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Fourth Wing
Fourth Wing
"The most brutally addictive fantasy I've read in a decade!" --#1 NYT bestselling author Tracy Wolff"Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end. Brutal games, grumpy dragons, complex characters, sizzling sexual tension, magic, and war...a fantasy like you've never read before."...
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by Grann, David
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The...
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Maame by George, Jessica
Maame
"An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys--and the guilt--of trying to find your own way in life." --Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Meeting Maame feels like falling in love for the first time: warm, awkward, joyous, a little...
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The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants by Ortega-Medina, Orlando
The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants
Award-winning author and immigration attorney Orlando Ortega-Medina returns to 1990s San Francisco in The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants, a powerful family drama that plays out within a captivating legal thriller.Attorney Marc Mendes, the estranged son of a prominent Rabbi and a burned-out lawyer with...
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Divine Rivals by Ross, Rebecca
Divine Rivals
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to...
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Big Swiss by Beagin, Jen
Big Swiss
"Wild...hilarious...so good." --Cosmopolitan, Best Books of the Year * "A laugh-out-loud bad romance for Gen Xers and an ode to misfits who just want to belong." --Oprah Daily * "Always interesting...too fun to stop." --Vanity Fair "One of the funniest books of the last...
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  • Branding Terror: The Logotypes and Iconography of Insurgent Groups and Terrorist Organizations by Beifuss, Artur
    Branding Terror: The Logotypes and Iconography of Insurgent Groups and Terrorist Organizations
    Terrorist groups are no different from other organizations in their use of branding to promote their ideas and to distinguish themselves from groups that share similar aims. The branding they employ may contain complex systems of meaning and emotion; it conveys the group's beliefs...
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  • E. McKnight Kauffer: A Designer and His Public by Haworth-Booth, Mark
    E. McKnight Kauffer: A Designer and His Public
    Edward McKnight Kauffer was one of the most gifted and internationally admired graphic artists of the twentieth century. His work dominated the poster hoardings of Britain between the two world wars, and his advertisements, book illustrations and theatre designs brought him an audience of...
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  • 100 Ideas That Changed Design by Fiell, Peter
    100 Ideas That Changed Design
    This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped industrial and product design. Written by two experts on modern design, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader. From the...
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  • Don't Get a Job... Make a Job: How to Make It as a Creative Gradute (in the Fields of Design, Fashion, Architecture, Advertising and More) by Barton, Gemma
    Don't Get a Job... Make a Job: How to Make It as a Creative Gradute (in the Fields of Design, Fashion, Architecture, Advertising and More)
    Don't Get a Job, Make a Job explores strategies for graduates to gain exposure in the creative industries - including design, fashion and advertising. Too often a design or architecture degree is seen as a means to an end (a job in an established...
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  • Graphic Design Rants and Raves: Bon Mots on Persuasion, Entertainment, Education, Culture, and Practice by Heller, Steven
    Graphic Design Rants and Raves: Bon Mots on Persuasion, Entertainment, Education, Culture, and Practice
    Design is everywhere. Graphic design enters into everything. This is the scope of designer Steven Heller's latest essay anthology that covers the spectrum of graphic design and related art and culture. Looking at design as practice, language, culture, and power, each of the forty-plus...
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  • Teaching Design: A Guide to Curriculum and Pedagogy for College Design Faculty and Teachers Who Use Design in Their Classrooms by Davis, Meredith
    Teaching Design: A Guide to Curriculum and Pedagogy for College Design Faculty and Teachers Who Use Design in Their Classrooms
    An Expertly Written Guidebook to Teaching Design at All LevelsTeaching Design provides a practical foundation for teaching about and through design. The exploding interest in design and design thinking calls for qualified faculty members who are well prepared for a variety of institutional settings...
    $75.46 AUD
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  • Paula Scher: Twenty-Five Years at the Public, a Love Story by Scher, Paula
    Paula Scher: Twenty-Five Years at the Public, a Love Story
    2021 AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers Award winner, Book & Cover categories A larger-than-life figure in the design community with a client list to match, Paula Scher turned her first major project as a partner at Pentagram into a formative twenty-five-year relationship with the Public...
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  • The Bakersfield Sound: How a Generation of Displaced Okies Revolutionized American Music by Price, Robert E.
    The Bakersfield Sound: How a Generation of Displaced Okies Revolutionized American Music
    In California's Central Valley, two thousand miles away from country music's hit machine, the hard edge of the Bakersfield Sound transformed American music in the latter half of the twentieth century. It turned displaced Oklahomans like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard into household names,...
