Designing & Planning Environmental Graphics

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unbelievable book! very helpful.......1999-04-24

As a signage and graphics designer, I have to say that this is one of the most detailed , well-written books I've seen. It is a wonderful collection of both signage and entertainment graphics. Also a great book for both the coffee table and new designers who want to learn about this area of graphic design.

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Sign Design: Environmental Graphics
Graphic Design: USA
Manufacturer: Pbc Graphic Details
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0866361782

Signs in Spaces: A Survey of the Environmental Graphic Design Work of Twenty-Two Major International Design Firms

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Signs in Spaces: A Survey of the Environmental Graphic Design Work of Twenty-Two Major International Design Firms
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Manufacturer: Rockport/Allworth
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J0KV5K

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A wonderful collection of examples and tips from Master Carvers! .......2006-03-18

Not only is this book a collection of some of the finest carving and painting techniques out there but it contains some valuable tips and step-by-step photos from International Blue Ribbon Winners who were kind enough to allow the photographer to catch the details of their special techniques. This is an amazing book and even though I am not a carver on this level (yet), I felt like I was looking at great sculpture. Some of the examples are breathtaking! There is a color section as well, highlighting some of the finest specimens of the carver's art that you will ever see...if not THE finest.

A bit more info about what is in the book: Shaping with THe Foredom Tool, burning for Color, Putting Wings and Tails on Birds, Feathers as Inserts, Composition, Portraits in Wood, Birds Smaller than Lifesize, etc. Each of these sections is written by one artist, so you get a special, personal perspective on each technique.

There is a bibliography as well and some of the artists featured are Lynn Forehand, Ernest Muelhlmatt, Eldridge Arnold, John Scheeler, Anthony Rudisell - and others.

Perfect inspiration for daydreamers.......2000-11-03

I used to think of myself as a competent woodcarver and I even made a modest living at it. Then I found Roger Schroeder's "How to Carve Wildfowl" and everything changed. Imagine Picasso and Rembrandt sharing pointers on how to paint, and you get the idea.

Each chapter features a new artist who presents his prize-winning techniques. I've found the sections on creating life-like poses, using study skins, matching colors and textures, and burning pens to be most useful.

However, I'm afraid to say that most of us will never be able to match the works of art featured in this book. Don't use "How to Carve Wildfowl" for how-to tips. Instead, browse the glorious photos, listen to the words of the masters, and dream of the possible...

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How to carve wildfowl book 2

Excellent resource

How to Carve Wildfowl, Book 2: Best-In-Show Techniques of 8 Master Bird Carvers (How to Carve Wildfowl)
Roger Schroeder
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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How to Carve Wildfowl: Nine North American Masters Reveal the Carving and Painting Techniques That Win Them International Blue Ribbons

ASIN: 0811708659

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How to carve wildfowl book 2.......2002-03-20

This is an excellent book for anyone who is interested in carving or collecting wildfowl carvings. The book arrived within a few days and it was neatly and safely packaged to prevent damage. The book exceeded my expectations.

Excellent resource.......1998-11-29

I bought this book as a gift for my father, who has been carving decoys for many years and taking classes with some of the local experts around the Chesapeake Bay area. When he brought the book to class the instructor had to borrow it for a week to read! It is not necessarily a book for beginners, but if you are serious about the craft, it is a top notch reference book.

Carving Miniature Wildfowl With Robert Guge: How to Carve and Paint Birds and Their Habitats

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Carving Miniature Wildfowl With Robert Guge: How to Carve and Paint Birds and Their Habitats
Roger Schroeder; Robert Guge
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MC3558

How to Carve Wildfowl, Book 2: Best-In-Show Techniques of 8 Master Bird Carvers (How to Carve Wildfowl)

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How to Carve Wildfowl, Book 2: Best-In-Show Techniques of 8 Master Bird Carvers (How to Carve Wildfowl)
Roger Schroeder
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MC34P4

How to Carve Wildfowl: Nine North American Masters Reveal the Carving and Painting Techniques...

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How to Carve Wildfowl: Nine North American Masters Reveal the Carving and Painting Techniques...
Roger Schroeder
Manufacturer: Stackpole
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PW4M3Y

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Unbelievable full page photos!!!!

Awsome Photographic Display

A GREAT TRIBUTE TO A LEGACY!

Veterans Stadium: Dismantled
The Fan
Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Veterans Stadium: Field Of Memories

ASIN: 1413459153

Book Description

Veterans Stadium: Dismantled, is an extraordinary pictorial display, capturing a remarkable snapshot in time and commemorating a series of fleeting moments leading up to the demise of one of Philadelphia´s most beloved ballparks. Shot within its walls and over a period of several months through the lens of one of its most critical fans, this Special Edition is perfect-bound and contains never before seen, full page photos.

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Unbelievable full page photos!!!!.......2005-07-03

I was shown this book by a friend and just had to have it.These are truly never before seen pics. What a Tribute. The Photos in this book are strikingly clear. Over a year has gone by since the implosion, and i have seen nothing like this out there.

Awsome Photographic Display.......2005-06-29

Large and Full of life is what i have to say. Every page i turned in this book, took me on an emotional roller coaster ride. Beginning with the seren look at one of the vets famous ramps we all traveled, to the utter kaos of broken concrete and and strewn metal.The Fan has created a long lasting and fabulous tribute to Philadelphia and Veterans Stadium.

A GREAT TRIBUTE TO A LEGACY!.......2005-06-29

This book is 'Phantastic'. As I looked through the pages, the memories instantly flooded my mind. I grew up attending games at Veterans Stadium. Thanks to The Fan for this intimate look at a Philadelphia legend!

