Masters of FX: Behind the Scenes with Geniuses of Visual and Special Effects by Ian Failes
2015 | ISBN: 1138845965, 1781572674 | English | 192 pages | EPUB | 16 MB
It would be rare these days to find a film that did not in some way depend on the magic of visual effects, from the raging computer-generated dinosaurs in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, to the fantastical worlds of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, and the photoreal tiger and ocean in Ang Lee's Life of Pi. Through interviews with 16 of the leading effects pioneers from around the world (see list below), author Ian Failes explores the making of some of the most memorable film sequences ever produced, showcasing the shift from practical to digital magic with original behind-the-scenes imagery, shot breakdowns, and detailed explanations of some of the secrets behind the making of cinema's most extraordinary creations.

Kim Baer, "Information Design Workbook: Graphic approaches, solutions, and inspiration + 30 case studies"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 1592536271 | PDF | 240 pages | 104.2 MB
New in paperback, this workbook is a methodical yet comprehensive approach to conveying the fundamentals of avant-garde, innovative, information design by examining history, theory, criticism, technology and media, process, method, and practice.
Opening with a very brief history followed by an instructive breakdown of the discipline, readers get an intimate understanding of the complexities of crafting information design to effectively improve communication both functionally and aesthetically. The back half of the book contains a wide range of case studies from design firms around the world so designers can see the techniques previously outlined in the first half of the book. The author also critiques and explains why the design is successful in terms of formal quality (Aesthetics) and function (How does it improve communication?).

The Data Visualization Sketchbook by Stephanie Evergreen
English | May 9, 2019 | ASIN: B07QBQHZDK, ISBN: 1544351003 | AZW3 | 136 pages | 3.1 MB
The Data Visualization Sketchbook, the latest addition to bestselling author Stephanie D.H. Evergreen’s arsenal of data viz tools, provides advice on getting started with sketching and offers tips, guidance, and completed sample sketches for a number of reporting formats including a project page, graphs, dashboards, a one-page handout, slide design, and a report structure. Dr. Evergreen shows how sketching gives people the space to think through not just an individual graphic, but how several graphics could fit together in a composition when creating drafts for infographics and dashboards.

Katherine A. Hughes, "Graphic Design: Learn It, Do It"
English | ISBN: 0367075369 | 2019 | 422 pages | EPUB | 16 MB

 

 

Graphic Design: Learn It, Do It is an introduction to the fundamentals of graphic design and the Adobe Creative Cloud applications used to put these concepts into practice. This book is intended for production-oriented audiences, those interested in the what, why and how of graphic design. The "what" is effective graphic design, a visual solution created using the design principles that stands out in a crowded marketplace. This discussion includes color theory, typography and page layout. Focus on the "why" of design begins with the reasons why we communicate. Attention is paid to the purpose of the visual solution and to its audiences. The conversation highlights output options (print vs. onscreen) and their related file properties. The "how" of design addresses the stages of production and use of Adobe Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC and InDesign CC to translate an idea into a visual solution. Following an overview of each application and its uses, step-by-step exercises are provided to foster familiarity with each application’s workspace and its tools. These exercises provide opportunities to implement the design principles and to produce examples of work for a design portfolio.

Sketching for Architecture + Interior Design by Stephanie Travis
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1780675925 | 129 Pages | True PDF | 13.2 MB
The debate surrounding hand drawing versus computer-generated imagery has become a hot topic.

Design: Portfolio: Self promotion at its best by Craig Welsh
2013 | ISBN: 1592538401 | English | 272 pages | PDF | 44 MB
Featuring a curated collection of approximately 300 exquisite designs, along with essays from designers in the field about the essence and importance of a good portfolio design, Design: Portfolio contains mini-workshops that dissect several featured projects and highlight the effectiveness of exceptional design treatments from around the world. Designers will discover the underlying details that make each design so special. This is an exciting new addition to the informative and inspiring Design series by Rockport Publishers that offers the best of design in practice.

