Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Arigato means thank you in Japanese. On March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated northeastern Japan. As the dramatic extent of the destruction became clear, a variety of aid initiatives were founded. Several aimed to use the power of creativity and art to offer the direct victims positive experiences as well as to bring the country together. Of these, the Arigato…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: When, in 1909, the color photography pioneer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii began his journey to capture all of Russia in color images on behalf of the czar, the scope and importance of his undertaking were clear. Since 1905 he had planned to systematically document the empire with the color photography technique he had developed in order to give all Russians, particularly schoolchildren, a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Going out to enjoy eating, drinking, and spending time together is practically a basic human need. Digital networking and social media have increased our demand and appreciation for face-to-face encounters and genuine experiences in the real world. The places where one chooses to eat or drink play almost as important a role as the company one keeps while doing so. The more unusual or authentic…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Working under the pseudonym Letman, the Dutchman Job Wouters is internationally known for his trailblazing synthesis of illustration and calligraphy. Letman creates not only masterful decorative letters and typefaces, but also pioneers work that is a hybrid of graphic design, screen printing, graffiti, illustration, and painting. Letman's handmade lettering is clearly influenced by eastern…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Sustainability is one of the worlds hottest topics, but the way it is visualized and communicated is often outdated. Cause and Effect now reveals a contemporary visual language for sustainability. The book showcases a wide range of original and relevant design approaches that raise awareness for a more environmentally conscious lifestyle. The international examples of campaigns, posters,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Although, or perhaps because, most of us write less and less by hand, our fascination for handwritten letterforms is growing. Typeface designers who specialize in traditional, charming, or spectacular lettering with a handmade look have become role models for today's young typographers and graphic design students. Script fonts — digital type families based on handwriting — are among the most…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Tattoos, which were once an exclusively underground phenomenon, now have mass appeal. This evolution from sub-culture to mainstream has brought fresh ideas, tensions, and shifts with it, and traditionalists and innovators have staked out very different positions. Over the last few years, new influences from the realms of art, fashion, traditional tattoo art, and visual culture have given rise to…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The exceptional illustrator Yuko Shimizu creates her work at the intersection of traditional Japanese graphic prints with surreal comic art. Yuko Shimizu's work deftly melds traditional Japanese graphics with surrealism and comic culture. The New York-based artist and illustrator initiates each project with classic illustration methods. She draws her basic forms and figures with Japanese…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: No more boring lamps and lights! Many countries around the world have already banned or are in the process of phasing out traditional incandescent light bulbs in favor of more energyefficient lighting. Because these familiar sources of illumination are becoming extinct, the areas of lighting and light design are currently experiencing significant changes. New technologies such as LEDs and OLEDs…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Ready to Print is an easy to follow reference for designers that thoroughly explains each stage of how to prepare data for prepress and production. Clearly structured chapters on “Paper”, “Printing Techniques”, “Typography”, “Trapping”, “Color”, “Image Editing”, and “PDF” as well as abundant descriptive graphics impart essential knowledge in a comprehensive way. From the traits of various types…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: A new visual language that is both informative and entertaining is emerging at the nexus of information graphics, illustration, and tactile design. More and more data is being collected. We can access ever more information at any time and from any place. The fundamental challenge now is how to extract the most valuable news, the most surprising findings, and the most relevant stories from the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The cities in which we live today are unfortunately not the cities that we need for a humane and sustainable tomorrow. Societies and politicians are desperately looking for solutions and ideas for the urban areas of the future. That is why the development and discussion of utopias are next to sustainability the most current topics in contemporary architecture. We have learned from the 1960s and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 615 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 318) Аннотация: In the mid-1980s, people began to speak about German fashion designers. At this time, fashion shows with plenty of press hype and international flair took place at the Düsseldorf Fair. The old labels no longer exist; Wolfgang Joop now does Wunderkind, the Igedo fair is called CPD, and instead of traveling to the Munich Fashion Week, you go to the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin. But the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: A compelling look at spatial media presentations by the company setting the international standard of excellence in this field. ART+COM is one of the world's leading agencies for spatial solutions created with new media. The company is setting the standard of excellence in the development of projects at the intersection of art, media, design, and the communication of information. ART+COM is…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A useful current overview for designers, consultants, agencies, and their customers of modernfonts, independent foundries, and innovative type designers. In the past, there were only a few specialists worldwide who worked intensively with typography. Since the introduction of digital fonts and their dissemination via the internet, typography has gained a new significance. More and more designers…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 220) Аннотация: From Mexico to Patagonia, Latin America is bursting with creativity. As economies in this region have prospered over the last few years, the demand for work by local creative talent has grown with them. In this context, an aspiring generation of Latin American designers and artists has been evolving and refining its own visual language. latino-grafico presents a colorful selection of graphic…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Data Flow 2 expands the definition of contemporary information graphics. The book features new possibilities for diagrams, maps, and charts and investigates the visual and intuitive presentation of processes and data. Eight comprehensive chapters illuminate how techniques such as simplification, abstraction, metaphor, and dramatization function. Data Flow 2 is a valuable reference offering…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Closer to God is a unique collection of international examples of sacred spaces of all denominations that were built in the last few years. Whether churches, synagogues, mosques, temple complexes, or other contemplative places for meditation and reflection, the architecture highlighted in this book ranks among the most exciting of our time. This book presents striking proof that contemporary…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The first publication on the outstanding experimental typography designer Oded Ezer.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 692) Аннотация: «The German Design Award is the country's highest distinction in the field of design. It is generally known as the «Prize of Prizes» because no other design award sets such strict criteria on its entries. A company can only enter the competition for the Design Award if its product has already been awarded a national or international design prize. For 2010 more than 1,200 nominated entries were…