WRITER'S MAP: AN ATLAS OF IMAGINARY LANDS
It's one of the first things we discover as children, reading and drawing: Maps have a unique power to transport us to distant lands on wondrous...
PENGUIN CLASSICS BOOK
A historic guide to the world of Penguin Classics from its UK origin, covering a span from the ancient world to World War I, in a luxurious orange...
MAP OF THE WORLD (UPDATED & EXTENDED VERSION): THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ILLUSTRATORS AND STORYTELLERS
The world of contemporary mapmaking is brought up-to-date in this revised and expanded edition of a best-selling book. For centuries we have used the...
General Design
99% INVISIBLE CITY (SIGNED EDITION)
Written by Roman Mars
A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcastHave you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?Or stopped to consider why you don't see metal fire escapes on new buildings?Or pondered the story behind those dancing inflatable figures in car dealerships
MOIREMOTION
Written by Kurashima, Takahiro
Following the worldwide success of his Poemotion trilogy, Takahiro Kurashima's latest book delights the eye with ingenious visual play
DARK ARCHIVES: A LIBRARIAN'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE SCIENCE AND HISTORY OF BOOKS BOUND IN HUMAN SKIN
Written by Rosenbloom, Megan
On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?
ETERNAL CITY
Written by Maier, Jessica
One of the most visited places in the world, Rome attracts millions of tourists each year to walk its storied streets and see famous sites like the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Trevi Fountain. Yet this ancient city's allure is due as much to its rich, unbroken history as to its extraordinary array of landmarks. Countless incarnations and eras merge in the Roman cityscape.
PATTERNED MIND - CREATIVE METHODS IN SURFACE DESIGN
Written by Laura Isoniemi
The Patterned Mind Offers New Points Of View And Current Methods For Surface Design. High-quality And Inspiring Pictures Encourage You To Immediately Start Creating Something New. Understanding With Your Hands And The Presence Of Play In Design Lie At The Core Of This Book. The Book Introduces Creative Patterning Methods And Describes Inspiring Working Methods.
DICTIONARY OF COLOR COMBINATIONS VOLUME 2
画家・和田三造による日本初の配色集『配色總鑑』(昭和8‐9年)を復刻した『配色事典大正・昭和の色彩ノート』。続刊となる本書では、姉妹編の『配色總鑑B篇』(昭和9‐10年)と、『五百選新作図案集』(昭和13年)を復刻。日本の季節をイメージした72パターンの多色配色のほか、昭和初期の服飾、インテリア、グラフィックデザインなどから161点の配色例を提示する。
NATURAL ENEMIES OF BOOKS: A MESSY HISTORY OF WOMEN IN PRINTING AND TYPOGRAPHY
Written by M. Fanni, M. Flodmark, S. Kaaman
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PRINT PUNCH
Written by Patrick Fry
Data used to be physical. In an era when 1s and 0s seem to hover above our heads, 'Print Punch' returns to the heyday of the punch card?to a time when you could touch (and punch) data. The aesthetics of this early move towards automation represent a unique moment in our history, when we designed for machines instead of human beings.
HOUSE INDUSTRIES LETTERING MANUAL
Written by Barber, Ken
Learn the history and techniques of hand lettering from a renowned design studio.
ART OF NASA: THE ILLUSTRATIONS THAT SOLD THE MISSIONS
Written by Bizony, Piers
Formed in 1958, NASA has long maintained a department of visual artists to depict the concepts and technologies created in humankind's quest to explore the final frontier. Culled from a carefully chosen reserve of approximately 3,000 files deep in the NASA archives, the 200 artworks presented in this large-format edition provide a glimpse of NASA history like no other.
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