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Rizzoli International Publications John Stefanidis
Book SynopsisThis long-awaited monograph brings together fifty years of work and demonstrates how the interiors guru has drawn on a global range of influences for his designs as well as his furniture and fabric collections.John Stefanidis established his design practice in Chelsea, London, in 1967, attracting a discerning international clientele with his carefully considered, vibrant, and beautiful transformation of homes worldwide.If there is such a thing as a Stefanidis “look,” it combines an original use of vibrant color, an eclectic aesthetic, great sensitivity to proportions, and comfort matched with international flair. With interiors that are often distinguished by bespoke elements—bronze door pulls, oak shutters, an inlaid table, a pair of simple, oak-topped chests—Stefanidis’s creations often feature the handiwork of decorative painters and other craftspeople who marbleize woodwork and lay in floor mosaics. This lavishly illustrated survTrade Review"British designer John Stefanidis has garnered attention from design enthusiasts around the world since the moment he established his eponymous firm in 1967. This highly-anticipated monograph looks at 50 years of Stefanidis's work, showcasing his penchant for color and impeccable craftsmanship." —VERANDA"World-renowned designer John Stefanidis’ monograph brings together 50 years of work and demonstrates how the interiors guru has drawn on a global range of influences for his designs as well as his furniture and fabric collections." —MOFFLY MEDIA"The publication follows Stefanidis’s career from its London origins in the 1960s to more recent projects. It combs through imagery taken for magazine features and previously unpublished photography from the designer’s personal archive. The spreads—which spotlight Stefanidis signature elements like bronze door pulls or oak shutters—are accompanied by his musings on the design process and steadfast decorating rules." — CULTURED"Bold color, a relaxed sense of grandeur, and bespoke details aplenty are hallmarks of the Egyptian-born, London-based designer John Stefanidis, who established his eponymous studio in the late 1960s. Drawing from his vast archives, this book explores Stefanidis’s penchant for sky blue fabric-shrouded walls, carved marble basins, and neoclassical hallway friezes in projects from New York to Istanbul to Athens, interspersed with old photographs and personal recollections." —ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
£46.00
Arcturus Publishing The 50 Greatest Designers
Book SynopsisTom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, creativity and technology. Across a career spanning more than two decades, Tom has been editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine.Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq, Creative Boom, Digital Camera World, T3.com, Tom's Guide and Tech Radar. He is author of the book Great TED Talks: Creativity.
£16.99
Design Council Eight Decades of British Design
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£31.96
Union Square & Co. Time Lines A Year of Quotes from Classic
Book SynopsisFilled with beautiful typographic art celebrating each month and inspiring literary quotes, this classic 12-month wall calendar provides bibliophiles a place to track everything from everyday tasks to key events. It also lists major and national holidays, and the birthdays of some of the world's most beloved authors.
£11.30
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Retail Design
Book SynopsisThe Basics Interior Design series comprises a collection of titles examining the application of interior design principles to different types of space. Packed with cutting-edge examples and fully illustrated with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery, they offer an essential introduction to the subject. This second edition of Retail Design examines the latest developments in the contemporary retail design sector worldwide. It guides the reader step by step through the retail design process, providing strategies that can produce a successful retail space and a design that is appropriate for the brand, product, consumer and retailer. A new chapter exploring consumer behaviour is combined with clear explanations of branding and identity, to provide the starting point for the design concept. The relationship between the interior and its context, site and setting is then examined, alongside in-depth investigations of layout, circulation and pace and other design considerations.Table of ContentsIntroduction 01 Consumer Behaviour 02 Branding and Identity 03 Retail Sectors and Channels 04 The Retail Environment 05 The Organization of Retail Space 06 Retail Detail Conclusion Bibliography Glossary Index
£26.09
Titan Books Ltd Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page
Book SynopsisShowcasing his entire Star Trek career to date, this visually stunning retrospective celebrates the inventiveness of Neville Page's designs. During a career spanning over twenty years, visionary creature designer Neville Page has applied his considerable expertise to the creation and development of the aliens of the Star Trek Universe. From the movies Star Trek (2009) through to Star Trek Beyond (2016), as well as the shows Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, Page's incredibly detailed and intricate work has yielded some of the franchise's most memorable characters. Featuring captivating concept art and detailed sketches, Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page provides exclusive insight into Page's creative process. This is essential reading for Star Trek fans as it includes a vast collection of illustrations from his remarkable work, plus an exclusive foreword and insightful afterword by award-winning filmmakers, Alex Kurtzman and Michael Westmore. Covers all aliens developed by Page for the recent entries in the Star Trek franchise, including the Klingon redesign and the Kelpiens.
