Illustration

Basics Illustration: Text and Image

Mark Williams

Basics Illustration: Text and Image explores the fundamental purpose of illustration: the interpretation of words into pictures and the interplay of text and images as two forms of visual representation.

The book looks at different methods of interpreting text and and using the two elements together. The basic principles of graphic communication are introduced through case studies and examples in which the relationships between illustration and text are analysed and explored. It features a wide range of work demonstrating diverse visual languages, ideas, techniques and skills. It also examines the production of artefacts, for example, artists’ books, graphic novels, posters and handmade typography, stencils, graffiti, and fonts designed by illustrators.

Key features

• Examines the interpretation of words into pictures and the interplay of text and image.
• Addresses the fundamental aspects of illustration with in-depth guides, supported by student exercises and resources.
• Includes a variety of case studies and examples of work taken from the best of contemporary illustration.

Readership: Intermediate

• Our Basics books provide readers with an in-depth exploration of each of the topics introduced in the Fundamentals titles. These books offer both a theoretical and practical approach, supported by examples and exercises.
• Individual titles can form the basis of specific illustration modules, while the series as a whole functions as a comprehensive reference tool.
• These titles can be called upon at any stage of a student’s education.

The numerous illustrations complement the information presented in the text. Relevant to the course I teach. The relationship of type to imagery is an important component of the course.

Kerri Eckes, Raleigh Durham Art Institute, USA

978 2 940373 50 5

$29.95 srp

176 pages
200 colour images
230mm x 160mm
Paperback with flaps

Spring 2008