Visual Design

Introducing "The Art of Visual Branding" - Your Ultimate Guide to Crafting Impactful Visual Identities! In today’s fast-paced, digital world, it’s essential for brands to be visually arresting and instantly recognizable. Unlock the secrets to creating a powerful visual identity that resonates with your audience with "The Art of Visual Branding"! Explore the unlimited possibilities of effective branding as we dive into each chapter that covers essential topics tailored to sharpen your skills in visual identity design. From an introduction to Visual Identities and Branding to the Future ...

The Golden Ratio Explained: Sacred Geometry, Proportion in Design, Photography, Architecture, Branding, and Human Perception What makes certain designs feel balanced, certain photographs feel powerful, and certain buildings feel timeless? The Golden Ratio Explained takes you deep into one of the most fascinating ideas in mathematics and aesthetics: the number phi, approximately 1.618, and its powerful influence across art, architecture, graphic design, branding, photography, nature, and human perception. This comprehensive and accessible guide reveals how a simple proportional relationship ...

Josh Kaufman founded PersonalMBA.com as an alternative to the business school boondoggle. His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time. Now, he shares the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume. The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges.

Book Description for Kindle Store: Cinematic A.I.: Harnessing Generative Artificial Intelligence Technology for Filmmaking, Video Production, Visual Effects, and Sound Design explores how cutting-edge AI tools are revolutionizing the entire filmmaking process. From pre-production to post-production, AI is empowering filmmakers to create professional-grade films, visual effects, and sound design, often rivaling Hollywood blockbusters—all at a fraction of the cost. This comprehensive guide focuses on the practical application of generative AI platforms like Runway, Kling AI, and Sora, ...

Feeling overwhelmed by endless tasks and scattered thoughts? The Mind Map Manual: Brain on Fire! is your ultimate guide to mastering mind mapping—a powerful tool to organize your ideas, spark creativity, and achieve your goals. This book isn’t just about learning a skill; it’s about transforming how you you think and work. Whether you’re a student aiming for academic success, a professional juggling multiple projects, or someone who simply wants a clearer, sharper mind, this manual will help you unlock the genius within. What’s Inside? Visual Thinking Made Easy: Learn how to break...

Create breathtaking art using AI, without needing prior tech expertise! Are you intrigued by the potential of AI art but unsure where to begin? Do limitations in crafting effective prompts leave you feeling frustrated? Are you worried that AI might overshadow your unique creative touch? If so, you're not alone. Many aspiring digital artists and seasoned professionals grapple with integrating AI into their creative process. However, by demystifying this cutting-edge technology, you can elevate your art to new heights. Essentials to Creating Art with AI opens a world of stunning visuals and ...

You absolutely can. And you don't need a computer science degree, an artistic background, or any previous coding experience to do it. In Unreal Engine 5 for Beginners, industry veteran and interactive media educator Irene Bolton strips away the intimidating jargon and technical gatekeeping to hand you the ultimate "dummy-proof" guide to game creation. Over her twelve-year career building everything from indie puzzles to massive action-adventure titles, Irene has proven that the power of Unreal Engine 5 belongs to everyone—not just seasoned engineers. This book is the step-by-step ...

When I look at our everyday landscape, I see a cadence of shame built into objects we barely notice. The fridge door that hides the cost of living crisis on the empty shelf. The CV that turns a complex life into a pass/fail test. The tent pitched outside a disused shop, that broadcasts...

Discover the fascinating world of visual storytelling! Unveil the secrets behind the most powerful and captivating form of storytelling through the magnificent art of comics and graphic novels. Introducing "Visual Storytelling," a groundbreaking eBook that will lead you on a journey through the enthralling universe of comics and graphic novels. Immerse yourself in the evolution, history, and techniques that have shaped the iconic art of visual storytelling, and learn how this medium has journeyed from the static images of early comic strips to the dynamic and powerful narratives we know and...

Have you ever opened Adobe Photoshop, felt instantly overwhelmed by the dense interface, and closed it within minutes? You are not alone. Most beginner guides rush into advanced, destructive editing techniques before you can even grasp the fundamentals. Adobe Photoshop for Beginners by graphic designer and educator Lara Weinstein is a deliberate correction to that trend, offering a plain-language, jargon-free blueprint to mastering the software at your own pace. The secret to expensive-looking design isn't technical complexity—it comes down to restraint, structural hierarchy, and an ...

