Design Companion for the Digital Artist (Against the Clock Series) - Softcover

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Valan Evers lives and plays in South Florida. She has been on the faculty of the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale for the past 12 years. Her digital illustrations have appeared on magazine covers and were featured in the book, CYBERDESIGN: Computer Manipulated Photography by Rockport Publishers. Her work was chosen to be included in the 1999 release of the book, Digital Photo 1, by the prestigious publisher of fine art books, Graphis. Most of her work hangs in galleries, private, and corporate collections. She also has a limited edition of posters and postcards. Her abiding passions (besides making art) are diving, underwater photography, and mythology. She earned her Masters Degree in Computer Illustration/Underwater Photography, and did her thesis on digital narratives of oceanic mythology.

Erika Kendra lives in Los Angeles, where she operates under the guise of The Right Brain. She has been editing and designing books for the printing and graphic design communities for five years; she also provides desktop publishing and digital prepress consulting and training for the printing industry. When she isn't being manipulated by her cats, she can usually be found reading archaic literature, attending Renaissance festivals, or enjoying the Southern California sun. She earned a BA in History and a BA in English Literature from the University of Pittsburgh.

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The Against The Clock Companion Series offers insight into fundamental artistic issues, such as:

• basic rules of good design
• proper and effective use of color
• typography's role in the design process
• principles underlying proven and compelling Web site design

The Against the Clock Companion Series contains richly illustrated, real-world commercial and institutional examples and provides the reasoning behind the creative strategies, production methodologies, and distribution models. It addresses disciplines most critical to computer arts such as design, color, typography, and web page design.