Graphic design Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Chinese Label Art
Book SynopsisCombining wonderful graphics with fascinating history, this book is a showcase of outstanding Chinese label, packaging, and advertising art created between 1900 and 1976. These stunning images came from cities in China such as Canton and Shanghai, as well as places beyond the border such as Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore, where large Chinese populations thrived and commercial ties to the West were strong. Export and domestic products include tea, medicine, food, cosmetics, cigarettes, dyes, matches, phonograph records, firecrackers, religious items, and more. Their labeling presents a mixture of traditional imagery and ornamentation blended with Western culture and merchandising. Over 400 visually captivating images make this an important resource for artists, designers, historians, and merchants alike.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Wedding Invitation Handbook
Book SynopsisMany engaged couples want their invitations to reflect top-quality artisan style rather than a mass-produced design. This thorough guide covers all you need to know to ensure your invitations are creatively perfect. It will also prove invaluable for specialty artisan printers who produce work for nuptials. All the elements of wedding stationery are covered here, including the invitation, envelopes, reception cards, ceremony cards, reply cards, and more. Guidance on wording, envelope addresses, design, and printing allows you to confidently make correct choices. Examples include wording for every type of observance, whether it be a traditional, blended, or same-sex marriage, or a nonreligious or commitment ceremony. This is a key reference for anyone planning their union, as well as small letterpress printers, calligraphers, and others who offer similar handmade invitations.
£19.54
Chronicle Books Designer's Guide to Color: v. 4
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£13.61
Chronicle Books Designer's Guide to Color: v. 5
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£13.51
Rizzoli International Publications Dont Sleep
Book SynopsisWhip-smart, and with a ripped-from-the-headlines attitude, this book is a call to arms, demonstrating the unique ability of graphic design to speak truth to power. Part personal history, part design philosophy, and part advocacy, this volume showcases the arresting work of Oliver Munday. Employing humor and menace in equal measure, Munday wields graphic design as a tool of empowerment, activism, and resistance. Drawing from the history and utility of twentieth- century agitprop, from Russian Constructivism to the Black Panthers, Munday updates a timeless medium for the social media age with his stark and often unsettling imagery. Drawing onTrade Review"The title of the insistent new monograph...is as fervently conscientious as the artist's loud, literal, and acutely compelling illustrations."—Bookforum"This encapsulates Munday's design work: arresting juxtapositions, an engagement with the political, and above all, a deliberate, understated presence. As heavy as the visuals are, Munday's hand is light. The images speak for themselves. Deep Sleep is a powerful survey of thirty-three-year-old Munday's career thus far . . . It's rare that a monograph can be accurately described as important or necessary. Don't Sleep, however, fits the bill. Isolated from their origianl context and arranged by theme, Munday's images accumulate power—the power not just to move readers but to move them to action. Don't Sleep is the kind of book that burns through the coffee table it's left on."—The Paris Review
£23.75
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Icart
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£25.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Contemporary Design since 1945
Book SynopsisA critical overview of contemporary design and its place within the broader context of art history A Companion to Contemporary Design since 1945 introduces readers to a collection of specially commissioned essays exploring the complex areas of design that emerged through the latter half of the twentieth century, design history, design methods, design studies and more recently, design thinking. The book delivers a thoughtful overview of all design disciplines and also strives to stimulate inter-disciplinary debate and examine unconsidered convergences among design applications in different fields. By offering a new perspective on design, the articles assembled here present a challenging account of the boundaries between design history and its cognate disciplines, especially art history. The volume comprises five sectionsTime, Place, Space, Objects and Audiencesthat