Art:

Learning by Heart
Teaching to Free the Creative Spirit
Written by Corita Kent and Jan Steward

Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $24.95

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The Education of an Art Director

Edited by Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $19.95

• How to create great graphic-design courses—and why to create them


• More than 30 big-name contributors, including Vince Frost, Ronn Campisi,
Gail Anderson, and others


This provocative anthology provides inspiration on teaching and discussing art direction in the classroom and beyond. Essays, interviews, and images from more than thirty teachers and leaders... Read more >

Art and the Power of Placement

Written by Victoria Newhouse

Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2005
Price: $50.00

Where and how an artwork is presented can enhance it or detract from it, or even alter its meaning. Depending on the display, painting and sculpture can denote a religious, political, decorative, or educational significance, as well as aesthetic and commercial value. Just how powerful the effect of placement can be... Read more >

100 Creative Drawing Ideas

Written by Anna Held Audette

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 2, 2004
Price: $22.95

What art student doesn't groan at the hackneyed problems too often assigned in art classes, such as a still life and chianti bottles, old chairs, and large cloths draped over the whole scene? Here, in the first book ever of its kind, is a collection of interesting and original ideas for... Read more >