Art & Photography Books
Lannoo Publishers Homo Mobilis
£45.00
BIS Publishers B.V. Know Your Onions: Graphic Design
Book SynopsisThis book is practical and immediate, without being condescending or overly technical. It is like having a graphic design mentor who will help you come up with ideas, develop your concepts, and implement them in a way that is engaging and humorous. It gives readers the experience and ability that normally comes from years of on-the-job training. All of the essential techniques of graphic design and its digital implementation are covered. Read this book and gain 25 years of experience in how to think like a creative, act like a businessman and design like a god. This book is designed like a notebook, with all the authors’ tips and knowledge already inside. However, it also includes blank pages that allow the user to personalize this reference book with specific notes that are relevant to his or her studio, suppliers or clients.
£15.19
BIS Publishers B.V. Type Tricks: Layout Design: Your Personal Guide
Book SynopsisType Tricks: Layout Design is the follow-up to Type Tricks and the second book in the trilogy of user manuals about typography related matters. The first book was about type design, the second book is about type layout and the final book will be about type usability. Sometimes you do not have the time to read a book cover to cover, but you simply are looking for some main pointers to help you move forward. This book is precisely for these kinds of situations. The book covers both key typography rules as well as the underlying structure of the working process in layout design. In an illustrative format and easily accessible style, it presents the different stages of working with typography. The collection of rules provides more than 200 tips for creating readable layouts and typography settings. The book touches on matters of typography for both print and digital media: from letter spacing, paragraph breaks, text adjustment, leading, emphasis, hierarchy to grid systems.Layout guidelines are difficult to remember, but with this book you do not have to know them all by heart. The format is small and handy, so you can always have it on hand when you need to check the rules. Type Tricks: Layout Design takes its outset in the author's experience as a teacher of typography, her practical experience with designing layouts and her academic research into improving reading through good typography.
£14.39
Bokforlaget Max Strom Undertow
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£22.50
Dokument Forlag Brain Food: A Daily Dose of Creativity
Book Synopsis365 creative challenges!
£11.69
Ludion Kawase Hasui Modern Visions of Japan
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£28.00
Victionary Hybrid
Book SynopsisHybrid brings brands to life across a broad range of sectors. Since 1995, Hybrid has produced intelligent design solutions for clients in Asia, the US and Europe. Some of our areas of expertise include name generation, brand creations, brand development, and environmental graphics. In environmental graphics, we work closely with architects and interior designers to make identities come alive in three dimensional spaces. Hybrid works effectively across all media, taking a holistic view of our clients' brands, and ensuring that our solutions always deliver experiences that connect audiences to our brands.
£43.50
Victionary Pretty Ugly
£25.60
Victionary PRINTABLE: Printing techniques and effects in
Book SynopsisPRINTABLE is a stunning showcase of familiar and innovative methods that elevate printed matter for branding and beyond. In an increasingly digital world, the art of printing has become more precious than ever. Although screens continue to take over society and sustainable practices have improved the preservation of natural resources, many designers still thrive on delivering tactile experiences, experimenting with new techniques or being inventive with conventional materials to bring their ideas to life in meaningful and visually impactful ways. Featuring printing experts, printmakers, and creative projects from around the world, PRINTABLE celebrates craftsmanship and serves to inspire those looking to add more character and dimension to their work.
£28.00
Viction Workshop Ltd Display in Use
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£32.00
Insight Kids Superman Ultimate 90s Flashback Official Coloring
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£11.99
Insight Editions The Art and Making of Dune Awakening
£39.38
Andrews McMeel Publishing Framing Fatherhood
£24.67
Andrews McMeel Publishing Little Book of Witches
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£10.79
Andrews McMeel Publishing The Legends of Meoshínké
£16.58
Insight Editions Wicked Shiz University Deluxe Gift Set
Book SynopsisCelebrate your love of Wicked with this deluxe stationery gift set that contains everything a Shiz University student might need to show their school pride for the prestigious school of magic.
