Thinking Visually

　　*Focused specifically on learning to think visually and turn words into pictures

　　*Groundbreaking for students, thought-provoking for everyone

　　*Reveals cultural developments and issues in illustration

　　The first book in the Basics Illustration series, this book introduces and explores the challenge of the visual interpretation of text. Conceptual and interpretive illustration, experimental mark making, observational and intuitive drawing, the importance of visual metaphors, image construction, satire, the fusion of traditional and digital, research and archiving, cultural developments, and current issus-all aspects of the craft of illustration are presented here, with complete, authoritative text and visuals.

　　Designed for students, but packed with thoughtful ideas and comprehensive insight, Basics Illustration: Thinking Visually provides a broad understanding of illustration in the context of communication design.

　　Mark Wigan works internationally in a broad range of media. His current work is a multimedia archive chronicling the changing worlds of club culture and street style. For the past ten years, he has also been lecturing in Tokyo and the United Kingdom. He teaches at Camberwell College of Arts in London.