£31.99
Amber Books Ltd Tarot
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£9.49
Unit Editions VNIITE: Discovering Utopia – Lost Archives of
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£36.00
MIT Press Design for Resilience Making the Future We Leave
Book SynopsisA beautifully written and illustrated framework for resilient design that is as pragmatic as it is inspiring, showing us not only how but why we should design differently.Design for Resilience is a timely, visionary map for creating restorative design that addresses humanity’s most critical issue: climate change. Our current wealth-oriented economic systems have resulted in gross disparities, war, refugee crises, and mass migrations that augur a bleak collective future. In this book, respected scholar Stuart Walker combines formidable research with practical examples to offer a hopeful, original, and transformative view of what resilient design looks like and how it can apply to all aspects of life, from personal objects to food to culture to business to recreation.Working at the intersection of theory, philosophy, history, environmentalism, and justice, Walker offers a fresh approach that decolonizes design thinking to fundamentally ch
£27.20
Quercus Publishing Marketing Fashion Third Edition
Book SynopsisMarketing Fashion is a practical guide to the fundamental principles of marketing, branding and promotion, from creating a customer profile to developing a brand identity. The book explains key concepts and illustrates how they are applied within the global fashion and retail industry, from haute couture to the mass market. For this third edition, examples drawn from a broad range of fashion, textile and retail have been updated to include more on social media and digital and emerging technologies, such as fashion in the metaverse. The updated text increases the focus on sustainability issues, while also tracing recent disruptions to traditional marketing frameworks such as degrowth. There are also more examples of global fashion weeks and brand collaborations. The book will appeal to students at degree or foundation level as well as those contemplating a career in the fashion industry. Chapters: Marketing Theory The Fashion Market Resea
£32.30
David & Charles Designing Dreams
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£26.25
Titan Books Ltd The Art and Making of Luck
Book SynopsisThe official art book for the animated movie Luck. The Art and Making of Luck showcases, in beautifully illustrated detail, the concept art behind the story of the unluckiest girl in the world: Sam Greenfield. When Sam stumbles into the never-before-seen world of good and bad luck, she sets out on a quest to find good luck for her best friend Hazel, so that she can find a forever family. Journey with Sam as she follows a lucky penny into the Land of Luck, and meets magical creatures including Bob, a lucky black cat, and The Dragon, the CEO of the Land of Good Luck. From Skydance Animation and Apple Original Films, Luck is a charming animated comedy for both adults and kids alike. Any animation buff would be lucky to have this coffee table hardback that explodes with creativity; filled with intricate sketches, vivid concept designs, storyboards, production art, and rendered 3D models for the animated film, alongside insight from the artists, filmmakers and director into the original fictional world of Luck.
£31.99
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Pocket Universal Principles of Design: 150
Book SynopsisWhether a website, marketing campaign, museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Now, there's a handy travel companion for any designer, so that you always have the essentials at your fingertips. Portable, condensed, and armed with 150 principles, Universal Principles of Design, Pocket Edition is like a Swiss Army knife of design knowledge. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, it pairs critical need-to-know design knowledge with visual examples of the principles applied in practice. An indispensable field reference for designers of all types, this pocket edition of the best-selling Universal Principles of Design will sharpen your design thinking and expand your sense of the possible.
£10.79
Imperfect Publishing WabiSabi Further Thoughts
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£16.96
Amber Books Ltd Runes Illustrated
Book SynopsisAn alphabet developed by Germanic and Nordic peoples during ancient times, runes were used to represent both simple things and more complex concepts, providing a written form of communication before the latin alphabet was adopted. Today, reading runes are a popular tool for understanding the present and divining the future. Divided into two broad chapters, showing how to use runes, and outlining the full runic alphabet as well as a section on standing runestones, Runes Illustrated provides a compact, accessible guide to this ancient reading system. Discover the basic three rune layout, and how it can help bring clarity when seeking guidance; learn how to arrange the runes in a five rune cast, which offers a more complex reading; discover Uruz, U, which means a wild ox in Elder Futhark, the oldest runic alphabet; and see how runic inscriptions were combined on standing stones to mark burial sites and the deeds of great warriors. Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with 120 illustrations and photographs of runes, rune readings and runestones, this book will fascinate anyone interested in this ancient writing form and its uses today.Table of ContentsContents to include:Introduction The exact development of the early runic alphabet remains unclear but the script ultimately stems from the Phoenician alphabet. Early runes may have developed from the Raetic, Venetic, Etruscan, or Old Latin as candidates. At the time, all of these scripts had the same angular letter shapes suited for epigraphy, which would become characteristic of the runes and related scripts in the region.1: How to Use Runes Runes are an ancient form of oracle used by those seeking advice. The runes can be used to help guide someone through problems or issues and indicate what is likely to happen. They’re not a form of fortune-telling and don’t offer exact answers or give you advice - rather they offer different variables and suggest how you could behave if the event does occur. Runes are known for hinting towards answers, but leaving you to work out the details using your intuition. Casting the Runes: When you cast the runes, it’s not fortune-telling. The idea behind the way that runes work is that, as you ask a question or think about an issue, your conscious and unconscious minds are focused. When the runes are cast in front of you, they’re not totally random, but are choices that have been made by your subconscious. The Three Rune Layout: With this cast, you should randomly select three runes from your rune bag and place them on the table in front of you. The Five Rune Layout: With the five rune cast, or five rune layout, the aim is to select five runes, one at a time, and lay them down on the cloth in specific places. The Nine Rune Cast: In Norse mythology, nine is a magical number. This cast is best used if you’re trying to determine where you are in your spiritual path and what the next stages or opportunities could be and it’s a cast where you can really put your intuition to good use.2: The Runic Alphabet There are various different types of runic alphabets used on runes, with one of the oldest ones being the old Germanic runic alphabet known as ‘Elder Futhark’. The Elder Futhark contains 24 runes, the first six of which spell out the word ‘futhark’. The Elder Futhark (named after the initial phoneme of the first six rune names: F, U, Þ, A, R and K) has 24 runes, often arranged in three groups of eight runes. Over time this was adapted and in order to use it to write in Anglo-Saxon or Old English, a number of other runes were added to the alphabet, bringing it up to 33. This is known as the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc.Another adaptation is the Younger, or Scandinavian, Futhark, which is believed to have been used in Scandinavia until the 17th century. All of these variations highlight changes that were made as people moved and emigrated to different countries.3: Ancient Runestones There are about 3,000 runestones among the about 6,000 runic inscriptions. The tradition began in the 4th century and lasted into the 12th century, but most of the runestones date from the late Viking Age. Most runestones are located in Scandinavia, but there are also scattered runestones in locations that were visited by Norsemen during the Viking Age. Runestones were often memorials to great men. Includes the Lingsberg Runestone, Möjbro Runestone, Kylver Stone, Stenkvista runestoneAppendices: Materials Runes can be made of various materials, but are most commonly made of stone, and feature a symbol from the runic alphabet on them. Drawstring pouch: Runes are often stored in a little drawstring pouch, to keep them clean and together. Fabric: A rune cloth is a piece of fabric that is used to put the runes on when reading them. Ideally, it should be a small white cloth.