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  • Fashion Photography: The Story in 180 Pictures by Shinkle, Eugenie
    Fashion Photography: The Story in 180 Pictures
    Fashion photography captures our desires and fantasies about how we present ourselves to the world, while reflecting the changing values of our culture and society. Fashion Photography: The Story in 180 Pictures explores the profound influence that fashion photography has had on us over...
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  • Planning to Stay: Learning to See the Physical Features of Your Neighborhood by Morrish, William R.
    Planning to Stay: Learning to See the Physical Features of Your Neighborhood
    "Delightful and jargon-free." --UTNE READERFrom "the most valuable thinkers in American urbanism today" (New York Times) comes the first book to provide a thoughtful, practical process for neighborhood planning for concerned citizens as well as professional planners."William Morrish and Catherine Brown are the most...
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  • Desire by Design: What Data-Driven Marketers Should Know about Driving Desire for Their Brands by LaCroix, Jean-Pierre
    Desire by Design: What Data-Driven Marketers Should Know about Driving Desire for Their Brands
    Conventional thinking has brands trying to give customers what they want. But what if wanting is no longer enough? A customer may want a great mobile phone, for example, and there are many options. But a huge majority will choose the now iconic iPhone,...
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  • Sibley Birds of Land, Sea, and Sky: 50 Postcards by Sibley, David Allen
    Sibley Birds of Land, Sea, and Sky: 50 Postcards
    Birdwatchers everywhere will love this beautiful box of 50 postcards featuring original bird paintings by renowned ornithologist David Sibley. This brand new vertical format offers 50 postcards of birds lovingly rendered in watercolors by David Sibley and chosen with their individual beauty and prominence...
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  • Design for Dasein: Understanding the Design of Experiences by Wendt, Thomas
    Design for Dasein: Understanding the Design of Experiences
    This book draws from philosophy, psychology, object studies, and design theory to articulate the intersection of design thinking and human experience. When designers talk about related fields, they often mention anthropology, cognitive science, psychology, information science, etc., but philosophy is usually left out. Why?...
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  • Hollywood Deco Fashions of the 1920S: Compiled by Roland J. Bain by Dunat, Marianne
    Hollywood Deco Fashions of the 1920S: Compiled by Roland J. Bain
    This book, Hollywood Deco Fashions of the 1920s, traces the experiences of a young French woman along the path she followed in 1919 from a very small village in the south of France to the grandeur of Hollywood's motion picture industry during its most...
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  • Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics: Studio Instant Access by Cole, Julie
    Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics: Studio Instant Access
    With hundreds of step-by-step illustrated instructions and a user-friendly, stay-flat format, Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics provides emerging fashion designers with comprehensive information on how to draft patterns for popular cut-and-sew stretch knit fabrics such as jersey and knits with spandex. After covering thebasics...
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  • Editor in Chic: How to Style and Be Your Most Empowered Self by Taylor, Mikki
    Editor in Chic: How to Style and Be Your Most Empowered Self
    In this vibrant blend of Marie Kondo and Iyanla Vanzant, the "First Lady of Beauty" and trusted lifestyle expert Mikki Taylor shares uplifting advice for women who want to cultivate their own unique brand of beauty both inside and out in this "master class...
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  • Design Leadership: How Top Design Leaders Build and Grow Successful Organizations by Banfield, Richard
    Design Leadership: How Top Design Leaders Build and Grow Successful Organizations
    What does it take to be the leader of a design firm or group? We often assume they have all the answers, but in this rapidly evolving industry they're forced to find their way like the rest of us. So how do good design...
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  • Retail Design by Anderson, Stephen
    Retail Design
    The Basics Interior Design series comprises a collection of titles examining the application of interior design principles to different types of space. Packed with cutting-edge examples and fully illustrated with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery, they offer an essential introduction to the subject. This...
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  • The Finishers' Manual - Containing the Receipts of an Expert for Finishing the Bottoms of Boots and Shoe, As Well As Other Valuable Information by Thayer, E. T.
    The Finishers' Manual - Containing the Receipts of an Expert for Finishing the Bottoms of Boots and Shoe, As Well As Other Valuable Information
    A collection of vintage and traditional recipes and instructions for making a variety of stains for finishing leather shoes and boots, with a particular focus on staining soles. Originally intended for contemporary shoe manufacturers and finishers, this handbook will be of considerable utility to...
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  • Stoppers: Photographs from My Life at Vogue by Posnick, Phyllis
    Stoppers: Photographs from My Life at Vogue
    The name Phyllis Posnick is synonymous with Vogue and the extraordinary fashion and beauty editorials the magazine's audience loves. Posnick is best known for creating photo editorials to illustrate the magazine's Beauty and Health articles, as well as iconic portraits of celebrated personalities. Bringing...
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Top Design and Art Books