discuss environments for design and how we interact with designed objects and spaces. Notable features include: 24 new eTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viii About the Editor xii Notes on Contributors xiii Acknowledgments xviii Series Editor’s Preface xix Introduction 1 Anne Massey Part I Time 7 1 Contemporary Design History 9 Sarah Teasley 2 Nostalgia 32 Elizabeth Guffey 3 Design Futures 51 Damon Taylor Part II Place 73 4 Transnationalism for Design History: Knowledge Production and Decolonization Through East Asian Design History 75 Yuko Kikuchi 5 African Fashion Design and the Mobilization of Tradition 91 Victoria L. Rovine 6 Urban Sights: From Outdoor Streets to Interior Urbanism 111 Gregory Marinic Part III Space 137 7 Virtual Space 139 Rina Arya 8 Interior Atmosphere 157 Lois Weinthal 9 Home Truths: Identity and Materiality in the Postwar Interior 173 Ben Highmore 10 Design of Contemporary Mega-Events 189 Graeme Evans Part IV Object 215 11 The Vibrant Object 217 Alexa Griffith Winton 12 The Consumed Object 240 Jonathan Bean 13 The Object of Design History: Lessons for the Environment 260 Kjetil Fallan 14 The Fashionable Object 284 Christopher Breward 15 The Written Object: Design Journalism, Consumption, and Literature Since 1945 299 Grace Lees‐Maffei 16 Destabilizing the Scenario of Design: Queer/Trans/ Gender‐Neutral 326 John Potvin Part V Audiences 351 17 Luxury and Design: Another Time, Another Place 353 Jonathan Faiers 18 Amateur Design 373 Paul Atkinson 19 The Professionalization of Interior Design 393Mark Taylor and Natalie Haskell 20 Design Education in Higher Education 412 Vicky Gunn 21 Design Against Consumerism 436 Paul Micklethwaite 22 Guilty Pleasures: Taste, Design, and Democracy 457 Malcolm Quinn Index 479
£156.70
Gingko Press David King Stencils
Book SynopsisThis long-overdue monograph features David King's iconic stencil-only designs, starting with the original Crass logo drawing and continuing to the present day.
£31.49
Gingko Press, Inc Shape Up!: The Infinite Possibilities of Shapes
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£42.46
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Design Elements, Color Fundamentals: A Graphic
Book SynopsisColor is an integral part of any design solution. Design Elements, Color Fundamentals is an essential resource for designers who want to create memorable design and successfully communicate with their audience. It is the second book in Rockport's Design Elements series, which focuses on the core elements of design.With this book, designers will:-Learn how to effectively communicate with color and integrate color with type and image to affect meaning and create order-See how known pairings and selection methods can be used in real-world projects-Explore hundreds of visual examples, illustrating how effective color combinations can be applied to any project, across media, and in diverse, cultural, and geographic situations-Realize the basic tenets of color theory as it is broken down into clear and actionable directives-Uncover tips and techniques for using color in client-based design workDiscover the basic rules for working with color as well as when it's OK to break the rules with Design Elements, Color Fundamentals!
£24.99
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Graphic Design Reference & Specification
Book SynopsisThe Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book should always be next to a designer's computer. Completely practical with only the most needed information, this valuable book provides designers with all the little details that can make or break a design, such as how much space to leave in the gutter when designing barrel folds, how to layout a template for a box, and the ratios of each part, as well as metric conversion charts, standard envelope sizes in the USA, Europe, Canada and Asia, and much more. This hardworking handbook is compact and accessible and is a must-have for any graphic designer.
£28.42
Princeton Architectural Press This is What Democracy Looked Like: A Visual
Book SynopsisThis Is What Democracy Looked Like, the first illustrated history of printed ballot design, illuminates the noble but often flawed process at the heart of our democracy. An exploration and celebration of US ballots from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this visual history reveals unregulated, outlandish, and, at times, absurd designs that reflect the explosive growth and changing face of the voting public. The ballots offer insight into a pivotal time in American history—a period of tectonic shifts in the electoral system—fraught with electoral fraud, disenfranchisement, scams, and skullduggery, as parties printed their own tickets and voters risked their lives going to the polls.
