Gnomes

 

Description

Based on Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen's scientific observation of the local gnome population in Holland, Gnomes covers all areas of gnome culture: architecture, education, courtship, medicine, industry, and relationships with other mythical creatures.

 

The Illustrator’s Handbook:

Over 3,000 Pictures Which Can be Used Without Fee or Permission

Description

The Illustrator’s Handbook is a gold mine for the commercial artist, the designer, the teacher, and a fine acquisition for any publisher, or anyone who utilizes graphics in publicity.

 

 

Encyclopedia of the Horse

 

Description*

In this superb expanded and updated volume, equestrian expert Elwyn Hartley Edwards traces the evolution of the horse, covering every major breed of horse and pony as well as the contribution the horse has made to civilization. The Visual Breed Guide portrays more than 150 of the world's major breeds of horse and pony photographed in specially commissioned full-figure portraits as well as hundreds of action shots. The origin, history, and uses of each breed are explained, and each breed is brought to life by historical anecdotes and fascinating, little-known facts.

 

Dinotopia: The World Beneath

 

Description*

A sequel to Dinotopia continues the saga with an adventure in the World Beneath, as Professor Arthur Denison embarks on a dangerous expedition while Skybax Corps pilot Will Denison flies reconnaissance overhead.

The Gibson Girl and Her America:

The Best Drawings of Charles Dana Gibson

 

Description*

As the work of one of America's finest artists and creator of the Gibson Girl, this collection, carefully selected from older editions, will be welcomed with nostalgia.

Giles: Sunday Express and Daily Express Cartoons: Tenth Series

Description

London published humor.

 

Where to Find It and Borrowing Time

Giles is shelved as Call #PN6735 .G55 1956.
As a book it can be found on Bookstack 3 - Shelf 15. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff.

The Human Figure: An Anatomy for Artists

 

Description*

The Human Figure includes detailed drawing of the head, neck, trucnk, arm, hand, hip, leg and foot.

Perspective Without Pain:

How to Create a Sense of Depth in Your Drawings and Paintings

 

Description*

Imagine perspective without pain—no T-squares, complicated equations or mechanical terms—just simple instructions and hands-on exercises to teach you how to create a sense of depth in your drawings and paintings. Now go a step further—imagine having fun with perspective. With this book, you will. Here Phil Metzger give you clear-cut guidelines in everyday terms—with a lot of friendliness and a little humor tossed in along the way. As an experienced artist, he understands how you work, and he knows that the last thing you need is a lot of rigid rules to tie you down. Here you'll learn techniques of perspective that will help your creativity—not hinder it.

The Figure: The Classic Approach to Drawing & Construction

 

Description*

The Figure will show you how to reduce complex figures into a variety of basic shapes that are easy to master, helping you to reach your goal of producing lifelike drawings. The principles stressed here bring clear insights into drawing the human form. You'll find a logical, step-by-step method for mastering the construction and proportions of all figure types.

Don’t Take My Lemonade Stand: An American Philosophy

 

Description*

Don't Take My Lemonade Stand is the book that tells where we came from, how out-of-control, big government/big spending policies are driving us to ruin, and exactly what we the people can do to take back our country right here, right now, and get it back on course to peace, prosperity, and opportunity.

Ding’s Half Century

 

Description

Ding’s Half Century is a major retrospective showing of the work of a man whose drawings were among the liveliest, best-liked, and most influential comments on the American scene for more than fifty years.

Space Walks

 

Description

Shows the highlights of two decades of the ultimate human experience: floating free in the vastness of space.

Where to Find It and Borrowing Time

Space Walks is shelved as Call # TL793 .K477 1985.

As a book it can be found on Bookstack 4 - Shelf 8. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff.





Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life

Description*

A must for collectors and fans of all ages, this is the most exciting, comprehensive, and thorough examination of what the Disney magic is all about. More than 2,700 illustrations, 489 in full color.

 

Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth

 

Description*

The illustrator Andrew Loomis is revered among artists - including comics superstar Alex Ross - for his mastery of figure drawing and clean, Realist style. His hugely influential series of art instruction books have never been bettered, and Figure Drawing is the first in Titan's programme of facsimile editions, returning these classic titles to print for the first time in decades.

Illustrators XII: The Twelfth Annual of American Illustration

 

Description*

Illustrators XII was published for the Society of Illustrators. A showcase of the best contemporary illustration of the 1970-71 award-winners and other selections chosen for the Society of Illustrators Annual National Exhibition. Commercially and aesthetically pleasing. Recommended to both commercial art students and professionals.

Where to Find It and Borrowing Time

Illustrators XII is shelved as Call # NC975 .I5 1971.

As a book it can be found on Bookstack 2 - Shelf 4. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff.

 

 

Citations

Description taken from Amazon



The Art of Walt Disney:

From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms and Beyond

 

Description*

The Art of Walt Disney is one of the most successful and influential illustrated art books on American popular culture ever published. This book was the first to reveal the wealth of concept art, animation drawings, and archival material created in the course of animating films.

