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A homage to the 1973 publication of Architecture and Utopia by Manfredo Tafuri-echoed in the title-this book is devoted to the radical experiences of the 1960s and to their consequences for the most recent developments in contemporary architecture. As a response to the profound crisis of Western culture the emerged in the 1960s, radical artists from Italy, Austria, England and Japan called into question the foundations of modernist utopias. They transmuted the difficulties of capitalism into a...
| Автор | D. Donetti |
| Год | 2019 |
Over five days, some 60 residents of a northern village teamed with designers from southern Quebec to conceive and build an outdoor community pavilion that activates a central recreational area. “Blueprint for a Hack” aims to reimagine community spaces. Faced with extreme housing shortages, physical isolation, and a challenging climate, outdoor public spaces in northern communities remain largely undesigned and underused. These “in-between” spaces are strewn with stuff: plywood crates, tires,...
| Автор | V. Bhatt, D. Harlander, S. Havelka |
| Год | 2020 |
A plea for social thinking and the fostering of flexibility in design pedagogy. This book explores an attitude in and toward design education that is socially engaged, politically aware, generous in approach, lyrical in tone, experimental in form and collaborative in practice. How can we talk about and draw out the political aspect inherent in the work of design students? What are the underlying values of such a pedagogy? What kind of practices are developed in this context? How can an...
| Жанр | Графический дизайн |
| Год | 2020 |
Kirchner was the driving force behind and the most radical member of the artists’ association “Die Brucke”. He embarked on a promising career which reached a first zenith in the expressive works of his Berlin years. His ecstatic creative impulse was the result of one of the “loneliest times of my life, in which an agonising restlessness constantly drove me out by night and day.” Even after Kirchner had found a new home in Davos in 1917, his life continued to be full of tension and marked by...
| Жанр | Живопись |
| Год | 2018 |
The third book from this series on illustration and design focuses on the most popular accessories: shoes, handbags, hats, belts, gloves and glasses. Brilliantly illustrated by Manuela Brambatti, a key member of the Gianni Versace fashion house for nearly thirty years, and co-authored by the designer Fabio Menconi, the book guides readers through the fashion world's most iconic accessories, and it features practical information and technical advice on how to draw them to achieve a desired...
| Автор | M. Brambatti, F. Menconi |
| Год | 2020 |
This completely redesigned and updated long-selling manual offers a comprehensive guide to acquiring and perfecting the skills needed to produce realistic and precise fashion drawings that accurately reflect a designer's creative vision. It covers all aspects related to male human figure drawings, male fashion figurines, colouring styles and techniques, as well the design and representation of fabrics. It also includes technical details and examples of different types of clothing and...
| Год | 2021 |
Letterpress, a Chinese invention from the 10th century consisting in movable types and later adopted in the western hemisphere about 1440, forever changed the face of communication and the speed in which information could be passed along from person to person. It gave birth to the "press." Today letterpress is in revival and widely used in books, posters, bespoke stationery like invitations, name cards, letterheads and so on. Letterpress designers like Alan Kitching or Jesus Morentin crave out...
| Год | 2021 |
On the political complicities of graphic design, and how the discipline can be transformed. Combining case studies with critical essays, Graphic Design Is (...) Not Innocent asks: who is graphic design for? Who does it exclude, in its seemingly neutral labor? What social and political effects does it bring about? And what is the future of a politically responsible graphic design? The contributors interrogate the discipline's ingrained approaches and implicit values to demonstrate its profound...
| Жанр | Графический дизайн |
| Год | 2022 |
Hand-lettering has taken the creative world by storm! Learn the basics of drawing letters and words with this fun, accessible, and interactive book! - Learn five major hand-lettering styles, then transform your writing into art. - Practice pages allow you space to master each letter in every style. - Sections demonstrate how to embellish your letters, mix different styles for emphasis and flare, add decorative effects like shading, and combine text and illustration. - Easy-to-follow...
