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See this TITLE: Typography Sketchbooks



Selected by the worlds most knowledgeable and well-connected graphic-design commentator, Steven Heller, this survey gets into the minds of designers who create typefaces, word-images and logos through their private sketchbooks. Arranged by designer, this collection of typographic explorations intimately reveals how nearly 120 of the worlds leading designers and typographers continually strive to find new and exciting ways of communicating through letters and words, and provides fascinating insights into their work.

Aimed at all those who use type, whether by hand or on screen, this revealing compendium stresses the importance of good typography at a time when reading habits are changing, and celebrates a craft that has endured for centuries.


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See this TITLE: Bento’s Sketchbook



The celebrated author of such works as To the Wedding continues his exploration of the relationship between experience and expression, tracing the stories behind works of visual art including the mythological sketchbooks of philosopher Baruch Spinoza to counsel readers on alternate ways of seeing the world.


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See this TITLE: A Disney Sketchbook



Imagine if one sketchbook had been passed down through the decades from one Disney animator to the next, with each one making a contribution before leaving it in the talented hands of another artist. That idea was the inspiration for A Disney Sketchbook. The drawings contained within it represent the entire range of animation development, from the origins of ideas to fully conceived characters. Pencil studies of a much-younger Wendy and a serpentlike sea witch reveal the many imaginative iterations that animators create before they ultimately perfect every hero and villain. And comprehensive studies of Mickey and Baloo showcase the dedication that goes into defining the facial expressions and body language of each beloved character.

Films and shorts from throughout the history of the company are featured—beginning with Steamboat Willie and ending with Tangled—demonstrating the ingenuity and skill that have remained a constant at Walt Disney Animation Studios since 1928.


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See this TITLE: Sketchbook: A Memoir of the 1930s and the Northwest School



William Cumming began as a self-taught artist who grew up in Tukwila, a small town outside Seattle. In 1937, at the age of twenty, he met Morris Graves, who was at that time working in Seattle for the Federal Art project of the Works Progress Administration. Through Graves he soon became part of the circle of friends who came to be known as the Northwest School of artists: Mark Tobey, then nearing fifty, the patriarchal leader of the group; Kenneth Callahan and his wife Margaret, a writer and critic who became Cumming’s particular mentor; Guy Anderson, Lubin Petric, and others. He has taught for many years at the Art Institute of Seattle and Cornish College of the Arts.

“Bill Cumming is at once an exceptional and successful regional artist and one of the most erudite, perceptive, and entertainingly cantankerous characters in this part of the world. [He] tells what it was like to be an artist in the Great Depression, tells tales out of school about such international luminaries as Mark Tobey and Morris Graves, tells how the Northwest School (of which he was the youngest member) developed, tells about the early success — and ultimate failure — of the Communist movement in the Far West, and shows how the political, economic, and cultural events of a half-century affected the life of a region and of its creative minority.

Cumming is a natural raconteur, equipped with more literary wit and charm than most professional writers.” — Tom Robbins “Besides being one of the Northwest’s best painters, Bill Cumming has certainly had a knack for being, historically speaking, in the right place at the right time. Beyond being good local history, his Sketchbook is a moving, sometimes chillingly perceptive, and certainly fascinating glimpse into the nature of artists themselves.” — Wesley Wehr


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Ronald “Carl” Giles was one of the most famous British post war cartoonists whose output appeared in the British newspapers The Daily Express and its sister paper The Sunday Express between the dates of 1943 and 1991.

He was born Ronald Giles in Islington, London in 1916. His school-friends dubbed him “Karlo” after the actor Boris Karloff to whom they believed he bore a resemblance. This was later shortened to Carl and it stayed with him for the remainder of his life.

He left school when he was 14 years of age and started working as an office boy for a Wardour Street film firm where he was later promoted to an animator for cartoon pictures. This led in 1935 to his employment by the famous producer and director Alexander Korda on the first full-length British sound-tracked colour cartoon film, The Fox Hunt.

After a brief time working in Ipswich, he joined Fleet Street in 1937. He worked as a cartoonist on the weekly newspaper Reynolds News where his work came to the attention of the editor of the Sunday Express and he was offered a job working for both the Daily Express and Sunday Express at the not inconsiderable salary of 20 guineas a week. His first cartoon for his new employers appeared in the Sunday Express in October 1943.

The 20 guineas a week proved a portent of greater fortunes to come as by 1955 he was being paid no less than 8,060 GBP a week for producing three cartoons. He was now a wealthy man.

In 1959 he was awarded the OBE and among his greatest admirers and fans were members of the Royal family who frequently received originals of his work.

His most well-known character creations were The Giles Family who first appeared in August 1945. They were a family from the more affluent side of the British working class living in a suburban semi-detached house. The head of the family was Grandma a real battle axe of a person whom anyone crossed at their peril. She is now immortalized as a bronze statue standing in Queen St. Ipswich looking up at the office where Giles used to do his work.

They were used by Giles to comment on a topical event in the news of the day and proved to be highly patriotic although vigilant of authority. One remarkable attribute of the family was that although their homes, hobbies and clothing reflected the changing standards of the day, their ages were unchanged although the cartoons ran for 46 years.

Today any middle-aged, middle class Englishman (or woman) will have happy memories of the Giles Annual. This was a very welcome addition to the Christmas stocking and contained a selection of Gile’s work for the previous year. For many years this collection was chosen by Giles himself.

Carl

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See this TITLE: Best Of Britain’s Political Cartoons 2013 by Tim Benson (ed) (2013) Paperback



Curated by Tim Benson, Britain’s leading political-cartoon expert, this inaugural edition of The Best of Britain’s Political Cartoons is a comprehensive and hilarious look at the last 12 months of British life including the Olympics, the Leveson Inquiry, and the horsemeat scandal. A tribute to the art, power, and intelligence of our finest cartoonists working today, such as Steve Bell, Chris Riddell, Peter Brookes, and many more, The Best of Britain’s Political Cartoons 2013 is sure to be the perfect collection for the curious mind.


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See this TITLE: The World Encyclopedia of Comics



Surveys on an international scale the entire cartoon field: caricature, editorial and political cartoons, sports cartoons, syndicated panels and animated cartoons.


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Britain’s Best Political Cartoons 2015



Britain’s Best Political Cartoons: 2015 is a compelling, razor-sharp and frequently hilarious collection of almost 200 of the year’s most acerbic and insightful political cartoons. All the highs and lows of the past year are covered: from major international events (the conflicts in the Middle East, Greece’s continuing crisis, the FIFA corruption scandal), to more local issues (such as the Scottish Independence vote, the fluctuating fortunes of UKIP and, of course, the 2015 General Election) – not to mention the offbeat and bizarre (Boris Johnson’s hair, Ed Miliband’s taste in sandwiches).

With contributions from Britain’s finest cartoonists, including Steve Bell, Peter Brookes, Dave Brown, Chris Riddell and Martin Rowson, it’s the perfect bedside book – and a browser’s delight,


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