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Discover captivating design and art books, featuring design textbooks and insights into book cover design.
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Fashion Since 1900From the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to the "green fashion" and celebrity couture of the new millennium, this comprehensive survey explores all the significant developments in fashion in a period that has seen a growing preoccupation with personal appearance and clothes. It focuses on key...
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Patterns of India: A Journey Through Colors, Textiles, and the Vibrancy of RajasthanIt's the trip of a lifetime--a textile-based tour of colorful Rajasthan, India featuring more than 200 lush photographs depicting everyday life in one of the most vibrant regions in the world. "Get lost in the beauty of the photographs in Patterns of India, a...
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The World According to Christian DiorCredited with creating some of the most luxurious and spectacular haute couture pieces of all time, Christian Dior became a fashion icon overnight in 1947 with the launch of his "New Look," a sumptuous hourglass silhouette that provided a welcome tonic to the austerity...
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How to Read a Dress: A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 21st CenturyFashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read...
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Menu Design in AmericaUntil restaurants became commonplace in the late 1800s, printed menus for meals were rare commodities reserved for special occasions. As restaurants proliferated, the menu became more than just a culinary listing: it was an integral part of eating out, a clever marketing tool, and...
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How to Draw 101 Funny People: Volume 3Learn how to draw 101 different funny people including a clown, astronaut, ballet dancer and more!From the multi-million selling 'How to Draw 101' series comes this hilarious activity book that contains step-by-step line drawings to help budding artists draw 101 different people, jobs and...
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Costume Through the Ages: Over 1400 IllustrationsFew books of costume design will prove more useful to artists, students, stage designers, and scholars than this volume. Presenting detailed drawings in a continuous chronological format, it provides a history of costume design through the ages, from the first century A.D. to 1930.Culled...
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Ex Libris: 50 PostcardsSend and receive gorgeous literary postcards featuring book recommendations from Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic Michiko Kakutani and stunning original cover art from illustrator Dana Tanamachi These exquisite postcards from renowned literary critic Michiko Kakutani's book Ex Libris, a collection of her must-read books, are...
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Japan Blue Indigo Dyeing Techniques: A Beginner's Guide to Shibori Tie-DyeingDiscover the fun of shibori and the beauty of indigo dyeing in one book! This book presents a new spin on the beloved Japanese art of Shibori resist tie-dying using 100% natural indigo dyes and simple techniques that you can do at home. Add...
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Styling Beyond Instagram: Take Your Prop Styling Skills from the Square to the StreetImagine spending your days telling visual stories, dreaming up ideas for photo shoot, scouring boutiques, flea markets, and antique shops for the perfect prop, working with beautiful objects, and collaborating with photographers, art directors, and other creative minds. Prop styling encompasses all of these!...
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Guo Pei: Couture FantasyA resplendent celebration of the spectacular fashion designs of Guo Pei, China's first and preeminent couturier Guo Pei: Couture Fantasy is a journey into the imaginative world of Guo Pei, China's first couturier and one of the world's most innovative fashion designers. Guo Pei...
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Street UnicornsFashion and wisdom from style rebels in New York City and beyondIn a world where stores, clothes, and trends have become increasingly standardized, fashion is one of the most powerful ways to explore and express our personalities, identities, and individuality. For years, renowned photographer...
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Furoshiki: The Japanese Art of Wrapping with FabricLearn the art of furoshiki bag making, gift wrapping and clothing wraps in clear and simple steps. Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, and it is used for may purposes: to wrap gifts, to knot into different types of bags, to carry items...
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The Fitting Book: Make Sewing Pattern Alterations and Achieve the Perfect Fit You DesireThink of the moment you wear an outfit you have sewn for the first time. Think of how happy, proud, and accomplished you feel, all because it fits and you love it.Many women struggle with the standard sizing of commercial or Indie sewing patterns,...
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Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges and LeaderboardsThe new era of Gamification and Human-Focused Design optimizes for motivation and engagement over traditional Function-Focused Design. Within the industry, studies on game mechanics and behavioral psychology have become proliferate. However, few people understand how to merge the two fields into experience designs that...
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Making the Movement: How Activists Fought for Civil Rights with Buttons, Flyers, Pins, and PostersPacked with over 200 color photos, this visual journey through Black history and the Civil Rights Movement is told through the objects--buttons, badges, flyers, pennants, posters, and more--designed by activists as tools to advance the fight for justice and freedom, offering a unique perspective...
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Design Emergency: Building a Better FutureAlice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, two of the world's most influential design figures, meet the visionary designers whose innovations and ingenuity give us hope for the future by redesigning and reconstructing our lives, enabling us to thrive Design Emergency tells the stories of the...
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The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru HosodaAn illustrated overview of writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda's Academy Award-nominated movies and career, including previously unpublished storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art Journey into the mind and creative process of one of the most celebrated anime directors working today with The Man Who...
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How to Draw a Bunny and Other Cute Creatures with Simple Shapes in 5 StepsAnyone can learn to draw an adorable bunny and other cute Spring creatures using simple shapes in five easy steps. This book will show readers how to draw quirky, kawaii (super cute) spring characters in a wonderfully easy and inspiring way. Step by step,...
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Modern Dried Flowers: 20 Everlasting Projects to Craft, Style, Keep and ShareModern Dried Flowers is a contemporary guide to the sustainable art of preserving and styling stems. Versatile, chic, environmentally mindful, affordable and low maintenance - there are many reasons to love dried flowers. Whether for weddings and special events or simply to bring a...
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