£31.50
Weldon Owen, Incorporated MacLean Collection Early to Medieval Chinese
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£45.00
Rocky Nook Canon EOS R50 Pocket Guide
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£11.69
Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Odyssey of a Street
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£22.49
Mw Editions Daniel Brush Thinking about Monet
Book SynopsisSculptures-as-meditations: Brush rearticulates Monet's magnificent lightwork in palm-sized objectsEarly in life, American painter, sculptor and jeweler Daniel Brush (born 1947) discounted Monet's work wholesalethat is, until the pivotal day he saw an 8-by-10 transparency that a collector and friend was considering acquiring. This encounter sparked an obsession with the light Monet so masterfully captured through oil paint. Thinking about Monet contains 60 of the more than 100 steel sculptures Brush createdall of which are meditations on light. The artist hand-carved the same steel for all of his palm-sized pieces, but each one articulates distinct properties of color and light. Mesmerizing in the intricacy and daring of their fabrication, Brush''s objects bear comparison with the work of historical masters.This small, jewel-like book is covered in printed silk cloth, and all the sculptures are reproduced at their original size. Nicolas Bos, preside
£31.50
Letterform Archive Books Lettres Décoratives A Century of French Sign Painters Alphabets
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£46.80
Thames and Hudson Ltd Magnum America
Book SynopsisMagnum Photos, the world's most prestigious photographic agency, was formed in 1947. Peter van Agtmael is a Magnum photographer. His books include Look at the U.S.A., Sorry for the War and Disco Night 9/11. Laura Wexler is a professor of American Studies, Film & Media Studies and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Yale University.
£93.75
Rocky Nook Photographer's Guide to Luminar AI,The
Book SynopsisSkylum’s Luminar AI is a great solution for both professional and amateur photographers who want to quickly create stunning photos. Luminar’s advanced AI-based tools eliminate hours of traditional editing tasks, whether you’re applying automatic tone and colour adjustments, replacing dreary skies with more dynamic ones, or retouching portraits to smooth skin, remove blemishes, and accentuate flattering facial features. For those who want to dig into editing, powerful tools give you full control over your RAW and JPEG images, including advanced features such as masks, blend modes, and lens correction. Luminar AI also works as a plug-in for other applications, such as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Apple Photos, allowing round-trip editing and seamless integration with workflows you may already have in place.In this book you’ll learn all about:• AI editing: Luminar AI’s many AI-based tools eliminate hours of traditional editing tasks. Improve overall tone and color using just one slider, and enhance a sky using another without building masks or layers. Realistically replace the entire sky in one step, even when objects like buildings or trees intrude. Luminar identifies faces in photos, allowing you to smooth skin, sharpen eyes, brighten faces, and perform other portrait retouching tasks in minutes.• Expert editing: Take advantage of Luminar’s many professional tools to bring out the best versions of your photos. Enhance the look using tone controls and curves, dodging and burning, and tools built for specific types of images, such as Landscape Enhancer, Adjustable Gradient, and B & W Conversion. The Erase and Clone & Stamp tools make it easy to remove unexpected objects and glitches such as lens dust spots. Luminar’s RAW editing engine includes real-time noise reduction and advanced color processing and sharpening tools, all completely non-destructive and with the ability to step back through the history of edits.• Advanced editing: Use masks, blend modes, and lens corrections to combine edits and effects.• Creativity: Open your imagination with Luminar’s creative tools, which range from adding glow, texture, and dramatic looks to incorporating sunrays and objects into augmented skies.• Presets and LUTs (Lookup Tables): Learn how to use Luminar Looks presets and LUTs to bring the look of simulated film stocks and creative colour grades to your work.• Luminar Library: Organise and manage your photos in a central library where your source images can reside where you want them, whether that’s on your hard disk, a network volume, or in local cloud services folders such as Dropbox or Google Drive for remote backup.• Luminar plug-ins: If you already use other applications to organise your library or for photo editing, such as Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom Classic, Luminar AI also works as a plug-in that allows round-trip editing and seamless integration with the workflows you may already have in place.• Sharing images: Whether you’re printing your images or sharing them online, learn how to make your photos look their best no matter what output solution you need.
