{"product_id":"9781119185536","title":"A Companion to Illustration Art and Theory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Art History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Illustration\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eArt and Theory\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlan Male\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ History \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA contemporary synthesis of the philosophical, theoretical and practical methodologies of illustration and its future development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustration is contextualized visual communication; its purpose is to serve society by influencing the many aspects of its cultural infrastructure; it dispenses knowledge and education, it commentates and delivers journalistic opinion, it persuades, advertises and promotes, it entertains and provides for all forms of narrative fiction. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Illustration \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the definition of illustration through cognition and research and its impact on culture. It explores illustration’s boundaries and its archetypal distinction, the inflected forms of its parameters, its professional, contextual, educational and creative applications. This unique reference volume offers insights into the expanding global intellectual conversation on illustration through a compendium of readings by an international roster of scholars, academics and practitioners of illustration and visual communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncompassing a wide range of thematic dialogues, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e offers twenty-five chapters of original theses, examining the character and making of imagery, illustration education and research, and contemporary and post-contemporary context and practice. Topics including conceptual strategies for the contemporary illustrator, the epistemic potential of active imagination in science, developing creativity in a polymathic environment, and the presentation of new insights on the intellectual and practical methodologies of illustration. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates innovative theoretical and contextual teaching and learning strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the influence of illustration through cognition, research and cultural hypotheses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the illustrator as author, intellectual and multi-disciplinarian\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores state-of-the-art research and contemporary trends in illustration\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the philosophical, theoretical and practical framework of the discipline\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Illustration\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable resource for students, scholars and professionals in disciplines including illustration, graphic and visual arts, visual communications, cultural and media and advertising studies, and art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Male\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus, Falmouth University, UK. He is an internationally recognized academic, writer, illustrator, and lecturer on communication, historical and cultural studies, and professional illustration practice. Professor Male is author of \u003ci\u003eIllustration: A Theoretical and Contextual Perspective, Illustration: Meeting the Brief,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Power and Influence of Illustration\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won numerous international awards and has illustrated more than 170 books. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 April 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119185536\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e688\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314176979084,"sku":"9781119185536","price":189.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119185536.jpg?v=1780197217","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119185536","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}