artbook
Illustrated collection volume
A book showcasing visual artwork, typically featuring high-quality reproductions of paintings, photographs, illustrations, or designs.
Artbooks range from museum exhibition catalogs to collections of concept art from video games and films: The studio released an artbook with behind-the-scenes sketches.
Often produced as coffee table books with premium printing.
Public display of items
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- masterworkSupreme creative achievement
- printTransfer text to paper
plate · reproduction · portfolio · curated · featured · highlight · collection · spread
Picture explaining something
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
style · aesthetic · linework · rendering · brushwork · palette · medium · digital
Collected literary works volume
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- volumeAmount of space filled
- editionSingle published version
- seriesOrdered set of related items
compendium · retrospective · monograph · catalogue · omnibus · boxset · slipcase · deluxe
Company releasing books
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- editorOne who revises text
- designerOne who plans appearances
- printerMachine producing paper copies
typesetting · layout · binding · dust-jacket · spine · ISBN · preorder · release
Directing attention elsewhere
- museThink deeply about
- mood-boardCurated visual reference collection
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
creativity · influence · study · exploration · ideation · worldbuilding · atmosphere · aesthetic
exhibition
Public display of items
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- masterworkSupreme creative achievement
print · plate · reproduction · portfolio · curated · featured · highlight · collection · spread · full-page
illustration
Picture explaining something
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
technique · style · aesthetic · linework · rendering · brushwork · palette · medium · digital · traditional
anthology
Collected literary works volume
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- volumeAmount of space filled
- editionSingle published version
series · compendium · retrospective · monograph · catalogue · omnibus · boxset · slipcase · deluxe · signed
publisher
Company releasing books
printer · typesetting · layout · binding · dust-jacket · spine · ISBN · preorder · release · distribution
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
- museThink deeply about
- mood-boardCurated visual reference collection
- conceptAbstract mental construct
imagination · creativity · influence · study · exploration · ideation · worldbuilding · atmosphere · aesthetic · vision
artbooknovel
New and unusual
textbook · essay collection · chapter book · encyclopedia · dictionary
artbookinstruction manual
Written usage directions
how-to guide · reference guide · user manual · technical manual · repair manual
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