
Writing for Visual Thinkers
A Guide for Artists and Designers
Andrea Marks(Author)
New Riders (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 21. April 2011
Book
Mixed media product
144 pages
978-0-321-76745-5 (ISBN)
Description
Writing can be a special challenge for artists and designers, who tend to be more visual than verbal. Writing for Visual Thinkers is designed to help people who think in pictures gain skills and confidence in their writing abilities.
Andrea Marks approaches the craft of writing from many directions, all with the ultimate goal of unlocking the reader's verbal potential. This new and expanded edition introduces brainstorming techniques that focus on writing and explores the various connections between verbal and visual thinking.
Writing for Visual Thinkers includes a companion CD with an ebook containing hundreds of links to articles, books, websites, blogs, wikis, video, and audio podcasts by writers and designers including Ellen Lupton, Steven Heller, and Jessica Helfand.
With the addition of new exercises that push the reader to explore a wide range of writing strategies, the second edition of Writing for Visual Thinkers is a great resource to help visual communicators enrich their work with writing.
Andrea Marks approaches the craft of writing from many directions, all with the ultimate goal of unlocking the reader's verbal potential. This new and expanded edition introduces brainstorming techniques that focus on writing and explores the various connections between verbal and visual thinking.
Writing for Visual Thinkers includes a companion CD with an ebook containing hundreds of links to articles, books, websites, blogs, wikis, video, and audio podcasts by writers and designers including Ellen Lupton, Steven Heller, and Jessica Helfand.
With the addition of new exercises that push the reader to explore a wide range of writing strategies, the second edition of Writing for Visual Thinkers is a great resource to help visual communicators enrich their work with writing.
Reviews / Votes
"An upbeat exploration of fun, engaging techniques for using words to unleash the powers of the mind." -Ellen LuptonMore details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
382 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-76745-5 (9780321767455)
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E-Book
03/2011
2nd Edition
New Riders
€12.91
Available for download
Person
Andrea Marks is a design educator and coordinator of the graphic design program at Oregon State University. Her interests in design curriculum extend to exploring ways in which technology can enhance learning. She is the recipient of several grants and awards including an NEA Design Arts grant for her interactive CD project Women of the Bauhaus. Her design work is included in the AIGA Design Archives and her film, Freedom on the Fence, about Polish poster artists, is in MoMA's permanent collection.
Content
1 The Writer's Toolbox
2 Thinking Words and Pictures
3 Verbal and Visual Connections
4 Narrative Structures; Verbal and Visual Working Together
5 Writing and Editing in the 21st Century
6 Writing in Practice Podcasts Resources Letter from Ric Grefe, Executive Director of AIGA
2 Thinking Words and Pictures
3 Verbal and Visual Connections
4 Narrative Structures; Verbal and Visual Working Together
5 Writing and Editing in the 21st Century
6 Writing in Practice Podcasts Resources Letter from Ric Grefe, Executive Director of AIGA