Clip Art Smart

In "Clip Art Smart" graphic design writer Molly W. Joss shows how clip art spruces up even the dullest documents: newsletters, annual reports, brochures, and more. The companion CD-ROM contains more than 400 pieces of royalty-free clip art, ready for print or multimedia projects.

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Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. Now, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart Brevity—think Strunk and White’s Elements of Style for the digital age. In SMART BREVITY: The Power of Saying More with Less, Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz teach readers how to say more with less in virtually any format. They also share communications lessons learned from their decades of experience in media, business and communications.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Smart Graphics, SG 2009, held in Salamanca, Spain in May 2009. The 15 revised full papers together with 8 short papers and 2 demonstrations presented were carefully reviewed and selected. The papers are organized in topical sections on visual analytics, user studies, human computer interaction, computer graphics and artificial intelligence, as well as virtual and mixed reality.

Hundreds of immediately usable, copyright-free graphics - Ready-to-Use Accents and Attention-Getters, Ready-to-Use Borders on Layout Grids and Ready-to-Use Illustrations for Holiday and Special Occasions.

* Create your own dragons to slay, orcs to kill, and every warrior, weapon, and warlock you could possibly conceive using the thousands of possible designs included on the CD. It's estimated the fantasy market has over nine million consumers. Fantasy enthusiasts who yearn to create their own alternate realities can do so easily with this indispensable resource. This book-and-CD combo provides high-resolution clip art and digital instruction allowing users to create personalized artwork. * Well-known fantasy artist Kevin Crossley created art for the CD. Weapons, characters, equipment, and landscapes are all included in a variety of customizable styles.