Text and image /
Mark Wigan.
- 175 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Academic
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. The Elucidators: Defining illustration; A rigorous discipline; A personal visual language; Mapping connections and directions; A subjective history of illustration; Type play projects. Interpretation: Amplifying the text; Author/illustrator; The visual journalist; Book art; Narrative illustration projects. Text, Images, Ideas and Messages: Editorial illustration; Conceptual image-making; Persuasive image-making; To instruct and inform; Text as image and image as text; Letterform projects. A Myriad of Platforms: Poster design; Magazines; Installation and interventions; Book jackets; Text in motion; Visual impact projects. Illustrative Text: Magical letterforms; Handcrafted type; Sampling and mixing; Typographic poetry; Handmade type projects. Graphic Art Zeitgeist: Sound and vision; Image, music and text; Club flyers; Zeitgeist projects. Conclusion. Glossary. Illustration dialogues. Reference material. Influential posters and record sleeves. Contacts. Acknowledgements and picture credits.