Graphis awards over 1,000 winners. Entries are judged by an award-winning panel of industry leaders. Platinum and Gold Award-winning students describe their assignments given and approaches to their projects, which give insight into their creative processes. This book contains full-page images of Platinum & Gold Award-winning work from talented instructors and students. Silver-winning work is also displayed, and Honorable Mentions are listed. This book is an invaluable resource that can be used by instructors to raise their students' visual standards and expectations in the classroom.

The industry bible for communication design and illustration professionals, with updated information, listings, and pricing guidelines. Graphic Artists Guild Handbook is the industry bible for communication design and illustration professionals. A comprehensive reference guide, the Handbook helps graphic artists navigate the world of pricing, collecting payment, and protecting their creative work, with essential advice for growing a freelance business to create a sustainable and rewarding livelihood. This sixteenth edition provides excellent, up-to-date guidance, incorporating new information, listings, and pricing guidelines. It offers graphic artists practical tips on how to negotiate the best deals, price their services accurately, and create contracts that protect their rights. Sample contracts and other documents are included. For the sixteenth edition, the content has been reorganized, topics have been expanded, and new chapters have been added to create a resource that is more relevant to how graphic artists work today. Features include: More in-depth information for the self-employed on how to price work to make a sustainable living and plan for times of economic uncertainty. A new chapter on using skills and talents to maximize income with multiple revenue streams—workshops, videos, niche markets, passion projects, selling art, and much more. Current U.S. salary information and freelance rates by discipline. Pricing guidelines for buyers and sellers. Up-to-date copyright registration information. Model contracts and forms to adapt to your specific needs. Interviews with eleven self-employed graphic artists who have created successful careers,using many of the practices found in this Handbook.

Content: Graphis presents award-winning works in design from some of the top designers, and design firms internationally, including packaging, poster, editorial, and more. Platinum and Gold Awards are given full-page presentations, Silver awards are presented, and Honorable Mentions are listed. Selling Points: This is a great resource for inspiration and a tool for understanding the visual standard one must meet to compete among the top award-winning professionals. It contains high-quality presentations of the winning work. Audience: Designers, art directors, creative directors, artist/illustrators, educators, students, and creatives who seek motivation and inspiration. Credits: All winners describe their assignments, creative process, and the results of their work in the Credits & Commentary.

A practical meditation technique to achieve a higher state of consciousness and, ultimately, enlightenment. An easy-to-follow guide to a unique meditation technique you can practice throughout the day. The BANFEBA Meditation technique is comprised of seven effortless steps: Breathe, Accept, Now, Feel, Experience, Being and Awareness.

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 will, to a great degree, depend on implementing a “circular economy”. In the forest sector, this relates to how we manage forests and use forest products. The Forest Products Annual Market Review covers recent trends, policies and market intelligence on forest products along with production, consumption and trade statistics for the UNECE region; all of which are critical to the role of forests in creating a more circular economy.

This facsimile of the Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s 1945 Christmas catalog offers a nostalgic look back at consumer goods of the era, from dolls and toy trains to housewares, clothing, furniture, candy, and much more. Also reproduced here is an insightful poem, "Christmas Peace," included in the original mailing to commemorate the end of the war.

A brilliant, bold, and sensationally produced book on the work of Jennifer Morla, a luminary of contemporary design.

Build a successful art career! Do you want to establish or expand a career for yourself in fine art, illustration, or design? Then Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market 2017 is the must-have reference guide you need. Thousands of successful artists have relied on us to help develop their careers and navigate the changing business landscape. The Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market 2017 introduces a whole host of new features and guarantees the most up-to-date, individually verified market contacts possible. Grow your art business with these resources: • A FREE 1-year subscription to ArtistsMarketOnline.com, where you can find industry contacts, track your submissions, get the latest art and design news, and much more. NOTE: The free subscription only comes with the print version. • Complete, up-to-date contact information for more than 1,800 art market resources, including galleries, magazines, book publishers, greeting card companies, ad agencies, syndicates, art fairs, and more. • Articles on the business of freelancing--from basic copyright information to tips on promoting your work. • Information on grants, residencies, organizations, publications, and websites that offer support and direction for visual artists of all types. • NEW! Informative articles on the art of customer service, creating a noteworthy portfolio, protecting your intellectual property, and adding teaching to your list of freelance possibilities. • NEW! Special features on maintaining your motivation as a freelancer, brand marketing, etiquette for artists, and artists' assistants. • NEW! Inspiring and informative interviews with successful professionals including illustrator Peter Sis, artists Seth Lyons and Kevin T. Kelly, and concept artists Gilles Beloeil and Lauren Airriess.

The subjects confronted are anti-war, anti-violence, the environment, human rights, and of course politics. The book contains statements with extraordinary foresight from some of our founding fathers, in- cluding Thomas Jefferson, as well as profound statements from var- ious outspoken public figures, politicians, and military leaders who have deeply influenced the world.