Peter Dawson

Tervetuloa Pohjoismaiden suurimpaan verkkokirjakauppaan! Adlibris kannattaa sananvapautta, ja haluamme edistää kirjallisuuden ja tiedon saatavuutta.

Smisl tsijeji knizhki - dopomogti dizajneru v remesli, ozbrojiti jogo pravilami, poradami j metodami. Mi pogovorimo pro tipografiju, kompozitsiju, kolir i zobrazhennja. Same tsi ingredijenti, jakscho jikh pojednati silnoju, perekonlivoju kontseptsijeju, dajut u pidsumku dizajnerske rishennja. Jakbi ja buv shef-kukharem, to khotiv bi gotuvati z najkraschikh ingredijentiv: najkraschij retsept pljus najkraschi produkti j pripravi. Navrjad chi mozhna rozrakhovuvati na shedevr, jakscho zamist svizhogo tuntsja musish vdovolnjatisja konservovanim, a zamist stiglikh pomidoriv - tomatnim sousom iz paketika. Te same stosujetsja dizajnu. Produmanij shrift na rivni z Garamonom, individualno pidibrana palitra i vdala fotografija dadut bilshe, nizh bezkoshtovna garnitura z internetu, kolori, scho jikh na avtomati proponuje soft, i pershe-lipshe foto zi stoku. Koli opanuvav "pravilnij" sposib dizajnuvati j perekonavsja, scho kozhne tire na svojemu mistsi, mozhna pidkljuchatisja do inshogo poljusu dizajnerskoji osobistosti. Todi j mozhna bude znakhoditi nespodivani, provokativni khodi, kidati viklik ustalenomu porjadku rechej, probuvati alternativni protsesi virobnitstva. Odnak navit u tsomu vipadku ta ipostas dizajnera, scho revno stezhit za dotrimannjam pravil i shukaje doskonalosti, povinna chas vid chasu vtruchatisja j perevirjati, chi znajdene rishennja jasne j chi spromozhne poloniti gljadacha. PerekladachMikola Klimchuk

RevolvermannenDa Cass Malone kom hjem etter krigen, oppdaget han at Frank Wymore hadde tilranet seg makten i Carmody ved hjelp av sine morderiske revolvermenn. På toppen av det hele var anføreren for Wymores revolvergjeng ingen annen enn Cass’ egen lillebror ... Cass festet likevel marshallstjernen på brystet og spente på seg sine seksløpere – fast bestemt på å rydde opp i byen, koste hva det koste ville. Terror i TexasEn mann uten hjem, venner og kontanter hadde ikke så mye å fare med etter borgerkrigens slutt. Men Reece hadde pågangsmot og vilje nok til å oppveie det meste av dette, og skaffet seg både kveg og venner – og fiender. Og like mye bråk fikk han med alt sammen.

The sports sector is a vitally important component of the economy in many countries. Sports are commonly used as a catalyst for urban regeneration, particularly in relation to the hosting of major sporting events such as the Olympics and World Cup tournaments. Many governments have used sport for example as a means for promoting policies on health and crime. In financial terms, the commercial importance of sport has increased dramatically in recent times: TV rights for major sporting events such as the Olympics and Premier League football in England have broken the £1bn barrier and globally sport accounts for around 50% of sponsorship activity. Sport also offers a fertile area for laboratory-style testing in the economics discipline. For example where else is it possible to measure individual pay and performance, evaluate the contribution of the manager, test the invariance proposition, analyse the impact of player restraints (e.g. salary caps, restrictions on player trades), understand the behaviour of cartels and the effects of monopsony power in one single industry? This book aims to analyse the economics of professional sports at a more intermediate-advanced level with a greater emphasis on popular international sports than the existing texts. There will also be more direct integration of the academic literature into the book through the use of case studies.

The sports sector is a vitally important component of the economy in many countries. Sports are commonly used as a catalyst for urban regeneration, particularly in relation to the hosting of major sporting events such as the Olympics and World Cup tournaments. Many governments have used sport for example as a means for promoting policies on health and crime. In financial terms, the commercial importance of sport has increased dramatically in recent times: TV rights for major sporting events such as the Olympics and Premier League football in England have broken the £1bn barrier and globally sport accounts for around 50% of sponsorship activity. Sport also offers a fertile area for laboratory-style testing in the economics discipline. For example where else is it possible to measure individual pay and performance, evaluate the contribution of the manager, test the invariance proposition, analyse the impact of player restraints (e.g. salary caps, restrictions on player trades), understand the behaviour of cartels and the effects of monopsony power in one single industry? This book aims to analyse the economics of professional sports at a more intermediate-advanced level with a greater emphasis on popular international sports than the existing texts. There will also be more direct integration of the academic literature into the book through the use of case studies.

DON'T use comic sans (except ironically ) but DO worship the classic typefaces like Helvetica and Garamond. Graphic Design Rules is a handy guide for professional graphic designers, students, and laymen who incorporate graphic design into their job or small business. Packed with practical advice, this spirited collection of design dos and don'ts takes readers through 365 rules like knowing when to use a modular grid--and when to throw the grid out the window. All designers will appreciate tips and lessons from these highly accomplished authors, who draw on years of experience to help you create good design.

Dan Gentry's military career lies trampled in the dust beside the arrow-pierced bodies of the men who served under him. Deliberately cloaking a dead lieutenant's foolhardiness with his own silence, Dan Gentry is court-martialed and disgraced. An outcast, he finds pretty Faith Tipton, wounded and unconscious, the sole survivor of an Apache raid. In love with this girl, Dan tries to protect her from the sinister designs of greedy, furtive Caleb Ash--and Dan and Faith are plunged into a maelstrom of deadly perils as the ex-soldier becomes first the hunter, then the hunted.

Explores and explains the myriad typefaces that we see around us in our day-to-day lives, from airplane liveries to computer screens, from billboard hoardings to signage systems. This book presents over 120 typefaces old and new, common and unusual with photographic references to help font spotters identify particular typefaces in the wild.

Bill Ash, an escaped convict in -Spawn of Yuma,- returns to find his father murdered. The -Colt-Cure for Woolly Fever- is Matt North's secret plan to force an entire range to reverse its decision to raise sheep. In -Posse of Outlawed Men,- the disenfranchised are struggling to regain their land and dignity. The lawman in -Bondage of the Dark Trails- has to change his strategy after a governmental pardon exonerates the man he has been relentlessly pursuing because he now needs that very outlaw to help him enforce the law. In -Ghost of the Chinook,- Llano Ackers, the owner of a local stage line that is on the brink of ruin because of repeated robberies, finds that he must defend himself from the charge of committing the robberies himself for his own enrichment.

365 daily design mantras from four leading industry experts, providing you with valuable design dos and don'ts for every day of year. Packed with practical advice presented in a fun, lighthearted fashion, this is the perfect book for the ever-growing group of non-designers who want some graphic design guidance. And for more experienced designers, individual entries will either bring forth knowing nods of agreement or hoots of derision, depending on whether or not the reader loves or hates hyphenation, has a pathological fear of beige, or thinks that baseline grids are boring. In the style of a classical almanac, 365 entries combine a specific rule with a commentary from a variety of experienced designers from all fields of the graphic design industry. Covering topics such as typography, colour, layout, imagery, production, and creative thinking, you can either dip in at random or use the book as the source of a daily lesson in how to produce great graphic design.