Design and Applications -Design Theory and Practice of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDeign

Since DTP became standard, There is a growing need for learning of not only operating know-how but also design theory. It is very important to learn both at the same time, especially if you aspire to becoming a professional designer. This book contains 101 articles which are absolutely necessary techniques and theories of design: aesthetic and essential basic design theory, DTP Applications techniques (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign), knowledge of printing and paper, and Ideas of design. This book helps you to learn design theories and technique at the same time; highly recommend as a new design and DTP textbook for beginners and intermediates of designers. Additionally, this book contains vocabulary index of design, and information packets for logos, layouts, and colors.
This book is a complete master guidebook for designers; 101 article features in this book are all what you need to know as a professional designer. Include the fundamentals of beautiful and effective design, DTP techniques ( Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign etc.), printing techniques and variations of paper, plus various design ideas. It can be used as a design dictionary, and it serves also as a resource of logos, layout, and color schemes.


Author: Far, inc., SOUVENIR DESIGN
Price: 2,800 yen + tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-620-3)
Format: 214 x 174 mm, 224 pages (Full color), Softcover with jacket
Language: Japanese / Release Date: 24th February 2009

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Reference Books: DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS - Design theory and techniques of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign-

Since DTP became standard, There is a growing need for learning of not only operating know-how but also design theory. It is very important to learn both at the same time, especially if you aspire to becoming a professional designer. This book contains 101 articles which are absolutely necessary techniques and theories of design: aesthetic and essential basic design theory, DTP Applications techniques (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign), knowledge of printing and paper, and Ideas of design. This book helps you to learn design theories and technique at the same time; highly recommend as a new design and DTP textbook for beginners and intermediates of designers. Additionally, this book contains vocabulary index of design, and information packets for logos, layouts, and colors. This book is a complete master guidebook for designers.

Price: 2,800 yen + tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-620-3)
Format: 214 x 174 mm, 224 pages (Full Color)
Language: Japanese / Release Date: 24th February 2009

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FREE STYLE SCRAPS Series

This is full of resources containing many useful materials not only for design work but for preparation of presentations, web creation and making a variety of small items. Each category has over 1000 illustrations, all data is on attached CD-ROM with EPS and JPEG format.

Price: 3,000 yen + tax
Format: 150 x 195 mm (2C) Softcover with Jacket
Language: English-Japanese Bilingual
Contain 1 CD-ROM (Mac & Win HYBRID)

01: SILHOUETTE256 pages / 1104 scraps, Release Date: 25th July 2006, ISBN: 978-4-86100-412-8

02: PICTOGRAM224 pages / 1115 scraps, Release Date: 25th July 2006,ISBN: 978-4-86100-413-6

03: FRAME / LINE208 pages / 1261 scraps, Release Date: 25th November 2006, ISBN: 978-4-86100-434-9

04: GIRLIE224 pages / 1004 scraps, Release Date: 11th September 2007, ISBN: 978-4-86100-534-3

05: CLIPS256 pages / 1000 scraps, Release Date: 22nd January 2008, ISBN: 978-4-86100-547-3

06: HANDWRITING256 pages / 1200 scraps, Release Date: 22nd September 2008, ISBN: 978-4-86100-605-0

07: DECORATION224 pages / 1000 scraps, Release Date: 25th November 2008, ISBN: 978-4-86100-606-7

08: PIXEL224 pages / 2000 scraps, Release Date: 22nd February 2009, ISBN: 978-4-86100-607-4

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BUG BOOK Series: SMALL & EYE CATCHING GRAPHICS

BUG BOOK Label releases highly practical, unique design catalogs and products with ingenious ideas are all limited editions. Highly recommended for professional graphic designers.

This book introduces small and eye catching graphics; focusing on promotion materials such as a card, DM, a flier and novelty etc. - The theme is small and excellent promotion designs specially emphasized on ideas. Contains many exquisite graphics in printings, processes, ideas, and materials. Promotion designs have a restriction in budgets and distributions, but a lot of amazing ideas and values as collections.

Price: 13,000 yen + tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-533-6)
Format: 305 x 277 mm, 184 pages (Full Color) Hard Cover with a vinyl / German style biding
Language: English-Japanese Bilingual / Release Date: 24th January 2009


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GRAPHIC ELEMENTS Series

This book is a catalog of very unique, stylish, and eye-catching design materials. You can use them in a variety of situations such as ads, websites, greeting cards, comic books etc as well as including a section at the end of each book detailing methods of production for original goods where the designs can be applied. All the materials are available in EPS and JPEG formats in the attached CD-ROM (Mac & Windows HYBRID), and can be used of commercial purposes.

Graphic Elements 02 ROCK & PUNK

This 2nd "ROCK & PUNK" edition mainly included graphic elements that express '50's Rock'n Roll', 'British Invasion', 'London Punk', and 'Heavy Metal'. An attached CD-ROM is containing apx.500 illustration cuts and patterns.

The author: KIKUSHOW
Price: 2,800 yen + tax ( ISBN 978-4-86100-603-6 )
Format: 176 × 216 mm, 128 pages (2C) Softcover with Jacket
Language: English-Japanese Bilingual / Release date: 22nd December 2008
Including: CD-ROM × 1 (Mac & Windows HYBIRD)

Graphic Elements 01 SURPRISE & IMPACT

This first "SURPRISE & IMPACT" edition mainly includes graphic elements that express 'surprise', 'shock' and have 'impact', such as explosions, bullet marks, blazes and lightning bolt. An attached CD-ROM is containing apx. 500 illustration cuts and patterns.

The author: KIKUSHOW
Price: 2,800 yen + tax ( ISBN 978-4-86100-602-9 )
Format: 176 × 216 mm, 128 pages (2C) Softcover with jacket
Language: English-Japanese Bilingual / Release date: 22nd December 2008
Including: CD-ROM × 1 (Mac & Windows HYBRID)


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Sweet Design Memories: LETTER DAYS

The 2nd book in the series is on the universe of letters that used to fascinate all Japanese girls in the good old days. Letter paper, envelopes, and other stationary which were in fashion; how girls used to fold their letters to make a small shape before passing them to a friend during class; how they used to make hand-made envelopes and to write letters; every aspect of the affectionate letter culture of Japanese girls is found in the book.

Price: 1,400 yen + tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-621-0)
Format: 130 x 178 mm, 120 pages (Full Color) Softcover with Jacket
Language: Japanese / Release Date: 15th December 2008

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BUG BOOK Series: RHINO

BUG BOOK Label releases highly practical, unique design catalogs and products with ingenious ideas are all limited editions. Highly recommended for professional graphic designers.

BUG BOOK presents a set of tool for special printing effects and finishing systems. This book introduces tips of basic to advanced special printing and finishing techniques; off-set printing, silk printing, special effects, special papers, and many more! This Rhino contains 3 books; over 600 types of printing and finishing methods, you can see and touch actual printings and get tips of the techniques. Highly recommend to professional designers, and everyone who works in printing industry.

Price: 19,000 yen + tax (ISBN 978-4-86199-1)
Format: (62 x 125 mm) x 3 / with a box case, 600 pages
Language: Japanese / Release Date: 10th December 2008

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