Best Illustration and Graphic Design
How to Draw Cool Stuff shows simple step-by-step illustrations that make it easy for anyone to draw cool stuff with precision and confidence. Some of the ideas given are fun and unique and it is also a stress-free way of learning which makes it very useful guide for those who enjoy drawing and also for those who are trying to get into drawing."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"As adults, we over-complicate so much, and this book teaches us that maybe slowing things down and using just the basics can give very surprising results."
"There are so many cool things in this book that even I as a 36 year old mother of 3, would love to learn how to draw."
"There is a good reason why every reviewer is giving this book 5 Stars. To open the book, the author provides an extensive section on suggestions for teachers helping the beginning artist. From the Introduction: "Through Art we have the opportunity to showcase our personal strengths in a meaningful way." Some of my favorite drawing lessons: The "Ancient Masks" section, the "Basketball Hoop" drawing, and the "Foreshortened person" lesson. ▲ Honestly, Catherine Holmes has produced a MAGNIFICENT book for students and teachers alike. The amount of time spent producing this book must have been enormous."
"A discussion with a friend got me interested in trying out sketching and drawing as a fun and creative outlet. This is a great eBook for two groups of beginners: 1) the instant gratification type: you just got your pencils and sketch pad and you just want to start drawing things. Okay, drawing attempts is a better description, but my bad art is not what's reviewed here :). The second group of beginners are ones who want to learn more, in an easy to digest format. So we can't have it both ways :). The ebook is comfortable to read on the 7 inch Kindle Fire tablet (or anything larger), and you can zoom on the pictures whether you have your device in portrait or landscape orientation. Some of them have a semi-usable image zoom option (Paperwhite, classic Kindle with Keyboard), so if you are patient, you can also go through the drawing exercises with those. The tiny basic Kindle does not have image zoom, so it's not very useful if you are doing the drawing exercises (but still fine if you want to read the text parts)."
"9 year old who is an amazing artist already understood when I showed her the steps."
"Will want to buy the other books in this series now."
"This was a present for my daughter and she said it is the most helpful instruction guide she has ever gotten."
"This book was so awesome that I couldn't stop reading it's the best on the market I even read it when ever I have time."
This classic DK-style book is packed with stunning visuals including concept art, original story sketches, merchandise, a range of movie posters, and collectibles. Divided into three sections that focus on animation ("Drawn Disney"), live-action TV shows and movies ("Disney in Action"), and the theme parks ("Experience Disney"), the book presents the highlights, accentuating the positive: Mickey Mouse, the innovations that Disney made in animation, his pioneering forays into television, and more.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The recipient was so pleased and loved that the book came with an original piece of filmstrip from the movie Brave."
"Product excellent delivered quickly."
"added to collection love the book."
"Great pictures and interesting facts about Walt Disney and his amazing creations!"
"My daughter is a Disney fanatic and so we added this book to her collection as a Christmas gift."
50 ANIMAL PATTERNS TO COLOR This adult coloring book has over 50 animal patterns and provides hours of stress relief through creative expression.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It has deep, dark outlines and offers a variety of intricate patterns balanced with pages that give you chance to just color big spaces. I like that the gel pens do not bleed through to the next page; plus, I especially like that there no pictures to color on the back sides of the picture pages."
"This book has a lot of fun animal designs, and I like the fact that the images are printed on only one side of the page."
"I like everything about this book, except I don't like that it's very difficult to pull the pictures out of the book."
"I bought this book along with some colored pencils because I had a few friends try it and say it really helps."
"When I opened the book the first thing I noticed was that the pages were super thin and light."
"I found the paper and the printing to be low quality, some of the lines were blurred."
"Not good stock paper Too thin for markers and it went threw back and the front on another page with animal and the back of that ."
