Art

The most successful of living artists Jeff Koons has been a focus of creative fascination and significance for more than thirty years, but has a...

What you see is very different from what you think you see... There's a lot going on behind the scenes when you like a photograph. Maybe somethin...

In its early days, illegal graffiti and street art were of necessity modest in scale, hastily created in hours or even minutes, and destroyed just ...

Sinan was the greatest architect of the Ottoman Golden Age of the sixteenth century - when the Ottoman Empire reached its zenith of power and magni...

This compelling book chronicles 75 of the most influential artists from the dawn of the 20th century to the present, and from around the world. Eac...

The Young British Artists (YBAs) stormed on to the contemporary art scene in 1988 with their attention-grabbing, ironic art. They exploded art-worl...

Prototyping is an essential part of the designer's repertoire. Designers prototype their projects to test them, structurally, aesthetically, techni...

The next generation of architectural design is moving outside the box. Robotic arms are beginning to replace and advance now common digital fabrica...

Here is an authoritative and beautiful overview of the graphic art produced by artists, illustrators and writers who have used the typewriter as a ...

Review Fans of Sedaris's acerbic wit will want to check out this stunning new diary compilation...the writer's worldview comes to gorgeous, biting...

Prototyping is an essential part of the designer's repertoire. Designers prototype their projects to test them, structurally, aesthetically, techni...

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The first, and sure to be definitive, collection of the iconic work of Joe Eula, the foremost illustrator of the late twentieth century, featuring ...

Unlock the secrets of success with this transformative guide that empowers you to take charge of your life and achieve your dreams. Whether you're ...

Today - from haute couture to ready-to-wear - parkas, puffer coats and backpacks, as well as garments made of neoprene and Mylar are everywhere. Bu...

Product Description Reading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kinds of books. You can carry th...

We are all type consumers and interact with type in our everyday lives. Typefaces in all shapes and sizes evoke an emotional response and trigger a...

Is it real? What do I remember? How can you tell a story? Can lying be OK? What goes where? Why is it famous? What makes it problematic? Who do you...

Here is a lively and lighthearted survey that looks at the role that old and classic fonts - from letterpress to slab serifs and beyond - play in c...

Smart-lighting design is a rapidly growing area of interactive and cross-disciplinary design that is defining new practices in the profession. Supe...

Graphics is lovely; fashion is cute. Graphics is stylish; fashion is with personality. No matter you want to be funky, fierce, or classic, graphics...

Product Description Today s visual culture is shaped by a vast wealth of influences from diverse styles, cultures and eras. Handcrafts including c...

Uncovered is an oral history of the stories behind the most ground-breaking and controversial magazine covers ever published, as told by the people...

'A rattling tornado of a tale' DANNY BAKER 'Wonderful and wry . . . it will increase your zest for life' RICHARD AYOADE Following a formative enc...

From the modernist elegance of Coco Chanel to Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwoods punk-fuelled pirates, the appeal of nautical dress has cut ...

Noa the Boa is a slave to fashion with the heart of an actor and an obsession with celebrity. He becomes luxurious leather accessories for illustr...

Since being introduced in the 19th century, when they were considered the bastard cousins of more refined serif types, slab serif typefaces have b...

Rewritten from cover to cover and updated to include the discoveries and new theories from the past decade and a half, this classic guide to the ar...

Gilbert & George are artists of our time. Theirs is an art for everyone, a democratic art - in their own words, an `art for all'. In their s...

The first and only guide to the galaxy's most fascinating weapons. Each lightsaber is as unique as the Jedi (or Sith) who wields it. Design techniq...

This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before the Christian era. Objects such as c...

Attention all hipsters! In November 2012, the worlds coolest camera brand celebrates its 20th anniversary with the publication of this official two...

The illustrated weekly magazine "VU" ran over 600 issues between 21 March 1928 and 29 May 1940. Conceived as a beautiful ongoing film that would br...

A comprehensive survey of one of the most creative areas of public art, large-scale typographic installations, this book features thirty-seven work...

The manicure as we know it has been around for less than a century, but it's become a major presence in the culture of fashion, with its own trends...

When artists think big, big things happen. In Chicago's Millennium Park, thousands of visitors flock daily to Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate to see thei...

This book narrates the evolution of textile pattern through the history of manmade design. It studies the decorative art of pattern across a range ...

Product Description Sculpture has never been more exciting: gallery goers flock to see artworks that demand attention and dominate space. But how ...

Founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, the Hermitage Museum is one of the largest museums in the world. In early 2000, it was decided that the eas...

Rodin's sculpture was in defiance of academic conventions but in later life he became a famous and widely respected figure. This work reappraises h...

This book includes bold, monumental, atmospheric, architectural letters with relief and shadow define great periods of confidence and optimism. Sha...

Body art, practised across all world cultures and throughout history, is the most intimate art form, linking the self, the senses, and the social a...