Design
SPEAKING VOLUMES: BOOKS WITH HISTORIES
Written by Pearson, David
A fascinating catalog that analyzes books as historical objects. Scholars increasingly recognize that the cultural and research value of books lies not just in their printed contents, but in their value as historical artifacts. An individual book can tell us many things about the ways books have been used, read, and regarded throughout the years.
AMERICAN STAMP: POSTAL ICONOGRAPHY, DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP, AND CONSUMERISM IN THE UNITED STATES
Written by Goldblatt, Laura
More than three thousand different images appeared on United States postage stamps from the middle of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth.
ART OF THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK: HISTORY AND DESIGN
This is the story of the illustrated book, from the earliest printed examples to the present day, told through the outstanding collections of the National Art Library (NAL) at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
VIDEOGAME ATLAS: MAPPING INTERACTIVE WORLDS
Written by Youkhana, Sandra
A dazzling look at modern videogame worlds seen through an architectural lens, utilizing maps, diagrams, and graphic illustrations to offer new perspectives on the art of virtual world building. Videogame Atlas presents a journey through twelve well-known videogame worlds via panoramic maps, intricate exploded diagrams, and detailed illustrations.
WOMEN IN DESIGN
Written by Massey, Anne
Women designers have created some of the most important objects in history. By revealing the untold stories of female design pioneers, this wide-ranging introduction celebrates their crucial role in the history of modern processes of making.
CENTURY OF AMERICAN TOYS AND GAMES: THE STORY OF PRESSMAN TOY (SIGNED)
Written by Pressman, Donna
When Jack Pressman went into business as a manufacturer of basic playthings like lead soldiers and toy xylophones in 1922, he could little have imagined that his small venture would become one of the iconic American toy companies. The firm scored its first megahit in the 1920s, when it popularized Chinese checkers, and it went on to introduce enduring favorites like Rummikub and Tri-Ominos.
MY LIFE AND TOYS
Written by Levant, Brian
Original book of photographs and text by the noted director/writer/producer Brian Levant, presenting his extraordinary collection of animated feature and comic toys, including hundreds of iconic characters represented in figures, banks, games, lunchboxes, puppets, comics, windups, vehicles and items at the bottom of cereal boxes.
ALDO ROSSI: DESIGN 1960-1997: CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ
The complete Rossi design works, from his Alesssi kettle to a coffee pot based on a floating theater
FORTUNATO DEPERO: NEW DEPERO
Appraising the Italian Futurist polymath's multimedia career and boundless influence across design, art and theater
BLUE: IN SEARCH OF NATURE'S RAREST COLOR
Written by Kupferschmidt, Kai
What is it about the color blue? Blue is our favorite color globally--the darling of artists since the time of the pharaohs. So it's startling to turn to the realms of nature and discover that
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