Guilty Conscience

 

Description*

A talented but philandering attorney schemes to kill his greedy wife, but a dangerous battle of wits ensues when she devises her own plans for eliminating him. Expert psychological drama stars Anthony Hopkins, Swoosie Kurtz and Blythe Danner.

Breach

 

Description*

Inspired by the incredible true story of the greatest security breach in U.S. intelligence history, Breach is a spellbinding thriller starring Academy Award winner Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Academy Award nominee Laura Linney and Dennis Haysbert. Eric O'Neill (Phillippe) is assigned to work with renowned operative Robert Hanssen (Cooper), the sole subject of a long-term, top-secret investigation. Determined to draw this suspected double-agent out of deep cover, O'Neill finds himself in a lethal game of spy vs. spy, where nothing is as it seems.

National Geographic Beyond the Movie:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

 

Description*

How do ordinary people find the strength within themselves to change the course of the future? What inspires a reluctant hero to become a courageous leader? Profound questions like these are the basis of The Return of the King. History has known many great leaders, and now, National Geographic delves beyond the film to provide a historical context for Aragorn's struggles. Through exclusive film footage and powerful interviews, surprising connections come to life between our world and The Lord of the Rings, helping us to better understand both.

Check out our book sale! In the LRC now until April 25.

 

Knowing

 

Description*

In Knowing, A college professor (Nicolas Cage) opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son s elementary school. In it are some chilling accurate predictions of disasters... when, where, and how many will die. Most of these events must uncover the details of the next disasters in hopes of preventing them. If he fails, who knows how many will die?

 

Museum Masterpieces: The Louvre

 

Description

This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the world. The aim of these lectures is to both prepare new viewers for a visit and to be a "study aid" for those who have been and gone before. Critic and historian Richard Brettell begins with an overview of the Louvre's colorful history as royal palace, art academy, and national showcase. The lectures explore some of the most beautiful and renowned examples of European painting, including masterworks by Raphael, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Watteau, Rubens and Vermeer.

 

 

Secrets of the Super Brands: Fashion: Superbrand Chic

 

Description

No one, it seems, is immune to the power of branding. Not even Alex Riley, host of this enlightening three-part series, can mount a meaningful resistance to advertising and endorsement hype, no matter how hard he tries. With help from marketing specialists and brain scientists, Riley sets out to find out why we buy, trust, and even idolize popular brands. Each episode examines a specific sector of the global economy (technology, fashion, or food) as it winds its way through a pantheon of corporate titans slugging it out for the favor of mere mortals. An excellent primer in real-world marketing strategy as well as theoretical aspects of marketing psychology. Contains some mature content.

 

 

Jeans: A Faded Blue Planet

 

Description

From humble beginnings as durable clothing for workers in the mining towns of the Wild West, jeans have evolved into a cultural icon. The attire of a cowboy, a hero, a rock star and an ex-convict, jeans have played a part in anti-establishment movements and mainstream fashion alike. Through interviews with fashion designers, jean tailors, historians and aficionados, Jeans traces the dissemination of denim and its cultural myths from America to the rest of the world and the formation of a global industry.

 

 

Trendmakers, Part 3

 

Description

Set in Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo, this 4-part series offers a behind-the-scenes look at the work of fashion designers, makeup artists, celebrity hair stylists and photographers who are leading Asia's fashion revolution. They are the most sought after professionals in the industry, trendsetters in today's fashion and style; and they share their secrets to beauty, vision and success.

 

 

Trendmakers, Part 1

 

Description

Set in Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo, this 4-part series offers a behind-the-scenes look at the work of fashion designers, makeup artists, celebrity hair stylists and photographers who are leading Asia's fashion revolution. They are the most sought after professionals in the industry, trendsetters in today's fashion and style; and they share their secrets to beauty, vision and success.

 

Wikipedia a possible credible source?

According to the folks at Harvard, it could be.

 

An interesting article by Jacob Kastrenakes:

Harvard wants to hire a Wikipedia editor to be its 'Wikipedian in Residence'

 

“Have a love for academia and editing Wikipedia? Harvard may have a job for you: one of the Ivy League university's libraries is hiring an experienced Wikipedia editor to write and improve articles and to upload some of its own archives into the public domain on Wikimedia. The job posting, first spotted by Gizmodo, is for a "Wikipedian in Residence," a type of liaison between an organization and Wikipedia's community that the encyclopedia's parent, Wikimedia, has been encouraging libraries and other institutions to establish for several years. Institutions that have participated so far include the Ford Presidential Library, the US National Archives, and the Smithsonian Institution Archives, among many others…”

 

Read the rest of the article here.

 

Check out our book sale! Starts Tue 3/11 and ends Wed 4/2.

Book sale will be either in the main lobby area or in the LRC.

For more info, see the LRC.

 

Naked Fashion: The New Sustainable Fashion Revolution

 

Description*

Naked Fashion invites you to join the movement of consumers, entrepreneurs, and creative professionals who are using their purchasing power, talents, and experience to make fashion more sustainable.

