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La presente edición es una compilación complementaria que evidencia el desarrollo de iniciativas investigativas del Departamento de Diseño de la Universidad del Cauca en torno a la disciplina tipográfica a nivel regional, nacional e internacional. Entre plomos presenta microrrelatos que dibujan la fisonomía trazada a través del Diseño cómo producto de las experiencias de los participantes; mientras que letras invisibles documenta las comunicaciones presentadas en el Encuentro Internacional de Tipografía en Popayán .

Manual que abarca desde los principios y tčnicas en los que se basa este arte hasta el aprovechamiento comercial y profesional del mismo con un capt̕ulo dedicado a la digitalizacin̤ de la obra para su reproduccin̤ comercial y otro en el que la autora ilustra a los lectores sobre la planificacin̤ del proyecto y al trato con el posible cliente.

Latin American Graphic Design.- In this bilingual book Romulo Peralta Moya brings together 75 designers and design studios in Latin America. He does this through a general introductory study and a one by one country case, along with the collaboration of important curators and scholars in the field representing every country. Graphic design has progressively gained relevance in the field of communication of ideas, currently turning into a true source of persuasion, given that its goal is to influence people's way of thinking, inducing consumption and generating expectations. In addition, this...

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 Focusing on the Art Institute of Chicago's impressive and previously unpublished collection of prints by Posada, this book examines his work and places it in...