Graphic Art Design category: 1547 books
Fashion Victims
The Dangers of Dress Past and Present
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury,...
by William Morris
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
This early work by William Morris was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. William Morris was born in London, England in 1834. Arguably best known as a textile designer, he founded a design partnership which deeply influenced the decoration...
by Jeff Ferzoco
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
A design sketch in the form of a personal essay, "The You-City" explores the near-future of American urban environments. Jeff Ferzoco pulls from his work as creative director in regional planning as well as his own experience as a gamer, social media-ite and city lover. Walking the reader through a New...
3d Art Applications and Tools Intro
Busy moms, #4
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
If you look at those movie CG's and wonder how do they do that and want to be able do the same this is not the book for you, but if you want to get in to cg and want to learn more modest 3d scenes like the one below, I might just be able to show you few tricks. Main difference between Movie cg and...
by Joëlle Bitton, Raphael Carter, Jean-Marc Agrati
Language: French
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Language: French
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Futurs spéculatifs, présents alternatifs, Angle Mort propose de la science-fiction contemporaine courte (nouvelle), mais efficace. Angle Mort 12 est le numéro de la revue le plus complet jamais publié, avec en plus des 4 nouvelles inédites qu'il propose (de Aliette de Bodard, Raphael Carter,...
G.B. Bodoni
del silencio ibérico a «La comedia nueva» (1796)
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 15, 2013
La biografía de Giambattista Bodoni (Saluzzo, Italia, 1740 – Parma, 1813), que fue un impresor y tipógrafo italiano, sufre una distorsión historiográfica como la que se percibe en otras historias al uso del Ducado de Parma en el que sirvió como director de la imprenta oficial durante tantos...
Fifty Typefaces That Changed the World
Design Museum Fifty
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
The Design Museum brings you fifty typefaces that changed the world we live in!
The digital revolution has made typesetters of us all as we define our identities through the typefaces we choose to communicate with the world. In this witty and insightful book John L Waters explores 50 of the...
Typography Pocket Essentials
The History and Principles of the Art
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Typography is the most ubiquitous of the graphic arts, with all of us now having access to innumerable fonts and the typographic tools that can, in the right hands, lift any text from the mundane to the beautiful.
Opening with an overview of the history of the art, Typography Pocket Essentials...
Advertising and Public Memory
Social, Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Ghost Signs
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
This is the first scholarly collection to examine the social and cultural aspects on the worldwide interest in the faded remains of advertising signage (popularly known as ‘ghost signs’). Contributors to this volume examine the complex relationships between the signs and those who commissioned...
Ingenious Patents
Bubble Wrap, Barbed Wire, Bionic Eyes, and Other Pioneering Inventions
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
For the curious and the creators, Ingenious Patents tells the fascinating history of the inventors and their creations that have changed our world.
Discover some of the most innovative of the 6.5 million patents that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted since Thomas Jefferson issued...
by Gonzalo Berro
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 18, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 18, 2016
Ken Cato, Director Creativo Global de Cato Brand Partners y Presidente de la Design Foundation ha dicho de este proyecto: “Este libro contiene muchas historias y buenos ejemplos del ‘arte de la vida de cada día’ que la mayoría de los consumidores dan por sentados, sin darse cuenta de la combinación...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
This second Volume of Computers and Typography reflects new developments in this rapidlychanging field. This book complements without in any way supplanting Volume1 through an extensive elaboration of issues that were considered only briefly the first Volume. Its aim is to alert those involved in...
Calamity-Free Crochet
Trouble-shooting Tips and Advice for the Savvy Needlecrafter
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Get it right the first time! Calamity-Free Crochet is a comprehensive, quick-reference guide for both new and advanced crocheters. It presents easy-to-follow advice on tools and materials, troubleshooting tips, and step-by-step techniques. What do you do if your stitches keep twisting? What happens...
by Gary David Bouton
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
The only official guide to CorelDRAW—fully updated throughout to cover all the new features of the latest release
CorelDRAW X The Official Guide is the one-stop tutorial/reference for learning how to create gorgeous graphics for a variety of print and web uses. Veteran graphic designer and author...