£22.50
Wooden Books Mazes and Labyrinths: In Great Britain
Book SynopsisLabyrinths are found in rock, mosaics and turf all over the world, and seem to have been known to magicians from very ancient times. In the traditional designs no choices are offered to the seekers, the path simply delivering the walker to the centre in a certain way. But what does it mean? Can you really get lost in a maze? What have gremlins got to do with it all? And the Minotaur? This tiny book of graphic beginnings, endings and lanes in between is a beautiful and thought-provoking guide to this fascinating subject. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.Trade Review"Charming" - Country Living
£7.59
RIBA Publishing Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQIA+ Places and
Book SynopsisAn independent bookshop in Glasgow. An ice cream parlour in Havana, where strawberry is the queerest choice. A cathedral in ruins in Managua, occupied by the underground LGBTQIA+ community. Queer people have always found ways to exist and be together, and there will always be a need for queer spaces. In this lavishly illustrated volume, Adam Nathaniel Furman and Joshua Mardell have gathered together a community of contributors to share stories of spaces that range from the educational to the institutional to the re-appropriated, and many more besides. With historic, contemporary and speculative examples from around the world, Queer Spaces recognises LGBTQIA+ life past and present as strong, vibrant, vigorous, and worthy of its own place in history. Looking forward, it suggests visions of what form these spaces may take in the future to continue uplifting queer lives. Featured spaces include: Black Lesbian and Gay Centre, London Category Is Books, Glasgow Christopher Street, New York Coppelia, Havana New Sazae, Tokyo ONE Institute for Homophile Studies, Los Angeles Pop-Up spaces, Dhaka Queer House Party, Online Santiago Apóstol Cathedral, Managua Trans Memory Archive, Buenos Aires Victorian Pride Centre, Melbourne Trade Review‘This magnificent book reveals the near-unbelievable ingenuity, courage and skill of queer people in creating conditions for themselves … it is a luminous queer archive-cum-party in its own right, avowedly diverse, multiple and full of life.’ – Olivia Laing‘A rich stew of the strange, the wonderful, and the queer.’ – Aaron BetskyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements About the editors About the contributors Sponsor page Foreword by Olivia Laing Introduction by Adam Nathaniel Furman & Joshua Mardell «DOMESTIC» Train Journey between Premiá de Mar and Barcelona by Ailo Ribas Fonthill Abbey by Whitney Davis Former Knockaloe Internment Camp by Kit Heyam Light Coffin by Alyssa Ueno Plas Newydd by Freya Gowrley The Palaces of Ludwig II by Sean Edgecomb Two Up, Two Down Terrace by Helen Smith A la Ronde by Freya Gowrley A Hijra Guru Ma’s Rooftop by Ruhul Abdin Prospect Cottage by Chris McCormack Holy Trinity Church by Kit Heyam Hotel Gondolin by Facundo Ravuelta Villa Lysis by Robert Aldrich ‘Miss Green’, ‘Ye Olde Communists’ Rest’ and ‘Riversdale’ by Jane Stevenson Brief by Robert Aldrich Sissinghurst by Jane Stevenson Yannnis Tsarouchis’ House by Andreas Angelidakis Finella by Elizabeth Darling Mårbacka by Katarina Bonnevier Millthorpe by Helen Smith Thomas Barrett’s Lee Priory by Matthew M Reeve Rehovot by Doron von Beider «COMMUNAL» Former Guildford Hotel by Kit Heyam New Sazae by Takeshi Dylan Sadachi Taormina by Robert Aldrich Vespasiana by Ailo Ribas Factory Nightclub by Andreas Angelidakis Black Lesbian and Gay Centre by Veronica McKenzie Alan Buchsbaum's Office by Ivan Munuera Theatrón by León Daniel The Cave of Harmony by Elizabeth Darling Haven for Artists by Nour Hamade Elephant by Isola Tong Queer Space by Andy Summers Banos Finisterre by Emiliano Pastrana Dragon Men by Takeshi Dylan Sadachi Carolina Youth Action Project by Seb Choe The Locker Room Project by Jackson Davidov The Kloset Yuri Book Club by Nichapat Sanunsilp Club Kali by DJ Ritu & Lo Marshall El Hangar by Regner Ramos Frenz-Frenzy by Isola Tong Women's Anarchist Nuisance Café by Sebastian Buser Bachillerato Mocha Celis by Facundo Ravuelta Kitty Su by Ekam Singh Stalled! Airport Prototype by JSA/MIXdesign Circo Bar by Regner Ramos Loverbar by Regner Ramos Temple à l’Amitié’ by Jane Stevenson Category Is Books by Andy Summers Today X Future by Isola Tong Taprobane by Robert Aldrich Casa I by Facundo Ravuelta Inflation Nightclub by Timothy Moore & John Tanner Royal Vauxhall Tavern by Ben Campkin True Blue Studio by Nichapat Sanunsilp Milner Park Hotel by Ian Mangenga Campy Bar by Takeshi Dylan Sadachi Centro Cultural Guanuca by Sara Yaoska Herrera Dixon & Helen Dixon Palladium Nightclub by Ivan Munuero Café ’t Mandje by Jeroen van Dijk FUTUR:ST by Isola Tong Odd bird theatre by Ekam Singh Queer Space by David Eskenazi Pop-up spaces for the middle/upper class by Ruhul Abdin Museo Experimental del Eco by León Daniel London Lesbian and Gay Centre by Ben Campkin Sagitario by Alexander Auris «PUBLIC» MASTERplano by Vítor Lagoeiro Bishopsgate Institute by Stefan Dickers El último vagón by León Daniel Queer House Party by Lo Marshall Caminito Verde by Sergio Galaz Garcia Christopher Street by Sean Edgecomb Coppelia by Ivan Munuera The Norfolk Arms by Helen Smith The Homomonument by Jeroen van Dijk Trans Memory Archive by Facundo Ravuelta Can Sanpere by Ailo Ribas Floreat Beach Kiosk by Timothy Moore & John Tanner Santiago Apóstol Cathedral by Aparecida Arguello XXX Park by Ruhul Abdin Museum of Transology by E-J Scott Queer Shophouses in Colonial Malaya by Soon Tzu Speechley Museo Q, Bogota by Michael Andrés Forero Parra Glorieta de Insurgentes by Sergio Galaz Garcia Former Central V.I. Lenin Museum by Yevgeniy Fiks Victorian Pride Centre by Timothy Moore & Nicholas Braun Aterro do Flamengo by Ben Campkin One Institute for Homophile Studies by David Eskenazi Sappho Islands by MYCKET Comparsa Drag by Facundo Ravuelta IndexEndnotes Image credits
£39.90
RIBA Publishing PostWar Homes
£42.75
Taschen GmbH Bettina Rheims. 40th Ed.
Book SynopsisSince her first photographs in the late '70s, Bettina Rheims has defied the predictable. From her series on Pigalle strippers (1980) to her cycle on the life of Jesus in I.N.R.I. (1998), from Chanel commercials to Gender Studies (2011), her work has shaken up traditional codes of representation and pushed restlessly at the breaking point between two great human preoccupations: beauty and imperfection.This Rheims retrospective showcases more than 300 photographs from 35 years of daring, often defiant photography. Personally selected and assembled by Rheims, the collection brings together renowned series such as Chambre close, Héroïnes, and Rose, c'est Paris. Spanning commercial work and artistic series, the retrospective impresses with each turn of the page, as much for the strength of each image as for the thrilling variety of Rheims's subjects and aesthetics. With equal attention to anonymous subjects cast in the street as to global celebrities including Kate Moss, Mado
£18.41
Yale University Press Frank Lloyd Wrights Bogk House A Bold Experiment
£36.00
MIT Press Ltd Against Reason Volume 1
Book SynopsisOriginal essays and visual art that reveal the depth and complexity of the sculpture of American modernist Tony Smith, placing his multifaceted practice in dialogue with contemporary voices.
