Of relevance is Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics, which offers many interesting links between visual art styles/techniques and their human interpretations. It is not a drawing tutorial, but it is definitely of interest to those who draw, or who otherwise want to imply specific ideas through imagery (i.e. GUI designers). It’s also a lot of fun to read. :-)
HIGHLY recommend this book. I don’t know that I actually consider it the “second or third best book that I’ve read,” but when I’m asked the question “What books have inspired you?” it pops into my head immediately.
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. (Even among Less Wrongians I seem to be on the far end of the bell curve of “How mind blowingly amazing that story was.” In addition to opening me up to a big wide world of rational thinking, and inspiring me in a way that no other work of art has, all the creative elements of the story exactly match my preferences for humor and narrative.)
Of relevance is Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics, which offers many interesting links between visual art styles/techniques and their human interpretations. It is not a drawing tutorial, but it is definitely of interest to those who draw, or who otherwise want to imply specific ideas through imagery (i.e. GUI designers). It’s also a lot of fun to read. :-)
HIGHLY recommend this book. I don’t know that I actually consider it the “second or third best book that I’ve read,” but when I’m asked the question “What books have inspired you?” it pops into my head immediately.
What’s the very best book you’ve read?
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. (Even among Less Wrongians I seem to be on the far end of the bell curve of “How mind blowingly amazing that story was.” In addition to opening me up to a big wide world of rational thinking, and inspiring me in a way that no other work of art has, all the creative elements of the story exactly match my preferences for humor and narrative.)