Product Design
SONY DESIGN: MAKING MODERNITY
Written by Ian Luna
An impressive book dedicated to the innovative designs of Sony, a trailblazer in personal electronics and pioneer of the legendary and highly successful WALKMAN(R), Handycam(R), and other portable electronics. Emerging from the ashes of the Second World War, Sony Corporation pioneered the miniaturization of electronics and created some of the most innovative technologies of the postwar period.
FUNK AND SOUL COVERS
Written by Paulo, Joaquim
Following the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in Black music. Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social conscience, and street portraiture meets fantastical cartoon in this dazzling anthology of visualized funk and soul.
JAMES IRVINE
Written by Forster, Imogen
A complete monograph on the work of the influential British-born, Milan-based furniture and product designer James Irvine (1958-2013).
MEET MR. PRODUCT: THE GRAPHIC ART OF THE ADVERTISING CHARACTER
Written by Dotz, Warren
Meet Mr. Product! Meet Chiquita, Tony the Tiger, Elsie the Cow, and hundreds more well-known and not-so-well-known personalities in this colorful celebration of the history and art of advertising characters. We share our dinner table with them and trust them with our cars and children, and whether we realize it or not, we've been listening to their counsel for generations.
ART OF THINGS: PRODUCT DESIGN SINCE 1945
Written by Dominique Forest
The most ambitious survey of its subject ever published, The Art of Things is a monument, and a key, to the objects that surround us. For most of human history, the form of a useful object was determined by its maker, usually a single artisan working within a long cultural tradition.
REMEMBER THOSE GREAT VOLKSWAGEN ADS?
Written by O'Driscoll, John
The revolutionary Volkswagen advertising campaign of the 1960s and 70s is universally acknowledged to be the greatest and most influential ever created and was acclaimed as "the campaign of the century" in the Millennium editions of Time Magazine and the US ad industry bible Advertising Age.
EAT ME: APPETITE FOR DESIGN
Food has long been a source of inspiration to cultures around the world. The passionate designers at the forefront of the field have poured their creativity into every aspect of food culture. Eat Me gathers an extraordinary collection of designed places, art products, brands, people, and commodities within the world of food.
MONOCHROME: BLACK AND WHITE IN BRANDING
Written by Gingko Press
Stylish, noteworthy and elegant, black and white is the preferred formal attire of brands, logos and typefaces. As a result, designers keep coming back to explore their nuances and create original compositions integrating type, illustration, photography and more. The contrast evokes a wide range of consumer reactions depending on strategy.
KISS THE PAST HELLO: 100 YEARS OF THE COCA-COLA CONTORE BOTTLE
Written by Bayley, Stephen
One of the most famous and unmistakable shapes in the world since its introduction in 1915, the Coca-Cola bottle is an influential symbol of design, art, and culture. Identified by its iconic contour fluted lines and described by noted industrial designer, Raymond Loewy as the "perfect liquid wrapper," the bottle has been celebrated and revered in such mediums as art, music and advertising.
OAKLEY
Written by Oakley
Always cutting-edge and defying convention, Oakley is known for its inimitable glasses worn by top athletes such as Shaun White and actors such as Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 2. But the company is not just about creating fashionable eyewear--it's about creating authenticity, exceptional performance, and groundbreaking design using the newest technology, and launching the unexpected.
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