Digital Designer by Steven Heller @ Art & Architecture book

Digital Designer by Steven Heller
The Digital Designer addresses the concerns of both veterans and students of graphic design who are just beginning to enter the multimedia realm, in which their most important involvement will (or should) be in developing not only the look, but also the content, of digitally based products. To that end, this book provides a cogent explanation of multimedia's technological genesis; analyzes the numerous layers of design that factor into a multimedia project (surface, structure, system, technical, and human end-user considerations); and, perhaps most valuably, features interviews with 17 professional multimedia designers, who give a clear picture of the field and offer solid, sensible advice to anyone interested in it.

AUTHOR: Steven Heller
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Between Street and Mirror by Catherine De Zegher
Ensor's naturalistic drawings are collected in this volume, with text by Catherine de Zegher.

AUTHOR: Catherine De Zegher
PUBLISHER: University of Minnesota Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Mary Cassatt by Nancy M. Mathews
One of few women Impressionists, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) had a life of paradoxes: American born, she lived and worked in France; a classically trained artist, she preferred the company of radicals; never married, she painted exquisite and beloved portraits of mothers and children. This book provides new insight into the personal life and artistic endeavors of this extraordinary woman. 133 illustrations.

AUTHOR: Nancy M. Mathews
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Sounds of Poetry by Robert Pinsky
Pinsky writes about poetry as an exclusively kinetic experience, with hints about how to read poetry, above all, for the sound of its words.

AUTHOR: Robert Pinsky
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Searching for the Perfect Beat by Jason A. Jordan, Joel T. Jordan, Neil Strauss, Summer Forest Hoeckel, Earth Program Staff
An underground movement founded on electronic dance music and a utopian vision, the global phenomenon known as rave culture has proven a well-spring of some wildly innovative graphic design, manifested nowhere more than in North America. This valuable sourcebook, featuring the very best examples of dub flyers created to promote rave events, is unrivaled in documenting the distinctive visual style of the burgeoning American techno scene. The book provides a brief overview of the history of file American rave scene, explores how graphic sensibilities vary regionally, and chronicles the progression of styles, forms, and means of production in flyer design, from crude photocopy to tray ant five-color foldout. Artistically inspiring, this book is also a record of the parties themselves, as the flyers include dates, locations, and names of DJs, bands, promoters, and sponsors.

AUTHOR: Jason A. Jordan, Joel T. Jordan, Neil Strauss, Summer Forest Hoeckel, Earth Program Staff
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

A Thousand Days of Magic by Oleg Cassini
In this generously illustrated tribute to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, Oleg Cassini, who served as her personal couturier during her days at the White House, discusses his cherished friendship with the former first lady and the ways in which her wardrobe defined the nation's style. Over 250 images are included.

AUTHOR: Oleg Cassini
PUBLISHER: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture