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Figure drawing books don't get any better than this one.
"Drawing from Life" is a treasure an artist, teacher, and drawing lover finds once in awhile. It is very logically layed out. I enjoyed variety of illustrations, the learning exercises, and glossary. Alas... some negatives: the price, the quality and detail of the reproductions, especially the anatomy ones. The book needs to be bigger in size and make use of detail enlargements to show the beauty of the drawings ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anatomy, Artistic    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Drawing    5. General    6. Subjects & Themes - Human Figure    7. Technique    8. Techniques - Drawing    9. Art / General    10. Art techniques & materials    11. Drawing & drawings    12. Philosophy   

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50's Medical Terms meet the Modern Artist
This book was purchased as required for class. The verbage in the textbook is reminiscent of the types of medical textbooks originating from the 50's.However, once you get past that, the diagrams and sketches are very in depth and descriptive.
Excellent book
This book has everything and more as far as anatomy for artists goes. The book is complete with excellent illustrations from real pictures to life like illustrations that capture the essence and meaning in the human form as conceptualized by the artist. A definite must have for any artist intrested in the human form.

Simplicity of form
Peck manages to breakdown scientific understanding of the human form into simple graphic shapes. Up there with Andrew Loomis's work. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anatomy, Artistic    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Fine Arts (Specific Aspects)    5. History - General    6. Human Anatomy    7. Reference    8. Techniques - Life Drawing    9. Art & Architecture | Art Instruction    10. Art / Drawing    11. Art techniques & materials    12. Drawing & drawings   

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Interesting Reference
This title provides some excellent geometric information on golden rectangles, other relevant geometry construction and some valid description of how these theories have been applied in history.The fundamental geometry is interesting and sound.
A good book for all design disciplines
A very good book about proportion, grid and structure, which is useful for basically all design majors.

A Concise Overview of the Geometry's Role in Design Beauty
Kimberly Elam presents a simple yet comprehensive overview of the role of geometry in the beauty of design and nature. Elam first explores the prevalence of the Golden Section in nature, art, and architecture, and supports the storied beauty of its proportions with an overview of the cognitive proportion preference studies of both Gustav Fechner and Lalo. Red-highlighted illustrations illuminate Elam's clear explanations of how to construct Golden Section (or Fibonacci Series) rectangles, ellipses, and triangles.
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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Art, Modern    4. Composition (Art)    5. Design & Drafting    6. Design - General    7. Fibonacci numbers    8. Golden section    9. Graphic Arts - General    10. Proportion (Art)    11. Architecture / Design & Drafting    12. Art / Design / General    13. Design    14. Geometry    15. Industrial / Commercial Art & Design   

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A look into the world of modern fashion design
This book is absolutely fabulous, there's no other way to say it. Whether you're looking for a gift for someone who simply loves fashion, or are someone who loves fabric and the art of fabric manipulation (which is generaly called clothing), this tome is an excellent resource for information on up-and-coming fashion and designers. As a textiles & apparel major I find this book to be a great source of inspiration, but the layout, the wealth of large beautiful photos, and the artistic design of the book itself would make it a great coffee table book. The book is also a great bargain on Amazon, I have seen it for sale in several stores for upwards of $90. If I could give it more than five stars I would! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Commercial - Fashion Design    4. Design - Textile & Costume    5. Fashion    6. Popular Culture - General    7. Art / Fashion    8. Fashion design    9. Individual designers   

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Though he is chiefly viewed as a monumental pop-art icon, Andy Warhol was truly a man of many talents. But his component parts don't necessarily match up. He made paintings, prints, sculptures, installations, performances; he produced one of the greatest rock bands of all time, the Velvet Underground; he directed films and wrote a novel as well as a philosophical text. But over and above this massive pile of work is a man who was unpredictable, enigmatic, and impenetrable: ultimately, he would have others think, almost inhuman.Read more

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Imagery + Surrealism = Pop Realism
After reading this book, I reckon that Andy Warhol was a man of unpredictable genius. Imbedded in his images is the poetic appeal and the simultaneous pop and avante-garde timelessness of his art. He made theserious and the comic blend well. He balanced the beau monde and theclassless. His colour choices evoked and exposed the hidden images withinhis works, and they simply slither in mind once you stare at them. Unlikesome new generation artists or wannabees who only splash their canvasseswith colours, sometimes of uncompromising combinations, every artwork ofWarhol is alive, moving and his concept comprehensive. Here is a pop artistwho is wildly prolific! As a freelance writer and editor doing articles ondesign and who works within the pop culture, I'd say his works are morethan simply decoratives. They speak with you and are nothing less thanenthralling. I feel terrific owning a copy! This is a treasureable read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1928-1987    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Drawing    5. Exhibition Catalogs    6. Exhibitions    7. Individual Artist    8. Popular Culture    9. Warhol, Andy,   

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Good Book
I found this to be a really good book.It covers everything you need to know about typography.From the basics and generalized topics, to the nitty gritty.So if you are looking to have a better undertanding of typography, I highly recommend this book.

