Non-Fiction Books

The Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This new official guide (Spanish language edit...

The Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This new official guide (German language editi...

The book features over 500 of the most iconic graphic designs from the beginnings of mechanical reproduction to the present day. Arranged in chrono...

This is a new cross-curricular series full of exciting creative ideas and activities. Each set of activities is based around a colourful in-class d...

Part of the acclaimed 'Documents of Contemporary Art' series of anthologies . An excellent, essential anthology, which is both a good read ...

The Designer's Dictionary of Type follows in the footsteps of The Designer's Dictionary of Color, providing a vivid and highly accessible look at a...

Published to overwhelming critical acclaim, this classic study of cities explains how and why cities - among the most enduring and remarkable of al...

As conventional advertising channels become blocked, brands are beginning to renounce routine practice and take alternative and more exclusive rout...

Is colour just a physiological phenomenon? Does it have an effect on feelings? This vividly written book, the sequel to the award-winning Colou...

Now in paperback, Ballgowns presents interpretative photographs by David Hughes of 60 years of British ballgowns, including designs by Alexander Mc...

Luxury resorts on stilts, a bar that looks like a UFO on the streets of Bangkok, and an underground museum. What do these places have in common? Th...

A sourcebook of 1980s fashion print, this edition showcases prints from a design period that is having a major revival. Covering the whole of this ...

The celebrity tattoo artist takes fans on a tour through his life and art, combining captivating vignettes and stories with more than one hundred c...

More than 450 stunning photographes taken on expeditions to the South and North Poles with descriptions of the explorations and biographies of the ...

A must for letterpress enthusiasts and graphic designers, this is a covetable showcase of Alan Kitching's fount collection. Each page has been ca...

In a world where `smart' objects can talk to each other and a gun can be printed with a desktop 3D printer, the conditions for contemporary design ...

In 2011, adhering to his mentor Henri Cartier-Bresson's mantra to `photograph the truth', animation filmmaker Ishu Patel embarks on a photographic...

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

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

The Best 80s Movies is the ultimate guide to all things retro, taking you on a nostaligic trip through the 80s. The aim is to review all your favou...

Step inside the world of the talented art departments who, led by Academy Award (R)-winning production designer Stuart Craig, were responsible for ...

This inspiring sketchbook, part of the 20 Ways series from Quarry Books, designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a fun and sophisticated...

Beginning with Filoli, the century-old, forward-looking estate situated just south of San Francisco, and closing with The Park, the first public ga...

This new book brings together 100 images that represent the idea of active resistance. Inspired by Vivienne Westwood's manifesto (which was first p...

Screenprinting has never been so popular and the water-based process is the best way to do it. This practical and inspirational resource book expla...

By the time of the great Paris Exhibition of 1925, the idea that an interior and its furnishing should form a complete design - a 'total look' - do...

Art Deco buildings, with their highly ornate facades and dramatic forms, are a vital part of our surroundings. This wide-ranging exploration of Art...

Principles, practice and techniques: here is the ultimate coursebook on designing ceramics with confidence. Focusing on design themes and principle...

Rudolf Wittkower deplored specialiation. For him, it was the fact that art communicated experience which made it a rewarding study, and nothing fas...

`Kemp is a natural storyteller... This book leads you on a journey through the life, work and legacy of one of history's most intriguing figures.' ...

Japanese houses today have to contend with unique factors that condition their design, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts to ever-present se...

Min explores the current rebirth of simplicity in graphic design. As creatives enter into a new phase of minimalism, taking contemporary design in ...

Available for the first time in paperback, this is a revised and updated edition of Jens Hoffmann's survey of groundbreaking exhibitions since 1989...

Here is a an overview of the exceptional work produced and championed by over fifty of the leading illustrators, printmakers and designers from the...

Today, for the first time in history, more than half the world's population lives in cities and most of these cities are in Asia. Here are the chal...

Cinema: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key time periods, genres and key works in world cinema. It places the burgeoning world of cinema ...

Featuring designs by some of the most prominent graphic designers and artists at work in the world today, Green Patriot Posters has grown out of t...

From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its...

Design: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key developments, movements and practitioners of design around the world, from the beginnings ...

The first global history of comics from 1968 through to the present day, arranged chronologically and richly illustrated with prime examples of the...

The visual exploration of India's decorative genius presented here focuses on architecture - forts, palaces, havelis or mansions, tombs, temple and...

Looking at works from a range of different artists and their various approaches, this book examines the process and practice of drawing, showcasin...

William Wegman is a world-renowned American artist whose paintings, photographs, videos and drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries i...

PhotoBox presents a collection of 250 photographs by 200 of the world's most prominent photographers, ranging from legendary masters to contempo...

This new and expanded edition of the hugely successful Image Makers, Image Takers explores how celebrated contemporary photographers work, and how ...

This book offers a detailed introduction for fashion design students, aspiring designers and start-up businesses to the design principles, construc...

This is a volume of living history - the history of our times, as seen by the photographers who captured it. It is the most comprehensive anthology...