£23.99
Tuttle Publishing Wabi Sabi
Book SynopsisWabi sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of this impermanence. This work explains of wabi sabi, taking the reader from the art's 15th-century Japanese origins to its modern applications.Trade Review"A rich read detailing the history, art, culture, design, and spiritual aspects of all things wabi sabi. Explains it deeply and accessibly at the same time." --Chicago Tribune"For the majority of Japanese, traditional Japanese culture is a lot like fishing. Everyone has fished, but not everyone is a fisherman. Only a few can tell you what every lure, bobber, and fly in a tackle box is. Even less could use them. The fact is, after reading this book, you'll understand both wabi sabi and Zen Buddhism better than 99.99% of the Japanese population." -- Introvert Japan
£10.44
Monacelli Press Gaetano Pesce: The Complete Incoherence
Book SynopsisThe definitive volume on Gaetano Pesce’s incomparable life and career, as told in the artist-designer’s own words In a category all his own, Gaetano Pesce is widely considered one of the most important, and elusive, creative figures of the last half century. Bridging numerous key art and design movements, while never belonging to any of them, Pesce’s singular practice has remained steadfastly provocative, defying convention, utility, and good taste. Glenn Adamson, the acclaimed curator and writer, conducted the wide-ranging interview with Pesce on which this book is based, drawing out new stories and insights, as well as providing an introduction that thoroughly contextualizes Pesce’s unique position in contemporary art and design. As postmodern design has become increasingly desirable, interest in Pesce has grown with renewed exhibition activity and critical attention, and his work has become even more valuable and collectible. In this long overdue summary co-published with Salon 94, Pesce looks back at his incomparable and wildly inventive career, recounting his life and practice in his own words.Trade Review‘Presented in an inventive dust jacket - the closest thing to poured resin that the publishers could create - it looks like a work of art in itself. . . [an] admirable book.’ – The World of Interiors ‘This hefty coffee table book, with its glowing cover, goes straight to the top of the pile.’ – FT How to Spend It ‘In Gaetano Pesce: The Complete Incoherence, the artist and designer recounts his own life and career in 20 chapters and over 300 glossy pages. Beautiful archival photographs accompany the text, which is searingly honest and often emotional.’ – AIR MAIL ‘Italian multihyphenate architect and designer Gaetano Pesce opens the door to his thrilling career in this colorful new volume. The book, written by curator and writer Glenn Adamson, serves as a guidebook to a visionary who has created some of the most intriguing (and outrageous) furniture and objects in design history.’ – Elle Decor ‘Glenn Adamson captures the work, ethos and practice of Gaetano Pesce in all of his vibrant, colorful provocation and inventive perspective.’ – Cool Hunting ‘A lavishly-illustrated book . . . [the] definitive monograph that not only covers Pesce’s career in fastidious and all-encompassing detail, but provides the closest one can get to understanding the iconoclastic design pioneer in his entirety.’ – Vogue ‘In a stunning monograph that compiles interviews with the artist by curator and historian Glenn Adamson, Pesce’s elusive genius achieves recognition for the undefinable and revolutionary status it deserves.’ – FREDERIC ‘The book is rich in image and color. [Pesce’s] playful approach to materiality is evident too – the sleeve arrives in a multihued transparent film, which transforms the white-covered book into a kaleidoscopic hardback.’ – Hypebeast ‘[A] much-anticipated monograph. . . The Complete Incoherence carries Pesce’s essence – his transgressive voice and unorthodox eye.’ – Document Journal ‘This visual feast tells the story of one of the 20th century’s most intriguing creative figures. . . lavishly illustrated with images of the artist’s work, plus never-before-seen archive material.’ – ELLE Decoration ‘Chronicles the provocative career of Gaetano Pesce . . . [and] presents a captivating dialogue between Pesce and design curator and author Glenn Adamson.’ – designboom ‘The book effectively functions as a career retrospective and life story . . . Through its pages, [Pesce’s] lifelong interest in experimentation reveals a practice defined more by a rebellious spirit than a linear evolution of style.’ – Curbed
£55.96
Penguin Putnam Inc My Passion for Design
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£53.99
Gestalten Spatial Storytelling
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£36.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Inside the Royal Wardrobe
