Rick Sutherland

Barbara Karg

One of the most important building blocks of design is color -- but getting the color right is also one of designÆs biggest challenges. In the wake of new technologies such as improved computer monitors, digital photography, and digital printing, ironically, the complexity of color management has increased rather than diminished. This practical and comprehensive book offers a troubleshooting guide designers can turn to for answers about all aspects and every step of color use and management. This book begins with the basic of color theory and move methodically through the design process, covering everything from choosing color combinations and executing management techniques to designing with color on the Web and printing with optimal results.

Choosing and Using Color from Concept to Final Output

Graphic Designer's Color Handbook

Taschen

Barb Karg

The Angel Companion

Constance J. Sidles

Getting color and print quality right is one of the biggest challenges for designers, especially when faced with quickly changing technologies, platforms, and processes. The complexities of color and print management have grown in the wake of these new technologies, and designers are often left without any guidance. This practical and comprehensive handbook provides designers with just that-guidance. This all-inclusive source covers everything from choosing color combinations to choosing the best paper and printing methods for your job. Graphic Designer's Print and Color Handbook brings tips and discussions on these subjects to you through visuals and easy to understand text. No detail is left out, making this an essential text to have next to your work station everyday.

Graphic Designer's Print + Color Handbook

Whether Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal, everyone deserves a tax-free laugh at elected officials. And with The World's Stupidest Politicians, you'll have political jokes, hilarious quotes, and side-splitting quizzes that can cut across any party line. It's the perfect place to find follies like: "If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime." -Vice President Quayle "I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman." -Governor Schwarzenegger "The world is more like it is now then it ever has before." -President Eisenhower Winning a landslide in favor of funny, this book is perfect for your political arsenal. Barb Karg is a twenty-five-year veteran journalist, author, graphic designer, and screenwriter. Karg has written four feature length films, dozens of books, and designed and laid out hundreds of books, magazines, and catalogs. When not writing, she continues to work as an editor, designer, and layout specialist. Karg lives with her better half, Rick, and their five opinionated four-legged children in the Pacific Northwest. Rick Sutherland is a seasoned writer, editor, researcher, and screenwriter who entered publishing with a wealth of knowledge in the printing industry, where he served for twenty-five years. In addition to being an author, Sutherland has edited hundreds of professional texts, including architectural, interior design, landscape design, and engineering books. Sutherland is currently editing and working on a novel. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

The World's Stupidest Politicians

Jim Van Over

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

From Script to Premiere -a Complete Guide to Putting Your Vision on the Screen

The Everything Filmmaking Book

The Washington Monument. The pyramid on the $1 bill. The Skull and Bones Society at Yale University. Common American icons—or secret symbols? From our founding fathers to our most prestigious institutions, this is a nation built on such secret symbols, rites, and rituals. So forget the textbook version of history—and embark on a fascinating and fantastic journey of America's hidden past. This tell-all handbook is your personal guide to the secret-laden people, places, and things of our great nation, including: Sign-filled national treasures in museums from coast to coast Ancient mysteries of our most familiar cities, landmarks, and parks Hotbeds of current Masonic, Kabbalistic, and Rosicrucian activity Freemason-planned architecture of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Covert clubs, societies, and associations of the ultra-rich and powerful From the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Petaluma, California, this book is all you need to discover the true nature of the oldest republic on Earth—past, present, and future!

The Hidden Symbols, Codes and Mysteries of the United States

Secret America

Tributes to the Women Who Give Us Life--and Love

Letters To My Mother

Arjean Spaite

From Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' to Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight' series, vampires have fascinated and frightened young and old alike for centuries. This book examines their notorious history and legends, their evolution and portrayal in books, television and cinema, and the ongoing fascination with the 'vampire lifestyle'.

From Vlad the Impaler to the vampire Lestat - a history of vampires in Literature, Film, and Legend

The Everything Vampire Book

• An affordable, accessible companion to vampire literature, films, and TV • Several vampire movies are due out in 2008 and 2009: Twilight, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, and The Historian • Vampire communities are flourishing on the Internet—a simple “vampire societies” search on Google yields over 580,000 results • Everything reference books have sold more than 575,000 copies! Bram Stoker’s Dracula Anne Rice’s Lestat Stephenie Meyer’s Edward Who can resist these erotic, exotic creatures of the night? And who wants to? In The Everything® Vampire Book, readers unearth all the secrets of this beautiful, terrible underworld, including: • How vampires live, hunt, and endure • Why they refuse to die • How to destroy a vampire—from holy water to decapitation • The best—and worst—vampire books, TV shows, and films • What constitutes the “vampire lifestyle” and blood fetish practices • All the incarnations of vampires—from the Greek Lamia to the Indian Churel • Real-life encounters with vampires Vampire aficionados will enjoy sinking their teeth into the notorious history and bewitching tales in The Everything® Vampire Book!

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