Design
Discover captivating design and art books, featuring design textbooks and insights into book cover design.
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Overshot: The Political Aesthetics of Woven Textiles from the Antebellum South and BeyondWoven coverlets have appeared in several guises within the history of folk textiles. Created on four-harness looms, coverlets made in the nineteenth-century American South typically featured colored wool and cotton threads woven into striking geometric patterns. Although they are not as well known as...
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Indoor Green: Living with PlantsFor centuries, plants have transformed interiors, and today plant-filled homes are filling up our Instagram feeds. With Indoor Green, author and retailer Bree Claffey explores the interior worlds of fellow plant lovers and the enduring attraction of houseplants. From the ever-reliable peace lily and...
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Scandinavian Design & the United States, 1890-1980This stunning book examines design exchanges between the United States and Scandinavia over nearly a century and explores the fascinating reasons why Scandinavian design has continued to resonate with Americans. Focusing on the extensive influence of Scandinavian design in the United States, this book...
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Calligraphy and Hand Lettering for Beginners: An Interactive Calligraphy & Lettering Workbook With Guides, Instructions, Drills, Practice Pages & MoreWe have created a book of basic knowledge, different styles and strokes, instructions, drills and practice pages so you can learn and do it yourself afterwards. This calligraphy and hand lettering book for aspiring calligraphers offers you the following exercises that you will love:...
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Inside Art Direction: Interviews and Case StudiesHonorable Mention in the Foreword Indie Awards 2016 For many design students, the expectation is that they will one day reach the top of the ladder within a design studio or corporation and become an art director. But what does this mean and how...
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The Great Info: Attractive and Effective Infographic DesignAs an important type of graphic design, infographic is a highly condensed, yet versatile, way to transmit information. The book has included infographic designs for different fields, in different creative approaches, and from different parts of the world. It explores the effective way to...
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Jade LifeJade is often thought of as something ancient and gathering dust in museums, but in China it is a vibrant part of modern life. More jade has been carved this century already than in the rest of human history combined. For Chinese people, jade...
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Material Matters: Paper: Creative Interpretations of Common MaterialsThe Material Matters series illustrates the power of materials to affect human experiences and emotions by helping us build intimate connections with inanimate objects through touch and feel. Whether they are used as a point of reference or the medium of creation itself, they...
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Fashioning Value - Undressing OrnamentExploring the impact of the contemporary value-ornament on today's makersAlongside the literal form of ornament a contemporary form has emerged, which shares the ascribed characteristics of the literal ornament, but has an even more pervasive effect. This ornament, that takes the shape of (commercially)...
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Vivienne Westwood: 100 Days of Active ResistanceVivienne Westwood invites artistic responses posing Active Resistance to Propaganda"In 2010 Vivienne Westwood and Lee Jeans launched an online manifesto-installation titled 100 Days of Active Resistance. The website invited people to submit an artwork, slogan or photograph responding to Westwood's conception of "Active Resistance...
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Mario Valentino: A History of Fashion, Design and Art"One of the marvels of the fashion world." --Bernadine Morris, The New York TimesEstablished in 1952 in Naples (where its headquarters are still located), Mario Valentino is a leading brand in the leather sector and a legendary manufacturer of shoes, accessories and clothing. Its...
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Visual Merchandising and Display: Best Practices for Window Displays and Store DesignsThis comprehensive textbook constitutes an essential tool for students and professionals who want to work in the field of visual merchandising in retail, a discipline which combines the principles of marketing, creativity and design. It covers all aspects of the profession, from window display...
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New Signage Design: Connecting People & SpacesThis book is a selection of projects from across the world in which the graphic signage system stands out not only for its meticulous form but its unmistakable illustrative function. Public spaces where a large number of people need to find their way such...
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Colour in Fashion Illustration: Drawing and Painting TechniquesThis book is a practical manual intended specifically for anyone interested in delving into the technique of granting color to fashion figurine illustrations to give them more life and expressiveness. In a clear and educational way, Tiziana Paci, author of the well-known book Figure...
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Fashion - The Ultimate History of Costume: From Prehistory to the Present DayFashion is one of the defining features of human evolution and culture. It's fascinating development throughout different civilizations and periods of history is currently generating an impressive amount of interest, not only in the fashion world but also within the academic community and, as...
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Kimono and the Colors of Japan (New Printing Edition)This distinctive volume reveals a unique antique kimono collection through various delicate Japanese colors and their use in kimono. The Japanese sensibility is immediately apparent in the classification of the nine traditional color categories of red, green, pink, blue, brown, purple, yellow, black/white, and...
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Beautiful Book Designs: From the Middle Ages to the Mid 20th CenturyThe Book of Kells (said to be the most beautiful book in the world), Leicester Codex (the most expensive book by Leonardo da Vinci), Decorative Scripture in Middle Ages, Gift Books in late 19th century, Design Books in the era of Art Nouveau &...
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Juergen Teller: HandbagsThe master fashion photographer makes a gorgeous typology of the ultimate accessory"Friends of my girlfriend were asking me what kind of a photographer I am, what I photograph," Juergen Teller says, apropos of his latest book. "I replied: 'Actually, come to think of it,...
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LightopiaAn investigation into the development of light design within a broad cultural and historical contextLightopia investigates the development of light design, taking a novel perspective by placing the current paradigm shift in the larger context of cultural history. The starting point for the book...
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MoneyAn exploration of the images inscribed on banknotesThis is a book about the pictures on banknotes: pictures of political subject-matter, historical milestones, distinguished personages, status symbols, and landscapes. Banknotes are mini-posters proclaiming an idealized world. Money is a mystery: monetary value seeks a visual...
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