Book SynopsisQueen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a royal: a woman who both led Britain alongside her husband Edward VII and lived her life through fashion. Inside the Royal Wardrobe overturns the popular portrait of a vapid and neglected queen, examining the surviving garments of Alexandra, Princess of Wales who later became Queen Consort to unlock a rich tapestry of royal dress and society in the second half of the 19th century. More than 130 extraordinary garments from Alexandra's wardrobe survive, from sumptuous court dress and politicised fancy dress to mourning attire and elegant coronation gowns, and can be found in various collections around the world, from London, Oslo and Denmark to New York, Toronto and Tokyo. Curator and fashion scholar Kate Strasdin places these garments at the heart of this in-depth study, examining their relationships to issues such as body politics, power, celebrity, social identity and performance, and interpretTrade ReviewQueen Alexandra used clothes to fashion her self-image throughout her life and Kate Strasdin’s fascinating new book shows us how. From tight tailoring and glamorous evening wear to elegant mourning, Inside the Royal Wardrobe provides an innovative, engaging analysis of how Alexandra led fashionable society. -- Maria Hayward, University of Southampton, UKInside the Royal Wardrobe is an illuminating and poignant study of the clothes that made Queen Alexandra the most stylish woman in Britain. Skilfully weaving together public and private life, Strasdin shines new light on her compelling story. -- Lucy Johnston, author of 19th-Century Fashion in DetailKate Strasdin's fascinating book gives us an intimate history of a queen who dressed to impress, and sets the stage for new understandings of the work that goes into fashioning celebrity. -- Alison Matthews David, Ryerson University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Managing the Royal Wardrobe 2. Engagement and Marriage 3. Evening and Court Dress 4. The Travelling Princess 5. Fancy Dress 6. Tailoring 7. Mourning Dress 8. The Coronation Gown 9. Dispersal of a Royal Wardrobe Conclusion Bibliography Index
£23.74
V & A Publishing V&A Pattern: Kimono
Book SynopsisV&A Pattern: Kimono showcases the staggering breadth of textile designs associated with Japan's most iconic garment A source of inspiration for designers from William Morris to Alexander McQueen, the V&A holds over three million designs for textiles, decorations, wallpapers and prints. Now beautifully re-presented, the bestselling V&A Pattern series invites you to appreciate the work of some of the greatest names and styles in design history, highlighting interesting and imaginative works that are all too rarely seen. Each pocket-sized book features 66 carefully selected patterns, and has a concise expert introduction, making these an invaluable source of inspiration for creatives - and the perfect gift for pattern-lovers.
£8.99
Thames & Hudson Ltd Postmodern Design Complete
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and authoritative publication on one of the most popular periods of international design and decorative arts.Trade Review'The most comprehensive of any book on the subject' - Irish TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Masters of Postmodernism • 2. Forms of Postmodernism • 3. Living with Postmodernism • 4. Postmodernism Continues
£52.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd Ceramics from Islamic Lands
Book SynopsisThis splendid catalog serves as the most current and magnificently illustrated introduction to Islamic ceramics now available. Essential.ChoiceIslamic potterythe fine ceramics made in the lands of Islam, from the Arab world and Turkey through Iran and into Central Asiais one of the hidden treasures of world ceramics. It has often been overshadowed by the ceramic legacy of China and Europe, yet it cedes nothing to these great traditions in technical inventiveness and beauty of design. Through close trading links and cultural interchange, Islamic potters have played a crucial role in the development of these other ceramic cultures.A catalogue of the al-Sabah collection in Kuwaitone of the few truly great collections in private handsthis richly illustrated volume presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands and portrays the unfolding story of Islamic pottery over its thousand-year history.Over four hundred pieces are described, providing both an examination of individual items and an overall history of the subject. Clear and informative introductory essays cover the study and collecting of Islamic pottery over the past hundred years, and trace its technical and chronological history, from the first fine wares made in the eighth century to the destructive impact of European industrialization in the nineteenth century. The individual objects, illustrated with some nine hundred color pictures, are grouped by type and geographically. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title. 921 color illustrations.Trade Review'Provides a new framework for the understanding of Islamic ceramics … a definitive work' - Antiques MagazineTable of Contents1. Islamic Pottery: Art, Archaeology and Collecting; 2. Making and Designing; 3. Ceramic Families and Technical Traditions; 4. Islamic Pottery to ad 1000; 5. Islamic Pottery ad 1000 - 1400; 6. Islamic Pottery from AD 1400; 7. Restoration and Faking of Islamic Ceramics: Case Histories; The Catalogue; Table of Concordance of Inventory Numbers and Catalogue Numbers; Bibliography, Glossary & Index.
£22.46
Rizzoli International Publications Live with the Things You Love
Book SynopsisWith her trademark style and love of heirlooms and beautiful old objects, best-selling author Mary Randolph Carter delves into the interiors of real-life tastemakers (antique dealers, stylists, artists, and boutique owners) to explore how our homes are the perfect canvas for our self-expression.
£41.25
Unit Editions Studio Culture Now: Advice and guidance for
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£36.00
Pointed Leaf Press Vladimir Kagan 3rd Edition: Vladimir Kagan: A
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£59.50
Prestel Arne Jacobsen
£44.00
ListLab SMART AND SAFE: Performative-Suit Design for
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£26.60
Distributed Art Pub Design History Reader
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£27.75
Pie International Co., Ltd. Soirée: The Art of Nekosuke
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£19.54
Pearson Education (US) 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About
Book SynopsisSusan M. Weinschenk has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is the Chief Behavioral Scientist and the CEO at The Team W, Inc. She is a consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, start-ups, governments and non-profits. Dr. Weinschenk is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin.Table of Contents How People See 1. What You See Isn't What Your Brain Gets 2. Peripheral Vision Is Used More Than Central Vision to Get the Gist of What You See 3. People Identify Objects by Recognizing Patterns 4. There's a Special Part of the Brain Just for Recognizing Faces 5. There Is a Special Part of the Brain for Processing Simple Visual Features 6. People Scan Screens Based on Past Experience and Expectations 7. People See Cues That Tell Them What to Do with An Object 8. People Can Miss Changes in Their Visual Fields 9. People Believe That Things That Are Close Together Belong Together 10. Red and Blue Together Are Hard on the Eyes 11. Nine Percent of Men and One-Half Percent of Women Are Color-Blind 12. The Meanings of Colors Vary by Culture How People Read How People Read 13. It's a Myth That Uppercase Letters Are Inherently Hard to Read 14. Reading and Comprehending Are Two Different Things 15. Pattern Recognition Helps People Identify Letters in Different Fonts 16. Font Size Matters 17. Reading a Screen Is Harder Than Reading Paper 18. People Read Faster with a Longer Line Length, But They Prefer a Shorter Line Length How People Remember 19. Short-Term Memory Is Limited 20. People Remember Only Four Items at Once 21. People Have to Use Information to Make It Stick 22. It's Easier to Recognize Information Than Recall It 23. Memory Takes a Lot of Mental Resources 24. People Reconstruct Memories Each Time They Remember Them 25. It's a Good Thing That People Forget 26. The Most Vivid Memories Are Wrong How People Think 27. People Process Information Better in Bite-Sized Chunks 28. Some Types of Mental Processing Are More Challenging Than Others 29. Minds Wander 30 Percent of the Time 30. The More Uncertain People Are, the More They Defend Their Ideas 31. People Create Mental Models 32. People Interact with Conceptual Models 33. People Process Information Best in Story Form 34. People Learn Best from Examples 35. People Are Driven to Create Categories 36. Time Is Relative 37. People Screen Out Information That Doesn't Fit Their Beliefs 38. People Can Be in a Flow State 39. Culture Affects How People Think How People Focus Their Attention 40. Attention Is Selective 41. People Habituate Information 42. Well-Practiced Skills Don't Require Conscious Attention 43. Expectations of Frequency Affect Attention 44. Sustained Attention Lasts About Ten Minutes 45. People Pay Attention Only to Salient Cues 46. People Are Worse at Multitasking Than They Think 47. Danger, Food, Sex, Movement, Faces, and Stories Get the Most Attention 48. Loud Noises Startle and Get Attention 49. For People to Pay Attention to Something, They Must First Perceive It What Motivates People 50. People Are More Motivated as They Get Closer to a Goal 51. Variable Rewards Are Powerful 52. Dopamine Stimulates the Seeking of Information 53. Unpredictability Keeps People Searching 54. People Are More Motivated by Intrinsic Rewards Than Extrinsic Rewards 55. People Are Motivated by Progress, Mastery, and Control 56. People Are Motivated by Social Norms 57. People Are Inherently Lazy 58. People Will Look for Shortcuts Only If the Shortcuts Are Easy 59. People Assume It's You, Not the Situation 60. Forming or Changing a Habit Is Easier Than You Think 61. People Are More Motivated to Compete When There Are Fewer Competitors 62. People Are Motivated by Autonomy People Are Social Animals 63. The “Strong Tie” Group Size Limit Is 150 People 64. People Are Hard Wired for Imitation and Empathy 65. Doing Things Together Bonds People Together 66. People Expect Online Interactions to Follow Social Rules 67. People Lie to Differing Degrees Depending on the Medium 68. Speakers' Brains and Listeners' Brains Sync Up During Communication 69. The Brain Responds Uniquely to People You Know Personally 70. Laughter Bonds People Together 71. People Can Tell When a Smile Is Real or Fake More Accurately with Video How People Feel 72. Some Emotions May Be Universal 73. Positive Feelings about a Group Can Lead to Groupthink 74. Stories and Anecdotes Persuade More Than Data Alone 75. If People Can't Feel, Then They Can't Decide 76. People Are Programmed to Enjoy Surprises 77. People Are Happier When They're Busy 78. Pastoral Scenes Make People Happy 79. People Use "Look and Feel" as Their First Indicator of Trust 80. Listening to Music Releases Dopamine in the Brain 81. The More Difficult Something Is to Achieve, the More People Like It 82. People Overestimate Reactions to Future Events 83. People Feel More Positive Before and After an Event Than During It 84. People Want What Is Familiar When They Are Sad or Scared People Make Mistakes 85. People Will Always Make Mistakes; There Is No Fail-Safe Product 86. People Make Errors When They Are Under Stress 87. Not All Mistakes Are Bad 88. People Make Predictable Types of Errors 89. People Use Different Error Strategies How People Decide 90. People Make Most Decisions Unconsciously 91. The Unconscious Knows First 92. People Want More Choices and Information Than They Can Process 93. People Think Choice Equals Control 94. People May Care About Time More Than They Care About Money 95. Mood Influences the Decision- Making Process 96. You Can Engineer Better Group Decisions 97. People Make Habit-Based Decisions or Value-Based Decisions, but Not Both at the Same Time 98. When People Are Uncertain, They Let Others Decide What to Do 99. People Think Others Are More Easily Influenced Than They Are Themselves 100. People Value a Product More Highly When It's Physically in Front of Them
£23.74
Dover Publications Inc. 2286 Traditional Stencil Designs Dover Pictorial
Book SynopsisMasterfully executed designs in reproductions of two rare catalogs: ornamental borders, corners and frames with intricate floral and foliated patterns, architectural ornaments and design elements, religious symbols and figures, much more.
