In Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination, Eric Herhuth draws upon film theory, animation theory, and philosophy to examine how animated films address aesthetic experience within contexts of technological, environmental, and sociocultural change.

Whether they are working in print, interactive, environmental, or web-based design, designers will learn how to apply color theory to their work in order to communicate and entertain. Graphic design professors John Drew and Sarah Meyer explain all of the technical issues that are relevant to communicating with color in 2-D and 3-D environments and in still and moving images.

How to draw like the masters! With Figure Drawing Master Class, you will discover the secrets to creating masterful figure drawings through examples of Old Master drawings, as well as Dan Gheno's own beautiful drawings, demonstrations and diagrams.

This book provides all the advice artists need to transform their digital painting–from brush, lighting and color basics to special effects, working with layers, and speed and matte painting. The 100+ expert tricks provide quick and easy solutions to all aspects of digital painting through clear instructions, step-by-step demonstrations and breathtaking annotated art.

   

April Connors, "Gesture Drawing: A Story-Based Approach" 
English | 25 Sept. 2017 | ISBN: 1498799272, 1138106291 | 256 Pages | PDF | 11 MB

• This instructional drawing book is intended to guide the reader through a story-telling based approach to gesture drawing, utilizing different techniques and exercises that encourage and develop creative problem solving as it relates to observational studies. This book clearly outlines a work flow and process with a simple exercise program that encourages the artist to ask questions and create work that engages not only their audience but themselves. Rich illustrations are included throughout that depict this workflow and also different drawing and mark-making techniques, and how to apply the exercises throughout the course of the book. Included are video drawing tutorials and examples.

Advances in Face Image Analysis: Theory and applications by Fadi Dornaika
English | March 2nd, 2016 | ISBN: 1681081113 | 264 Pages | PDF | 33.38 MB

'Basic Photoshop - An introduction to Adobe Photoshop' is an easy-to-follow, set of short lessons on how to begin using this industry-standard, image manipulation, software package. Also, knowing how confusing Photoshop can be to some people I wanted to produce a really straightforward guide to the basics of the program. This manual is for photographers who are complete beginners in Photoshop.

Affordable 3D printers are rapidly becoming everyday additions to the desktops and worktables of entertainment design practitioners – whether working in theatre, theme parks, television and film, museum design, window displays, animatronics, or… you name it!

Typographie: A Manual of Design
English, German, French | Emil Ruder | 2001 | PDF | ISBN: 3721200438 | 275 pages | 115 M

• Emil Ruder's Typography is the timeless textbook from which generations of typographer and graphic designers have learned their fundamentals. Ruder, one of the great twentieth-century typographers was a pioneer who abandoned the conventional rules of his discipline and replaced them with new rules that satisfied the requirements of his new typography. Now in its sixth printing, this book has a hallowed place on the bookshelves of both students and accomplished designers. Dimension: 83/4 x 11 inches, over 500 examples, English, German & French text.

Every great design school in the world is defined, in part, by the work of its students at any given time. The various project challenges given to a class determine the success of a school’s pedagogy, but also the ingenuity of its faculty and students.

   

The Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book
Everything Graphic Designers Need to Know Every Day

• The Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book should always be next to a designer's computer. Completely practical with only the most needed information, this valuable book provides designers with all the little details that can make or break a design, such as how much space to leave in the gutter when designing barrel folds, how to layout a template for a box, and the ratios of each part, as well as metric conversion charts, standard envelope sizes in the USA, Europe, Canada and Asia, and much more. This hardworking handbook is compact and accessible and is a must-have for any graphic designer

• Covering a vast range of cutting-edge graphics, with politically charged anti-commercial work placed in the same context as Nike's latest ads, this book presents a sweeping look at today's most progressive graphic currents - from signage at packaging to branding and web design.

The Art and Science of Successful Packaging

• This new addition to the series will provide readers with a thoughtful packaging primer that covers the challenges of designing packaging for a competitive market in a very hardworking and relevant way. The book will address all aspects of the creative process including choosing a package format, colors and materials, final finishes, and special considerations such as awkward objects and unique display considerations. This book will break down the process of design in a much more comprehensive way than most books on the subject, which just analyze the final designs.

• It’s inevitable. At some point in your career as a designer, you’re bound to work on a logo. Design: Logo, the exciting new book in our Design: series, is an inspirational resource created for everyone who works or wants to work on logo design.

• One of the seminal texts of graphic design, Paul Rand's Thoughts on Design is now back in print for the first time since the 1970s.

Design for Emotion, Trevor van Gorp & Eddie Adams

"Design for Emotion" introduces you to the why, what, when, where and how of designing for emotion. Improve user connection, satisfaction and loyalty by incorporating emotion and personality into your design process. The conscious and unconscious origins of emotions are explained, while real-world examples show how the design you create affects the emotions of your users.

Draw 50 Creepy Crawlies: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Bugs, Slugs, Spiders, Scorpions, Butterflies, and Many More... by Lee J. Ames and Ray Burns
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0823086143 | ISBN-13: 9780823086146 | 64 pages | EPUB | 31 MB

Draw 50 Creepy Crawlies teaches aspiring artists how to draw with ease by following simple, step-by-step instructions. Celebrated author Lee J. Ames shows you how to draw a swarm of flying and crawling creatures. Here, you'll find dozens of insects and spiders, such as the housefly, firefly, black widow, ladybug, caterpillar, butterfly, and others.

Draw 50 Monsters: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Creeps, Superheroes, Demons, Dragons, Nerds, Ghouls, Giants, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Scary Creatures by Lee J. Ames
2012 | ISBN: 0823085848 | English | 64 pages | EPUB | 28.40 MB

Lee Ames has come up with 50 creepy creatures that young people can learn to draw.

Draw 50 Flowers, Trees, and Other Plants: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Orchids, Weeping Willows, Prickly Pears, Pineapples, and Many More... by Lee J. Ames and P. Lee Ames
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0823085791 | ISBN-13: 9780823085798 | 64 pages | EPUB | 26 MB

Targeted at young aspiring artists seeking to develop their technical skill and build a repertoire of subjects, especially those in nature.
Acclaimed author Lee J. Ames shows readers how to draw dozens of plants with a comprehensive, step-by-step approach.

Draw 50 Aliens: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw UFOs, Galaxy Ghouls, Milky Way Marauders, and Other Extraterrestrial Creatures by Lee J. Ames and Ric Estrada
English | 2013 | ISBN: 082308616X | ISBN-13: 9780823086160 | 64 pages | EPUB | 29 MB

• Alien fever is running high: the Alien movies and reissue of the Star Wars trilogy have made outer space fascinating to a whole new generation of children. And who better to help budding artists master their drawings of the friendly folk from the final frontier than Lee Ames--creator of the phenomenally successful Draw 50 series?