Illustration: Das Ideenbuch

by Steven Heller, Gail Anderson

Von den großen Illustratoren unserer Zeit zu lernen ohne diese zu kopieren: Mit diesem Band lässt sich anschaulich und sehr analytisch nachvollziehen, wie die Meister ihres Fachs an unterschiedliche Schlüsselelemente in der Illustration herangehen. Wie entstehen ausdrucksstarke Charakter? Wie werden Karikaturen lebendig? Wie erschafft man mit unverkrampftem Strich Symbole und Metaphern? Mit unzähligen Arbeiten international erfolgreicher Kreativen wie Christoph Niemann, Lorenzo Petrantoni, Lotta Niemien, Noma Bar oder Olimpia Zagnoli widmen sich die einzelnen Kapitel verschiedenen Elementen in der Illustration.
So präsentiert sich nicht nur eine reichhaltige Inspirationsquelle - durch diesen spannenden Aufbau wird auch für den ganz persönlichen Strich ein konzeptioneller Zugang zu den alltäglichen Herausforderungen ermöglicht. Ob illustratives Lettering, die Entwicklung fantasievoller Welten oder aber Datenvisualisierung: Der Blick über die Schulter etablierter Illustratoren hilft immens, seinen ganz eigenen Stil zu entwickeln.

Genres: Art, Design, Nonfiction, History, Reference

188 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2008

About the author

Steven Heller writes a monthly column on graphic design books for The New York Times Book Review and is co-chair of MFA Design at the School of Visual Arts. He has written more than 100 books on graphic design, illustration and political art, including Paul Rand, Merz to Emigre and Beyond: Avant Garde Magazine Design of the Twentieth Century, Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design Second Edition, Handwritten: Expressive Lettering in the Digital Age, Graphic Design History, Citizen Designer, Seymour Chwast: The Left Handed Designer, The Push Pin Graphic: Twenty Five Years of Design and Illustration, Stylepedia: A Guide to Graphic Design Mannerisms, Quirks, and Conceits, The Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences and Inspirations in Modern Graphic Design. He edits VOICE: The AIGA Online Journal of Graphic Design, and writes for Baseline, Design Observer, Eye, Grafik, I.D., Metropolis, Print, and Step. Steven is the recipient of the Art Directors Club Special Educators Award, the AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement, and the School of Visual Arts' Masters Series Award.

Reviews

[Andi Butler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a third through this and already would buy it. By Steven Heller also, and he admits it's not an exhaustive piece on every type of illustration/illustrator, it's certainly comprehensive to me, and one would have a difficult time finding a better publication. If you want to learn about how illustration has evolved, this is definitely worth a trip to your library.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite part was the chapter about children's illustration.

[joseph · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book collects great samples of illustration from the entire global history. The images are also accompanied by text describing the history of the various media and genre.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative brief look at many styles!