£15.64
Phaidon Press Ltd Braun: Designed to Keep
Book SynopsisThe definitive history of Braun – the pioneering German electronics brand that changed the face of modern designSince 1921, Braun has been shaping the way we live through timeless designs that are simple, useful, beautiful, and designed to keep. Unlike many brands before it, and many more that followed, Braun created a culture of design – underpinned by a set of functional and aesthetic principles – that went on to have worldwide impact. Across 3 sections and more than 500 images, the book charts the company’s defining moments, core identities, and key characters, together presenting the most comprehensive history of Braun ever published. Featuring brand-new photography of Braun’s most iconic products alongside never-before-published archival images, drawings, advertisements, internal documents, and correspondence, in-depth narrative texts interweave the Braun story with the cultural and political history of Germany, providing new context and insight into one of the most famous product design brands in the world. With profiles on key members of the creative and leadership teams that reinforce Braun’s design legacy and the importance of the people behind the process, Braun: Designed to Keep unpacks the brand’s core values – such as simplicity, usefulness, and longevity – that changed the way household products are perceived, designed, and used.Trade ReviewAs featured in The Guardian‘A book you’ll want to keep around as a reference for the next time a new product launches and you think, “Now where have I seen that before?”’ – The Verge‘A showboat of a publication, thanks to the gorgeous glamour shots of Braun’s products.’ – Fast Company‘Makes a incontestable case that the Braun brand values – simplicity, usefulness, longevity – changed the way household products were perceived.’ – Esquire‘A comprehensive and covetable overview of one of the greatest modern manufacturers.’ – Wallpaper* Magazine‘Will serve as an important design reference for any library.’ – Acquire‘With over 500 captivating images, this tome is a must-have for every design enthusiast.’ – Airows‘A comprehensive book on the many iconic products and timeless design principles of [this] German design company.’ – The Bookseller
£47.96
Victionary Palette Mini Series 05: Pastel: New light-toned
Book SynopsisPALETTE––viction:ary’s best-selling colour-themed series––has been one of the most sought-after references for designers around the world. In keeping up with the needs of digital-savvy creative practitioners today, the PALETTE mini series was launched at the end of 2019. Each mini edition is a redesigned version of its original with flip-friendly postcard-sized pages for convenience and includes new work for fresh inspiration. Following the first 4 titles under the series (Black & White, Multicolour, Gold & Silver, Neon), PALETTE mini 05: Pastel contains thoughtful design solutions and visual experiments that inspire with the variety of creative ways that the typically soft and soothing colour range can be featured – whether it is used as a single hue, a palette, or juxtaposed with contrasting tones.
£21.25
Viction Workshop Ltd Palette Mini Series 04: Neon: New fluorescent
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£21.25
BIS Publishers B.V. Branded Protest: The Power of Branding and its
Book SynopsisMany of the most successful and recognizable protest movements in the world make use of branding techniques, even when they simultaneously reject the general concepts of branding. Branded Protest dives into this antithesis. It researches the power of branding and the influence it has on current protest movements and gives iconic examples of unique branding-efforts that support protests. We are all exposed to branding: from a torn sheet of cardboard scrawled with handwriting to slick corporate advertising campaigns. Here, we take up the term branding to assess the visualization of iconic protest movements, and to identify the unique tools used to attract the general public and activate people to join in. Branding has become a means to unify a movement and to give protest a visual identity. For Branded Protest we spoke with organizers of protest movements around the world, to identify the particular techniques that help movements deliver a unique and clear message.
£23.79
MIT Press Ltd Wearable Utopias
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£38.70
MIT Press Discursive Design Critical Speculative and
Book SynopsisExploring how design can be used for good—prompting self-reflection, igniting the imagination, and affecting positive social change.Good design provides solutions to problems. It improves our buildings, medical equipment, clothing, and kitchen utensils, among other objects. But what if design could also improve societal problems by prompting positive ideological change? In this book, Bruce and Stephanie Tharp survey recent critical design practices and propose a new, more inclusive field of socially minded practice: discursive design. While many consider good design to be unobtrusive, intuitive, invisible, and undemanding intellectually, discursive design instead targets the intellect, prompting self-reflection and igniting the imagination. Discursive design (derived from “discourse”) expands the boundaries of how we can use design—how objects are, in effect, good(s) for thinking.Discursive Design invites us to see objects in a new ligh
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Pie International Co., Ltd. Acky Bright B/W
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Designing for Society
Book SynopsisOur globalised world is encountering problems on an unprecedented scale. Many of the issues we face as societies extend beyond the borders of our nations. Phenomena such as terrorism, climate change, immigration, cybercrime and poverty can no longer be understood without considering the complex socio-technical systems that support our way of living. It is widely acknowledged that to contend with any of the pressing issues of our time, we have to substantially adapt our lifestyles. To adequately counteract the problems of our time, we need interventions that help us actually adopt the behaviours that lead us toward a more sustainable and ethically just future. In Designing for Society, Nynke Tromp and Paul Hekkert provide a hands-on tool for design professionals and students who wish to use design to counteract social issues. Viewing the artefact as a unique means of facilitating behavioural change to realise social impact, this book goes beyond the current trend of applying desiTrade ReviewOffering a significant analysis of the social implications of design and the range of products and services that stimulate human behavior, this is a valuable addition to the literature on design of all varieties. * CHOICE *Everything that’s designed has effects on society, and how we live, and designers have a responsibility to understand this, and design with attention to the impacts their work can have, now and for future generations. In Designing for Society, Nynke Tromp and Paul Hekkert give us a thoughtful and well-informed set of ways of approaching this complex and wide-ranging subject, demonstrating the power of designing products, services, and systems with a focus on social value. * Dan Lockton, Chair of Design Studies at Carnegie Mellon University, USA *To the large numbers of students and professionals who want to ‘do good’ and to make a difference in the world, this book offers a wealth of insights and guidelines. The 'society-centred design practice' outlined by the authors is both theoretically exciting and useful in practice. * Erik Stolterman Bergqvist, Professor of Informatics at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Foreword Introduction 1. Building a Viable Society 2. Effect-driven Design 3. A Clash of Concerns 4. The Far-reaching Influence of the Artefact 5. An Imperfect World 6. Social Implication Design 7. Mapping the Social Context 8. Assessing Impact 9. Social Design in Practice References Index