£22.50
Princeton Architectural Press Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators:
Book SynopsisIn Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators, Kelly Walters collects twelve deeply personal interviews with graphic design educators of color who teach at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. BIPOC design educators often find themselves in design spaces where they struggle as the only person of color at their school or workplace. Their impactful stories offer invaluable perspectives for students and emerging designers of color, creating an entry point to address the complexities of race in design and bring to light the challenges of teaching graphic design at different types of public and private institutions. The book centers the educators' unique narratives, from their childhood experiences to their navigation of undergraduate and graduate studies and their career paths in academia and practice. The interviewees represent a cross-section of ethnic and multiracial backgrounds—African American, Jamaican, Indian, Pakistani, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, and Brazilian. Interwoven throughout the book are a collection of images that maintain cultural significance, from family heirlooms and photos to design works that highlight aspects of their cultural identities. Readers will gain insight into the multitude of experiences from BIPOC design educators who teach and work in the field today.
£18.04
Princeton Architectural Press The Business of Design: Balancing Creativity and
Book SynopsisThe Business of Design debunks the myth that business sense and creative talent are mutually exclusive, showing design professionals that they can pursue their passion and turn a profit. For nearly thirty years, consultant Keith Granet has helped designers create successful businesses, from branding to billing and everything in-between. Unlike other business books, The Business of Design is written and illustrated to speak to a visually thinking audience. The book covers all aspects of running a successful design business, including human resources, client management, product development, marketing, and licensing. This timely update on the 10th anniversary of the first edition includes new content on social media, working from home, and understanding and working with different generations, essential tools in today's ultracompetitive marketplace.
£28.50
Rockport Publishers Writing and Research for Graphic Designers
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£27.55
Georgetown University Press Keep Your Ear to the Ground
£28.80
Princeton Architectural Press Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in
Book SynopsisThe lives and work of diverse unsung heroes of design gathered in smart new book. Familiar histories of graphic design have placed women in the margins, their work unworthy of discussion and preservation. The good news is that with a little digging, we are confirming that women of many backgrounds and ethnicities have long been active in the profession: running presses in the British colonies, illustrating books in the studios of artistically cutting-edge Harlem, and drawing type in the drafting rooms of major type foundries. This collection of 15 fascinating illustratedessays reveals their stories, countering the history we've been fed and expanding the small canon of (overwhelmingly white) women in graphic design. Baseline Shift tells the stories of auteurs, champions of social justice, and the uncelebrated women who used design to make change, do business, and to make a living. It is essential reading for students and practitioners of graphic design as well as those with an interest in women's history.
£18.99
Batsford Ltd The Big Letter Hunt: London: An architectural A
Book SynopsisThe Big Letter Hunt: London is an alphabet picture book that takes its readers – young and old – on a tour of England's capital to find giant letters hidden amongst the buildings and city streets. The architectural treasure hunt winds its way past London's landmark buildings such as the Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Museum, as well as architectural gems such as the Barbican and the modernist Brunswick Centre. The letters also appear in the skyscrapers of the City of London, on tube stations and in the detailing of windows and facades. Printed in a colourful and bold graphic style and accompanied by quirky facts about the buildings and their design, this book is perfect for all architecture and design fans. There is a map to follow the hunt around the city, and the jacket folds out into a A–Z poster to hang on the wall. Some letters are easy to spot; others need a closer look. The Big Letter Hunt: London is a book for both children and adults who like architecture, typography and London.
£12.66
Little Bookroom,U.S. T.BOR A Book (To Keep) +30 Postcards (To Send)
Book SynopsisThe highly innovative works of Tibor Kalman incorporated elements never before associated with successful design, but his advertisements, objects, videos, and editorial projects have become visual icons: a racially altered Queen Elizabeth, revolutionary watchfaces, Times Square installations, and more.