Anyone with an active interest in fashion and where our clothes come from or looking for a career in fashion and the media will find inspiration and advice on how to make a difference.

 

 

New Fashion Designers’ Sketchbooks

 

Description*

An invaluable resource for fashion students, teachers and designers, this book looks at research sketchbooks and the role they play in the research and design process. This book demonstrates how ideas are constructed, for single garments and entire collections, and looks at how pages and whole sketchbooks are put together.

 

Adobe InDesign CS6 Revealed

 

Description*

Graphic design professionals and design students alike have embraced Adobe InDesign as the industry standard for page layout software--and they're mastering it with Adobe InDesign CS6 Revealed. A thorough, in-depth exploration of the latest release, this highly visual book covers all the fundamental concepts, starting with the workspace and proceeding logically and intuitively to more advanced topics. Chock full of new lessons covering new features, this edition retains its step-by-step tutorials and user-friendly design, resulting in a resource that is comprehensive, clear, and effective. The Data Files used to complete the projects found in the book are now available online. For access information please refer to the directions available in the preface of the book.

 

 

Meggs’ History of Graphic Design, Fifth Edition

 

Description*

This is the unrivaled, comprehensive, and award-winning reference tool on graphic design recognized for publishing excellence by the Association of American Publishers. Now, this Fifth Edition of Meggs' History of Graphic Design offers even more detail and breadth of content than its heralded predecessors, revealing a saga of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important developments responsible for paving the historic paths that define the graphic design experience. In addition to classic topics such as the invention of writing and alphabets, the origins of printing and typography, and postmodern design, this new Fifth Edition presents new information on current trends and technologies sweeping the graphic design landscape—such as the web, multimedia, interactive design, and private presses, thus adding new layers of depth to an already rich resource.

 

The Ultimate Fashion Study Guide: The Design Process

 

Description*

A one-step, HOW-TO, resource for introductory Fashion Design study. Provides the fundamentals required to quickly grasp the skills for success in a highly competitive industry. Packed with vital information, tips, templates, tools, techniques, inspiration and over 600 illustrations and images. Includes CD-ROM with design templates.

 

 

Sound Synthesis and Sampling

 

Description*

Sound Synthesis and Sampling provides a comprehensive introduction to the underlying principles and practical techniques applied to both commercial and research sound synthesizers. This new edition has been updated throughout to reflect current needs and practices- revised and placed in a modern context, providing a guide to the theory of sound and sampling in the context of software and hardware that enables sound making. For the revised edition emphasis is on expanding explanations of software and computers, new sections include techniques for making sound physically, sections within analog and digital electronics. Martin Russ is well known and the book praised for its highly readable and non-mathematical approach making the subject accessible to readers starting out on computer music courses or those working in a studio.

 

 

The Graphic Design Exercise Book

 

Description*

Graphic designers like to be creatively challenged. The design briefs in The Graphic Design Exercise Book act as sparks to fire your creativity and exercises to broaden your skill set. As prompts for developing your own personal projects they can lead to unexpected developments and revitalized portfolios, helping you break into new and lucrative areas of the design industry.

 

 

HTML & CSS: Design and Build Websites

 

Description*

Every day, more and more people want to learn some HTML and CSS. Joining the professional web designers and programmers are new audiences who need to know a little bit of code at work (update a content management system or e-commerce store) and those who want to make their personal blogs more attractive. Many books teaching HTML and CSS are dry and only written for those who want to become programmers, which is why this book takes an entirely new approach.

 

 

Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop

 

Description*

For designers working in every medium, layout is arguable the most basic, and most important, element. Effective layout is essential to communication and enables the end user to not only be drawn in with an innovative design but to digest information easily.

Making and Breaking the Grid is a comprehensive layout design workshop that assumes that in order to effectively break the rules of grid-based design, one must first understand those rules and see them applies to real-world projects.

 

 

HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World

 

Description*

HTML5 and CSS3 for the Real World is ideal for any web designer or developer who wants to start using the latest generation of web technologies in their everyday work.

This book will teach you how to:

• understand the new semantic markup available in HTML5
• use CSS3 to make sites beautiful without sacrificing clean markup or resorting to complex workarounds
• employ native HTML5 video and audio in your pages
• use web fonts to enrich a site's typography
• make web applications accessible using WAI-ARIA
• make the most of the new HTML form elements.

 

The Fashion Designer’s Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabric’s Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential

 

Description*

This valuable materials directory for professional dressmakers and fashion designers is also a good reference source for students of fashion design, as well as for those who make their own garments. The author points out the best fabrics for creating specific garments, explaining how each fabric's qualities make it suitable for various items of apparel. Knowing which fabrics can support a structured silhouette is fundamental to fashion design, and this book explains the use of stiff or crisply textured fabrics for tailored garments, as well as soft textured fabrics for rounded forms. Ornamentation is also discussed, and includes advice on how to work with different fabrics to create what author Gail Baugh classifies as opulent, simple, and in-between decorative effects.