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Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd The Museum and the Factory: The V&A, Elkington
Book SynopsisThis book reveals a great untold story of enterprise and innovation based on the relationship between the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Elkington & Co., the renowned industrial art and design manufacturer of the 19th-century. The Birmingham-based company pioneered and patented the industrial art of electro-metallurgy to create original artworks, perfect replicas, and mass-reproduced luxury consumer goods that used electricity to ‘grow’ metal into shape at a molecular level. This technological revolution created a profound legacy, which continues to influence the way modern material culture looks and operates today.Elkington’s syntheses of science and art into industrial manufacturing processes revolutionized the design and production, replication and reproduction of precious metalwork, metal sculpture, and ornamental art metalwork. Elkington & Co. gained huge public acclaim at the Great Exhibition of 1851. They subsequently produced artworks and luxury goods, including world-renowned sports trophies like the Wimbledon Singles Trophies, as well as luxury dining services for great steamships and railways, including tableware that sank with the Titanic.Elkington played a crucial role in shaping and building the V&A’s permanent collection from its foundation in 1852 (following the Great Exhibition) until the First World War. The V&A’s collections in turn had a profound influence on Elkington’s output. The great success of their relationship cemented both the museum’s status as a leading cultural institution, and the E&Co ‘makers-mark’ as one of the world’s first truly multinational designer brands. Elkington’s electrical alchemy helped spark the electrical revolution that founded the modern world.Trade Review‘This book has an engaging and carefully considered structure […] Packed with intriguing research, these richly documented essays widen the story across the industrial and art history of Victorian Britain.’ – Philippa Glanville, The Silver SocietyTable of ContentsDirector's Foreword; Series Editor's Foreword; Authors' Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'An Experimental Arrangement'; Key Terms; 1. An Early Electrotype Reproduction: The Bedford Tankard (1854); 2. Establishing a Luxury Designer Brand: The Electroplated Candlestick, Model No.2765 (1847); 3. Artistic Applications of the Electrotype: Eve's Hesitation (1851); 4. Unique Replicas: Electrotypes of the Temperantia Basin (1852-67); 5. A Global Artwork: The Milton Shield (1867-76); 6. Supplying 'The Art Wants of the World': Electrotypes of the Rosenborg Castle Lions (1885); 7. Diplomacy and Discovery in Russia: Electrotype of the Jerningham Wine Cooler (1884); 8. Expressions of Imperial Power: Electrotypes of the Perak Royal Regalia at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition (1886); Conclusion: The Present Time - Child and Heir of All the Past Times; Notes; Further Reading; Image Credits; Index
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Victionary PALETTE Mini 09: Nature: New earth tone graphics
Book SynopsisWhatever your taste in colours may be, there is something truly special about nature’s palette. Whether it is the warm brown tones of soil and bark or the lively shades of green, red and gold as leaves cycle through the seasons, we will always be drawn to the distinct hues of our planet on an instinctive level – after all, ‘from dust we came, to dust we return’. As such, it comes as no surprise that many artists, designers and brands are inspired by these hues to bring their creative visions to life.PALETTE mini 09: Nature is a compelling compilation of projects from around the world that have been brought to life by the rich spectra of Earth. From brand identities and packaging design to one-of-a-kind art pieces and visual experiments, it features the variety of impactful ways with which familiar colours from our natural environment can be applied to leave meaningful and lasting impressions.
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Taschen GmbH All-American Ads of the 40s
Book SynopsisAt the beginning of the decade, America was at war. Patriotism was an integral part of everyday life, with the sentiment mirrored in advertising. As America emerged victorious out of the darkness of World War II in 1945, the economic boom of the era helped usher in the most dramatic rise in quality of life, excess, and consumerism. The war’s end also brought unprecedented pride and prosperity to the American people, and nothing reflects the new wave of consumerism and progress more than the ads of the time. Spending power dramatically increased in the decade’s second half, with plentiful jobs and higher wages. Because of the new GI Bill, affordable housing was made available to returning war veterans for the first time. People were ready to embrace the idea of the American Dream.The postwar era represented a flood of products and services for every need and occasion, reaching every corner of society. Everything from entertainment to travel and automobiles, alcohol and tobacco, fashion and beauty, and food and beverage was in high demand and within reach. This period opened the floodgates of buying as advertisers sought to meet the needs of a population recovering from years of rationing. This engaging collection edited by Jim Heimann dives into the frenetic, lively, and brilliant era of American life and advertising in the 1940s.Trade Review“As mirrors on forties culture and values, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into a formative era of American design.” * Metropolis *
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HarperCollins Publishers Advice from a Blob An inspirational book of
Book SynopsisHello humans, my name's Lennnie, I'm a little blob that was sent by the book Gods to come check on you. So, let's get into it shall we?Hello, human, my name's Lennnie. It really is a chaotic torrential downpour of debauchery out there but I promise you're gonna be okay. REALLY TRULY ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY FINE. Even if it doesn't feel like it right now.Wherever we are in life, all of us yearn for a world filled with more kindness, compassion and community. Lennnie everyone's favourite adorable, sassy, loving animated blob is here for us, keeping it real, dodging empty platitudes and delivering a dose of gentle, down-to-earth positivity to get us through even the darkest days.
