly takes us behind the scenes at the New Yorker and reveals how the magazine creates its signature covers commenting on the most urgent political and cultural events of the day. She shows the shocking and hilarious sketches that didn't make the cut and explains how these are essential stages in the evolution of a cover that stands the test of time but retains its edge. Her book captures contemporary history-from the farce of Monica Lewinsky...

Andrew Airpump ask'd his Aunt her ailment, Davy Dolldrum dream'd he drove a Dragon, Jumping Jackey jeer'd a Jesting Juggler, and Rory Rumpus rode a raw-bon'd Race-horse among other antics in this antique alphabet of tongue twisters. Originally published in 1836, this charming collection of whimsical rhymes was redesigned 100 years later by some of the twentieth century's most celebrated typographers. The artists volunteered their services and worked...

This is a teaser for my new book "Practical, Professional Self-Publishing Handbook". It is also a major upgrade to the graphics and cover design appendixes in "Writing in InDesign" done in CC. It solves a major problem for new self-publishers: how do I do the graphics? Authors and designers using InDesign to design books are often not aware that InDesign is the replacement for FreeHand as far as drawing is concerned. In many ways, it works better...