Art & Photography Books
University of California Press Skin
Book SynopsisOur intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This title celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations.Trade Review“ Skin offers an accessible and well-referenced overview of many aspects of the biology of human skin. . . . Beauty may only be skin deep, but Jablonski shows us that the skin, be it thin or thick, is the true mirror of the soul.” * Science *“Biology is a historical science. Ask a 'why?' question about biology, as Nina Jablonski keeps doing in her book Skin, and you invite an evolutionary answer. She also tells us everything we might want to know about skin; perhaps more than some people want to know.” * Nature *“Jablonski has an endearing sense of humor that keeps the narrative nimble as it delivers surprisingly dense lessons on anatomy, biochemistry, physiology and sociology. . . . A fascinating read.” * San Francisco Chronicle *“Skin is the largest and most visible organ in the human body. Its biological richness and complexity are exceeded only by the brain and immune system. And now at last it has the book it deserves. . . . [Jablonski’s] fascinating book is as all-encompassing as skin itself. . . . a fascinating, thought-provoking book.” * Financial Times *"Skin is, as Jablonsky ably illustrates, a marvel of engineering: tough, stretchable, impermeable, pliable, a bacterial and UV shield and sensitive to heat, cold, deformation and the slightest of touches. The book explores the social nooks and biological crannies of this complex set of tissues, from color to artificial skin and the role of sweat in our evolutionary history." * New Scientist *“A rich mix of just about everything you would want to know about the necessary and complex covering of your body. Nina Jablonski writes not only as an anthropologist but also as an ethologist, comparative biologist, and psychologist. She weaves a vivid, compelling history, which at times is intertwined with social discourse (skin color and racism) and advice (skin and sun protection).” * New England Journal of Medicine *"This amply illustrated rhapsody to the body's largest and most visible organ showcases skin's versatility, importance in human biology and uniqueness: human skin is hairless and sweaty, has evolved in a spectrum of colors and is a billboard for self-expression. . . . Jablonski nimbly interprets scientific data for a lay audience, and her geeky love for her discipline is often infectious" * Publishers Weekly *“In Skin, her fascinating, nuanced, often exhilarating, and for the most part crisply written new book, Nina Jablonski . . . urges us to consider our skin as we have never, even in our pubertal angst, pored over it before. . . . May you read it with pleasure and by the sweat of your brow.” * American Scholar *STARRED REVIEW: "A marvelous exploration of the organ we ignore until an abnormality prompts us to seek professional help. The chapters skillfully lead from one topic to the next and cover the history and physiology of skin, sweating, color, touch, tattoos and painting, and more. Jablonski's writing is clear; her enthusiasm for the topic, evident.” * Library Journal *“Jablonski engages the reader with her clear, informed style that makes Skin a very readable book.” * American Biology Teacher *"Anthropologist Jablonski delves into the natural history of skin in animals and people and explains its structure and function, its evolution as a nearly hairless body covering in people, and the utility of its pigment melanin. She also examines the role of skin in activities as varied as finding food and bonding socially. Finally, she looks at the prospects for artificial skin." * Science News *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface to the 2013 Edition Introduction 1 Skin Laid Bare 2 History 3 Sweat 4 Skin and Sun 5 Skin's Dark Secret 6 Color 7 Touch 8 Emotions, Sex, and Skin 9 Wear and Tear 10 Statements 11 Future Skin Glossary Notes References Index
£18.90
Thames & Hudson Ltd Islamic Geometric Design
Book SynopsisIslamic geometric designs are admired worldwide for their beauty and intricacy, yet in truth they are seldom understood. In this volume, the author analyses and explains these complex designs in their historical and physical context.Trade Review'Islamic Geometric Design' is one of the best studies on the market and represents essential reading for studying and understanding Islamic geometric design' - islamicartsmagazine.com'A great survey … beautifully illustrated, with clear explanations of the underlying principles of the art form' - Clifton Life
£36.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd Moments of Mindfulness Indian Wisdom
Book SynopsisDanielle and Olivier Föllmi have co-written over 15 books. They are the official photographers of the Dalai Lama and recipient of the prestigious World Press award.Table of ContentsPreface • c.130 photographs paired with a Indian saying or insight
£8.50
Skylight Edition Michelle H
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£21.25
Thames and Hudson Ltd Jeff Koons Conversations with Norman Rosenthal
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£14.96
Thames & Hudson Ltd Hokusai A Life in Drawing
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated introduction to Katsushika Hokusai (1760â1849), the most prolific and diverse artist of Japanâs Edo period, and master of ukiyo-e â âimages of the floating worldâ.