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Dover Publications Inc. Men
Book Synopsis412 rare royalty-free woodcut engravings of men in every conceivable attitude, costume, activity. Men at work, play, leisure. Eskimos, gladiators, knights, bullfighters, workers, doctors, artists, many more, taken from 19th-century periodicals. Invaluable sourcebook for artists and illustrators.
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Hello Human
Book SynopsisA kaleidoscopic journey tracing the methods and means of visual communication from the cave paintings of the earliest humans to the photograph' of a black hole in deep space. Since the beginning of our time as humans, we have never stopped making images and inventing channels for visual communication. From the cave dweller creating paintings on a wall at the dawn of civilized time to Instagram influencers today, technology may keep changing, but our need to reach one another, to move one another, to persuade, inform and entertain, has never been so vital. Hello Human traverses the entire landscape of our diverse, expansive and yet familiar means of visual communication. From the use of the human hand as a symbol, the power and use of gestures and the genesis of the printed book, to the movement between dimensions of reality and the digital realm, pixilation, optics and the understanding of light, Horsham takes his readers on a journey full of unexpected twists and turns, layiTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Gesture A big hand for gesture This is a big subject! Where technology and gesture meet Letters as symbols of power Ink, pen and parchment Lime x geometry = the rose window Geometry and beauty Workmanship, risk and character Character-building activities Playing with the page Metal machines and movement Shorthand for emotion Gesture, the hand and contemporary communication Thumbs up: a gesture for now Part Two: Mechanisation, Machines and Messages Scribal, tribal, Bible Libraries gave us power Towards the modern, via the old Back to lime, back to lithography The shape of water Words and images, continued News and technology Terminology and technology: a deeper dive The mechanized mastery of light (and chemicals) Harvesting the crop Colour and tech Size matters Propaganda Part Three: The Third and Fourth Dimensions Towards the representation of the real How to make things look real Optics and the processes of reproduction Orthographics, modernity and representation From reality to abstraction Saul and Elaine Bass and modern movement The other kind of modern movement We need to talk about Charles (-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris) Reorienting the purpose of visual communication The contemporary reliance on the surreal Technology in the service of the surreal Artwork, not works of art More 3-D than 3-D Time-based media Mastery of the pixel Part Four: The Digital World Amazing tales of information storage and retrieval Secret channels that everyone knows Break the Internet® I am an individual; we are a community Finding and making the tools for individual expression Meme, me me, MAGA, gaga Education, education, education Part Five: Nothing is Real Nothing is real – or is it? Feelings, nothing more than feelings Living with Brautigan’s prediction Keeping it real Quality Epilogue Notes
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Make to Know
Book SynopsisA deep dive into the minds of the most imaginative people on the planet that lays bare the revelatory nature of the creative journey.Trade Review'Use the stories in Make to Know as a blueprint to liberate yourself from self-doubt, creative blocks, and fear of failure. A masterful thesis that unlocks the framework for us all to reach our creative potential' - Lynda Weinman, Cofounder and executive chair, Lynda.com (now LinkedInLearning)'A vital and vibrant exploration of the creative process. The relationship between the artistic process and the intellectual process has rarely been broached in such an original way' - Steve Vineberg, Distinguished Professor of the Arts and Humanities, College of the Holy Cross'An inspiring read and an encouraging book for trying times. It is a meditation on finding one’s own creative way to move forward' - Esther Pearl Watson, artist, visual storyteller and creator of the award-winning comic Unlovable'Will change your ideas about creativity, its relationship to making and uncertainty, and even how we live' - Carol T. Christ, Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley'Provides access to the mind and process of creators, and we learn from them the labor, the sacrifice, and the strength it requires to serve as vehicle of the new. It is a profound exploration of creativity' - James Hollis, Ph.D., Jungian Analyst, and author of seventeen books, most recently, Prisms: Reflections on this Journey We Call Life'Lorne Buchman meticulously weaves multiple voices, disciplines, methodologies, and experiences of the creative process to reveal how uncertainty is at its core. By actively creating a state of unknowing, we make to know ourselves, our relations, and our world. I love this book. My students and the world need it!' - Rebeca Méndez, artist, designer and professor, Design Media Arts, UCLA
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Contemporary Design Africa
Book SynopsisPacked with works that show how the continents rich array of craft traditions are being preserved and revived with an exciting contemporary twist, this book identifies the sophistication, vitality, diversity and soulfulness of the past that is now being harnessed to develop a contemporary African identity.Trade Review'African design is garnering ever-greater attention in the West and now new book 'Contemporary Design Africa' … celebrates the best' - Elle Decoration'Offering an inspirational challenge to rigid perceptions of what design from Africa looks like' - New DesignTable of ContentsIntroduction; Design Africa; Africa’s Creative Skills; Design Showcase: Basketry, Ceramics, Furniture, Lighting and Decor, Textiles; Glossary, Map, Further Reading, Notes, Picture Credits, Index
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