Fadings: Graffiti to Design, Illustration and More (Hardcover)

by Siggi Schlee (Author)

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Product Description
Graffiti, with its unique aesthetics and unconventional values, has had an increasing influence on several areas of visual communication for a very long time. Fadings presents the work of 24 graffiti artists whose commercial success has been based on their graffiti experience, including 123Klan, Flying Fortress, Viagrafik, Hixsept, and Atalier. To give the reader an understanding of each artist’s creative process, the book presents a selection of projects from briefing stage through development of the creative concept to final execution. Fadings is split into three sections: the first, From the Scene, presents a detailed profile of each artist (five to eight pages each); the second, Into the Scene, presents interviews with art directors and companies who use graffiti as a commercial visual language; the third, Clash, features work by innovative, upcoming artists from the scene. INCLUDES A CD-ROM WITH FONTS, ANIMATION, MOVIES AND THE FADINGS "SOUNDTRACK"

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Gingko Press (November 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584232196
• ISBN-13: 978-1584232193
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #797,192 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Graff Grows Up, February 4, 2006

By	Christl "squidset2" (SF, CA) - See all my reviews

A must have for designers, art directors and graff kids who want to study the trajectory of some of the most talented Writers who've parlayed a their street skills into legit careers in illustration, animation and design. The included CD is also an amazing resource - great animated shorts, 36 Fonts, The Fadings Soundtrack, screensavers and more.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference, July 23, 2006

By	sheep - See all my reviews

I really liked this book. It showed how artists kinda grow up from graffiti to graphic design, that it's more proffesional. It had some great pictures. Every artist has a job description of what they do etc. Its in german and english, so you all should know. I got what i expected from it. Alot of the artist include CMPONE,123 KLAN, TYPEHOLICS, BACKYARD 10 ETC. It gives you alot of great ideas also of course.
The cd that it comes with is alright the "so called soundrack" that they speak of is only one song that i think is really horrible. It has some cool fonts, and wallpapers too.

This is a must for a you graff heads.