£22.50
König, Walther Johan Dehlin Five Buildings by Frank Gehry
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£41.25
Dover Publications Inc. The City A Vision in Woodcuts Dover Fine Art
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£11.33
Thames & Hudson Ltd Art Deco Complete The Definitive Guide to the
Book SynopsisOffers an account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period. This book celebrates the styles rich variety of form and its diverse international roots as the very factors that make it a perennial favourite of modern collectors and designers.Trade Review'A sumptuous work' - House & Garden'The sheer sumptuousness of the images will surely appeal to those specialists, collectors and the general public who fuel the constant stream of glossy new Art Deco titles' - Art Quarterly'Alastair Duncan has put what seems like every art deco object ever made inside this book … A serious A - Z section on 500 designers makes the work definitive' - Sunday TelegraphTable of ContentsIntroduction • Media and Masters: Furniture and Interior Decoration Sculpture • Paintings, Graphics, Posters, Bookbinding • Glass Ceramics • Lighting • Textiles • Silver, Metal, Lacquer and Enamel Jewelry • A–Z of Artists, Designers and Manufacturers
£48.00
Gestalten The Touch New Edition
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£44.00
Occasional Papers Hugo Roelandt Lets Expand the Sky
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£13.30
John Wiley & Sons Inc Nikon D7100 For Dummies
Book SynopsisA must-have, full-color guide to the Nikon D7100 The Nikon D7100 is an ideal camera for beginning photographers who may lack structured photography training but are still eager and determined to take great photos.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land 7 Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 45 Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 79 Chapter 4: Exploring Live View Photography and Movie Making 93 Part II: Working with Picture Files 127 Chapter 5: Playback Mode: Viewing, Erasing, and Protecting Photos 129 Chapter 6: Downloading, Printing, and Sharing Your Photos 161 Part III: Taking Creative Control 191 Chapter 7: Getting Creative with Exposure and Lighting 193 Chapter 8: Manipulating Focus and Color 249 Chapter 9: Putting It All Together 291 Part IV: The Part of Tens 307 Chapter 10: Ten Fun (And Practical) Ways to Manipulate Your Photos 309 Chapter 11: Ten More Ways to Customize Your Camera 337 Index 357
£20.79
V & A Publishing Design and Disability
Book SynopsisThis visually rich book celebrates design ingenuity - acknowledging the significant contributions of disabled individuals and communities to design and making that point that, simply put, inclusive design is better for all. Covering ten projects - across fields including fashion, community practices, social media, graphic design, gaming and architecture - Design and Disability delves into the motivations and methods of their creators. It poses questions that are central to their design such as how to balance diverse access needs, what does radical visibility mean and what makes a community.Design and Disability offers a manifesto for living, now and into the future. It addresses an urgent gap in the literature and is led by disabled communities, emphasizing the importance of recognizing disabled individuals as experts in their own experiences.
£21.25
Getty Trust Publications Lines of Connection
Book SynopsisThis volume is the first to chart the relationship between drawing and printmaking, bringing together more than 170 works on paper and highlighting issues of process, collaboration, and innovation.
