The End of Print is the definitive statement of the work of the great iconoclast designer, David Carson. In print for the first time in several years, this classic book has itself become part of the history of graphic design. It features work from the magazines where Carson first made his mark including Transworld Skateboarding, Surfer, Beach Culture and Ray Gun as well as his instantly recognizable advertisements for clients such as Nike, Pepsi, MTV and Sony. Lewis Blackwells text includes an interview in which Carson examines the origins of his approach and discusses the extreme reactions to his work.

Pech shares her techniques for capturing the beauty of flowersin watercolour. The guide contains demonstrations for paintingirises, magnolias, roses, peonies, apple blossoms and tulips on tovarying materials including china and lacework. Includes tips onhow to find inspiration, develop a composition, create a theme andpaint backgrounds.

Since it opened on the Place Vendome inParis in 1906, renowned jeweler Van Cleef Arpels has played aleading rote in setting style and design trends in luxury jewelry.Its timeless pieces have been worn by such style ico as the Duchessof Windsor, Princess Grace of Monaco, Elizabeth Taylor, MariaCallas and Jackie Kennedy, and the company's prestige has spreadthanks to an unending list of prominent commissio issued by royaland imperial courts and the world's rich and famous. Set in Style:The Jewelry of Van Cleef Arpels explores the historicalsignificance of the firm's innovatio and many contributio tojewelry design in the twentieth century. It features more than 350of Van Cleef Arpels' most celebrated works from museum andprivate collectio worldwide, including jewels, timepieces, fashionaccessories and objets d'art. Six accessible essays accompanied by400 photographs, including previously unpublished design drawingsfrom the Van Cleef Arpets Archives, examine the preciouspieces through the lees of i

The inside track from the greatest names in the field As one of the chief collaborators with the directors on a film, production designers are artistic masters in their own right. In Production Design sixteen of the worlds greatest production designers share their insights, anecdotes, and technical achievements, through a series of exclusive interviews. Fascinating for both film fans and practitioners, this book is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to learn about the craft of some of the greatest film artists of our time. Includes brand-new interviews with Sir Ken Adam, Dean Tavoularis, Stuart Craig, Dante Ferretti, Sarah Greenwood, Eve Stewart, Antxon Gomez, Grant Major, Nathan Crowley, Rick Carter and Jack Fisk.

Literature about Durer fills library shelves. Does this meaneverything has already been said about the artist? Far from it,according to the scholars at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum andtheir international partners in the Early Durer Project. This bookdeals with the core phenomena of Durers early work, ranging fromthe artists biography and surroundings to the question of Durersrole as the archetype of the modern artist. New sociologicalapproaches allow us to interpret Durers ideal neighbourhood as asource of inspiration for the artists work, resituating Durer inthe artistic context of his time, at an exciting crossroad betweenthe imitation of traditional painting and the self-consciousrenewal of his profession. Photographs of Durers early work, manyof which are new and published here for the first time, completethe publication, which will establish a new basis for a modernunderstanding of Germanys most famous artist.

This book frames typography as a system of interrelatedconcerns as much as it summarizes the traditional craft that is theusual content of books on typography. Rather than reiterate analready documented set of rules that yield formulaicappropriateness, it describes the constantly shifting terrain oftypography and provides ways of thinking about typographicrelationships that adapt to content, contexts, and audiences.

Anne Leurquin, art historian, graduated from the UniversitéLibre in Brussels, and is now a professor of art history andethnology. Her various publications and contributions toexhibitions chiefly concern Africa.

Nikolai Roerich was born on October 9th, 1874 inSaint-Petersburg. After studying law and attending the Academy ofArt, Roerich developed a passionate interest in archaeology, hiscontribution to which was acknowledged when he became a lecturer atthe Russian Archaeological Society in 1900. His extensive travelsin Europe, Russia, Asia, and especially India were a source ofinspiration wholly original and unique. The prolific creator ofover 7000 paintings, Roerich belonged to the great creative artmovement which took place in Russia before the Bolshevikrevolution. Besides his enormous artistic talent, Roerich was theauthor of the Pact which bears his name and which was designed toprotect the cultural heritage in time of war. After living a veryfull life, he died in the Kulu valley in India in 1947. Recognizedin 1923, there is a museum in New York devoted to him. He wrotenumerous books and collections of poetry, and contributed toartistic and archaeological journals. Roerich, with his huge andversatile talent

Textiles explores the cultural meaning and exquisiteworkmanship found in the Museum of International Folk Art's vastcollection that spans centuries and includes pieces from seventycountries around the world. Handcrafted work in beautiful, vividcolors typifies the clothing, hats, robes, bedding, and shoes thatrepresent the lives and passions of the people who created and usedthem.

