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BOOK OF THE YEAR 2002
One of the best of the best ... Phil Meggs passed away on Sunday, November 24. He was outstanding
in all that he did as a teacher, writer, designer, historian, and artist. In 1968,
he began teaching in the Communication Arts and Design Department at Virginia Commonwealth
University, chairing the department from 1974 to 1987. In ddition to his teaching
at V.C.U., he served as visiting faculty at Syracuse University and the National
College of Art Design, Dublin. His first book, A History of Graphic Design, was published in
1983, and remains today the definitive work on that subject. He wrote over a dozen
books and 150 articles and papers on design and typography, including the section
on graphic design in the Encyclopedia Britannica. He was a brilliant designer and
artist whose work was included in the Art Director's Club Annual, Graphics Annual,
and Print Magazineís Regional Design Annual. Most recently, he was inducted
into the Art Directors Hall of Fame, receiving their Educator's Award for lifetime
achievements that significantly shaped the future of the fields of design education
and writing. Although he is best known for his books, he said, "Of all the things
Iíve been involved in, I am most proud of my children and my students."
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BEST BOOKS of 2002 Designing Across Cultures by Ronnie Lipton Creative Thinking in Photoshop by Sharon Steuer Photoshop 7 Savvy by Steve Romaniello, Sybex One Click WOW - Elements by by Jack Davis, Linnea Dayton Web Pages That Suck: Learn Good Design by Looking at Bad Design by Vincent Flanders, Dean Peters Revival of the Fittest by Philip B. Meggs (Editor), Roy McKelvey (Editor) Graphically Speaking A Visual Lexicon for Achieving Better Designer-Client Communication (Graphic Design) by Lisa Buchanan Digital Book Design & Publishing by Douglas Holleley Photoshop Type Effects Visual Encyclopedia by Roger Pring Design Issues How Graphic Design Informs Society Edited by D.K. Holland The Web Design CD Bookshelf by O'Reilly Books, various authors Special Citations For extraordinary ongoing excellence in publishing, we recognize these serials as the very best in the industry: Inside Photoshop 7, Special Edition (series) ___ New Riders, (Photoshop Graphic Techniques) The Illustrator WOW Book (series) ___ Peachpit, (Adobe Illustrator, Graphic Techniques) The Photoshop WOW Book (series) ___ Peachpit, (Adobe Illustrator, Graphic Techniques) The Little Mac Book (series) ___ Peachpit (Macintosh) Hall of Fame Books In a world of planned obsolescence and short-life computer technology, we've selected these books as all-time best books for their enduring lessons and timeless value. Revival of the Fittest by Philip B. Meggs (Editor), Roy McKelvey (Editor) Designing Across Cultures ___ by Ronnie Lipton Type Rules, The Professional's Guide to Typography ___ North Light, F&W (Graphic Design) Type In Use, 2nd Edition ___ McGraw Hill, Design Press, (Publishing) Arts & Crafts Computer ___ Peachpit, (General) Steal This Book 2 ___ No Starch Press, (General) How Computers Work, 6th Edition ___ QUE, (General) See: BEST BOOKS of 2001 last year's best books Bummers or "Why did I spend my money for THAT?" Photoshop 6 Photo-Retouching Secrets, New Riders Web Design Essentials, Adobe Press Photoshop 7 Killer Tips, NAPP/New Riders Web Site Redesigns, Adobe Master Class, Adobe Press |
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