The latest episode of PBS Off Book explores the evolution of web comics. Complement with the best graphic novels and comic nonfiction of 2012.

“If I come up with an idea that may look better as a photo, then my idea’s not good.”  ~ Yuko Shimizu

PBS explores the art of illustration, “the finest occupation,” and its evolution as an editorial voice.

Previous PBS Off Book episodes have covered typography, graphic design, product design, art in the age of the internet, book art and papercraft, generative art, the explosion of animated GIFs, LEGO art, the art of film and TV title design, the culture of Reddit, technologies that allow us to see beyond the human eye, logo design, the art of motion graphics and animation, journalism in the age of Twitter, and the art of creative coding.

PBS explores the art of creative coding. Complement with the excellent FORM + CODE.

Previous PBS Off Book episodes have covered typography, graphic design, product design, art in the age of the internet, book art and papercraft, generative art, the explosion of animated GIFs, LEGO art, the art of film and TV title design, the culture of Reddit, technologies that allow us to see beyond the human eye, logo design, the art of motion graphics and animation, and journalism in the age of Twitter.

“Graphic design is essentially a language for living.” 

Wonderful PBS short documentary on the art of graphic design, featuring the brilliant Debbie Millman.

Complement with the 10 best graphic design books of 2012.

Previous Off Book episodes have covered typography, product design, art in the age of the internet, book art and papercraft, generative art, the explosion of animated GIFs, LEGO art, the art of film and TV title design, the culture of Reddit, technologies that allow us to see beyond the human eye, logo design, the art of motion graphics and animation, and journalism in the age of Twitter.

The latest episode of PBS Off Book explores the art of motion graphics and animation. Previous installments have covered typography, product design, art in the age of the internet, book art and papercraft, generative art, the explosion of animated GIFs, LEGO art, the art of film and TV title design, the culture of Reddit, technologies that allow us to see beyond the human eye, and logo design.

Also see What Is Motion Design.

New PBS Off Book micro-documentary explores the culture of Reddit, which over the past years has given us such stimulating threads as the web’s most thought-provoking sites and such fascinating subreddits as Today I Learned and Ask Science.

Previous episodes have explored typography, product design, art in the age of the internet, book art and papercraft, generative art, the explosion of animated GIFs, LEGO art, and the art of film and TV title design.

The latest episode of PBS’s excellent Off Book series explores LEGO art. Previous episodes have explored typography, product design, art in the age of the internet, book art and papercraft, generative art, the explosion of animated GIFs, and the art of film and TV title design.

Also see The Cult of LEGO.