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Arresting Design | |||
| Illustration in the Market Place | Art | |||
| Alain Lachartre | ||||
| Scala 2006 253 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 2866563840 275x315mm | ||||
| Published Price £50.00 | Sale Price £7.99 | |||
| Illustrator, art director and devotee of French bande dessinee (comic book art), Alain Lachartre presents work by 60 artists whose creative powers have helped establish prestigious brands such as Chanel, Renault, Verve Cliquot and Le Bon Marche. Divided by product - from perfumes and cosmetics to technology and travel - the book explores the process of creating commercial art through sketches, designs and comic strips, through the comments of the artists themselves and by examining the essential exchange between client and illustrator. | ||||
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Taking Eyeglasses Seriously | |||
| Art, History, Science and Technologies of the Vision | Art | |||
| Raimonda Riccini (Edited by) | ||||
| Silvana 2002 190 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 8882154378 280x235mm | ||||
| Published Price €24.00 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| Accompanying a major exhibition at the Milan Triennial, 'Eyeglasses Taken Seriously', in 2002, this is a volume of essays on the themes of the human eye and vision rather than a catalogue of the exhibition, although many of the artefacts on show are illustrated. The 17 contributions discuss topics including the history of eyeglasses, optical art, fashions, aesthetics and functionality, glasses in films, the history of eye surgery, computer vision systems and the manufacture and use of optical glass. | ||||
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Trade Secrets | |||
| Young British Talents Talk Business | Art | |||
| Cynthia Rose | ||||
| Thames & Hudson 1999 240 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0500280835 275x210mm | ||||
| Published Price £18.95 | Sale Price £1.99 | |||
| A look at how and why in the 1990s British style and attitude influenced Parisian couture, global advertising and American pop radio, through illustrated essays by young talents such as DJ James Lavelle, photographer Corinne Day and filmmaker Isaac Julien. | ||||
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Young Spaces | |||
| Art | ||||
| Patricia Bueno | ||||
| Atrium 2004 575 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 8495692295 | ||||
| Published Price £14.95 | Sale Price £5.99 | |||
| A guide to decoration proposing a sort of game designed to help readers find what best defines them and personalize their home, in six chapters: fun and colourful; ecological; the avant-garde; the traditional; minimalist; and cross-cultural surroundings. | ||||
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The Imaginative Book of Home Decoration | |||
| Art | ||||
| Atrium 2000 176 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 8481852252 290x244mm | ||||
| Published Price £15.95 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| A visual guide to 16 contemporary themes in home decoration, looking at what today's specialists are doing to make modern homes more comfortable, with sections on themes such as corridors, lofts, minimalism and country style. | ||||
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Absolute Decoration | |||
| Art | ||||
| Atrium 2000 207 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 8481852244 | ||||
| Published Price £15.95 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| An extensive guide to all aspects of home decoration, including layout, proportions, space, balance, unity, light, colour and rooms, with case studies illustrating ideas taken from examples from around the world. | ||||
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Design Directory: Italy | |||
| Art | ||||
| Claudia Neumann | ||||
| Pavilion 1999 384 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 186205312X | ||||
| Published Price £9.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| A pocket sized volume which includes sections on history, individual design companies and a detailed appendix. This is both a guide and a tribute to the designers that produced such diverse icons as the Ferragamo shoe and the popular Vespa motor scooter. | ||||
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Hollywood Beyond the Screen | |||
| Design and Material Culture | Art | |||
| Anne Massey | ||||
| Berg 2000 203 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1859733212 | ||||
| Published Price £14.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Hollywood has exerted a profound influence on British style and design. From its earliest days, Hollywood glamour in the form of make-up, hairstyles and fashion was mimicked by women throughout Britain. But the influence of Hollywood was more than skin-deep. Nearly every form of British material culture in the 20th century has been influenced to some extent by American style, disseminated through the medium of film to a broad and receptive market. With the erection of the Chrysler Building in New York in the late 1920s, representing the city and modern American urban life, the Manhattan skyline became an enduring icon in popular culture on both sides of the Atlantic. Not only in Hollywood film, but jazz and American companies all combined to bring the new Moderne style to bear on Britain. The architecture of shops, cinemas and factories all reflect this influence, as did various forms of transportation and the interior of homes. | ||||
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Reconstructing Italian Fashion | |||
| America and the Development of the Italian Fashion Industry | Art | |||
| Nicola White | ||||
| Berg 2000 184 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1859733360 | ||||
| Published Price £50.00 | Sale Price £8.99 | |||
| This book reveals that a deliberate effort went into the development of an Italian national identity in fashion design, partially in response to American interest. Drawing on a wide range of sources, notably the testimonies of key witnesses, contemporary media reports and surviving garments, this book contributes to the scant research on twentieth century Italian dress and specifically exposes for the first time the depth of American involvement in Italian fashion in a crucial phase of its development. | ||||
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Type for the Internet and Other Digital Media | |||
| Art | ||||
| Veruschka Gotz | ||||
| Ava 2003 160 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 2884790020 300x230mm | ||||
| Published Price £24.50 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| A guide to working with computers explaining how the physical make up of screens and the demands of web design affect how typefaces can be used in converting a paper-based technology like type design to the electronic world. | ||||
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Shakers < | |||
| Hands to Work, Hearts to God | Art | |||
| Amy Stechler Burns; Ken Burns | ||||
| Aperture 1999 128 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0893818607 255x280mm | ||||
| Published Price £18.95 | Sale Price £6.99 | |||
| This beautifully illustrated book is a fitting tribute to the spiritual beliefs, artistry and creative legacy of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing - The Shakers. The text charts the history and beliefs of the sect, and examines how their communal lifestyle influenced 19th century American Socialist and Anarchist thinkers as well as their fellow Millenarians, and the selection of archive and recent photographs reveals the elegant simplicity of Shaker architecture, handicrafts and design. | ||||
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The Perfect Digital Portfolio | |||
| Art | ||||
| Stephen Romaniello | ||||
| Ava 2003 160 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 2884790160 272x191mm | ||||
| Published Price £14.95 | Sale Price £8.99 | |||
| A guide to using electronic media to display images teaching the value and efficiency of digital portfolios with tips and ideas from photographers and designers who have published their work on CDs and websites. | ||||
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Inspiring Creative Web Design | |||
| Past, Present, Future | Art | |||
| Chris Brock | ||||
| Ava 2002 144 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 2884790179 280x230mm | ||||
| Published Price £24.50 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| An objective look at the internet community''s ideas, philosophies, inspiration, techniques and reasoning and its impact on the future of the Internet and its design including interviews with web innovators and a look at its design, styles and trends around the world. | ||||
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Design Your Own E-shop | |||
| Creating and Promoting Successful Small Business Sites | Art | |||
| Molly E Holzschlag | ||||
| Ava 2004 143 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 2884790217 | ||||
| Published Price £8.50 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| A guide to creating and promoting small business websites focusing on the planning and creating stages, and demonstrating how to set up merchant accounts and shopping carts and add promotional features to enhance the experience for site visitors. | ||||
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Design Your Own Home Page | |||
| Art | ||||
| Molly E Holzschlag | ||||
| Ava 2002 144 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 2884790136 | ||||
| Published Price £7.50 | Sale Price £1.99 | |||
| A guide to home page design analysing some of the most inspired examples on the web today and looking at hardware and software requirements, choosing site structure and a site map, and the basics of design and graphics for creating the pages themselves. | ||||
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