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Agile Rabbit Edition - GRAPHIC ORNAMENTS contains stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. The pictures can also be used to produce postcards, or to decorate your letters, flyers, etc. They can be imported directly from the CD into most design, image- manipulation, illustration, word-processing and e-mail programs; no installation is required. For most applications, single images can be used free of...

The Best of News Design 31st Edition, the latest edition in Rockport’s highly respected series, presents the winning entries from the Society for News Design’s 2010 competition. Featuring work selected by a panel of judges from more than 14,000 international publication entries, this inspirational volume sets the bar for excellence in journalistic design. Bold, full-color layouts feature the best-of-the-best in news, features, portfolios, visuals, and more, and each entry is accompanied by insightful commentary on the elements that made the piece a standout winner. Every industry...

El Divino Niño es una imagen esencialmente religiosa, que encarna bondad, pureza y piedad cristiana, reconocida a simple vista y que goza de alta estima aun entre aquellos que no son devotos, pues lo identifican como un elemento cultural autóctono y muy popular. La investigación señala casos en que la imagen del Divino Niño es plasmada en artículos como mochilas, relojes, gorras y en la identidad corporativa de algunos establecimientos comerciales. Este libro reflexiona sobre la complejidad de la experiencia iconográfica religiosa dentro de contextos publicitarios, y constituye una...

These powerful and visually arresting newspaper illustrations and woodcut broadsides whose subjects range from news to religion, from corridos (escapades of bandits and heroes) to calveras (skeletal figures associated with the Day of the Dead)reflect indigenous folk-art traditions. In his graphically powerful penny handbills, Posada responded to the political and social issues of his day, addressed cultural ills, and spread moral ideas. Focusing on the Art Institute of Chicago's impressive and previously unpublished collection of prints by Posada, this book examines his work and places it in...