£19.43
Prestel Design: The Whole Story
Book SynopsisFrom the 18th century to the present, every aspect of design is covered in one single, spectacularly designed volume that will appeal to experts and general audiences alike. This chronologically organized compendium guides readers through the evolution of modern design, from its emergence in the 18th century to the present. Generously illustrated chapters trace the development of design: the classical revival, the "Art for All" movement, the Japanese influence and Art Nouveau. From there it explores topics such as how the industrial revolution changed the way we create and consume products; identity and conformity in the postwar world; brand loyalty and the counterculture; "Industrial Chic" and "Style Bibles"; the Digital Age and design with a conscience. Along the way readers will discover the close ties between design and social and cultural development. Iconic works that mark significant steps forward—such as Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair, the creation of the IBM logo, and Matthew Carter’s introduction of a typeface designed to be read on computer screens—are analyzed in terms of their development, impact, and historic importance. An illustrated timeline highlights key influences and events from three centuries. Compiled with the help of an international team of noted design historians and critics, this fascinating and comprehensive book reveals how nearly every aspect of our lives is touched by design.Trade Review"Design: The Whole Story, [is] an astounding compendium of the roots of modern design, its influences and uses that covers over three centuries of noteworthy achievements. The book is lavishly illustrated and enticingly informative as to the specific topics it covers. From Legos and Tupperware to the Eames Chair, Design: The Whole Story is engaging, a fascinating read, and a valuable resource for the curious minded." —New York Journal of Books"The book does a wonderful job of illustrating the scope of design, providing detailed analysis of its role and expression of culture and commerce…The visuals – both color and black and white – are excellent." -Choice
£31.46
Gingko Press Win Out Sports Graphic Design and Branding
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£39.89
Instituto Monsa de Ediciones Handmade Packaging Graphics
Book SynopsisPacked with superb full-colour photography, Handmade Packaging Graphics brings together some of the finest examples of hand-made/illustrated/lettered packaging designs for a wide variety of products and from around the world.
£25.47
Instituto Monsa de Ediciones Handmade Graphics
Book SynopsisIn an age where technology is a basic work tool for almost everyone, it sometimes seems incredible that there are still artists and designers creating works of art purely by hand that can stop us in our tracks. Handmade Graphics presents readers with a glorious full-colour celebration of the work of some of the finest artists, illustrators, and designers from around the world who create handmade works of art. From drawing and paintings to 3D graphics with unusual materials, fantastic paper or collage creations, readers will find a wide range of handmade projects that show the only limitations to art is imagination.
£25.48
ActarD Inc BASTARD CHOOSE MY IDENTITY
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£18.40
ActarD Inc Neuland: The Future of German Graphic Design
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£21.60
Sendpoints Shanghai Flair
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£15.58
Gingko Press Magical Geometry
Book SynopsisGeometry has become a key element of the visual language of contemporary art and design this book sources a wide range of projects from outstanding design teams from around the world.
£27.39
Sendpoints Format First Volume 3
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£40.00
SendPoints Beyond Illustration Designs and Applications
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£28.45
Gingko Press Cuttingedge Surface Patterns Palettes
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£31.05
Gingko Press Branding Element Logos
Book SynopsisA window into the creative process and the deliberation that goes into a successful logo.
£33.20
Gingko Press Logo Style
Book SynopsisA book which demonstrates how timeless logos influenced by centuries of design history are applied over entire identities to create a unified brand image, while still standing uniquely on their own.
£27.48
Gingko Press Ecommerce Branding
Book SynopsisCombining a cohesive visual identity with ease of use to create a space that consumers respond to. E-Commerce Branding provides an essential guideline from webpage design to brand image in both digital and print media.
£31.46
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Generative Art with JavaScript and SVG
Book SynopsisThis book introduces you to the exciting world of generative art and creative coding through the medium of JavaScript and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). Using tried and trusted techniques, you'll tackle core topics such as randomness and regularity, noise and naturalistic variance, shape and path creation, filter effects, animation, and interactivity. In the process you'll learn SvJs, a JavaScript library that closely mirrors the SVG spec and makes scripting SVG intuitive and enjoyable. You'll also study the craft of generative art and its creative process, along with JavaScript fundamentals, using modern ES6+ syntax. Each chapter will build upon the previous one, and those completely new to programming will be given a primer to help them find their feet. Generative Art with JavaScript and SVG will take you on a fun journey, peppered with plenty of sketches throughout, designed not only to explain, but to inspire. You Will: Structure and randomise compositions. Understand the different types of randomness and their probability distributions. Create organic variance with the SvJs Noise module. Apply SVG filter effects in a generative fashion. Explore different approaches to animating with SVG. Make your compositions dynamic and interactive. WHO IS IT FOR:Web developers and designers and creative coders with an interest in digital and generative art as well as artists who are interested in learning to code with JavaScript.
£35.99
