What is Illustration? by Lawrence Zeegan

What is Illustration? by Lawrence Zeegan

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Part of "Essential Design Handbooks" series, this book investigates how illustrated images are read and understood, and how personal visual languages are created by illustrators and image-makers. It is suitable for graphic designers and other media professionals.

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What is Illustration? by Lawrence Zeegan

"What is Illustration?" is a must-have guide for illustration practitioners and students, as well as graphic designers and other media professionals who require an understanding of the issues and principles surrounding contemporary illustration. "What is Illustration?" explores the discipline's history, and its relationship with art, design, and photography; it investigates how illustrated images are read and understood, and how personal visual languages are created by today's illustrators and image-makers.This book also investigates the many different contexts for illustration, and the range of career opportunities that are open to today's illustrators; from editorial illustration in newspapers and magazines, to book publishing, illustration for advertising, design, music, fashion, websites, and the increasing demand from stock libraries. Showcasing the very best of contemporary illustration, this book features portfolios from solo artists, illustration studios, and collectives as well as some of the world's leading illustration agencies.
Lawrence Zeegen is an illustrator, educator, and writer. He is the Head of School of Communication Design at Kingston University, and is the author of RotoVision's successful Digital Illustration and Secrets of Digital Illustration. He lives in Brighton, UK.
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ISBN 13 9782888930334
ISBN 10 2888930331
Title What is Illustration?
Author Lawrence Zeegan
Series Essential Design Handbooks S
Condition Unavailable
Publisher Rotovision
Year published 2009-08-01
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.