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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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  • Brendan Fernandes: Re/Form by Fernandes, Brendan
    Brendan Fernandes: Re/Form
    On Canadian artist Brendan Fernandes' acclaimed performance-based installations deconstructing ballet and modern danceIn an ambitious new monograph, Kenyan-born, Chicago-based Canadian artist Brendan Fernandes (born 1979) chronicles his two most recent exhibitions, Contract and Release at the Noguchi Museum (2019) and Master and Form commissioned...
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  • Food & Drink Infographics. a Visual Guide to Culinary Pleasures by Klabin, Simone
    Food & Drink Infographics. a Visual Guide to Culinary Pleasures
    Amid our ever-growing consumption of data visualization, nothing makes for tastier morsels than the fine art of food and dining. Ushering the cookbook into the future, this volume gathers together the best infographics of all things eating, drinking, and cuisine, from measurement conversion charts...
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  • Tattoo Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book with Awesome, Sexy, and Relaxing Tattoo Designs for Men and Women Tattoo Coloring Books for Adu by Book, Coloring Book
    Tattoo Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book with Awesome, Sexy, and Relaxing Tattoo Designs for Men and Women Tattoo Coloring Books for Adu
    Skulls, angels, and roses are just some of the beautiful illustrations you'll find in our Tattoo Coloring Book. Our unique tattoos need your creative magic - put your own interpretation on each design and create mesmerizing tattoo artwork for your walls or as inspiration...
    $19.37 AUD
    $19.37 AUD
  • Holy Night Coloring Book For kids: Religious Christmases Coloring Book by Publications, Rr
    Holy Night Coloring Book For kids: Religious Christmases Coloring Book
    Our Chirstian Coloring Book is filled of fun and awesome that will entertain children for hours while they enjoy coloring and bringing them to life!Interior: - 50 Coloring Pages: Amazing and unique Designs!Coloring for kids has lots of benefits including: - Improves Coloring skills-...
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  • Essensualism: Shang Xia and the Craft Spirit of Chinese Design by Fiell, Peter
    Essensualism: Shang Xia and the Craft Spirit of Chinese Design
    This lavish and beautiful book celebrates the long and rich heritage of Chinese crafts and its increasing influence on Chinese contemporary design. Exploring the awakening craft spirit in contemporary Chinese design, it comprehensively introduces the pioneering and inspirational work of one of its leading...
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  • Winged Beauty: The Butterfly Jewellery Art of Wallace Chan by Stoehrer, Emily
    Winged Beauty: The Butterfly Jewellery Art of Wallace Chan
    - A stunningly designed book featuring all of Wallace Chan's butterfly creations- Leading jewelry historians discuss the famous butterfly motif of Wallace Chan- Foreword from the artist himself in interview with Melanie Grant- Contains new and unseen images of Wallace Chan's work"When I was...
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  • Art & Graphic Design: George Maciunas, Ed Ruscha, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville by Buquet, Benoit
    Art & Graphic Design: George Maciunas, Ed Ruscha, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
    An innovative exploration of the intersection of graphic design and American art of the 1960s and 1970s This fascinating study of the role that graphic design played in American art of the 1960s and 1970s focuses on the work of George Maciunas, Ed Ruscha,...
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  • Rachel Owen: Illustrations for Dante's "Inferno" by Bowe, David
    Rachel Owen: Illustrations for Dante's "Inferno"
    Published here for the first time, these illustrations of Dante's Inferno offer a radical new approach to the poem. Before her death in 2016, the artist Rachel Owen began an ambitious project: illustrating The Divine Comedy. This volume includes the completed illustrations for Dante's...
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  • Rescue Vehicle Coloring Book for Kids: Creative, Fun and Unique Ambulance, Fire Truck, Police car Coloring Activity Book for Beginner, Toddler, Presch by Studio, Pixelart
    Rescue Vehicle Coloring Book for Kids: Creative, Fun and Unique Ambulance, Fire Truck, Police car Coloring Activity Book for Beginner, Toddler, Presch
    Discover this coloring book. It is designed to be the perfect coloring book for toddlers, kids and teens. Your kid will be kept busy for hours as he/she unearth these gorgeous images, each one more enjoyable than the last!This kids activity book features: Printed...
    $22.60 AUD
    $22.60 AUD
  • Zodiac Coloring Book A Workbook for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Astrology Fun For Kids Relaxing For Adults by Cat, Angel
    Zodiac Coloring Book A Workbook for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Astrology Fun For Kids Relaxing For Adults
    Inside you will find descriptions of the zodiac signs, coloring pages, and trivia along with a list to save your friends so that you never forget their birthdays: )If you want to de-stress, this book is perfect for you.This coloring book / notebook is...