Best Science Illustration Graphic Design
Relax, Unwind, De-Stress, and Color In Your Dreams With These Beautiful Immersive Sci-Fi Illustrations Imagine sitting down to relax and color your way through space and time. Pick up your copy of Space Dreams today by clicking the Add to Cart button at the top of the page for a fun way to relax and unwind! Our first book, Space Dreams: Sci-Fi Adult Coloring Book Adventure, was published in December 2015.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Space Dreams has some really cool imagery, and as a fan of aliens and sci-fi type things, this coloring book was definitely something I enjoyed looking through. I can just plop down in my seat, open to a page, pick up a crayon, and lose myself in this fascinating new world that my imagination can bring to life with just a handful of colors."
"Images. The front cover describes this book as a 'Sci-Fi Adult Coloring Book Adventure' and I'd say that's about as accurate as it gets! There is a large variety of images within the book - astronauts, aliens, alien abductions, space monsters, space romance and so much more. The drawing style is quite unique, with most images containing some rough lines and others very detailed lines. Line work within the book, and each image, varies quite a bit, with some images containing mainly thin lines, with some thick, other containing lots of thick black lines and some tiny thin lines - but it seems to work quite well with the image style, Intricacy varies a bit."
"The paper is not good though, but I'm already over bad cheap paper because I make copies on good quality paper."
"I really wanted one of these coloring books for adults."
"If you have only had the regular kind of coloring book, you need to get this."
"Amazing coloring book!"
"Incredibly original!"
"I really dig the art style of this book, very different from much of what's out there."
Best Internet & Telecommunications
Now you can keep important website addresses, usernames, and passwords in one convenient place!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Book #1 is the red one I personally own and love, (this one is not currently available here but for comparisons, this is it) The Personal Internet Address & Password Logbook - Red If you want to read my review with photos, you can do so here, http://www.amazon.com/review/R35K16WUNGUFH6/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1441308148. Book #2 is similar to my own and is currently available here, The Personal Internet Address & Password Log Book (Like mine, it has cut out tabs in the pages, two letters per tab.). Book #3 is the smaller but thicker, spiral bound, white book, BookFactory® Password Journal / Password Diary / Mini Pocket Passwords Notebook, 120 Pages - 3 1/2" x 5 1/4", Durable Thick Translucent Cover, High Quality Wire-O Binding (JOU-120-MCW-A-(Password)) (This one is handy if you want the ability to hold it in one hand while writing on either side. Book #4 is the larger book with a bright geometric cover, Password Journal: Password Keeper / Music Gifts ( Internet Address Logbook / Diary / Notebook ) (Password Journals - Music (Carnvial)) (This one has noticeably lighter ink inside but definitely stands out on a bookshelf.). Book #5 is the larger black book with butterflies on it, Password Log: (An Internet Address and Password Journal) (I like that the ink is printed nice and dark so I gifted this one to my mom since her eyesight is not what it used to be.)."
"Now the passwords are accessible by us and not someone who may see a password on a little slip of paper on my husband's desk by accident."
"Our banks are always sending us notices to change our passwords every 3 months if not they lock you out."
"Nice book for keeping organized!"
"The inside the book is fine, but there is a huge sticker on the back of the book that states: "Warning----To avoid danger of suffocation, keep away from babies and children."
"Having a notebook where all the login information can be alphabetically organized for easy access was wonderful. Not the kind of binding you would expect in a reasonable well bound notebook. I am not sure if the paper in this book will withstand frequent erasures and re-writes without showing eraser marks or getting faded. It has a spiral bound inside (visible in the last picture) that is not very smooth. If you desire a quality notebook, you will be disappointed after mild usage, if not on first sight."
"Not happy with this LITTLE Book. Trying to make it work."
"I did not like this book, I thought it would be just for internet addresses and pass words, but it had all sorts of spacefor just addresses, phone numbers and everythng else I did not want."
Best Advertising Graphic Design
A candid and indispensable primer on all aspects of advertising from the man Time has called "the most sought after wizard in the business." David Ogilvy (1911–1999) was a business executive who founded the advertising, marketing, and PR agency Ogilvy & Mather in 1948.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The greatest advertising book ever writen."
"David Ogilvy is one of the titans of advertising, and this book provides timeless insights into the business and psychology of the advertising business."
"If you're in the advertising industry, or aspiring to break in, do yourself a favor: stop reading this review and start reading Ogilvy's book."
