Edges of Books

Edges of Books PDF Author: Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection
Publisher: RIT Press
ISBN: 9781933360690
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Edges of Books examines a familiar form from an unfamiliar perspective. When books are on display it is usually their spines, covers, text, or illustrations that are featured. These are the familiar parts of the books--the parts that modern readers have come to interact with the most. Edges of Books takes a different approach, uncovering a tradition that extends back centuries in which the edges of books were important sites for information and decoration. This is a catalog of an exhibition of the same name at the Cary Collection.

Edges of Books

Edges of Books PDF Author: Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection
Publisher: RIT Press
ISBN: 9781933360690
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Edges of Books examines a familiar form from an unfamiliar perspective. When books are on display it is usually their spines, covers, text, or illustrations that are featured. These are the familiar parts of the books--the parts that modern readers have come to interact with the most. Edges of Books takes a different approach, uncovering a tradition that extends back centuries in which the edges of books were important sites for information and decoration. This is a catalog of an exhibition of the same name at the Cary Collection.

The Scythe and the Rabbit

The Scythe and the Rabbit PDF Author: Kay Amert
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
ISBN: 9781933360560
Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book offers offers insightful and informative research about Simon de Colines, one of the greatest typographers and printers of the Renaissance.

The Work of Ismar David

The Work of Ismar David PDF Author: Helen Brandshaft
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
ISBN: 9780975965122
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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"Ismar David made his career over a broad spectrum of applied art. His work is exciting, not merely because of its technical excellence, but because it resonates with clarity and color of a distinct and distinctive artistic voice. The Work of Ismar David collects, for the first time, the designer’s lifework. It follows his artistic development from his training in Berlin through his career in Jerusalem and New York. In 1954 David Hebrew indelibly changed the faces of modern Hebrew typography. Among David’s most important book projects are Les Pensées (1971), The Psalms (1973), Our Calligraphic Heritage (1979) and The Hebrew Letter: Calligraphic Variations (1990). His designs for architecture integrate space and ornament, and create public areas graced with decorative detail rarely seen in contemporary settings. A bibliography of known book work is included."--

Spend Your Alphabets Lavishly!: The Work of Hermann and Gudrun Zapf

Spend Your Alphabets Lavishly!: The Work of Hermann and Gudrun Zapf PDF Author: Jerry Kelly
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
ISBN: 9781939125545
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Spend Your Alphabets Lavishly,"¿a quote from Victor Hugo¿s Les Misérables¿aptly describes the lifework of two principal figures in contemporary graphic arts: Hermann and Gudrun Zapf. The Zapfs' 50-year relationship with Rochester Institute of Technology is feted in this exhibition and catalogue, sponsored by RIT¿s Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection. The show presents rare holdings of Zapf materials held at the Cary Collection¿the foremost Zapf archive outside of Germany.

Teaching Photography

Teaching Photography PDF Author: Philip Perkis
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
ISBN: 9780975965115
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Teaching Photography, Notes Assembled is a slim, unassuming book that has been an unexpected hit in photography circles. This expanded edition features an additional chapter and is co-published by OB Press and RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, both affiliated with Rochester Institute of Technology. In Teaching Photography., Perkis draws from four decades of teaching experience at such institutions as Pratt Institute, and Cooper Union, as well as School of Visual Arts in New York. He has distilled his knowledge into this volume of thoughts on visual perception, successful photo lesson exercises, and practical teaching advice for photography instructors. Perkis expresses his acute observations as a means of provoking discussion and inspiring the younger generation of photography students and educators. Carefully typeset with ample margins and devoid of photographic images, the reader is encouraged to exercise the mind's capacity to visualize - a vital tool for the art of making photographs. PHILIP PERKIS attended the San Francisco Art Institute and studied with Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and John Collier, Jr. He served as chair of photography at Pratt Institute and is currently on the graduate faculty for the School of Visual Arts and Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. Perkis's work is represented in many museum collections, including: George Eastman House, The Getty Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY MoMA, and SF MoMA.

Communicating Knowledge Visually

Communicating Knowledge Visually PDF Author: R. Roger Remington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939125859
Category : Commercial art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Communicating Knowledge Visually presents a timely, in-depth examination of information design pioneer, Will Burtin. Using a methodical approach, the authors analyze Burtin's way of working and nine of his seminal projects, including his exhibitions for The Upjohn Company and diagrams for SCOPE magazine.Excerpts taken from Burtin's unpublished writing offer insight into his thinking process and explain how he transformed complex scientific information into easy, accessible visual forms. Scientists, designers, educators and students will gain valuable knowledge from Burtin's unique design approach in meeting the current challenges of communicating complexity in their respective fields.

Images from Science 3

Images from Science 3 PDF Author:
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
ISBN: 9781939125675
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Book Description
Images from Science 3 (IFS 3) is the companion text to an exhibition showcasing full color scientific images ranging from the intricate beauty of a frozen snow crystal to the interaction of T-cells fighting cancer. The images invite readers to view examples of wide-ranging techniques in science photography, videography, and illustration that reveal science in unique new ways. IFS 3 presents 71 image makers whose work was selected by an international panel of judges. Each image is accompanied by a brief description of the technical equipment and process used to capture it.

The Bentons

The Bentons PDF Author: Patricia Cost
Publisher: RIT Press
ISBN: 9781933360423
Category : Type and type-founding
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The ease with which we can choose a typeface today is something we take for granted, but it is possible only because of the tremendous amount of labor of the Bentons.

Up Against the Wall

Up Against the Wall PDF Author: Donald Albrecht
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939125781
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Up Against the Wall: Art, Activism, and the AIDS Poster offers nearly 200 examples of visually arresting and socially meaningful posters, taken from more than 8,000 held in the collection in the University of Rochester's River Campus Libraries' Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation. The collection, one of the largest of its kind in the world, was donated to the University of Rochester by Dr. Edward Atwater. The book accompanies an exhibition of AIDS education posters displayed at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.The posters, spanning the years from 1982 to the present, show how social, religious, civic, and public health agencies have addressed the controversial, often contested terrain of the HIV/AIDS pandemic within the public realm. Organizations and creators tailored their messages to audiences, both broad and very specific, and used a wide array of strategies, employing humor, emotion, scare tactics, simple scientific explanations, sexual imagery, and many other methods to communicate powerfully and effectively.

Rare Book Librarianship

Rare Book Librarianship PDF Author: Steven K. Galbraith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1591588820
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Successfully managing rare book collections requires very specific knowledge and skills. This handbook provides that essential information in a single volume. Rare Book Librarianship for the 21st Century is the first new rare books handbook of practice in 25 years. Authored by two special collections experts with extensive field experience, this book is also the first to discuss the role of digital technologies in managing a rare book collection. After a fascinating discussion of the history and current state of rare book libraries, this handbook provides a comprehensive account of the core skills and knowledge needed to be a successful rare book librarian. Topics include best practices for handling, housing, and conserving rare materials; collection development techniques; and user education and outreach. This book will serve as a handbook for practitioners in academic settings, large public libraries, and special libraries, and as a textbook for students in MLIS courses on rare book librarianship and curatorship.