Rockport Publishers: 41 books
Sharpie Art Workshop
Techniques and Ideas for Transforming Your World
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Bold and sharp, brilliant and vivid, Sharpie markers can be found in art, office, and stationery supply stores, drugstores, mass-market and crafts chains - almost anywhere writing utensils are sold. Sharpies can be used on virtually any surface, from the traditional (paper and canvas) to the unexpected...
Rubber Band Engineer
Build Slingshot Powered Rockets, Rubber Band Rifles, Unconventional Catapults, and More Guerrilla Gadgets from Household Hardware
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
"Whoa, that shot a lot farther than I thought it would!" Shooting far, flying high, and delivering way more exciting results than expected are the goals of the gadgets in this book. Discover unexpected ways to turn common materials into crafty contraptions that range from surprisingly simple...
Figure Drawing Methods for Artists
Over 130 Methods for Sketching, Drawing, and Artistic Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Simple methods teach how to draw figures.
When we try to draw a person, we are quickly confronted with various challenges. The proportions need to be correct, the attitude must be clear and vivid, the face should show resemblance and also be expressive. Such a task takes courage. Yet a little...
A Designer's Research Manual, 2nd edition, Updated and Expanded
Succeed in design by knowing your clients and understanding what they really need
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
**Good information gives designers a competitive advantage. **Understanding the wishes of a client and the needs and preferences of their audience drives innovation. The ability to gather research, analyze findings, and apply them to project goals is as important to successful design teams as their...
The Industrial Design Reference & Specification Book
Everything Industrial Designers Need to Know Every Day
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
To make designs that work and endure (and are also legal), designers need to know—or be able to find—an endless number of details. Whether it's what kind of glue needs to be used on a certain surface, metric equivalents, thread sizes, or how to apply for a patent, these details are essential and...
Digital Design Essentials
100 ways to design better desktop, web, and mobile interfaces
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Digital Design Essentials takes a practical, highly accessible approach to creating graphical user interface designs for desktop, mobile, and touch screen devices. Written by an expert in the realm of digital design, this comprehensive, step-by-step guide demonstrates how to apply design principles...
Figure Drawing for Artists
Making Every Mark Count
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
How often does an aspiring artist read a book or take a class on drawing the human body, only to end up with page after page of stiff lifeless marks rather than the well-conceived figure the course promised? Though there are many books on drawing the human figure, none teach how to draw a figure from...
The Art of Chalk
Techniques and Inspiration for Creating Art with Chalk
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Chalk, a ubiquitous and versatile implement made from limestone, is much more than a humble tool for jotting impermanent notes. With a wide range of uses in art and design, chalk is quickly becoming a favorite of artists around the world to create impressive works of art. In The Art of Chalk, noted...
by Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
The classic fairy tales of The Brothers Grimm are now re-imagined through the deft illustrations of internationally recognized artist Yann Legendre, in Classics Reimagined, Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
French artist Yann Legendre takes readers on a beautiful journey through the classic stories of...
Classics Reimagined, Edgar Allan Poe
Stories & Poems
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Renowned artist David Plunkert takes readers on a dark journey into the gothic stories of Edgar Allan Poe. These stories take on a whole new meaning when accompanied by Plunkert's mystical, and sometimes haunting interpretations. With this edition of the Classics Reimagined series, you'll find these...
Drawing Perspective Methods for Artists
85 Methods for Creating Spatial Illusion in Art
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Learn how to create the illusion of three-dimensional space in your drawings
It is as mundane as it is astounding: placed in the right way, a couple of lines on paper create three-dimensional space. To be more exact, the illusion of space. The interest in three-dimensional drawing may initially...
The Pocket Universal Principles of Design
150 Essential Tools for Architects, Artists, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Inventors, and Makers
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Whether a website, marketing campaign, museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Now, there's a handy travel companion for any designer, so that you always have the essentials...
Classic Sketchbook: Cats
Secrets of Observational Drawing
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Classic Sketchbook: Cats shows how it's done by showing museum-quality works, then coaching you to try the techniques with the help an expert's suggestions.
Whether scribbling out a quick sketch with minimal detail, or making a finished portrait where every silky hair and polished whisker...
Design School: Type
A Practical Guide for Students and Designers
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Design School: Type is an in-depth guide to the rules and practices of typography, you’ll learn the essential skills of the professional typographer in the detail.
Searching for a way to increase your skills as a typographer? This instructive guide, specially designed for students, recent...