Genre search:General Nonfiction

The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition

by Gustavo Mercado
Paperback, 2022
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4918
Status
Available
Call number
FILM / Direction & Production

Batmobile Manual: Inside the Dark Knight's Most Iconic Rides

by Daniel Wallace
Hardcover, 2022
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4917
Status
Available
Call number
DESIGN / Product Design

Plant Magick. The Library of Esoterica

by Jessica Hundley
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
timeline, symbolism, Fibonacci, geometry, spells, healing, medicinal, psychedelics, culture, myth, sprituality
Collection
Your library
Series
The Library of Esoterica (4)
Barcode
4897
Status
Available
Call number
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Mythology & Symbolism

Abandoned Train Stations

by David Ross
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Caribbean
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4831
Status
Available
Call number
HISTORY / Transportation / Railroads

Windows to Worlds: The art of Devin Elle Kurtz

by Devin Elle Kurtz
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
color, light, storytelling, sketching, ink drawing, watercolor, Photoshop
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4829
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Individual Artist

Cultural Treasures of the World: From the Relics of Ancient Empires to Modern-Day Icons

by DK
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
Afghanistan, bronze, cultural artifact, symbolism, Africa, carvings, Bayeux Tapestry, bowls, Christian Art, Christ, China — 15 more, ceramics, Crete, crown, cup, David, death mask, deities, dragon motif, Egypt, Ethiopia, Etruscan, Eve, figurine, Italy, France
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4740
Status
Available
Call number
ART HISTORY / Overview

Introduction to Philosophy

Ebook, 2022
Tags
aesthetics, anarchism, argument, Aristotle, Barthes, Chinese, Christianity, Cicero, Communism, compassion, Confucianism — 59 more, Conservatism, contextualism, critical race theory, critcal theory, Dao, Hume, Descartes, determinism, dualism, emotions, egalitarianism, empiricism, enlightenment, epistemology, ethics, fallacies, Foucault, free will, Gandhi, Hindu, hypothesis, hypothetical imperative, India, indigenous, inductive, Japanese, Kant, Locke, logical, Mao, Marx, mythos, natural law, Nietzsche, ontology, perception, Plato, pluralism, positivism, premises, Quran, racism, rationalism, reason, Russell, Saint Augustine, semiotics, humanism, socialism, Socrates, soul, stoicism, structuralism, tribalism, utilitarian, virtue, Wittgenstein, Xenophanes, Zuni
Collections
Open Access, Ebooks
Barcode
EBOOK
Status
Access Online
Call number
EBOOK

Understanding Movies (14th Edition)

by Louis Giannetti
Paperback, 2021
Tags
storyboarding, photography, composition, patterns, distortions, editing, continuity, formalist, realism, sound effects, music — 23 more, musicals, acting, casting, sets, costumes, narratology, narratives, genre, myth, writing, screenwriting, screenplay, point of view, POV, culture, religion, feminism, queer, auteur, structuralism, historiography, Citizen Kane, stage direction
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4903
Status
Available
Call number
FILM / Direction & Production

The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV, and Digital Media, Third Ed.

by Bruce Block
Paperback, 2021
Tags
storyboarding, contrast, Ratteray, affinity, art direction, beats, directorial beats, crane shot, tracking shot, color, convergence — 11 more, depth cue, exposition, flat space cues, linear motif, point of attention, vanishing point, rhythm, sequence list, diffusion, visual space, visual structure
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4765
Status
Available
Call number
FILM / Direction & Production

How Birds Work: An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of Form and Function―from Bones to Beak (How Nature Works)

by Marianne Taylor
Paperback, 2020
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4961
Status
Available
Call number
NATURE / Birds

How Insects Work: An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of Form and Function―from Antennae to Wings (How Nature Works)

by Marianne Taylor
Paperback, 2020
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4967
Status
Available
Call number
NATURE / Insects

Abandoned Industrial Places: Factories, Laboratories, Mills and Mines that the World Left Behind

by David Ross
Hardcover, 2020
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4837
Status
Available
Call number
ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))

by Stephen King
Paperback, 2020
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4753
Status
Checked out
Due 2024-05-17
Call number
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General

They Drew as They Pleased Volume 6: The Hidden Art of Disney's New Golden Age (Disney x Chronicle Books)

by Didier Ghez
Hardcover, 2020
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4771
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Animation

The Psychology of Fake News: Accepting, Sharing, and Correcting Misinformation

by Rainer Greifeneder Editor
Ebook, 2020
Tags
Open Education Resource Open Access, Twitter, public perception, intuition, truth, bias, conspiracy, cognitive fluency, echo chamber, fact-checking, inoculation theory — 5 more, identity-based motivation, motivation, scientific journals. polarization, social identity, uncertainty
Collection
Ebooks
Barcode
EBOOK
Status
Access Online
Call number
EBOOK