£19.55
Yale University Press Tracey Emin
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£27.00
Yale University Press Ellsworth Kelly Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance
£19.00
The Natural History Museum Interesting Shells
Book SynopsisInteresting Shells presents striking and beautiful shell portraits, each one specially selected by expert curators at the Natural History Museum, London.Trade Review'Gorgeous' - BBC Wildlife 'Anyone with a sense of beauty and aesthetics would be moved to see what natural selection has achieved in the composition, form and colour of these shells... beautiful' The Macologist 'It is hard to pick just a few of the many thought-provoking pieces of information that are included in this book.. The photographs are excellent throughout... it is a 'conchological chocolate box': dip in and sample its delights.' Mollusc World
£11.69
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Tarot of the Divine Coloring Book
Book SynopsisInspired by deities, folklore, and fairy tales from around the world, this adult coloring book features 80 gorgeous illustrations from acclaimed artist Yoshi Yoshitani?s popular tarot deck.Tarot of the Divine Coloring Book presents each tarot card from the Tarot of the Divine deck, with fairy-tale characters from around the world serving as the Major and Minor Arcana. The Danish fable?s naive Little Mermaid represents The Fool, China?s Beauty and the Beast are The Lovers, the Maori legend of Hinemoa and Tutanekai serve as The World, and more. Printed on black-and-white, non-bleed paper and complete with varying levels of illustrated intricacy to explore on each page, this coloring book invites you to bring these mythical tarot archetypes to life with your own creativity and artistic expression.
£16.66
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Art of Cosplay and Creative Makeup
Book SynopsisBody painter extraordinaire Chris Peck, aka Rainbowskinz, shows you the fundamental techniques he uses to create an infinite number of extraordinary looks. Learn the secrets of stunning transformations with cosplay superstar Chris Peck in The Art of Cosplay and Creative Makeup. Known as Rainbowskinz on social media, Peck shares invaluable techniques for aspiring and experienced cosplayers alike, including: Accessible methods for elevating costumes using affordable makeup and other techniques Insights into product usage and savvy application techniques Practical tips for facial contouring, scar simulation, prosthetic application, and more Advice for creating your own social media content QR code links to videos that further demonstrate techniques Whether you attend comic, anime, sci-fi, or other conventions, want to elevate your Halloween look, or even want to showcase your own trans
£17.09
Epic Ink Wild Wonders
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£22.09
Walter Foster Publishing Big School of Drawing Animals
£13.49
Taylor & Francis Ltd Implementing Sustainable Cities
Book SynopsisThis edited volume brings together international authors to explore how cities around the world are implementing their commitment towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).To achieve sustainability, cities choose their own goals and develop the necessary governance and resourcing mechanisms to achieve their objectives. This book highlights the innovative ways cities can plan their implementation by drawing on comprehensive research and literature reviews. Case studies from around the world, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, describe examples of various cities' governance mechanisms, resourcing strategies, and implementation strategies. By showcasing these case studies, cities worldwide can emulate, transform, and execute their own vision drawing on the examples and pathways laid out by their peers. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of UN SDG implementation, contrasting the approaches and enabling communities worldwide to learn
£36.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Most Beautiful Job in the World
