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Illustration : a theoretical and contextual perspective / Alan Male.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lausanne : AVA Academia, [2007]Distributor: London : Thames & Hudson Copyright date: ©2007Description: 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour portraits ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 2940373515
  • 9782940373512
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 741.64 22
LOC classification:
  • NC960 .M245 2007
Contents:
Introduction -- The illustrator -- Education -- The programme of work, an overview -- Developing the brief -- Answering the brief -- The conceptual process -- Research -- Drawing -- The Nature of imagery -- Visual language -- Visual metaphor -- Pictorial truths -- Aesthetics and non-aesthetics -- The role of illustration -- Documentation, reference and instruction -- Commentary -- Storytelling -- Persuasion -- Identity.
Summary: "This book examines the breadth and use of illustration... Targeting the latter stages of undergraduate development and post-graduate study there is a particular focus on theory, research, conceptual processing, visual language analysis and the contexts of illustration practice. It also introduces the concept of illustrator as a specialist or authority on a particular subject or as an originator of either fiction and/or non-fiction material"--Back cover.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 741.64 MAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A325501B

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- The illustrator -- Education -- The programme of work, an overview -- Developing the brief -- Answering the brief -- The conceptual process -- Research -- Drawing -- The Nature of imagery -- Visual language -- Visual metaphor -- Pictorial truths -- Aesthetics and non-aesthetics -- The role of illustration -- Documentation, reference and instruction -- Commentary -- Storytelling -- Persuasion -- Identity.

"This book examines the breadth and use of illustration... Targeting the latter stages of undergraduate development and post-graduate study there is a particular focus on theory, research, conceptual processing, visual language analysis and the contexts of illustration practice. It also introduces the concept of illustrator as a specialist or authority on a particular subject or as an originator of either fiction and/or non-fiction material"--Back cover.

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