"I'm a graphic designer that learned how to write copy after reading this and 'Confessions of an Advertising Man' years ago."
"Enjoyed the perspective from this book."
"The book is a little heavy on the historical nature of advertising, the advertising giants, and the men who made advertising important to consumers and companies alike."
Best Graphic Design Annuals
Featuring 24 unique and creative designs, ranging in complexity from to simple to advanced, this coloring book will provide hours and hours of stress relief, mindful calm, and fun, creative expression. Long before adult-coloring books were introduced to the world, Dani was turning store-bought children's coloring books into adult-coloring books for her own enjoyment.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great value for price."
"Great item."
"Gift for grand-daughter...she loved it!"
"It was awesome!"
"This is so cute!!"
"A coloring book that isn't worth more then $1.00."
Best Fashion Design
The book explores five central themes―the suit, the camellia, jewelry, makeup and perfume, the little black dress―and follows the threads from past to present to show how these key items have been rediscovered and reinvented by new designers. Danièle Bott is a journalist specializing in fashion and beauty, who has written for Vogue and many other magazines.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Simply put - it's a beautiful book, perfect for coffee table decor for any fashionista out there."
"Gorgeous coffe table book!"
"it is a beautiful book, I like the range from the begin to the present."
"Beautiful coffee table book!"
"Good for display for the price."
"This is one of my favourite coffee table book, makes for not only excellent read but also never fails to intrigue those who visit and in the end they succumb and reach for it!"
"Not only is this a beautiful book, it is a very readable one as well."
"It goes well with the décor of my client's room and the client is happy with the decision I made on their behalf."
Best Branding & Logo Design
In soaring glass structures or minimalist canvases, we recognize a time of vast technological advance which affirmed the power of human beings to reshape their environment and to break, radically, from the conventions or constraints of the past. Eight designer profiles and eight instructive case studies are also included, with a detailed look at the life and work of such luminaries as Paul Rand, Yusaku Kamekura, and Anton Stankowski , and at such significant projects as Fiat, The Daiei Inc., and the Mexico Olympic Games of 1968 . Jens Müller was born in Koblenz, Germany in 1982 and studied graphic design in Düsseldorf.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Beautiful book."
"This is the mother of all logo design books."
"Great book - a gift for my artist daughter, and she loves it."
"For trendy flashy alternatives go for the taschen Logo books ( three so far)."
"Very very good book!"
"Lots of info, and do dads."
"it's just a great book !"
Best Book Design
A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced, with discussions of their purpose, features, and creators. Michael Collins is a native of Ireland and studied theology at the University College Dublin.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Absolutely beautiful coffee table book and very interesting to read."
"The definition of a good coffee table book, this work is almost impossible to avoid picking it up and paging through. Along with photographs of pages from the first edition which include a discussion of 16th century typesetting, is a general synopsis of the book’s subject matter, a thumbnail biography of the author, an over-view of culture during the book’s release and an In Context section which explores its impact in history which in this case is a look at the founding fathers of the U.S. Not every work in the book is covered as lavishly, for example in the final section most books, On the Road by Jack Kerouak has four or five columnar inches and a picture of the cover of the book. The inclusions cover a vast range of subjects from definitive botanical and anatomical works, ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead and the I Ching to Beatrice Potter’s Peter Rabbit along with Penguin publishers first 10 paperback books creating a thoroughly engaging volume."
"From earliest times, when books were laboriously written on clay tablets, papyrus, parchment, and paper, until the present, with millions of us obtaining books, magazines, and other reading matter electronically, books have been a hallmark of civilization. While doing so, you will discover a treasure trove about the Gutenberg Bible, Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable notebooks, Vesalius's studies of the human body that set "a new standard for anatomical illustration," Samuel Johnson's extraordinary dictionary, Audubon's masterpiece, "Birds of America," Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.""
"I thought not...). "Remarkable Books" is too big to sit down with and read all at once. However, it's a wonderful book to start at the beginning - 3000BCE - and goes on through the ages to modern times."
"A stunning volume spanning centuries of beautiful books from all cultures."