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The Design Exploration Series - Where Technology and Design Meet to Create Exceptional Artwork

Foundations of Design | Technology of Design

Building a Strong Foundation

Color theory, typography, drawing and illustration -- these are the fundamental building blocks of the successful design professional. Yet all too often, the resources created to guide designers through these essential elements and inspire them to create great work are non-visual and poorly designed - they're anything but inspirational! Let the Design Exploration Series show you the right way to build a strong foundation in design.

Exploring Typography
Tova Rabinowitz
Order #1-4018-1505-7
$29.95 List Price

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Exploring Digital Video
Lisa Rysinger
Order #1-4018-4299-2
$44.95 List Price

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Exploring Interface Design
Marc Silver
Order #1-4018-3739-5
$39.95 List Price

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Exploring Web Design
Jeremy Vest, William Crowsen, & Shannon Prochran
Order #1-4018-7838-5
$29.95 List Price
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Foundations of Design

  • Richly illustrated books, designed especially for visually oriented designers
  • Concise, comprehensive and colorful guides to best practice in contemporary design
  • Explores the fundamental principles and concepts of good design
  • Includes thoughtful contributions from leading designers on creativity and other key topics.

Specifications

  • 8" X 10" softcover
  • 256-320 pp. 1-color text, some including a 4 color insert
  • e.resource™ CD supplement

Exploring The Elements of Design
Poppy Evans & Mark Thomas
Order #1-4018-3286-5
$44.95 List Price

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Exploring Storyboarding
Wendy Tumminello
Order #1-4018-2715-2
$29.95 List Price

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Exploring the Basics of Drawing
Victoria Vebell
Order #1-4018-1573-1
$29.95 List Price

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Exploring Drawing for Animation
Kevin Hedgpeth & Stephen Missal
Order #1-4018-2419-6
$34.95 List Price

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Exploring Illustration
Michael Fleishman
Order #1-4018-2621-0
$34.95 List Price

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Exploring Basic Black & White Photography
Joy McKenzie
Order #1-4018-1556-1
$24.95 List Price

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Finally, a Software Series for Beginners

The computer book category is saturated with books on Adobe, Macromedia, and 3D Animation software programs. As a leading publisher of design books for students and professionals, we hear daily from our customers that very few of these regerence books accomplish the most essential task - showing how to move beyond specific tools and functions to create lasting, memorable artwork. Let the Design Exploration Series get you started in the right direction with these design-oriented titles.

Exploring 3D Modeling with 3ds max 6
Steven Till & Jim O'Connell
Order #1-4018-7109-7
$42.95 List Price

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Exploring 3D Modeling with Maya
Patricia Beckmann & Scott Wells
Order #1-4018-4380-8
$34.95 List Price

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Exploring 3D Animation with Maya
Patricia Beckmann & Scott Wells
Order #1-4018-4818-4
$34.95 List Price

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Exploring 3D Modeling with Cinema 4D
Tony Alley
Order #1-4018-7877-6
$44.95 List Price

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Technology of Design

  • Concise, comprehensive, and colorful guides to best practice in technology for contemporary design.
  • Written to the latest software releases
  • Distills complex technology into easily assimilated design principles and concepts
  • Encourages hands-on learning through a diversity of projects and exercises
  • An e.resource supplements each book with tools and instructional resources that enrich the classroom and shorten preparation time. Features include a PowerPoint presentation, a Computerized Test Bank, and numerous projects that replicate real workplace simulations.
  • A back-of-book CD features exercise files, free trial and third party software.

Specifications

  • 6" X 9", softcover (the first "portable" software book!)
  • 304-352 pp., 1-color text including 48-page 4-color insert
  • Back-of-book CD
  • e.resource (available for qualified instructors, no online sales.)

 

 


Exploring Director MX 2004
James Mohler & John Finnegan
Order #1-4018-4387-5
$36.95 List Price

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Exploring InDesign CS
Terry Rydberg
Order #1-4018-7390-1
$34.95 List Price

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Exploring Dreamweaver MX 2004
James Mohler & Kyle Bowen
Order #1-4018-4385-9
$34.95 List Price

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Exploring Flash MX 2004
James Mohler
Order #1-4018-4391-3
$34.95 List Price

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Exploring Photoshop CS
Annessa Hartman
Order #1-4018-4358-1
$34.95 List Price

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Exploring Illustrator CS
Annesa Hartman
Order #1-4018-4362-X
$34.95 List Price

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