Bringing together the finest artwork produced by skateboarders around the world, this second volume of skater-art follows on the successful first book "Concrete to Canvas". Since the first time a graphic was hand drawn onto a board, there has been a deep-rooted connection between skateboarding and art. ...
Retail is dead, long live retail. Shoplifters explores innovative store concepts and provides expert insights into how brands can engage with their customers in novel ways. Disrupted by online shopping, shops and brands find themselves in a permanent battle over the most innovative store concepts, striking ...
Věděli jste, že stačí pouze jeden střih, na jehož základě si můžete ušít nejen trička, ale dalšího mnoho originálního oblečení? Díky této knize, se dozvíte o kouzlu "nekonečného" střihu, který vám propůjčí tvůrčí samostatnost a ušetří vám čas, který jste doposud trávili dlouhým (často i marným) hledáním ...
The Society of Publication Designers’ (SPD) annual competition seeks the very best in editorial design work. Judged by a worldwide panel of top designers, the 39th edition of Rockport’s best-selling SPD series celebrates the journalists, editorial directors, photographers, and other talented individuals ...
Designed to be a companion to the classic title 1000 Chairs, this two-volume edition contains an awesome selection of over 1200 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are history’s most interesting electric lights, from Edison''''s first light bulb to Tiffany''''s beautiful leaded glass shades to ...
Print magazine’s Regional Design Annual is the most comprehensive yearly profile of the American graphic design industry on the market. Showcasing more than 2,000 designs selected from nearly 40,000 entries to Print’s national competition, this is the definitive guide to current trends in US design.
Graphic design on "non-traditional” materials attracts both designers and consumers. The subject fascinates consumers because unique materials can be difficult to engineer and incorporate so, tactile sdesign nearly always becomes coveted and collectible. Moreover, the designer who can get a consumer ...
Experimental Formats 2 builds on the success of Experimental Formats, bringing the subject bang up to date. It explores every aspect of designing the printed form, from single page to commercial package. Case studies of professional work celebrate the healthy tradition for experimentation in this field, ...
The latest edition of Rockport’s best-selling The Best of Business Card Design series features a high-end collection of the most recent and best work by top designers around the world. Organized in a visually focused presentation, this comprehensive collection contains approximately 800 images, selected ...
Traditionally considered the heart of the home, the fireplace (or hearth) has become a metaphor for shelter and security, yet there are few books devoted exclusively to its design. Here is an overview that approaches the subject from both an aesthetic and a practical point of view. Packed with beautiful ...
For all the popularity of e-commerce, store windows are still the most effective way of selling new product to consumers. Window displays connect the reality of the street to the fantasy of the shop and also have a huge influence on the distribution of space within the store itself. This copiously illustrated ...
The kitchen is one of the most important spaces where our lives are played out: the place where food is prepared, a center of communication and companionable shared times. From the utilitarian uses of past centuries, the kitchen has evolved beyond a purely functional room to a space expressing individual ...
In this richly illustrated history of wearable art, beautiful, imaginative, provocative, even surreal works of artwear are featured including examples from North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Japan. The full spectrum of work ranges from pieces that are only technically wearable, ...
Every graphic designer works diligently to make his or her creative impressions exceptional and long lasting. Achieving this goal can make first impressions extremely important. Every aspect of a piece must be thoughtful and well laid out to communicate the pertinent information and, most importantly, ...
We\''ve been trawling the web looking for the most interesting and well-designed portfolios - of designers, photographers, artists, illustrators, and motion graphic pros - to profile the creators working behind the scenes. The focus is not so much the work presented, but the way the portfolios are designed. ...
"Ornamentation is a modus operandi for communication, for providing dimension, texture, pattern, depth, and spirit—it is a way to liven up space, to create complementary conditions, to move the eye and break up surfaces, to bring illusion or entropy, to embellish and give richness to surfaces and materials ...
With more people embracing the concept of responsible travel, ecotourism is the fastest-growing segment of the travel industry. Exotic Retreats is a sumptuous collection of gorgeous holiday retreats. It features 40 remarkable hotels, ecolodges, and resorts from around the world. from the tops of mountains ...
The 18th annual edition of the "Epica Book" contains more than 900 print ads, television commercials, publications, direct marketing operations, packaging design projects and interactive entries honoured in the 2004/05 Epica awards, Europe\''s premier creative awards show. Judged by journalists from ...
This book marries Stafford Cliff\''s unerring eye with the remarkable photography of Gilles de Chabaneix to present a marvellous portrait of the delights of living alfresco around the world.
This book contains stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. The pictures can also be used to produce postcards, ...