As the title of David Bailey's earlier monograph "Bailey'sDemocracy" suggests, the legendary British photographer likes tobring the same quality of attention to each of his subjects,irrespective of their fame or reputation: "I treat the boy down atthe post office like the president of Russia, and the president ofRussia like the boy down at the post office." "David Bailey's Eye"presents a choice selection of Bailey's photographs--mostly inblack-and-white, some in color--spanning the years between 1962 and2008, the breadth of Bailey's career. His egalitarian stance, oftenindicated by a conspicuous absence of props and a minimal approachto lighting, enables the photographer to tease from his subjectstraits which more formal portraits would lack: the warm benevolenceof I.M. Pei for example, the exuberance of John Galliano or thebrooding look of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Bailey's eye surveys thegamut of humankind, from celebrities to people far from celebrityorbits, examining each of his subjects for the moment

This is a showcase of contemporary interior products that areboth ecologically sound and beautifully designed,guiding youthrough the complex issues involved in creating and choosingeco-friendly designs for the home. An essential resource forconsumers as well as an ideal reference for students in the growingfiled of sustainable design,this book features 1000 of the mostexciting stylish and environmentally friendly products forinteriors.

This is both a practical and theoretical guide to the visualization techniques used by contemporary product designers, including freehand sketching, digital rendering, information graphics, and presentation skills. Hundreds of hand-drawn sketches and computer models have been specially created to demonstrate critical geometry and show how to develop sketches into finished illustrations. Practical tutorials give guidance in creating simple and complex forms, as well as rendering and providing context using scenarios and storyboards. Insightful case studies of leading designers illustrate the full range of different visualization options available.

A comprehensive, illustrated tribute to the life and works ofthe most influential female Impressionist painter. Berthe Morisotwon over the Impressionists with her talent and became the firstwoman of the period alongside Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, andSisley. Morisot's paintings demonstrate how far ahead of her timeshe was when she created them, pioneering a new style of painting.However, she was underestimated for more than a century--mostprobably because she was a woman. This book, a comprehensivemonograph showcasing the life and works of this influential artist,focusies on the important stages of her career, including her firstparticipation in the Salon de Paris at the age of twenty-three in1864. Moreover, the book assesses the significance of the timecertain paintings were created, taking into consideration what washappening in the artist's life during that period. For example, in1874 Berthe married Eugène, Manet's brother, and gave birth totheir daughter, Julie Manet, who became the subject of

Pattern Magic Stretch Fabrics is the third in the series ofcult Japanese pattern making books, now translated into English.The new volume looks at working with stretch and jersey fabric.Material that stretches lengthways or sideways can be magical initself. This book takes the special qualities of jersey and stretchfabrics and uses them to create stunning, sculptural designs. Intwo parts, the book shows how to work with stretch fabrics and howto cut patterns that exploit their properties with truly originalresults. The book is accompanied by a basic paper patternblock.

Tattoos and tattoo artwork have become part of mainstream culture, and more so over the last few years with popular TV shows taking the viewer inside the tattoo studio for the first time. Many tattooists are also highly skilled artists in their own right, and have moved beyond the artwork they tattoo onto skin to creating bodies of personal artwork more likely to be viewed in a gallery than a tattoo studio. Art by Tattooists is the first book to showcase this art. The book features twenty-six international artists who use a variety of media, from ink, watercolour, acrylic paint and oil to lino printing, painting on wood and board, and even examples of tattoo-style skateboard graphics. Many of the artists are heavily influenced by the imagery they use as tattooists roses, hearts, skulls, scrolls, birds, pin-ups, etc. and carry this into their personal work. Other work features colours, themes or subject matter that is more subtly related to tattooing.

Rome as we know it is largely a creation of the Renaissance,restructured and risen anew from a neglected medieval town. Thisbook traces the extraordinary works of painting, sculpture andarchitecture commissioned by Rome's church and civic nobility aspart of their rival bids for power and prestige. With the aid of118 illustrations, most of them in colour, Loren Partridge chartsthe course of Rome's transformation into the most magnificentshowpiece of the Catholic world.

