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Designing Pictorial Symbols [Hardcover]

Nigel Holmes (Author), Rose Deneve (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: June 1985

The aim of this book is to provide graphic designers and illustrators with innovative ways to present information. All stages of pictorial symbol design are examined, from the initial idea and first sketches, to the processes of refinement and the finished artwork.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns (June 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0823013278
ISBN-13: 978-0823013272
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,912,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Nigel Holmes (born 1942) grew up in England, and moved to the US in 1978 to work at Time Magazine. When he left in 1994 he was the graphics director, and had written three books about graphic design. (They're out of print now, but Amazon usually has second-hand copies.) Other books include Wordless Diagrams (2005) and Nigel Holmes on Information Design (2006), by Steven Heller. His latest book Pinhole and the Expedition to the Jungle is for children of about 11 or 12.

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