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Space Planning Basics, 2nd ed. Infiltrate: The Front Lines of the New York Design Scene
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ISBN: 0471434396
Author: Mark Karlen
Completely revised to address changes in industry practice and new technologies, Space Planning Basics, Second Edition presents all the necessary tools and know-how to effectively create design programming for both small and large space planning projects.

The author's step-by-step space planning approach demonstrates how to use matrices and diagrams to fully visualize the space analysis process, including how to apply bubble diagrams and block plans for establishing a workable spatial organization. With a focus on existing structures, this comprehensive book presents material in a realistic context to create a hands-on guide that helps develop applicable skills and provides accessible information for solving day-to-day issues in the real world. 		ISBN:9063690444
Influences: A Lexicon of Contemporary Graphic Design The Artist's Complete Guide
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Authors: Anna Gerber, Anja Lutz
ISBN: 9783899551525 		Author: Maria Canal
ISBN: 0764158139
African Watercolors Finding Your Visual Voice: A Painter's Guide to Developing an Artistic Style
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Author: Hazel Sloan
ISBN: 0007143842 		Authors: Dakota Mitchell, Lee Haroun
ISBN: 9781581808070

No two artists are alike and this book helps artists discover their own individual style. Finding Your Visual Voice allows artists to tap their potential with insights from accomplished painters, demonstrations, and a visual index at the end of each chapter designed to direct the reader to the style of art they want to create. Artists will be guided through three phases of self-discovery where they will learn information about the painting process, determine exactly what they want to express through their art, and finally identify the specific skills needed to accomplish their artistic goals.
Life Drawing Class Convergences: Message, Method, Medium
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Author: Lucy Watson
ISBN: 0823027678

This brief, accessible guide will appeal to amateur artists encountering figure drawing for the first time. Watson presents each chapter as a class in which she introduces basic concepts such as measuring angles, plotting positions, perspective, light and tone, and so on. Also included in each section are suggestions for pose lengths, lists of materials, and clearly explained, illustrated step-by-step instructions. Throughout Watson includes examples of her and other professionals' work in a wide range of styles and media. More ambitious projects follow the classes, and a directory of media finishes the text. Watson's introduction is brief, and while her text seems geared toward the beginning artist, some basic information, such as preparation and care of drawing materials (sharpening techniques, for example), is lacking. Still, the book's attractive format and clear, concise directions will appeal to many artists who are looking for a basic, friendly introduction. 		Author: Robert Atwan
ISBN: 0312250746
RSVP: The Directory of Illustration and Design 30th anniversary ed. Archetecture, Animal, Human: The Asymmetrical condition"
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Authors: Richard Lebenson, Kathleen Creighton
ISBN: 1878118145

The 30th and last edition of the annual classic 		Author: Catherine Ingraham
ISBN: 0415701074

The issues of the organic/inorganic, animate/inanimate and natural/technological are of paramount importance in the field of architecture both in current discussions about digital architecture and in classical debates from Vitruvius onwards. This book investigates the complex relationship of architecture to biological life, providing theoretical and historical underpinnings for a variety of contemporary debates in and around architecture. With discussion focussed on the Renaissance, the eighteenth-century and the late twentieth-century, this book will have a broad appeal to those with interest within and beyond architecture.
Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete & Commentary Type & Typography: Highlights from Matrix, the Review for Printers & Bibliophiles
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Manufactured by the American Concrete Institute Authors: Phil Baines, Andrew Haslam
ISBN: 0971568766

The definitive guide for every designer who works with type and layout. Discover a roadmap that helps you navigate among the bewildering variety of typefaces available, as well as scores of no-fail techniques for using type as a meaningful element of design.
The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide, 3rd ed. Adobe Creative Suite 2 Bible
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Author: Monona Rossol
ISBN: 1581152043

Most artists are at least vaguely aware of the dangers their profession poses, and several high-profile lawsuits have led to complex regulations regarding the handling of art materials. These concerns are ably addressed by Rossol's manual, a standard in the field. A chemist, artist, and industrial hygienist, Rossol is also the founder and president of ACTS (Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety). Her use of the word "complete" in the title is not misplaced; other books in the field, such as Michael McCann's Health Hazards Manual for Artists, don't come close. Four exhaustive sections cover regulations and specific hazards, artists' raw materials, precautions for individual media, and reproductive risks to artists. Fully equipped with appendixes on sources, governmental agencies, and an annotated reference list, this vitally important volume is essential for any art collection. 		Authors: Ted Padova, Kelly Murdock
ISBN: 0471754765

