Collects excerpts from 14 books, thus presenting a compendium of approaches to materials and preparation, color, techniques, light and shadow, landscape painting, figure and portrait painting, and still life. The selections are all abundantly illustrated with reproductions (mostly of the authors' paintings) and photos showing techniques, and the illustrations are extensively captioned by the editor. No bibliography. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
1995 - 41st Annual Exhibition
Showing a broad sampling of letterform uses, this respected yearly review honors excellence in typography and type design7 Each entry is reproduced in full color and accompanied by complete credits.
The Annual of the Type Directors Club 44th Exhibition
Devoted exclusively to typography, this annual features the work of the 168 winners of the Type Director's Club 1997 competition. The winners were selected from more than 3000 entries from around the world, and their designs encompass all areas of graphic design, including books, magazines, corportate identities, logos, stationary, annual reports, video graphics and posters. Additionally, this year's volume features the results of the club's first-ever type design competition, conducted by a separate 33 winners out of 350 international entries. In both catagories, each winning entry is displayed and is accompanied by information about designer, client and type.