Design and art books are invaluable resources for both aspiring and seasoned creatives. These books offer insight into the principles of design and the beauty of artistic expression. Among the most noteworthy art books are titles that not only showcase stunning visuals but also provide deep dives into the theory and practice of design.One exemplary design and art book is "Design Basics" by David A. Lauer and Stephen Pentak. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to fundamental design principles, making it an essential read for anyone interested in the field. It’s praised for its clear explanations and practical exercises, which help readers grasp the core concepts of design.For those keen on the intersection of design and aesthetics, "The Art of Inside Out" by Tara Bennett and Paul C. Brown is a must-have. This book explores the design process behind the beloved Pixar film, offering a unique look at book cover design and concept art. It’s an excellent example of how design books can delve into specific aspects of the art world, revealing the intricacies behind visual storytelling.Another notable mention is "How to Create a Portfolio & Get Hired" by John E. Williams. This design textbook is highly recommended for those seeking guidance on showcasing their work effectively. It provides actionable advice on portfolio creation and offers insight into what makes a compelling design.In the realm of online bookstores, these art and design books are readily available, making it easier than ever to access the best books to read on design and art. Whether you’re searching for best-selling books or specific design textbooks, exploring these resources can significantly enhance your understanding and appreciation of the design of art.

FAQ's

Q. What are some of the best books to read on design and art?

A. There are numerous highly regarded design and art books. Some top recommendations include "The Elements of Graphic Design" by Alex W. White, "Interaction of Color" by Josef Albers, and "Design as Art" by Bruno Munari. For a comprehensive list, explore our online bookstore’s curated collection of best-selling books in this genre.

Q. Can you recommend any design textbooks for beginners?

A. Absolutely! If you're starting out in design, "Design Basics" by David A. Lauer and Stephen Pentak is a great choice. Another excellent textbook is "Graphic Design: The New Basics" by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips. These textbooks cover fundamental principles and provide practical insights.

Q. What should I consider when evaluating the design of art books?

A. When evaluating the design of art books, consider factors such as layout, typography, image quality, and overall aesthetics. The book cover design is also crucial as it creates the first impression. Look for books that balance visual appeal with functionality and content clarity.

Q. Where can I find the best-selling design and art books?

A. You can find the best-selling design and art books in our online bookstore. We offer a wide range of titles from renowned authors and publishers. Check our bestseller section for the latest popular choices among readers and professionals.

Q. How important is book cover design in the overall appeal of art books?

A. Book cover design is extremely important as it serves as the first point of interaction with potential readers. A well-designed cover can attract attention, convey the book's theme, and create a lasting impression. Investing in a good cover design can significantly enhance the book's appeal and marketability.

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