Book SynopsisA powerful exposé of Parisian haute couture Book of the Week, Times Higher EducationFashion is one of the most powerful industries in the world, accounting for 6% of global consumption and growing steadily. Since the 1980s and the birth of the neoliberal economy, it has emerged as the glittering face of capitalism, bringing together prestige, power and beauty and occupying a central place in media and consumer fantasies. Yet the fashion industry, which claims to offer highly desirable job opportunities, relies significantly on job instability, not just in outsourced garment production but at the very heart of its creative production of luxury.Based on an in-depth investigation involving stylists, models, designers, hairdressers, make-up artists, photographers and interns, anthropologist Giulia Mensitieri goes behind fashion's glamorous facade to explore the lived realities of working in the industry. This challenging book lays bare the working conditions of the most beautiful jTrade Review[The book's] arguments are compelling. Mensitieri skilfully shows how fashion thrives on its own image of inaccessible glamour: not just selling aspirational fantasy via luxury goods, but also taking advantage of those who produce and help to sell these goods by making them feel “lucky to be here” in this world of dream-making. * British Vogue *Mensitieri’s book is a meticulously researched ethnographic study of the immaterial production of fashion … Although fashion is its main focus, Mensitieri’s book also cleverly turns its critical lens on other fields of supposedly creative endeavour – including academia – where a similarly precarious workforce props up an industry based on constant flexibility, blurred boundaries between work and life, and the promise of a fulfilling career. It is no wonder that it has troubled the French fashion industry. It should. * Times Higher Education *A fascinating insiders’ account of fashion. * Stylist *Expose[s] a culture of exploitation across the industry. * Vogue Business *It’s no secret that the fashion world is only beautiful from a distance. [This book] provides substance and critical context to the truism. The findings are rivetingly awful … Mensitieri’s academic approach and deeper analysis stop the book from simply being a scathing tell-all or a cheap dig at terrible people who have no self-awareness. The point she makes in her wider analysis can just as easily be applied to most of the jobs across all the arts, media and culture sectors. * Bidisha, British broadcaster, critic and journalist *Studded with lucid and chilling vignettes that will stick in your memory, Mensitieri’s book is a remarkable analysis of how creative capitalism persuades people to work for nothing in the glamor industry, and why their poverty is anything but passionate. * Andrew Ross, New York University, USA *A riveting and revelatory expose, The Most Beautiful Job takes us behind-the-scenes of fashion’s phantasmagoria to highlight the precarious, oft-exploited workforce propelling the fashion industry. Mensitieri is a deft researcher, masterful storyteller, and astute critic of contemporary capitalism. Her account is a must-read for anyone interested in the harsh realities of the creative economy. * Brooke Erin Duffy, Cornell University, USA *Marshalling interviews, observations, and history, Mensitieri’s portrayal of the underbelly of Parisian fashion labor delivers a devastating critique of the brutal exploitation behind some of the world’s biggest fashion houses; this is a bold critique of creative jobs under late capitalism. * Ashley Mears, Boston University, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Fashion and the dream Introduction Part I: Fashion and Capitalism: a system for producing the dream 1. Fabricating desire: press and advertising 2. Haute couture, the apotheosis of the dream 3. The circulation of the dream: fashion and globalization Part II: Working in Fashion or “lucky to be there” 4. On the threshold of the dream: the salespeople 5. The greater the prestige, the lower the pay: the rules of the game for fashion workers 6. Prestige and precariousness: symbolic and material geographies 7. At the heart of the dream: the designer-stylists Part III: The dream and those who work in it 8. At work with an up-and-coming fashion designer 9. Knowing how to “be there”: work relationships 10. Getting into fashion, creating a persona, coping in fashion, getting out of fashion Conclusion
£21.59
Fox Chapel Publishing Beginners Guide to Making Mosaics
Book SynopsisTransform areas and items in your home into beautiful works of art! Unique and fun to do, this introductory guide to mosaic art covers everything from window sills and wall murals to flower pots and picture frames. You'll learn everything you to know about the materials, tools, and techniques, and create 16 beautiful mosaic projects with step-by-s
£13.49
Fox Chapel Publishing Drawing Cartoons Step by Step