Adobe(r) Bridge, Photoshop(r) CS2, Illustrator(r) CS2, InDesign(r) CS2, GoLive(r) CS2, Acrobat(r) Professional 7, and Version Cue(r) CS2 are developed and revised to provide more consistent integration between Adobe's flagship creative design tools. This is the "big picture" book that teaches you how to use new features in the Creative Suite 2 programs as intended. You'll learn to integrate and manage workflows that will make you not only a better designer, but a more productive one.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Adobe Creative Suite 2
* Use Adobe Bridge as a central navigation tool for file management, organization, and editing
* Synchronize color settings in Adobe Bridge or other CS2 programs for consistent color management
* Import native file formats in InDesign layouts and dynamically edit changes
* Export Illustrator files as multi-page documents
* Use new features in Version Cue for creating document versions and alternates
* Use new features in Illustrator for auto tracing photos and painting vector graphics
* Use new features in Photoshop for merging several photos shot with different exposures to increase dynamic range
* Prepare files and flight check results for commercial prepress and printing
* Enable PDF documents for commenting so clients can markup design proposals using the free Adobe Reader
Adobe Photoshop 6.0: Studio Techniques Hawthorne on Painting
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Author: Ben Willmore
ISBN: 0201716127

If you're ready to go from blindly following step-by-step instructions to "Aha, I finally GET Photoshop!" this is the place to start. In these pages, world renowned Photoshop instructor and best-selling author Ben Willmore writes in his signature style–intuitive, crystal clear, and in-depth–helping you gain the deep understanding needed to master Photoshop's most essential features. Complex concepts like Curves and Channels are broken down into easy to digest metaphors and descriptions, and features new to Photoshop CS2–such as Bridge, Smart Objects, the revamped Layers Palette and Camera Raw dialog box, as well as the awesome new Warping and Vanishing Point features–are all covered in the depth they deserve, making it possible to quickly adapt them into your daily workflow. Whether you’re a photographer, designer, production artist or hobbyist, the knowledge you gain in this book can dramatically change the way you think about Photoshop. 		Author: Hawthorne
ISBN: 048620653

Collected from notes taken by students at famous Cape Cod School; hundreds of direct, personal aperçus, ideas, suggestions.
Recording Conceptual Art Michael Taylor: A Geometry of Meaning
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Author: Patricia Norvell
ISBN: 05202200110

Recording Conceptual Art features a highly provocative series of previously unpublished interviews conducted in early 1969 with some of the most dynamic, daring, and innovative artists of the tumultuous 1960s. The nine individuals--eight artists and one art dealer--are now known as major contributors to Conceptual art. These fascinating dialogues, conducted by Patricia Norvell, provide tantalizing moments of spontaneous philosophizing and brilliant insights, as well as moments of unabashed self-importance, with highly imaginative and colorful individuals 		Author: William Marmus
ISBN: 9781555952624

Richly illustrated, this monograph offers the first thorough look at the career of Michael Taylor whose sculpture not only involves the elements of visual perception of light, lines, color and shapes, but the intangible element of human emotion.
Rapid Italian for Students and Tourists VIS-A-VIS: BEGINING FRENCH
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This book has a double purpose: 1. to present, in a clear and concise manner, the outstanding sentence patterns of the Italian language, and 2. to enable those interested to acquire, through organized reading passages, the practical, environmental vocabulary of this language.  Thus, this book should appeal to anyone desirous of obtaining a workable knowledge of Italian in the shortest possible time.
 To the foregoing end, the subject matter has been presented as follows: 1. the basic rules of pronunciation, to enable the student to use the language orally form the start, 2. a list of common signs which the tourist encounters most frequently, 3. expressions useful to tourists, organized and grouped in natural sequence 4. the commonest sentence patterns, again emphasizing everyday speech, and finally 5. reading selections orchestrating in a sustained manner all the ground previously covered.
Author:  Michael Cagno and Ben D'arlon
ISBN:9780840000300
Courses: HA-5901-A1/-A2 - Art History of Venice - Instuctor: Gisolfi
             HA-6001-A1 -Materials/Techniques of Venice - Instructor: Gisolfi 		VIS-A-VIS: BEGINING FRENCH
AUTHOR: AMON
ISBN: 9780073535425
The fourth edition of Vis-à-vis continues the excitement of the innovative third edition with an expanded emphasis on the Francophone world in both the print and media supplements. In the textbook, the new Blog section (which appears in the middle of each chapter) features contemporary language and French and Francophone culture presented in the personal blogs of four characters with different Francophone backgrounds, followed by commentaries by French-speakers from all over the world.
Courses: FRENCH-101-01  Instructor: SNOW