£31.50
CRC Press The Secret World of Flexagons
Book SynopsisThe hexaflexagon is a folded paper strip of colored triangles that has long delighted people with how it magically changes its appearance when âœflexedâ. This hands-on, comprehensive book goes beyond the hexaflexagon, the standard version of this folded puzzle, exponentially expanding this barely explored field as it brings new options and fresh insights to light. Learn over a dozen different flexes, make dozens of different flexagons with the aid of step-by-step illustrated directions and templates to copy and print. Delve into the internal structure of flexagons and discover a universal way to describe and predict their behavior. Learn how to create your own custom flexagons with a special computer program. Understand how flexagons are connected to group theory, computer science, and topology. Have fun decorating flexagons and make flexagon books, puzzles, pop-ups, mazes, and more. Written in a clear, easy-to-understand,
£21.84
Rizzoli International Publications Rick Owens Temple of Love
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£35.20
Yale University Press Aldo van Eyck
Book SynopsisA comprehensive look at the life and work of one of the 20th century's most influential architectsTrade Review"A well-written, highly accessible overview on the work of a major figure. McCarter clearly knows his craft."—Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Yale University -- Eeva-Liisa PelkonenAn Architectural Record 2015 Gift Guide selection -- Jayne Merkel * Architectural Record *“The book delves into the figure of the architect and his concerns, presenting a chronology of his life and work, and portraying a personality and legacy that puts us face to face with a debate that is not just architectural, but also ideological.”— Ernesto Ibáñez, Arquitectura Viva May 2017 -- Ernesto Ibáñez * Arquitectura Viva *
£45.00
Set Margins' publications Fracture Japanese Graphic Design 18751975
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£27.55
Yale University Press What Art Is
Book SynopsisWhat is it to be a work of art? Part philosophical monograph and part memoiristic meditation, this book challenges the popular interpretation that art is an indefinable concept, instead bringing to light the properties that constitute universal meaning.Trade Review"Danto is an elegant and erudite writer, and his sentences go down smoothly."—Deborah Solomon, New York Times Book Review"Danto was and remains the high priest of pluralism, and arch-critic of the view that art has a distinctive essence."—A. C. Grayling, Financial Times". . . arguably the most inspired interpreter of the increasingly abstruse art world that emerged during the past half century. In What Art Is, Danto's freewheeling erudition and knack for unpacking complex subjects is on display."—Eric Been, Chicago Tribune (“Favorite Books of 2013”)"Danto’s writing is elegant and his insights acute."—Publishers Weekly"The conclusion [Danto] reaches . . . is elegant in its clearheaded take on an endlessly difficult question. . . . As a critical memoir . . . tracing the particulars of a gifted mind’s lasting focus, Danto’s latest is a useful addition to a long career."—Publishers Weekly"This accessible book is the culmination of the late Danto’s lifelong investigation into the concept of art. Through an inspired range of historical and contemporary examples, he explicates his institutional definition of artworks as ‘embodied meanings’ that can take on just about any shape or form. In this radical view, the properties that render something a work of art are invisible."—Constantine Sandis, THES"Elaborating important themes of Danto’s influential aesthetics, What Art Is develops them in fascinating new ways, offering luminous interpretations of past masters ranging from Michelangelo and Poussin to Duchamp and Warhol. Written in Danto’s engagingly personal voice, the book’s essays sparkle with wit, erudition, sensitivity, and a profound love of art whose power is captivatingly contagious."—Richard Shusterman, author of Thinking through the Body: Essays in Somaesthetics"This miraculously economical book summarizes many decades of reflection and provides an ideal entry into the philosophical system of the most important American-born writer who has discussed visual art."—David Carrier, author of Proust/Warhol: Analytical Philosophy of Art
£11.39
Andrews McMeel Publishing How to Draw Adorable
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£11.69
Gibbs Smith Merry Christmas Coloring Book
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£17.54
Yale University Press The Lost World of Byzantium
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£14.24
Taschen GmbH The National Gallery. Paintings People Portraits
Book SynopsisGet to know the National Gallery's masterworks through the eyes of leading cultural figures and contemporary artists photographed in the Gallery and behind-the-scenes spaces. Organized chronologically, this book tells the story of 700 years of art history through a selection of over 200 paintings in the collection, from Margarito d'Arezzo to Claude Monet.
£166.25
RIBA Publishing New Luxury
Book SynopsisThis book explores what 'luxury' in interior design means today and how to achieve it, and provides inspirational examples of projects from a range of designers that meet the parameters of quiet luxury. Like many other sectors, interior design can be polarised: the luxury, unattainable end, and the cheap and cheerful lower end.This book disregards this dichotomy and shows how designers can avoid a throw-away culture, cleaving to that idea of longevity and high-quality above the cheap and flimsy, even for those with smaller budgets. Illustrated with beautiful examples of projects, this is a book that showcases how interior designers and homeowners alike can achieve an interior space that prioritises quality and sustainability on every kind of budget, focusing on quality fabrics and materials, sustainable credentials and complementary tones.
£40.50
Manchester University Press Renaissance Skin
Book SynopsisThis book is the definitive study of how skin was debated, understood and misunderstood in Europe between 1500 and 1700. It is based on deep historical research and includes hundreds of colour images from the period. -- .
£52.25
Trolley Books I Am. We Are. Liberty
Book SynopsisEster Coen is an art historian and curator. She is an expert on Italian Futurism, the Metaphysical artists, and the international avant-gardes, and her research for her numerous essays and publications extends from the 1960s to the contemporary scene. She has curated many exhibitions, their subjects ranging from Giorgio de Chirico, Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo Balla, and Henri Matisse, to Richard Serra and Gary Hill. She recently edited the book Futurliberty: Liberty Fabrics and the Avant-Garde (Thames and Hudson, 2023).
