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Designing Cultures of CareDesigning Cultures of Care brings together an international selection of design researchers who, through a variety of design approaches, explore the ways in which design intersects with cultures of care. Unique in its focus and disciplinary diversity, this edited volume of essays develops an...
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Weaving Outside the Box: 12 Projects for Creating Dimensional ClothColor and structure are key elements in weaving, of course. But we often overlook the importance of texture. Dimensional fabrics, with their pleats, puffs, and curves, take us "off the grid", reflecting the organic forms of nature. We can both see and feel the...
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The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics' Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design PotentialHere's the fabric and textile directory that fashion designers have been longing for! This book will help you find the fabrics that suit the affects you want to achieve, show you how the fabric will perform, and recommend ways of using it. This new...
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Ui/UX: The Complete Step By Step Guide For BeginnersAuthor: Thomas CharlesPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 01/09/2023Pages: 42Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09dISBN: 9798373140829This title is not returnable
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Cake: A CookbookWith great style, wit, and joy, Maira Kalman and Barbara Scott-Goodman celebrate their favorite dessert. In Cake, renowned artist and author Maira Kalman and food writer Barbara Scott-Goodman bring us a beautifully illustrated book dedicated to their love of cakes. Filled with Kalman's inimitable...
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The Missing Piece of Me"The Missing Piece of Me" is full of profound feelings and passion. It plays beautifully with metaphors and phrases, assembling an assortment of short poems that filter love and ordinary experiences through vibrant imagery. Consider it an year of looking, listening, and noticing of...
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Elvis Style: From Zoot Suits to JumpsuitsElvis Style is a celebration of the aesthetic world of Elvis Presley. As one of the most significant pop icons of the 20th century, Elvis' impact on the music world has been widely discussed and analyzed. Surprisingly, however, his influence on design and fashion...
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Art of Jack DavisTaking an early look at the work of one of comicdom's most esteemed artists, Jack Davis. This chronology of his earliest work reveals the incredible diversity of a master cartoonist. Here is a chance to see many rare pieces of art from Jack's early...
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All for Beauty: Makeup and Hairdressing in Hollywood's Studio EraEver wonder why so many stars and featured players, male or female, in movies of Hollywood's "Golden Age" look like they just stepped out of a beauty parlor even if the story places them in a jungle, a hospital bed, or the ancient past?...
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Notes on the Synthesis of Form"These notes are about the process of design: the process of inventing things which display new physical order, organization, form, in response to function." This book, opening with these words, presents an entirely new theory of the process of design. In the first part...
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The Fox and the Star: Note Cards and Envelopes: Set of 12From Coralie Bickford-Smith, the award-winning author of the beloved children's book The Fox and the Star, comes a set of 12 all-occasion note cards embellished with full-color illustrations from the original book. Coordinating envelopes include silver metallic ink on the inside and the box...
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African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a ContinentThe traditional, handcrafted textiles of Africa are sumptuous, intricate, and steeped in cultural significance. Region by region, African Textiles covers, as no other volume has, the handmade textiles of West, North, East, Central, and Southern Africa, outlining the range of weaving techniques, and the...
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440 Ornamental Designs [With CDROM]A rich and diverse source of 440 royalty-free designs for artists and craftworkers, this collection of ornamental devices includes a wealth of floral and foliated elements, scrollwork, cartouches, grotesques, cherubs, and mythical figures. Meticulously reproduced in crisp black and white, these unique flourishes will...
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The Modern Chair: Classic Designs by Thonet, Breuer, Le Corbusier, Eames and OthersIn this profusely illustrated study, a noted furniture designer brings together more than 40 examples of chairs that combine practicality and elegance to transcend the confines of period and fashion. Featured are such modern classics as Thonet's Bentwood armchair, Breuer's Wassily chair, van der...
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Celtic DesignA study in the CELTIC DESIGN series of all the simplest forms of Celtic design, with instructions on how to draw and decorate letters in an authentic Celtic style as well as how to create illuminated manuscript pages.Author: Aidan MeehanPublisher: Thames & HudsonPublished: 06/01/1991Pages:...
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The Know-How of CartooningThis classic guide by a master animator and cartoonist -- and long time Disney artist -- is now available for the first time since its original publication in 1946. Author Ken Hultgren instructs by example in a guide that's suitable for beginners and advanced...
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A Decade of French Fashion, 1929-1938: From the Depression to the Brink of WarA well-illustrated survey of style. Chock full of detailed, quality illustrations accompanied by brief descriptions. A worthy offering. Nostalgic types who enjoy perusing vintage catalogs and clip art books will find much to savor here. This practical resource is sure to provide inspiration for...
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The Jewelry Engravers ManualComprehensive practical manual teaches every step of the engraving process: initials and inscriptions, monograms, decoration and embellishment, more. Also includes care and maintenance of tools. Ideal for beginners. 89 illustrations.Author: R. Allen Hardy, John J. BowmanPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 12/03/2013Pages: 160Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9780486785172This title...
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Art Nouveau FashionsWhat were well-dressed ladies wearing during the heyday of Art Nouveau? This coloring book presents 31 full-page illustrations of women and girls in the broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted fashions in vogue from the 1890s to the early 1900s. Graceful period motifs appear in the backgrounds. Pages...
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Arthur Rackham's Book of PicturesWith his distinctive blend of humor and romance, English illustrator Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) recaptured scenes from a thrilling fairy tale world -- a realm shadowed by danger, yet suffused with a sense of sweetness and light. His images enjoyed both popular and critical success,...
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