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The Way We Wore: Black Style ThenIn The Way We Wore: Black Style Then, Michael McCollom chronicles African-Americans fashion from the 1940s through today. Featuring snapshots of over 150 black men and women's most unforgettable "style moments", the book includes personal photographs taken from the author's own family and circle...
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The Neon Superguide Complete How-To ManualThe "Neon Superguide Complete How-To Manual" is the successor to the Neon Principles reference and Neon Principles Workbook. This 216-page handbook combines the previous guides with upgraded-updated illustrations and text, more helpful photos and three new chapters - more than one hundred fifty pictures,...
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How Posters WorkAn illustrated guide to the language of poster design by Ellen Lupton, one of America's most popular design authors and curatorsWith its unique focus on visual language, Ellen Lupton's How Posters Work is more than another poster book. Rather than provide a history of...
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The Little Bodice Book: A Workbook on Period BodicesAmbrose has extensive experience designing and cutting costumes. She has discovered some time-saying and simple methods for building hats and period clothing and is sharing her knowledge in this charming minibook series. Each book is extensively illustrated and is 4 x 6, paper, saddle...
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David Hicks ScrapbookBritish designer David Hicks (1929-1998) wowed the English decorating world with his bold geometric prints, electrifying color combinations, and quirky mix of antique and contemporary furniture. Thanks to his prodigious talents, his gift for publicity, and his connection to the royal family through his...
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Designer's Guide to ColorThe books that make up the Designer's Guide to Color series were created as professional tools for the graphic designer, but with more than 1,000 innovative color combinations presented in each volume, they are an invaluable reference to anyone making a decision about color....
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Henry Dunay: A Precious Life'Henry Dunay - A Precious Life' is both a lavish album of Dunay's finest designs and a biography that tells the amazing story of his rise from an immigrant family to the heights of the jewellery world.Author: Penny Proddow, Marion FaselPublisher: ABRAMSPublished: 12/01/2007Pages: 223Binding...
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Posterspy: Alternative Movie Poster CollectionWay before the advent of social networks, the first, and sometimes only, visual contact you may have had with a movie was its poster. To return to this enlightened approach and escape the hard selling, marketing campaigns of today's releases, this book pays tribute...
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Pinball Wizards & Blacklight Destroyers: The Art of Dirty Donny GilliesPop-art connoisseurs are treated to a mind-bending journey through the blistering paintings of San Francisco artist Dirty Donny Gillies. Take a visual tour of his vibrant, hand-drawn and screen-printed poster art series Blacklight Rebellion and hand-painted solo art show Fantastic Voyage. This ultimate collection...
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Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the UndergroundOver the years the motion picture industry has (sadly) gravitated to generating poorly cropped and heavily airbrushed posters that rely far too often on celebrity head shots. Thankfully, an underground network of graphic designers and artists has reinvigorated the art of the movie poster,...
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Vern Yip's Vacation at Home: Design Ideas for Creating Your Everyday GetawayVern Yip, veteran interior designer from Trading Spaces and HGTV--and author of the NYT bestseller Vern Yip's Design Wise-- is back to reveal the design tricks and practices that will give any home a serene, luxury retreat-like feel. We've all heard that our home...
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StyleA few lucky women have been born with style -- think Diana Vreeland and Jacqueline Onassis -- but for most of us, style is something that comes with time and experience. Above all, style begins with a sense of who you are and your...
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Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century (Midnight Blue Edition)A stunning collection of the best living spaces created and commissioned by the most influential people in interior designAuthor: Phaidon PressPublisher: Phaidon PressPublished: 05/22/2019Pages: 448Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 6.65lbsSize: 11.70h x 10.20w x 1.90dISBN: 9780714878218About the AuthorConceived and edited by Phaidon EditorsWilliam Norwich is a...
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Traditions Transfigured: The Noh Masks of Bidou YamaguchiThe face has inspired artists around the world for millennia, and Japan's Noh theater has provided a complex domain for exploring human emotion. Inspired by these practices, Traditions Transfigured examines fourteen contemporary works by Noh mask-maker and artist Bidou Yamaguchi. These apply the forms,...
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The Poster: A Visual HistoryEven in the digital age, the printed poster has continued to be one of the most influential and well-loved ways of informing and entertaining audiences. A powerful means of mass communication, posters are an invaluable resource for understanding the time periods in which they...
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Islamic Design WorkbookBuilding on the concept of a traditional coloring book, the Islamic Design Workbook opens up the world of intricate Islamic patterns, allowing designers and doodlers alike to learn about these works of art as they produce their own. With forty-eight Islamic geometric compositions from...
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Masterworks of Art Nouveau Stained GlassArt Nouveau was the dominant art style in both Europe and America at the turn of the 20th century. Its organic, curvilinear designs influenced painting, architecture, and sculpture, but it was in the decorative arts that Art Nouveau made its most lasting impression. One...
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Steampunk SourcebookOriginally coined to describe fantasy and science fiction in steam-powered settings, the term steampunk has come to identify an aesthetic movement. Its campy redefinition of Victorian style blends elements of technology and romance, and its influence extends from literature and art to music and...
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The Poster Art of David Lance Goines: A 40-Year RetrospectiveThis vibrant retrospective celebrates the four-decade career of Berkeley graphic artist David Lance Goines. Its 155 full-color posters promote movies, galleries, restaurants, and concerts, in addition to other events and products. Distinctive and dramatic, the images speak volumes to the viewer's eye, evoking a...
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Fashion Illustration 1920-1950: Techniques and ExamplesComprehensive and user-friendly, this volume combines four vintage instructional manuals by Walter T. Foster, the world-famous art teacher and publisher. In addition to explaining the principles of figure drawing, it provides a handy retrospective of fashions for men, women, and children from the first...
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