Pattern Magic 2 is the cult pattern-cutting book from Japan,partner to the original title Pattern Magic. Inspiring andexciting, this volume takes a creative approach to pattern cutting,with more step-by-step projects for fashion designers anddressmakers to enjoy. These easy-to-follow illustrations anddetailed instructions makeit easy to create stunning, sculpturalclothes.

A showcase for the world's most eye-catching window displays,this book offers inspiration and guidance to visual merchandisersand retailers, helping them to create windows that not only lookgood but also help to increase sales. Seven chapters cover keytopics for the visual merchandiser, each with a gallery ofphotographs demonstrating how and why each window is successful. Amust for anyone involved in bricks and mortar retail.

In such celebrated works as Postmodernism: The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, Fredric Jameson has established himself as one of America’s most observant cultural commentators. In Signatures of the Visible, Jameson turns his attention to cinema - the artform that has replaced the novel as the defining cultural form of our time. Historicizing a form that has flourished in a post-modern and anti-historical culture, he explores the allegorical and ideological dimensions of such films as The Shining, Dog Day Afternoon and the works of Alfred Hitchcock, among many others. Fifteen years on from its original publication, this remains a piercing and original analysis of film from a writer and thinker whose influence continues to be felt long after that of the fashionable post-modernists he has always critiqued.

An extensive study on Hopper, which accompanies a majortravelling exhibition and illuminates the life and work of one ofAmerica’s most celebrated artists. Illustrated with over 150 oils,watercolors, etchings and drawings with comments on their formaland technical characteristics, this exhibition’s catalog offers anupdated critical interpretation of Edward Hopper’s work and analternative view to the extensive literature that already exists onthis artist. Among the artworks included are Cape Cod Sunset,Second Story Sunlight, and some interesting self-portraits from theWhitney Museum of American Art; the famous Morning Sun from theColumbus Museum of Art, Ohio, and a number of lesser-knownwatercolors and oils from Hopper’s journeys to Paris. Also includedare essays by several noted scholars, and an extensive chronologyand bibliography. Perfect for casual perusing or serious study,this lavish exploration of Edward Hopper’s work is certain to finda wide audience.

This showcase of new jewelry offers a global view ofexciting work from nearly 200 cutting-edge jewelry designers. Ithighlights the diverse forms that contemporary jewelry takes, fromsimple wedding or commitment rings, to elaborate body jewelry thatblurs the boundaries between art and adornment, to catwalk jewelryspecially commissioned for couture collections.、 Adorn includes pieces made using the latest industrialtechnologies and processes, as well as more traditional methods andmaterials. Because most jewelers' work crosses themes, categories,and styles, and is producedusing a variety of techniques, thechapters are arranged by type of jewelry and each designer mayfeature in a number of chapters. In this way, from headpiece to toering, the book takes the reader on a visual journey around the bodyand provides a rich source of inspiration for anyone looking todesign, commission, or buy their own jewelry.

"Tarkovsky often reflected on the way that time flies and wantedto stop it, even with these quick Polaroid shots. The melancholy ofseeing things for the last time is the highly mysterious and poeticessence that these images leave with us. It is as though Andreiwanted to transmit his own enjoyment quickly to others. And theyfeel like a fond farewell."—Tonino Guerra, from theIntroduction This beautifully produced book comprises sixty Polaroidphotographs of Andrei Tarkovsky's friends and family, taken between1979 and 1984 in his native Russia and in Italy, where he spenttime in political exile.The size of the Polaroids is exactly aspresented in the book, including the frame. The book may thereforebe viewed as a facsimile edition. 60 color illustrations.

This extensive volume uncovers Dali’s influences, artisticdevelopment, and legacy, offering unprecedented access inside theworld of the man behind the mustache. Through astute analysis ofDali’s work and how the events of his time converged with his driveto become a legend, this volume examines one of the mostsignificant contributors to twentieth-century art. Althoughrecognized primarily as a painter, Dali experimented with a widerange of media. This comprehensive review includes the literature,photography, film, and sculpture that influenced and was created byDali throughout his career, from paintings such as The Persistenceof Memory, to the icons of the surrealist movement such as the MaeWest Lips Sofa and the Lobster Telephone, to short filmcollaborations with Luis Bu?uel. The author offers insight intothis undisputed genius, charting Dali’s progression as an artistand controversial public figure, and demonstrating his influence oncontemporary artists such as Warhol, Koons, and Murakami.