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    $19.37 AUD
  • Christian Coloring Book For Kids: Unique kids Christian coloring book with 50 pages. by Publications, Rr
    Christian Coloring Book For Kids: Unique kids Christian coloring book with 50 pages.
    Our Christian Coloring Book is filled of fun and awesome that will entertain children for hours while they enjoy coloring and bringing them to life!Interior: - 50 Coloring Pages: Amazing and unique Designs!Coloring for kids has lots of benefits including: - Improves Coloring skills-...
    $22.40 AUD
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  • Cat Butt: Hilarious Funny Farting Yoga Cat Fancy Adult Coloring Book For Cat Lovers by Group, Ac Media
    Cat Butt: Hilarious Funny Farting Yoga Cat Fancy Adult Coloring Book For Cat Lovers
    Hilarious Funny Farting Yoga Cat Fancy Adult Coloring Book For Cat Lovers. Fun distinctive Cat Butt Coloring Book for adults. Funny relaxing coloring book for adult cat lovers...Lots of creative cats striking curious poses as they show feline distain to their humans. Perfect gift...
    $22.49 AUD
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  • Basics Graphic Design 02: Design Research: Investigation for Successful Creative Solutions by Leonard, Neil
    Basics Graphic Design 02: Design Research: Investigation for Successful Creative Solutions
    Design Research shows readers how to choose the best method of research in order to save time and get the right results.The book makes readers aware of all the different research methods, as well as how to carry out the most appropriate research for...
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  • Cross Stitch Graph Paper(110 Pages): Create Your Own Embroidery Patterns Needlework Design! by Mirela, Helj
    Cross Stitch Graph Paper(110 Pages): Create Your Own Embroidery Patterns Needlework Design!
    Unleash your Creativity and learning the Art of embroidery ♥ Our Cross Stitch Graph Paper is a very useful tool to design and create your masterpiece from paper to material, you have a disposition 110 pages to invent your own art. ����The Perfect Gift...
    $25.86 AUD
    $25.86 AUD
  • Stoner Coloring Book for Adults: A fun psychedelic coloring book for adults psychedelic to relieve stress a best stoner gifts by Book, Stoner Coloring
    Stoner Coloring Book for Adults: A fun psychedelic coloring book for adults psychedelic to relieve stress a best stoner gifts
    The perfect way to settle down and chill for the evening so grab some "buds", some weed, drug and get lost in this trippy Psychedelic dream.About the bookAuthor: Stoner Coloring BookPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 02/08/2021Pages: 62Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.13dISBN: 9798706217440This...
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  • Intercultural Design Basics: Advancing Cultural and Social Awareness Through Design by Radtke, Suzanne P.
    Intercultural Design Basics: Advancing Cultural and Social Awareness Through Design
    Intercultural Design Basics is an intercultural and innovative approach to design education. A unique companion app ensures relevance for a young technology-minded target group. The book gives intercultural insights when discussing the basic principles of design, typography and color theory. It incorporates contrasting ideas...
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  • John Derian Paper Goods: Garden Rose 1,000-Piece Puzzle by Derian, John
    John Derian Paper Goods: Garden Rose 1,000-Piece Puzzle
    A Vogue 2021 gift guide pick "For someone who adores flowers, it would be a joy to put together this puzzle." --House Beautiful, Beautiful Things: Gifts to Give Your Home A rose in full bloom. What is more captivating? Adapted from a nineteenth-century chromolithograph...
    $60.23 AUD
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  • Sh*t They Didn't Tell You: How to Succeed in the Creative Industries by Woods, Paul
    Sh*t They Didn't Tell You: How to Succeed in the Creative Industries
    This straight-talking, fun book is aimed at fresh graduates planning a career in the creative industries. It gives them the tools to identify and navigate the right path. Filled with practical tips and exercises, and illustrated with 'how to' flow charts and diagrams, it...
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  • Shapes: Geometric Forms in Graphic Design by Shaoqiang, Wang
    Shapes: Geometric Forms in Graphic Design
    A book dedicated entirely to geometric shapes, widely used by graphic designers and applied to all fields of communication.Basic geometric shapes and their various combinations are hugely popular in graphic design. The creative possibilities they offer are limitless, and viewers continuously interpret them consciously...
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  • sudoku hard very hard extreme: Large Print Sudoku Puzzle Book 120 PAGE by Book, Sudoku Puzzle
    sudoku hard very hard extreme: Large Print Sudoku Puzzle Book 120 PAGE
    Perfect for sharpening concentration and reasoning skills, here are 120 all-new Sudoku puzzles that build in difficulty level from hard to very challenging. A musthave for every on-the-go Sudoku sleuth Author: Sudoku Puzzle BookPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 12/27/2020Pages: 122Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w...
    $19.37 AUD
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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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