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (Exploded Views)

by Amanda Leduc
Paperback, 2020
Tags
Disney, fairy tale, analysis, disability, feminism, social justice, cultural studies, fantasy
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4627
Status
Available
Call number
LITERATURE / Essays

The Art of the Last of Us Part II

by Naughty Dog
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
environment, character art, concept drawing, LGBTQIA, prop design, weapons, dogs, horses, costume
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4454
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Video Games

Fantasy World-Building: A Guide to Developing Mythic Worlds and Legendary Creatures (Dover Art Instruction)

by Mark Nelson
Paperback, 2019
Collection
Your library
Barcode
5022
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Concept Art

The Art of Disney Costuming: Heroes, Villains, and Spaces Between (Disney Editions Deluxe)

by Jeff Kurtti
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
Bill Thomas, Chuck Keehne, Alice Estes Davis, Sotto, Cinderella, Rogers, Hammerstein, Mirojnick, Atwood, Into the Woods, Powell — 46 more, Castro, Once Upon a Time, Michael Kaplan, The Sorcer's Apprentice, Cruella De Vil, Black Hole, Kurland, Jones, Kutsche, Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), wicked witch, Hocus Pocus, Vogt, witch, Enchanted, May, Ferrin, Delgado, Wrinkle in Time (2018), Rose, Pirates of the Caribbean, Black Pearl, Prince of Persia, Haunted Mansion, Beauty and the Beast (2017), Aladdin (2019), Wilkinson, Jack Sparrow, Maleficent, Sheppard, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Alice in Wonderland, costume design, clothing, Nutcracker (2018), Mary Poppins (2018), Cinderella (2015), fairy godmother, Return to Oz, Dumbo (2019), Durran, Beavan, Makovsky, National Treasure (2004), Sorcer's Apprentice (2010), Mary Poppins (1964)
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4888
Status
Available
Call number
DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories / Costumes

Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes

by Jessica Pan
Paperback, 2019
Tags
gnomon reads
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4845
Status
Available
Call number
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays

Abandoned Places

by Henk Van Rensbergen
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
environment reference
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4732
Status
Available
Call number
PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial

Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World

by Elizabeth Morrison Editor
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
Islamic, modern age, monsters, animals, feline, Latin, thirteenth century
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4749
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Plants & Animals

The Stonewall Reader

by New York Public Library Editor
Paperback, 2019
Tags
1960s, gay liberation movement, Silvia Rivera, African American, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), lesbian, 1969, primary source, diversity, drag queens, transgender — 1 more, Pride
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4786
Status
Available
Call number
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies

Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic (Art Book for Artists, Creative Self-Help Book)

by Lisa Congdon
Paperback, 2019
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4542
Status
Available
Call number
INDUSTRY RESOURCES / Career Guides

Beginning Drawing Atelier: An Instructional Sketchbook

by Juliette Aristides
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
line, shapes, volume, value, form, portraits, still life, ellipse, tone, light, FIAD
Collection
Your library
Barcode
3916
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Technique / Drawing

Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, The ;

by Nintendo
Hardcover, 2018
Collection
Your library
Series
The Legend of Zelda: The Goddess Collection (book 3)
Barcode
4763
Status
Available
Call number
GAMES / Video & Electronic

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild--Creating a Champion

by Nintendo Creator
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
key art, character art, environment art, world building, props, weapons, monsters, creature art, shields, armor, clothing — 1 more, costume design
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4636
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Video Games

Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play

by Meagan Marie Autor
Ebook, 2018
Tags
Open Access, female, industry, game industry, gaming, career, gender. diversity
Collections
Open Access, Ebooks
Barcode
EBOOK
Status
Access Online
Call number
EBOOK

Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology

by Adrienne Mayor
Ebook, 2018
Collection
Ebooks
Barcode
EBOOK
Status
Access Online
Call number
EBOOK

Innumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth (Natural Histories)

by Michael S. Engel
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
bugs, illustrations, drawings, ink, entomology, beetles, butterflies, bees, spiders, diagrams, dragonflies — 14 more, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, wasps, moths, stick bugs, praying mantis, metamorphosis, fleas, lice, bed bugs, maggots, ants, termites, nests
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4347
Status
Available
Call number
NATURE / Insects

The Art of Heikala: Works and Thoughts

by Heikala
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
watercolor, illustration, environment, characters, stylized, japan, cats, tutorial
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4144
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Individual Artist

Productive Fandom: Intermediality and Affective Reception in Fan Cultures (Transmedia)

by Nicolle Lamerichs
Ebook, 2018
Tags
Open Education Resource, audience, fans, geeks, fan fiction, fan art, sherlock, firefly, cosplay, sociology, Open Access — 1 more, OER
Collections
Open Access, Ebooks
Barcode
EBOOK
Status
Access Online
Call number
EBOOK

Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games, Fourth Edition

by Tracy Fullerton
Paperback, 2018
Tags
game designer, design process, structure, players, objectives, rules, system dynamics, conceptualization, prototype, playtesting, accessibility — 10 more, teams, project planning, visualization, flowcharts, game play, game publishing, game developer, production, workflow, game industry
Collection
Your library
Series
Gama Network Series
Barcode
3870
Status
Available
Call number
GAMES / Video & Electronic

The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated

by Helaine Olen
Paperback, 2017
Tags
New Book, savings, credit cards, retirement, stocks, mutual funds, insurance, car insurance, banking, loans, budget — 11 more, commutes, consumer, debt, disability insurance, financial aid, emergency funds, bankruptcy, 401(k), debt management, interest rates, spending
Collection
Your library
Barcode
5126
Status
Available
Call number
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference / Finance

The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA (NASA X Chronicle Books)

by Nirmala Nataraj
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
environment reference
Collection
Your library
Barcode
5016
Status
Available
Call number
PHOTOGRAPHY / Astrophotography

The Art of Overwatch

by Blizzard Auteur
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
LGBTQIA
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4832
Status
Checked out
Due 2024-05-10
Call number
ART / Video Games

Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family

by Garrard Conley
Paperback, 2017
Tags
gender, identity, sexual orientation, Pride, Gay, LGBTQ, queer
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4809
Status
Available
Call number
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies

How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design (Playful Thinking)

by Katherine Isbister
Paperback, 2017
Tags
social play, multiplayer, emotional connection
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4499
Status
Available
Call number
GAMES / Video & Electronic

The Secret Lives of Color

by Kassia St Clair
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
color theory, He
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4398
Status
Gnomon Offsite Storage
Call number
DESIGN / Color Theory

The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

by Phil Szostak
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
space, spaceship, spaceships, vehicle, concept, design, character, environment, creature, robot, cyborg — 8 more, sci fi, science fiction, future, futuristic, fashion, clothes, alien, aliens
Collection
Your library
Series
Art of Star Wars (8), Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Artbooks (2)
Barcode
4390
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Film & Video

The Living Forest: A Visual Journey Into the Heart of the Woods

by Robert Llewellyn
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
trees, forests, wildlife, plants, rivers, fish, underwater, reptiles, insects, wolves, environment reference — 8 more, snakes, tree bark, frogs, seasons, autumn, winter, spring, summer
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4280
Status
Checked out
Due 2022-11-04
Call number
PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals

The Color of Pixar

by Tia Kratter
Hardcover, 2017
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4168
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Animation

The Art of Mass Effect: Andromeda

by Bioware
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
space, spaceship, armor, weapons, character art, concept, character concept, alien, aliens, alien concept, helmets — 17 more, human, LGBTQIA, asari, turian, salarian, remnants, krogan, sci-fi, science fiction, assault rifles, pistols, futuristic, shotguns, angara, kett, environment art, landscape
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4154
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Video Games

Middle-Earth from Script to Screen: Building the World of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

by Daniel Falconer
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
environment, mountain range, character, props, creatures, set design, production
Collection
Your library
Barcode
3773
Status
Available
Call number
FILM / Direction & Production

Python Tricks: A Buffet of Awesome Python Features

by Dan Bader
Paperback, 2017
Tags
data structures, looping, iteration, dictionary, pythonic, modules, objects, bytecode, scripting
Collection
Your library
Barcode
3768
Status
Available
Call number
COMPUTER GRAPHICS / Python

National Geographic History

Digital Magazine, 2017
Tags
ancient civilizations, Pompeii, Babylon, Amazon, Egypt, China, Greece, Persia, Middle Ages, Alexander the Great, mummy — 30 more, Rome, Minotaur, Minoan, Roman Empire, Boudica, Marco Polo, Kublai Khan, Caesar, art history, Botticelli, Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci, Afghanistan, Lumiere, church, pharaoh, Cicero, Robin Hood, Jesse James, Prague, Bronze Age, Rhodes, colossus, priestess, Michelangelo, Zarathustra, Zoroastrian, Satan, Devil. Mayan, Jack the Ripper
Collection
Digital File
Series
National Geographic History Magazine (Unknown or Entire Series)
Status
Access Online
Call number
DIGITAL MAGAZINES

The Art of Harry Potter

by Marc Sumerak
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
wizards, witches, muggles, LGBTQIA, creatures, graphic arts, marketing, merchandise, objects, weapons, magic — 1 more, fantasy
Collection
Your library
Barcode
3493
Status
Available
Call number
ART / Film & Video

The Art of Movement

by Ken Browar
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
photography, movement, action poses
Collection
LAPL
Barcode
LAPL 068
Status
Available

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

by Jon Ronson
Paperback, 2016
Tags
interpersonal relations, communication, popular culture
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4646
Status
Available
Call number
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology

Meggs' History of Graphic Design

by Philip B. Meggs
Hardcover, 2016
Collection
Your library
Barcode
4572
Status
Available
Call number
DESIGN / Graphic Arts
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