Thursday, September 13, 2007

Week 5: with a K—Viva La France




Not having access to rural yard sales or “cheap” flea markets the canny shopper is left to sift through piles of web auctions in order to find treasures worthy of entering a athenaeum. On a recent Ebay binge I came across a book called, “Effets Graphiques Dans Les Plans De Construction / Graphic Effects in the Plans of Construction” by Gerd Zimmerschied. Not knowing what the contents of the book looked like. I took a gamble based off the sellers photograph of the front cover. Thankfully, this 10 dollar purchase was worth the high price tag. The book is a visual compendium of architectural drawings that include: trees, people, animals and automobiles. The variation of illustration styles and techniques are endless. A real find for anyone looking for illustration inspiration. Offrir heureux!

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