How does political policy-making shape the creative activities of artists? Do the political interests of artists influence actual political practices in any way? Legislating Creativity examines the re
The American Heritage Journal of Creativity (AHJC) is a biannual journal of research from American Heritage University of Southern California located in the San Bernardino County in California, USA. I
This volume reflects the multiplicity of perspectives in the theory and practice of creativity, while it is broadly accepted that the dynamism of humanity s responses to our evolving scientific, socia
Creative teaching as well as teaching creativity are cutting edge issues in psychology today as recent academic and popular media coverage has shown. This volume expands on that interest with chapter
"Creative Ireland" provides a rigorous appraisal of Irish contemporary visual arts practice across all forms of media. It profiles 100 leading Irish visual artists active between 2000-2011, including
Creativity is now essential in a global economy, for business, and for the benefit of society. To enable young people to flourish in an uncertain future, education needs to acknowledge creativity as a
Theatre & the Visual argues that theatre studies' preoccupation with problems arising from textual analysis has compromised a proper, political consideration of the visual. Johnson examines the sp
Ready to play? Whether you think of yourself as an artist, a doodler, a dreamer, or none of the above, this book will jump-start your creativity. Popular art instructor Carla Sonheim offers fun, enga
The ultimate developers' guide to Visual Studio 2012This expert Wrox guide is what you need to get up and running quickly on Visual Studio 2012. Written by a Microsoft Visual C# MVP, it guides you thr
There is perhaps no leadership challenge more daunting than managing creativity—and more urgent than delivering breakthrough innovation. How do you harness some of the most passionate, intelligent peo
Treffinger, Schoonover, and Selby, who are associated with the Center for Creative Learning, help educational administrators and specialists, teachers, and community leaders nurture creativity in lear
The step-by-step visual guide to spotting potential price movements and improving returnsBloomberg Visual Guide to Chart Patterns is a concise and accessible visual guide to identifying, understanding
In the book, compassion and creativity are discussed in a series of accessible and conversational essays based on a conference at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in which five panels of sc
What does it mean for a painter to remain a visual artist even as a writer? Carlo Levi's Visual Poetics engages this question through a critical re-examination of one of the most influential Italian i
The ultimate web-slinger's story retold in this amazing visual chronicleSpider-Man turns 50 in 2012 - find out where it all began in Spider-man Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. From his first appearan
Designing Texts is an edited collection dedicated to teaching visual communication in non-visual disciplines, with a particular focus on the fields of technical and professional communication, rhetori
This much needed, comprehensive and modern reference on display technology, illumination sources and color imaging focuses on visual effects and how reproduced images are best matched to human visual
The only book to teach C++ programming with Microsoft Visual Studio!There's a reason why Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ books dominate the marketplace. Ivor Horton has a loyal following who love h
Creativity and Academic Activism explores in detail how innovative academic activism can transform our everyday workplaces in contexts of considerable adversity. The contributors share experiences bas
Creative workers have been celebrated internationally for their flexibility in new labour markets centred on culture, creativity and, most recently, innovation. This book draws on research with novice
Innovation and creativity are two of the key characteristics that distinguish cultural transmission from biological transmission. This book explores a number of questions concerning the nature and tim
Steve Ditko's most creative comics are lovingly reproduced in a beautiful large format hardback book, The Creativity of Steve Ditko, a companion to Craig Yoe's previous The Art of Ditko. Featuring a F
"Visual literacy is an increasingly critical skill in a globalizing, digital world. This book addresses the core issues concerning visual literacy in education, underscoring its importance for the ins
This interdisciplinary volume introduces new theories and ideas on creativity from the perspectives of science and art. Featuring contributions from leading researchers, theorists and artists working
The comprehensive guide to Visual Basic 2012Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) is the most popular programming language in the world, with millions of lines of code used in businesses and applications of all
Creativity and rationale comprise an essential tension in design. They are two sides of the coin; contrary, complementary, but perhaps also interdependent. Designs always serve purposes. They always h
In contemporary Western societies, the visual domain has come to assume a thus far unprecedented cultural centrality. Daily life is replete with a potentially endless stream of images and other visual
Ten years after the last edition, this thoroughly revised and updated third edition of The Visual Culture Reader highlights the transformed and expanded nature of globalized visual cultures. It assemb
The Promise and Premise of Creativity?considers literature in the larger context of globalization and "the clash of cultures." Refuting the view that the study of literature is "useless," Eoyang argue
The Promise and Premise of Creativity?considers literature in the larger context of globalization and "the clash of cultures." Refuting the view that the study of literature is "useless," Eoyang argue
Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Communication: Strategies to Increase Students' Skills is a collection of research, strategies, and lesson plans that will help increase students' skill level in the
Next in the bestselling tradition of Animals: A Visual Encyclopedia and the first substantial human body encyclopedia aimed at young children, Human Body: A Visual Encyclopedia entertains and excites,
With step-by-step color photographs, the highly visual Knots: The Complete Visual Guide is a clear, comprehensive, and practical guide to tying more than 100 knots. From choosing, using, and maintaini
This book focuses on creative writing both as a subject in universities around the world and beyond academia. It offers a thought-provoking analysis of creativity in the globalised marketplace, and ex
This collection of fourteen articles on creative writing examines the nexus of creativity and commerce and explores the relationship between academia, creative industries and emerging business practic
"Creativity, in secondary English lessons today is a democratically conceived quality that all pupils are expected to achieve and a resource on which all are entitled to draw. But what exactly is crea
"Creativity, in secondary English lessons today is a democratically conceived quality that all pupils are expected to achieve and a resource on which all are entitled to draw. But what exactly is crea