Rafiq Elmansy, "Illustrator Foundations: The Art of Vector Graphics, Design and Illustration in Illustrator"
2012 | ISBN-10: 0240525930 | 328 pages | PDF conv | 13 MB
Whether you are creating a catchy and fun cartoon, designing a print banner advertisement, or developing content for a mobile game, save time and money with expert techniques, trips and tricks from by Adobe Certified Expert, Rafiq Elmansy with Illustrator Foundations. With practical applications and step by step tutorials, solve problems quickly to develop creative projects on time and to budget. Want to hone your Illustrator skills so you can remain competitive in a diverse market while concentrating on your vector graphics projects? Then Illustrator Foundations is for you! With real-world professional projects you'll discover how to: develop mobile applications, work with layers, masks, vector images and many more tips and tricks not found anywhere else! Harness the full Creative Suite software package with tips on how to integrate Illustrator with Photoshop and After Effects. This book is a goldmine of artistic inspiration, timesaving practical tips, tricks and step-by-step walkthroughs; you'll wonder how you survived this long without it. Put the Adobe Illustrator CS6 techniques to the test with the fully updated companion website with downloadable Illustrator source files, examples and video tutorials.

FORCE: Dynamic Life Drawing: 10th Anniversary Edition (Force Drawing Series) by Mike Mattesi
English | 8 May 2017 | ISBN: 1138919578, 1138735175 | 233 Pages | PDF | 23.74 MB[/center]
Bring your artwork to life with the power of the FORCE! Watch, listen, and follow along as Mike Mattesi demonstrates the fundamental FORCE line and explains dynamic figure drawing techniques through 30 videos that are launched through the book's companion App. Packed with superb, powerfully drawn examples, the updated third edition of FORCE features an all-new section on the "FORCE blob," and dozens of fresh illustrations. Mike Mattesi’s 10th anniversary edition of FORCE will teach readers how to put thought and imagination to paper. Whether you are an illustrator, animator, comic book artist, or student, you'll learn to use rhythm, shape, and line to bring out the life in any subject.

Cronera is a handcrafted font based in sans serif. With carefully crafted, this font have a hand lettering vibes that will make your design more natural and humanist. You can use this font for book cover, your t-shirt design, quotes, or even your branding! With outline version, this font will suitable for many projects. This font also support multilingual!
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Tiffanky is a Classic Cursive monoline font casual and clean stoke font includes alternate lowercase and opentype features Ligatures inspired by the late 80's sign board. It support multilingual more than 100+ language. This font is suitable for logo design and any awesome project you create. Make stunning work with Tiffanky Monoline font.

Give your designs an authentic handcrafted feel. "Tiffanky Monoline Cursive Font" is perfectly suited to stationery, logos and much more.

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Quick sketching is the best technique you can use to stay finely tuned and to keep those creative juices flowing. To keep your sense of observation heightened, and to sharpen your hand-eye coordination, an animator needs to constantly draw and sketch.

Doedel is a strong script font that comes with over 800 glyphs and is equipped with a host of OpenType features, works well at large size and making it a breeze to customize the feel of your design. An ideal font for retro design, vintage design, t-shirt design, headline, website title, package or etc.
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Bllides is a Handwritten Marker font casual and clean stoke font with extra swash alternate and opentype features Ligatures inspired by the 60's notes letterform. It support multilingual more than 100+ language. This font is suitable for logo design and any awesome project you create. Make stunning work with Bllides Handwritten font.
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Splashed is a handwritten brush font with dynamic movement. Comes in 400+ glyphs. Splashed perfect for a headline, branding, advertising, and many more.
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Collathives is a signature brush font with extra lowercase alternate, and opentype features. It support multilingual more than 100+ language. This font is suitable for logo design and any awesome project you create. Make stunning work with Collathives signature font.
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Reminder Notes is a handwritten font that have special features. This font have ability to add the doodle/ correction line and underline in specific word. You can add the correction line for natural looks or add the underline to highlight some word. This font also including a unique lowercase and uppercase with alternates in some alphabet. You can use this font for quotes, your cover book or playing with words in your instagram post. This font also support multilingual!
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Possibility - Brush Script Font contains a lowercase, uppercase, symbol, and also supports multi-language. There’s a lot of ligature in this font. Possibility - Brush Script Font also comes with ligatures, stylistic alternates and many more. this font suitable for fashion, branding, catalog and other design that you want.
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