£54.00
Flame Tree Publishing Tate Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden Wall
Book SynopsisThis wall calendar features 12 views revealing the magical symbiosis between Barbara Hepworth's sculpture and the lush garden at Trewyn studios, now Tate's Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, St Ives, Cornwall. The datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.21
CRC Press The Immersive Worlds Handbook
Book SynopsisScott Lukas, famed industry expert on designing themed spaces, brings you a book that focuses on the imaginative world of themed, immersive and consumer spaces. Whether or not you are involved in designing a theme park, cultural museum, shop, or other entertainment space, you will benefit from the insider tips, experiences, and techniques highlighted in this practical guide. Make your themed spaces come to life and become true, immersive worlds. The book features informative sidebars addressing possible design issues and current trends; case studies and interviews with real-world designers, and further reading suggestions. The book also includes a companion website, as well as exercises that accompany each chapter, lavish photos, illustrations, and tables.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: The Nature of Themed and Immersive Spaces Chapter 2: Designing Effective, Immersive, and Creative SpacesChapter 3: Atmosphere, Mood, and Effective SpacesChapter 4: Authenticity, Believability, RealismChapter 5: The Guest, Experience, and ImmersionResearch BreakChapter 6: The Brand and the SensesChapter 7: Material Culture, Technology, and InteractivityChapter 8: Loyalty, Tradition, Change, and the FutureFurther ReadingKey Terms
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Studio Photography Essential Skills
Book SynopsisStudio photography is a common career path for aspiring photographers and students but the professional and commercial nature of the field makes it a challenging area to break into.Whilst other introductory books on the subject are often bogged down with too much technical detail or too many 'show-off' shots, Studio Photography: Essential Skills offers a practical and accessible guide to the fundamental techniques for successful studio photography. Whether photographing a person or a product, you need control over the light, mood and look to arrive at the perfect result for a particular assignment. This book takes a commercial and creative approach and considers the important elements of lighting, exposure, capture, art direction and the studio setting to ensure a successful shoot.With a clearly structured learning approach and a wide variety of activities and assignments to inspire and engage you, this is an informative, stimulating guide to the basics. Broaden your skills and increase your earning potential with Studio Photography: Essential Skills!Table of ContentsIntroduction; Characteristics of Light; Exposure and Light Meters; Contrast and Compensation; Sensitivity and Image Capture; Filters; On Location; The Zone System; The Studio; Lighting Techniques; Creative Techniques; Assignments; Glossary
£23.79
ABRAMS Super Mario 2026 Wall Calendar
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£12.45
HarperCollins Publishers Jennings S Complete Artists Manual
Book SynopsisThe definitive artist's reference guide and comprehensive sourcebook of art materials and painting techniques, now available in a modern paperback edition.The Complete Artist's Manual covers all the elements of painting and drawing from materials to techniques, colour composition and media the ultimate artist's bible.In addition, it contains a structured painting course with simple exercises developing into more advanced projects, with demonstrations by well-known practising artists who share their experience and expertise with the reader.Contents includes;SupportsDrawing and painting mediaDrawing and sketchingPainting techniquesColour and compositionWhat to paint getting startedThe artist's studioGlossary and directoryThe Complete Artist's Manual is visually rich and exciting, practical and comprehensive no artist's studio should be without it.Trade Review‘ A work of art in itself’ The Artist magazine
£17.09
Taschen GmbH Tarot. The Library of Esoterica
Book SynopsisTrace the hidden history of Tarot in this pocket-sized volume from TASCHEN's Library of Esoterica. Artfully arranged according to the sequencing of the Major and Minor Arcana, this visual compendium gathers hundreds of cards and works of original art from around the world in the ultimate exploration of a centuries-old art form.
£13.50
Park Books The New Design Museum
Book SynopsisThis book maps a landscape of new institutional and curatorial practices in discussing and exhibiting architecture and design across different geographical locations. Thirty-one case studies encompass visions and practical examples from leading international institutions as well as independent initiatives and platforms.