Covers past history, letter architecture and future computer typesetting
I am only half way through this book (so much in it I have to take it a few pages at a time). The history of type is covered (and should be read to learn vocabulary...but has a great glossary if you just want to learn terms in other sections as you go along...21 pages of glossary.)
Very good
Although I'm not an expert and therefore cannot comment on whether this really is a complete manual, I can say that the book is very good. It's full of helpful examples (nicely placed in the margins) that help the reader develop good typographical intuitions. It is extremely accessible, even for a non-specialist, and from all that I can tell, it is quite comprehensive. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computers    3. Computers - Desktop Publishing    4. Desktop Publishing - General    5. Electronic Publishing    6. Graphic design (Typography)    7. Handbooks, manuals, etc    8. Type and type-founding    9. Typesetting    10. Typography    11. Computers / Desktop Publishing / General    12. Desktop publishing software    13. Electronic publishing: techniques   

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Figure Templates for Fashion Illustration
This book promises more than it delivers.The basic templates are useful, but in all other aspects this book is lacking. great for copying
this isn't the 'how to draw the fashion model' book you wish taught you everything you ever needed to know.However, its good to have around when you just need to pump an idea out.It has women, men, and children.

Figure Templates For Fashion Illustration
This book is an excellent resource at a resonable price.It is more than a primer.I'd recommend it to anyone, experienced or novice, who designs/illustrates fashion. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Career/Job    4. Clothing Design    5. Commercial - Fashion Design    6. Design - Textile & Costume    7. Fashion    8. Art / Fashion    9. Fashion design    10. STUDY NOTES - SparkCharts   

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Where are the Audio and Video Versions?
Yes, back in the late 60's or early 70's there were both audio and a movie version of this title.I use to own the LP album and frequently watched the short movie version that played on college campuses more than 35 years ago.Hopefully, the LP and movie will eventually be transferred to CD and DVD?Better yet: podcast?clyde

Wisdom from the Prophet of the Internet
Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) never conceived of the Internet.But the great communications theorist understood where communications was going, and the revolutionary effects of its direction.
To Digital or Not to Digital; Was That The Question?Chocolate/Vanilla, Either/Or Options?
Do printed Words create a sick society of antisocial eggheads with their noses hovering habitually above pages of ink?Duh, what?He said what when?
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Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. Communication    3. Graphic Arts - General    4. Individual Artist    5. Language    6. Language Arts & Disciplines    7. Mass Communication    8. Media Studies    9. Technology And Society    10. Impact of science & technology on society    11. Information theory   

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Bill's doxy

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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. General    4. Individual Artist    5. Popular Culture - General    6. Photographs: portraits   

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Amazing Book
Well worth the wait. If you can manage to get ahold of a copy then do while you can. With only 1000 copies printed it's a sure sell out.
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I absolutely agree with the other review for this book: I also had ordered it, I was also expecting it to be published, I also cancelled the order since nothing was happening, I'm also disappointed with the fact that I don't know if it will ever be in my hands... what does "limited availability" mean? Is there only one copy belonging to own Paolo Roversi? Roversi'sElusive "Studio"
I'd love to review this book, if it ever would get released. Roversi has been a favorite of mine for many, many years, and I've been anticipating the release of this book ever since I learned of it. Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Fashion    3. Individual Photographer    4. Photoessays & Documentaries    5. Photography    6. Subjects & Themes - Fashion    7. Fashion design    8. Individual photographers    9. Photographs: collections   

Subjects:  1. Decoration & Ornament    2. Architecture    3. Interior Design - General    4. Design - Decorative    5. Interior Design    6. Architectural Detail    7. Art   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. General    4. Techniques - Drawing    5. Art / General    6. Drawing & drawings    7. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles   

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don'twaste your money!!
While I very much enjoyed Miss Wearstler's first book, I found Domicilium Decoratus to be borderline obnoxious. Rather than show great decorating, the book focused mainly on close up shots of objects in her house that took up the whole page.In addition, I feel that as the viewer of the book I do not need to see fifteen entirepages of Miss Wearstler dressed in ball gowns pretending to be domestic.

delicious eye candy
I loved modern glamour.
amazing design sensibility
This signed limited edition in a specially bound case is superbly done.Ms. Wearstler has the uncanny and clearly innate ability to take any object you give her and make it look absolutely fabulous.When I saw her son's carrera marble bathtub, my first thought was, "how do I get her to adopt me?" ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architectural & Industrial    2. Art    3. Decorating - General    4. Design - Decorative    5. Home Improvement / Construction    6. Interior Design    7. Interior Design - General    8. Interior Design - Style Books    9. Art / Design / Decorative   

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Sad leftovers from the dark ages...
This book is at first appearance, visually interesting and consuming. But upon closer look (as in opening it) it's not worth the time, money or breath sadly. The concepts and ideas within this book can be inspiring to thoses who have the time and energy, but overall this book is just a display of bad, kitsch design. My advice? Don't bother.