| Год | 2016 |
Drawing is a universal language, but not everybody feels capable of not even give it a go. This is a useful and entertaining book about the pleasure of this activity, showing, with some exercises, that anybody can draw by learning to see first. Based on the renowned method by Betty Edwards and intended either for beginners or those who need a refresher course, this book is an updated and personal account by the author which will make the fear of drawing disappear to anyone willing to try. This...
| Автор | D Koder |
Birthday parties for kids are getting more and more expensive these days. How many parents have been shocked to realise that they just dropped ?500 on their four-year-old’s party? Soleil Moon Frye’s new book will feature more than 15 parties that you can throw for your kids that are not only inexpensive but wildly inventive and fun. Each party in the book will include two crafts, one game and one recipe – ALL of which you can put together with your child. Aside from crafts and recipes, there are...
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| Год | 2013 |
With even more entries and more vocabulary words, this second edition of Pevsner’s Architectural Glossary covers the complete range of technical terms used in the storied guides. Pevsner’s famous designations E. E. and Perp. are among the terms clearly explained in this informative glossary drawn from the vocabulary of the Buildings of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland volumes. Anyone who has wondered how a headstop relates to a hoodmould or what a squich looks like will find their...
| Автор | N. Pevsner |
| Год | 2016 |
Portraying people is undoubtedly one of the most difficult aspects of drawing. Expressions, movements, emotions and gazes add a series of challenges not present when drawing still lifes or landscapes. In addition, the scant number of books specifically about drawing children leave many of the particularities related to the portrayal of childhood unresolved. This book, now in paperback, fills this void. Using live models, either posing or simply naturally, photographs, videos, drawings of faces,...
| Год | 2022 |
My name is Adela Silvestre, but as soon as the Instagram homepage welcomes me I'm magically transformed into The Mint Feather, a crafter who loves scrapbooking, Home Decor, and product photography. There, I explore all kinds of handicrafts or fields of art. I absolutely go crazy for wood and cardboard techniques. The noise of my electric screwdriver is my white noise. Collage making is my favorite art expression and decorating my house is my personal therapy. Without a doubt, what I most enjoy...
| Автор | A. Silvestre |
| Год | 2020 |
Legendary tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher takes us on a personal journey through the history of tattooing from the 1730s to the 1970s in this oversized book of stunning tattoo artifacts and designs. Showcasing over two hundred years of worldwide tattoo history, the book brings together the best of Schiffmacher’s renowned private collection with lively personal commentary by the art’s most beloved raconteur and philosopher.
| Год | 2020 |
Have you always wanted to try hand lettering, but aren't quite sure how to begin? You've picked up the right book! The ABCs of Hand Lettering is your trusty guide and the perfect first step to starting a wonderful new hobby. Learn the difference between serif, sans serif, script, and decorative fonts; find out how to put together letters and words; and come up with your very own hand-lettered work. Practice with the exercises to discover your most creative side! By the end of this book, you'll...
| Автор | A. Sy |
| Год | 2018 |
For every commercial work released by an artist, countless doodles and sketches remain in sketchbooks, unseen by all but a select few. It is a rare treat to see an artist's looser, more playful experiments. These early drafts and creative diversions can reveal new facets of the artist's process, and often constitute a body of work just as valuable as what the artist deems worthy of the public eye. The Art of the Sketchbook cracks opens the covers of more than thirty private sketchbooks and...
| Год | 2019 |
Необычное издание, состоящее из 3-х альбомов для рисования — «О, Сокольники!», «Марсель Марсо в Москве», «В зоопарке». Каждый лист Анатолия Зверева по-своему гениален и самоценен. Но именно в альбомном варианте, когда, оттолкнувшись от одного мотива, художник импровизирует и на каждой новой странице дает еще более выразительные ракурсы и образы. В альбомах — стихи и фрагменты из трактатов Зверева. «О, Сокольники!» Жанровые рисунки, создававшиеся по живым впечатлениям от быта в Сокольниках...
| Автор | А.Зверев |
| Жанр | Прочее |
| Год | 2014 |