£22.50
ACC Art Books Marilyn Monroe Style
Book SynopsisMarilyn Monroe's world was the stuff of fairy-tale - the orphan who conquered Hollywood and hailed as the most beautiful woman in the world before her untimely death in 1962.Marilyn Monroe Style celebrates Marilyn's impact on fashion by revealing the influence of her many iconic looks.Her wardrobe encompassed sensual femininity as well as low-key minimalism.Outfits span from shimmering showpieces such as the Jean Louis gown worn to serenade JFK on his birthday, to Pucci slacks and cats-eye spectacles.Born Norma Jeane Mortensen, whenever she became' Marilyn, she mesmerised onlookers with showstopping outfits that helped make her a legend, yet throughout her life the clothes she wore represented many ways of being a woman.Written by Terry Newman the bestselling author of Taylor Swift and the Clothes She Wears this book tells the story of Marilyn's life through clothes and is essential reading for Marilyn Monroe fans everywhere.
£29.75
National Galleries of Scotland Dürer to Van Dyck
Book SynopsisPublished to accompany Dürer to Van Dyck: Drawings from Chatsworth House, at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 9 November 2024 to 23 February 2025. A unique opportunity to see rare drawings by some of European art’s biggest names, selected from the remarkable collection at Chatsworth House.A unique opportunity to see rare and beautiful drawings by some of the biggest names in European art. Chatsworth House in Derbyshire holds one of the finest and most significant private collections of drawings in the world, but they are rarely seen and very little has been published on them. This book showcases 47 drawings from this exceptional collection, including superb watercolors and drawings by famous German Renaissance artists Albrecht Dürer and Hans Holbein alongside the baroque splendor of Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck. It will reveal intimate insights into the artists’ practice and their ways of recording the world. The captivating selection of drawings will be introduced and contextualized by Charles Noble, Curator of Fine Art at Chatsworth House. Each image will be explained and examined based on rigorous new research, offering new insights into the work of some of art’s biggest names.
£27.00
HarperCollins Publishers William Blake and The Sea Monsters of Love
Book SynopsisHow one visionary inspired 200 years of art, poetry, and protestWeaving between the historical, cultural and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired with the wild and revolutionary genius of William Blake.A life-changing book' The Times, Book of the WeekA poetic fever dream'TelegraphQueer in all senses of the word' Neil TennantUndoubtedly Hoare's masterpiece' Olivia LaingIn 1973, Derek Jarman set off from London to film the stones of Avebury. He was following in the footsteps of Paul Nash, who had photographed the ancient megaliths a generation before. Standing in that muddy field, by those stones, both artists had felt a direct connection to their hero a man who had died a long, long time ago, yet who remained electrically alive to them.In this alluring and poetic odyssey, Philip Hoare traces the enduring legacy of William Blake and how he came to inspire so many creative lives. Reaching out of his past and into our future, Blake draws together the natural world and metaphysical realms, merging the human and the animal and the spiritual, firing up twentieth-century artists, filmmakers, poets, writers and musicians with his radical promise of absolute freedom. This stirring, deeply felt book brings us back to Blake and shows that art still has the power to create positive change.A book that is neither Blake biography nor critical analysis nor legacy-tracing nor personal odyssey but a capacious mixing of them all a joyful and dizzying romp through the stories of those who came under Blake's posthumous spell' Philip Marsden,Spectator Beneath the leaps and returns, the book is skilfully structured, following Blake's life and art, and rendering all the inset lives complete, however discontinuous they appear One can foresee a rush of books in the run-up to 2027, the bicentenary of Blake's death, but nothing will be as audacious or intriguing as William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love' Jenny Uglow, TLS
£16.14
Yale University Press A Concrete Alliance
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£47.50
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Snapshots
Book SynopsisDinah Lenney has served as core faculty for the Bennington Writing Seminars and in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California. A longtime nonfiction editor at LARB, she herself has published several books in the genre, including Coffee (as part of the Bloomsbury Object Lessons series), The Object Parade and Bigger than Life, and co-edited Brief Encounters: A Collection of Literary Nonfiction with the late Judith Kitchen. Dinah's essays and reviews have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post among many other publications.
£18.00
Rizzoli International Publications Dustin Pitman Walk Wild Side
Book SynopsisDustin Pittman amassed an archive of 100,000 photographs chronicling the untamed corners of New York City s after-hours nightlife, from shadowy underground haunts to prestigious galleries and clubs. This 'wish I was there' book unveils the vibrant pop culture scene of New York during the 1970s and 80s.