Book SynopsisIf you want to learn cartooning from one of the modern-day masters, Drawing Cartoons Step by Step will help you take your drawing to whole new levels! Featuring 200 tutorials from Jerry King, a Reuben Award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, this beginner-friendly guide takes you from your very first steps into cartooning and holds your hand through the entire process. If you've got lots of illustration ambition in your future, you can even use the tutorials within to tackle an entire graphic novel. Open the pages to discover everything from guides on drawing houses and people to animals and more. Drawing Cartoons Step by Step features fun drawing prompts and written instructions that make every new lesson a pleasure. It doesn't matter when you're startingif you're completely new to cartooning or exploring something more ambitiousbecause Drawing Cartoons Step by Step will give you everything you need to start cartooning with skills you
£14.44
Quercus Publishing Better Things
Book Synopsis'Better Things is an indispensable source for any CMF designer. Its clear structure, insightful guidance around material choices, and beautiful visual design make it an essential resource for incorporating sustainable materials into stunning design solutions. Highly recommended!' - Sylvia Feichtinger, Design Director, Material Innovation, Lego'Better Things is a brilliant, timely resource for designers and a design sector facing a period of vital transition from 20th to 21st century design practice.' - Hugo Jamson, Business Innovation, Design Council How often have you seen a label on a product proclaiming it to be made from 'recycled material', 'bioplastic' or similar, without it giving any details of the concrete environmental benefits? What do these terms really mean? A drive for greater transparency and demonstrable environmental benefits is happening in product design, through emerging legislation
£21.25
Quercus Publishing Sustainable and Regenerative Materials for
Book SynopsisThere is a creative explosion of work taking place in architecture and design schools exploring materials such as mycelium, clay/earth, engineered timber, bio-based plastics and algae. This handbook of low and no carbon materials for architects and designers focuses on sustainable materials, their sourcing, technical properties and the processes required for their use in architecture. The book showcases new and rediscovered processes for material fabrication, responsible sourcing and creative material design. Material properties (structural, thermal, fire, health and life safety) are described and case studies from around the world illustrate the inventive ways in which these materials have been deployed in the built environment. The book is designed as an introduction to the exciting and rapidly changing world of construction materials. With a better understanding of the social, environmental and economic sustainability of any given material - alongside its technical properties - students of architecture can lead the change in responsible and creative material use.CONTENTS1 Materials overview 2 Extractive materials: earth and clay concrete stone metals glass3 Grown materials: timber and cork paper hemp bamboo seaweed mycelium algae biopolymers wool
£29.75
Quercus Publishing A Pocket Guide to Vans
Book SynopsisVans, the number 1 skater and surfer shoe first created in California in 1966, now has a 7% brand share in sneakers worldwide.
£13.49
Rock Point Seasons Creepings Coloring
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£9.49
Monacelli Press Contemporary Art Underground
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£31.96
Monacelli Press Friedrich Kunath
Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive book to date on contemporary artist Friedrich KunathBorn in former East Germany and now based in Los Angeles, Friedrich Kunath makes work whose core lies in the fusion of the two cultures. Kunath's paintings combine the sublime aesthetic of German Romanticism with motifs from western popular culture, incorporating lyrical references, cartoon imagery, and album covers with his signature style combining pathos and a witty sense of humor.This unique monograph features works from the past 30 years. A dedicated section of the book documents one of Kunath's immersive installations, constructed by the artist to house his paintings and sculptures, along with books, record albums, DVDs, posters, and trinkets, all individually inventoried in the book.Accompanying the paintings is a visual narrative that follows Kunath along his travels around the world, encapsulating his many identities as artist, tennis coach, car enthusiast, and consummate collector.
£47.96
Monacelli Press The Art of Modern Interiors
Book SynopsisThe renowned interior designers share residential projects and designs for furniture that embody their sleek and refined contemporary aesthetic
£35.96
Autonomedia The Conspiracy of Art: Manifestos, Interviews,
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£14.39