The Art of Quilting for Beginners & Beyond A Visual Step By Step Guide to Mastering the Art of Quilting Carol Ann Maurer has been quilting since 1988. She taught at Lone Star College, Great Expectations Quilts, Time Treasured Quilts, Quiltworks, aboard the m/s Norwegian Dream, Song of Flower (cruise ships),to name a few and teaches classes in her own private studio at home in Houston, Texas. She is an accomplished educator who shares her knowledge through her DVDs, classes, workshops and quilt lectures throughout the country. Carol Ann wrote this book with the beginner in mind explaining in...

Most painting problems are not color problems. They are composition problems. When an outdoor landscape painting fails, it rarely comes down to the pigment on your brush or the brand of your canvas. Almost always, the collapse began in the first five minutes—with an indecisive focal point, an accidental bullseye, or an unedited scramble of nature’s infinite details. Composition Field Notes is a direct, field-ready reference manual written specifically for the working landscape painter. Stripping away dry, academic geometry and formulaic rules, professional Impressionist Malcolm Dewey ...

We’ve all been told the lie that beautiful design requires thousands of dollars in software, years of art school, or an innate genetic gift. But graphic design and content creation expert Lara Weinstein is here to shatter that myth. The difference between an amateur graphic and a visual that looks like it cost a thousand dollars isn't talent—it's strategy. In Canva for Beginners: How to Make Visuals Look 10x More Expensive, you get a complete, no-nonsense roadmap to mastering the world's most powerful design platform. Whether you are a small business owner wanting to compete with big ...

A picture really does speak 1000 words. 90% of the information out there in the world transmitted to our brains is visual. Visual images are processed 60,000 times faster than long-form text. 67% of business owners across the globe expect that visual design will be even more important to the success of their businesses over the next decade. The world around us is changing at an exponential pace. Our attention spans are reducing to micro-seconds day by day as we are fed content through innumerable sources around us from the television to our smartphones. Our lifestyles are inclined towards ...

Most artists spend years chasing better compositions by memorizing rules. But even after learning them all, their images still feel off. Great composition never begins with rules—it starts in the mind. In The Artist Upgrade, educator and artist Tavis Leaf Glover takes you into the hidden principles that master artists use to organize visual information, guide attention, simplify complexity, and create images that feel balanced, intentional, and emotionally engaging. Bypassing superficial tricks, this book uncovers why certain compositions endure while others fall flat. Drawing from ...

Have you ever looked at a stunning, modern website and thought, “I could never make something like that”? CSS for Beginners: CSS Explained So Simply a 5-Year-Old Could Design a Modern Website proves that you absolutely can. Written specifically for complete beginners, this guide breaks down Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) into friendly, bite-sized pieces. Author Marie Ritchie replaces confusing technical jargon with everyday visual analogies—like gingerbread houses, labeled jars, and paint boxes—ensuring that every new concept actually sticks. Throughout your journey, you will be ...

Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures. The Architecture Book goes beyond other architecture books to analyse not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures key to the history and...

A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read "A powerful and urgent call to action—for the health and safety of half of our population, it’s time we rethink the male body ideal and build a world that includes us all.” —Dr. Elizabeth Comen, MD, medical oncologist, associate professor of medicine at NYU...

ARE YOU READY TO MASTER FIGMA — EVEN IF YOU’VE NEVER DESIGNED ANYTHING BEFORE? If you’ve tried learning Figma through random YouTube videos or fast-paced tutorials that skip steps, you already know how frustrating it can be. This book is different. Figma for Beginners is a complete, visual, step-by-step guide created specifically for absolute beginners. No design degree. No prior experience. No confusing jargon. Just clear explanations, practical examples, and screenshots that show you exactly what to click and why. Whether you're a student, freelancer, developer, entrepreneur, or ...

Bloomsbury presents Design Beyond the Human, edited by Elio Caccavale and Gordon Hush, read by James Rottger. How can design shine a light on humanity’s relationship with the planet, its ecosystems and inhabitants, now and in the future? Global challenges like climate change and ecosystem...