£43.50
Phaidon Press Ltd Graphic Classics
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£52.46
Valiz Worlding Ecologies
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£26.12
Taylor & Francis The University of Illinois Memorial Stadium
Book SynopsisThis book offers a rigorous but graphically compelling narrative historic analysis of one of the most important civic buildings not only of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, or the State of Illinois, but arguably of the United States, Memorial Stadium.Like all spatial products, the design and construction of the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium embodies the social, political, economic, aspiration, and aesthetic values of its time. This book will engage in critical analysis including documenting the civic discourse that led to the Stadium and thereafter explore the iterative nature of the Stadium in shaping civic discourse. In this vein, central topics include its role in embodying the stateâs economic growth; the changing nature of the sociocultural tendencies and its impact on campus life and the Universityâs community; the Stadiumâs effects on UIUC sports and the campusâ built environment; the rise of College sports as big business; and the impact on mass
£47.49
Cannibal/Hannibal Publishers RembrandtHoogstraten
Book SynopsisPublished to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime Rembrandt exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. Rembrandt's powerful art left a lasting impression on his gifted pupil Samuel van Hoogstraten. The fascinating interplay between Rembrandt and Hoogstraten is on display in a unique way you have never seen Rembrandt like this before.This book delves into the depths of colour and illusion, exploring the powerful techniques employed by the master artists Rembrandt and Hoogstraten to create virtual realities on canvas. Through insightful analysis and breathtaking visuals, this in-depth examination reveals the secrets behind the magnificent illusionist effects that have captivated audiences for centuries. Rembrandt-Hoogstraten offers a profound exploration of the transformative power of colour and technique in the hands of two of history''s greatest painters.Image The Royal Caste, Warsaw photo Andrzej Ring, Lech Sandzewicz
£49.50
Titan Books Ltd Star Trek Designing Starships Volume 4 Discovery
Book SynopsisFeaturing ships from the first season of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY! The story of how the creative teams reimagined STAR TREK for the 21st Century with previously unseen production art and interviews with the show's artists and designers. Every ship for season 1! Showcasing ships such as the U.S.S. Shenzhou, the U.S.S. Discovery and the Klingon bird-of-prey, this book brings you all the Federation and Klingon ships as they appeared in the decade before Captain James T. Kirk's five-year-mission, and is packed with original concept art from STAR TREK artists John Eaves, Sam Michlap, John 'JD' Dickenson and Goran Delic. This latest volume in the Designing Starships series shows how artists and designers reinvented STAR TREK for a new era, taking the classics and reinventing them to build a whole new look for the Federation and the Klingons featured in the hit Star Trek: Discovery TV series. Explore the process behind the creation of the Starships featured in the hit Star Trek: Discovery TV
£23.99
Blurring Books Cow Corner Cricket World Cup 2024
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£14.24
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Tube Station to Station on the London
Book SynopsisFrom Norman Foster's remarkable station at Canary Wharf to the Yellow-brick vaults of Baker street to the Art Deco exuberance of Arnos Grove, London's tube stations are among its most distinctive and iconic buildings.
£9.49
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Concise Townscape
Book Synopsis"Townscape" is the art of giving visual coherence and organisation to the jumble of buildings, streets and spaces that make up the urban environment. Its concepts were first developed by Gordon Cullen in The Architectural Review and were later embodied in the book TOWNSCAPE (1961) which instantly established itself as a major influence on architects, planners and others concerned with what cities should look like. Its interest, however, goes far beyond the professional sphere. Some may see it as an important contribution to art and architectural history since, for the first time, it explores the fact that certain visual effects in the grouping of buildings were based on quite definable, if often spontaneous, aesthetic principles. Others may find that it teaches them to appreciate, as no other book has done, what it is that makes a town "work" architecturally. A third group may want to study it for Cullen's superb drawings of city scenery - a skill at which he is the acknowledged masterTrade Review'A welcome reissue of this influential work, with acute observations on the English urban landscape, fully backed up with photographs and the author's characteristic drawings.' Soc. of Architectual & Industrial Illustrators NewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; Introduction to 1971 Edition; Casebook: Serial vision; Place; Content; The functional tradition; General Studies: Squares for all tastes; Cross as focal point; Closure; Line of life; Legs and wheels; Hazards; The floor; Prairie planning; Rule of thumb; Street lighting; Outdoor publicity; The wall; The English climate; Casebook precedents; Trees incorporated; Change of level; Here and there; Immediacy; Endpiece; Index
£42.74
HarperCollins Publishers Blueprints
Book Synopsis'WHAT TO READ IN 2025' FINANCIAL TIMES Many artists are unaware of the mathematics that bubble beneath their craft, while some consciously use it for inspiration. Our instincts might tell us that these two subjects are incompatible forces with nothing in common, but what if we're wrong?
£19.80
