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Paul Rand: A conversation with students

Paul Rand: A conversation with students

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African Digital Art Recommended Reading
Author: Michael Kroeger
Price: $13.57
Description
As one of the most influential and inspirational graphic designers of the twentieth century, Paul Rand defined modern American graphic design. His iconic logo designs for IBM, UPS, and the ABC television network distilled the essences of modernity for his corporate patrons. His body of work includes advertising, [...]

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Black Light

Black Light

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Price: $47.25
Author: Kehinde Wiley
Description:
Los Angeles native and New York-based visual artist Kehinde Wiley has firmly situated himself within art history’s portrait painting tradition. As a contemporary descendent of a long line of portraitists–including Reynolds, Gainsborough, Titian, Ingres, and others–Wiley engages the signs and visual rhetoric of the heroic, powerful, majestic, and [...]

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Women Of Design

Women Of Design

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Price: $16.50
Description
More than half of the graphic designers in the U.S. are women, yet they are less likely to be invited to speak at conferences or to offer expert opinions to the media. Their award-winning work is seen everywhere, but with few exceptions, they are not celebrated in the same way [...]

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The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics

The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics

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Price: $49.99
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With the world’s economy in a slump, the Middle East’s never ending conflict, and the on-going war on terrorism, there is a heightened awareness in the world community of the many sides of the numerous issues that both directly and indirectly affect our lives. Increasingly, people are feeling powerless and underrepresented because they have [...]

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The Design Entrepreneur

The Design Entrepreneur

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Source: Core 77 Review
The Design Entrepreneur is structured with introductions written by Heller and Talarico, followed by a series of case studies. Each case study consists of an interview with the designer, along with photos of finished products and inspirations. The main emphasis, however, is on the entrepreneurial process. Nearly all [...]

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