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Veterans Stadium: Dismantled 2
The Fan
Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Chris Ware's ACME Novelty Library has been the best-selling and most critically-acclaimed alternative comic book throughout the last decade, since its debut in 1993 from Fantagraphics. For the last several years, the series serialized the landmark graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan, collected last year by Pantheon and currently in a third hardcover printing. This new issue, #15, marks the first non-Jimmy Corrigan issue in years. A stand-alone, all-new collection of short humor strips featuring Ware's most popular characters, the issue serves as a perfect introduction to Ware's meticulous work as well as a welcomed follow-up to those craving more after Jimmy Corrigan. This is the first issue of the ACME series to be available to the book trade.

As Chris Ware puts it, "Our new chapbook promises the densest array of foolish quips, gags, and muddle yet. The 'Book of Jokes II' attempts to adhere the broken narratives of favorites like 'Rocket Sam,' 'Big Tex,' 'Quimby the Mouse,' and 'Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth' while introducing new favorites like 'Rusty Brown' and our scientific survey of the world of the future, 'The Tales of Tomorrow.' The volume is printed in full color with special pull-out bonuses, including a painfully complicated cut-out three-dimensional motion picture viewer, and two only slightly less cumbersome flip books. Taller than most bookshelves, this will be one of the first things you throw away the next time you move."

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I LIKE IT! A LOT!.......2003-10-17

the reviewer who said he didn't "get" chris wares illustrations is obviously a no-talent hack who wouldn't know real art if it was staring him in the face. maybe you should just stick to thomas kincade paintings of pretty streams and rainbows.

Pretty Good!.......2002-11-29

I was first introduced to Chris Ware by his novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth. I rented it from the library and drove to the big book store that might have it (an hour away) and ordered it from there. When it came in, I dropped what I was doing and drove the miles to go get it. While in the city, I read it in my car for about an hour and ran home. I bought this booklet (36 pages... not quite a hefty book) and didn't regret the price (neither the other book) and I loved it. If you like Chris Ware, you'll like this!

what am I missing?.......2002-03-26

People praise Ware's graphic design skills. This I understand. He is flat-out great, though a little repetitive and uninspired. People praise Ware's drawing style. Now, they start to lose me. I have done professional illustration work for years; I would consider myself an about average pen-and-ink artist. I'm certainly better than Chris Ware, but that's not saying much. His drawings are technically okay, not great; but they are the most dull, lifeless, art-school looking things imaginable, to my eye. That's okay--people have different tastes. Maybe I'm missing something. Probably not, but maybe. But it's when people call this guy a writer that they lose me completely. These "stories" are nothing but a pointless stream of nostalgic whining about the author's evident neurosis, hiding behind cardboard characters and situations. Graphic designers, take note of Chris Ware's brilliant if unoriginal style. All else, find some entertainment elsewhere.

It is Big.......2002-03-19

This book is really big. I have to fold it in half to store it.

Treading water? In a turbulent ocean perhaps.......2002-01-26

It's a pity that the first review is one which slights what is simply a continuation of one of the greatest canons of art and literature of the past century.

It bristles me to see it be referred to as heavy-handed. This is much like saying some synphonic music is "too loud" or "too quiet."

Personal tastes aside, there are other errors in that review which cannot benefit anyone. . . comparing Rusty Brown to Jimmy Corrigan because they are both "comic book geeks" is ridiculous. The Jimmy Corrigan serial spanned generations in the same way, but the similarities end there.

How was J. Corrigan a comic book geek? The only thing in that surreal tale which related to a comic book was a bizarre version of a super man. Having read the entirety of C. Ware's work, I can assure you as an unfamiliar reader, that the characters have little or nothing in common.

So, as you should be able to gather on your own, anyone purporting "who needs this" and "its heavy handed" is just displaying their own tastes on their sleeve.

This book is fabulous. The larger format is always better and welcomed. Just that alone puts it way above most "drawn big and reduced" comics, as you are seeing it nearly 1 to 1.

The drawings are perfection. The stories are sentimental and endearing, no matter the protagonist.

The baffling aspect of the first review (o how painful to see such a review of chaff up front) is that it then says "if you'd like to see 'better' go to Dan Clowes' Eightball." Not only is it juvenile, as though there is a magical pyramid somewhere where all comic book writers compete to be the best and to adhere to someone's rather sketchily undefined tastes, but it detracts from one to serve another.

I am aping the first review by stating:
"If you like good things, you'll like this!"

But I will one up it by stating that if you are a fan of the series this is essential because it draws from every character, and if you're not it's a great primer because of the variety.

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Streetwise Business Letters
John A. Woods
Manufacturer: Adams Media Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1580621333

Book Description

2,500 Professionally Written Letters That Will Bring Success to Your Business

With over 350 ready-to-use letters in the book and over 2,500 on the enclosed CD-ROM, Streetwise Business Letters is the most complete book on business letters to date. No other book has as many examples addressing as many situations as this resource. All the examples are categorized for quick reference so you can just pick your letter and go!

Each document on the CD-ROM is completely customizable-edit as little or as much as you want. Use the built-in word processor to add your own logo or export it to your favorite program-it's your choice. Simply edit, print, and sign!

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150 Professionally Designed Forms That Will Bring Success to Your Business

With over 150 ready-to-use examples in the book and on the accompanying CD-ROM, Streetwise Business Forms is one of the most complete packages to date. All the forms were designed with professionalism and ease of use in mind. Each page is perforated so you can tear it out and make all the copies you need, and you can easily add your own logo or letterhead!

Or you can pop in the CD-ROM. Completely customizable, you can edit as little or as much as you want. And each form is self-contained, just fill in the numbers and watch the computer do the match! Or export the information to your favorite spreadsheet and drop in your own logo-it's hat simple!

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