Not overly sophisticated
I bought this along with the Color Index, and I must admit I'm not overly impressed with the ideas in this text. i use a lot
for those who aren't experienced in the in's and out's of page layout and design, this book is a lifesaver. it really gets your creative juices flowing by simply giving you a full range of possible ideas for how you can change up your design. i found it much more useful than the idea book, which didn't really help me with the visual expression part. if you have a concept and you simply want to consider all the possibilities for how you can express it on a page, i recommend getting this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Design - Book    4. Graphic Arts - General    5. Graphic design (Typography)    6. Layout (Printing)    7. Graphic design   

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Pricey, but Priceless!
This is where the fun begins!
DC's Modern JSA
This review is about volume 1 of JLA Archives. When Heroes Were Heroes
This book recalls the days of the sixties, when heroes were heroes, villains were villains, and reasoning and deduction were more useful in defeating evil than fists, guns, and gore. A treat for those of us whopreferred the clever plots and cheerful camaraderie of the DC comics of the'60s to the sappy soap opera and relentless angst of Marvel. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Comics & Graphic Novels    2. Fiction    3. Fiction - Fantasy    4. Graphic Novels    5. Graphic Novels - General    6. Graphic Novels - Superheroes    7. Science Fiction    8. Fiction / Graphic Novels   

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A bit of a strain for non-students of the industry
Very informative - yet just not what I would have imagined.It would terrific it told you how to create your fashion business from scratch.

I used this book for a class...
This book was to be purchased for my "Business of Fashion" class.What a great purchase.After the class was over I didn't turn it back in to get money for it.I kept it knowing that someday I may want a reference guide.It was a great investment!

A very good introduction and view into the Fashion Business
I not only learned alot from reading this book but actually enjoyed the reading considering it's a text book.As someone who's trying to get back into the fashion industry after a 20 year hiatus; I feel that I have theknowledge I need to head in the direction I want to go now.I really likedhow they used real companies for examples and at the end of each chapterthey have an explanation of a job in the industry with comments from peoplein those jobs.There's lots of charts, lists of important contacts,calendars of events, etc that will be important to anyone starting afashion business or wanting to find a job in fashion.It's worth the moneyif you can't afford to go to school for this. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Clothing trade    5. Fashion merchandising    6. Industries - General    7. Manufacturing    8. United States    9. Fashion & beauty industries    10. Fashion design    11. Sales & marketing   

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Great reference
For those of us who don't want to have to find out when the local art school has models coming in, or don't want to look at tons of porn trying to find something for reference, this book and its predecessors are perfect.

Disappointing
Great idea but poor execution. The photos are much too small to do any serious work with. The photos on disk are grainy and get even worse when you try to enlarge them.

fantastic!
Artists that seek to master the human figure very quickly come to the realization that unless you're married or are in a committed relationship (and have a partner patient enough to be your model), you don't have access to a model 24/7. This is the next best thing to having a live model. You purchase this product for the CD - the book is meant more as a reference for the CD images. Virtual Pose allows you to view photos of a live model from every angle and zoom in. There are dozens of poses from both female and male models, each of which can be rotated 360 degrees. Highly recommend. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Study & Teaching    4. Subjects & Themes - Human Figure    5. Techniques - General    6. Art techniques & materials    7. Drawing & drawings    8. Human figures depicted in art   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Graphic Arts - General    3. Graphic Design    4. Photo Essays    5. Photoessays & Documentaries    6. Photography    7. Portraiture    8. Subjects & Themes - Nudes    9. Subjects & Themes - Portraits    10. Nudes depicted in art    11. Photographs: portraits   

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Pretty good book, but could be better
This is a pretty good book.It shows a variety of portfolios and explains some of the ideas that went into them.It's almost more of a showcase though than a learning tool.I don't feel that the author teaches much.She shows the portfolio then describes a little about what makes it work, and that is all.I would prefer it if she also showed some bad portfolio designs and show why they do not work.
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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Art portfolios    4. Design    5. Design - General    6. Design services    7. Graphic Arts - General    8. Graphic arts    9. Marketing    10. Art / General    11. Graphic design   

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Visual and Statistical Thinking....very visual
A very good book on a fairly obscure but very important subject.Being able to effectively communicate numerical/statistical information in a graphical way is far more art and aethetics, than science.Anyone who uses charts and graphs to convey important information should get this book.In other works by Tufte, he shows how proper use of explaining critical numerical information could have stopped the Space Shuttle from launching on a cold morning which eventually led to it exploding shortly after tackoff in 1987 - due to an o-ring failing to seal properly.A fascinating read that reveals how important graphs are to making sense of numerical data.

How not to lie with graphics
This book is not as incisive as Tufte's classic "The Visual Display of Qantitiative Information".It does, however, discuss in cogent detail how to design a graphical display so that it will clarify ideas and not mislead the viewer.We are subject daily to a blizzard of deliberate dis-information by such means.Tufte's plea for clarity and honesty seems almost quaint by today's standards.Thank you, sir.

waste of money
Buy the book instead of this pamphlet.This small guide is a waste of money ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. General    3. Mathematical Analysis    4. Mathematics    5. Probability & Statistics - General    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Statistics    8. Industrial / Commercial Art & Design