Inspector Pancakes Helps the President of France (Solve the White Orchid Murders) is an exciting children's book which should absolutely not be read by children! Or most adults, for that matter. Luckily, it is a scientific fact children cannot read small print! The large print story is for the kids, the small print is a hardboiled noir thriller for YOU! Written by Karla Pacheco and beautifully illustrated by Maren Marmulla, this 18 page atrocity follows the adventures of an adorable dog helping the President of France solve a series of horrific murders. At least it does if you're an adult. If you're reading this to a child you'll be learning terribly inaccurate things about France while a dog in a hat looks for a croissant. The book includes bonus Inspector Pancakes art from Becky Dreistadt, Anthony Clark, Jeph Jacques, Leia Weathington, Kate Leth, and a special collaboration between Jay Pinkerton and Heather Campbell.

Learn to draw the most expressive manga faces ever! Sure, drawing faces is one of the most challenging aspects of manga. But Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters is here to help! This fantastically comprehensive book includes more than 900 sample illustrations that teach key elements for capturing facial expressions and emotions for manga characters. Learn to draw: Basic characters, faces and expressions: boys and girls, men and women, from babies to teens, adults to elderly characters Specific character types: school girls, villains, sweethearts, heroes, gentle souls, go getters and more Positive expressions: relaxed, adoring, mischievous, confident and more Negative expressions: outraged, embarrassed, stressed, spiteful and more With more than 900 sample illustrations, you're well on your way to mastering the most expressive manga faces ever!

A showcase of the year's best typographic work in print and on screen in advertising, communications, education, marketing, and publishing. The only annual publication devoted exclusively to the art of type, Typography 35 presents the finest work in the field for 2013. Selected from approximately 2,300 international submissions to the annual Type Directors Club competition, the winning designs are models of excellence and innovation in the use of type design, representing a wide range of categories in diverse fields, including books, magazines, corporate branding, logos, stationery, annual reports, video and web graphics, and posters. Each year, the Type Directors Club selects a prominent design studio or designer to curate the latest Typography book and select the winners of their annual typography competition. Tremendous creative freedom is given to each studio, allowing the annual to evolve dramatically with each new publication. Typography 35 is designed by American graphic designer, creative director, and educator Brian Collins, who was the chief creative officer of the Brand Innovation Group, Ogilvy & Mather, from 1998-2007.