Visual Dictionaries
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The Visual Dictionary of Illustration is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms associated with, and used within, the field of illustration.
Over 250 terms are explained and contextualised, with concise definitions accompanied by examples taken from traditional and contemporary illustration.
The dictionary covers traditional terms still in current usage as well as modern terminology such as Raster and Punk. It also includes a wide variety of practical terms, such as Collage, Woodcut and Storyboard, as well as movements and styles including Dada, Surrealism, and Romanticism.
Over 250 terms are explained and contextualised, with concise definitions accompanied by examples taken from traditional and contemporary illustration.
The dictionary covers traditional terms still in current usage as well as modern terminology such as Raster and Punk. It also includes a wide variety of practical terms, such as Collage, Woodcut and Storyboard, as well as movements and styles including Dada, Surrealism, and Romanticism.
The Visual Dictionary Design Box Set
by Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris, and Mark Wigan
Published 11 June 2012
The Visual Dictionary Design Box Set provides readers with an enhanced understanding of over 1000 professional design terms, illustrated with historical and contemporary examples throughout. These four books represent a comprehensive compendium of design terminology and will be useful to all designers, visual arts lecturers and students. The variety of illustrations and photographs serve as a source of inspiration, as well as an ideal memory stimulus for visual learners. The box set comes neatly presented in a slipcase and contains four Visual Dictionaries - Pre-press and Production, Typography, Graphic Design and Illustration. From 'linocut' to 'lithography', 'pilcrow' to 'kerning' and 'crop' to 'creep', The Visual Dictionary Design Box Set will prove a fun and useful resource to design enthusiasts.
This book is a guide to the many and varied terms used frequently within the fashion industry. From Accent to Yoke, Baby Doll to Zeitgeist, this book will prove an invaluable resource to anyone interested in fashion. Each term is explained and contextualised, giving the reader an enhanced understanding of fashion terminology. More than 250 common fashion terms are distilled and illustrated. From practical terms such as Lapel, Pattern and Crinoline Work to conceptual terms such as Minimalism and Kitsch, this book contains both modern terminology and the traditional terms still in current usage. "The Visual Dictionary of Fashion Design" is produced in collaboration with a prestigious British fashion house.