Книги по дизайну иллюстраций и постеров

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Taken from the personal collection of Alexandra Adami, which she painstakingly assembled during the last 8 to 10 years, this magnificent selection showcases 68 of the most magical Christmas cards, all distinguished by their originality and creativity and sent by famous, prominent and lesser known families. It’s said that Christmas brings out the child in all of us, so it’s appropriate that many cards feature little ones enjoying this special holiday.

Behind Illustrations is a compendium that presents the current panorama of illustration where professionals the world over make their work known, with a range of illustrations with great visual diversity owing to the contrast of styles and cultures. But the book does not merely reveal their creative work. Each artist has a space at their disposal where they can reflect upon their own work and their own profession. This reveals the person behind each style and project, providing different visions of a profession they all have in common but that is, at the same time, different for each one of them. Featured artist are Jean Julien, Mr Bingo, Craig & Karl, Luke Dixon, Randy Mora among others.

A sumptuous feast of a book, Frida allows the reader to enter this revered artist's world, both literally and metaphorically.

Through a series of consecutive die-cut pages, one is drawn in - passing through aspects of her life, art and creative process while exploring the themes that inspired her most, such as love, death and maternity.

Excerpts from Frida Kahlo's personal diaries alternate with Sebastian Perez's poetic musings to give fresh insight and emotional depth, while Benjamin Lacombe's stunning artwork masterfully conveys the symbolism and surrealism of her art.

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The poster is an essential medium when it comes to communicate an issue, promote a product, or announce special events like concerts, exhibitions, parties or theatre productions. Posters also play an important part during elections and political campaigns.
Besides, posters can also be used (and are frequently used) solely for decorative purposes. Whatever function they serve, they are meant to be displayed and seen.
Today, posters are an integral element of the modern cityscape and this particular medium is now widely accepted as an art form. 
Typically, a poster combines textual and graphic elements. Its design should be functional and clear. The focus lies on communicating a message and the entire design revolves around this purpose. Naturally, with hundreds of thousands of posters being produced every year, there is always a need for new ways and fresh approaches. This is what makes a compilation like this so valuable. It showcases the many different ways to solve this task.

For this compilation we have chosen some of the most remarkable and original designs from all over the world. The result is an inspiring collection of graphic design at its best.

The book features outstanding illustration design works from all over the world. The introduction of the application of the illustrations on the latest business design works is an important part of this publication. The special edition session of this book contains several detailed analyses and interviews on the art of illustration as well as its applications in cross-disciplinary cooperation with fields such as advertising, publishing, catering, fashion, ACG, and social culture, etc.

Bibliographic: 100 Classic Graphic Design Books is a unique, absorbing compilation of the best design books of the last 100 years. Covering a huge range of material – from historic titles by pioneering type foundries to the best of recent monographs from today’s leading studios – it provides a striking insight into the evolution of graphic design in the twentieth century.

Classic graphic design manuals by László Moholy-Nagy and Josef Müller-Brockmann are included, alongside groundbreaking instructional titles on advertising and corporate identity. Monographs designed by and covering the major individuals and studios of the era – from A.M. Cassandre and Alexey Brodovitch to Stefan Sagmeister and Peter Saville – are explored, along with seminal anthologies on trademark design, Polish film posters, the impact of the avant-garde and more.

All titles, whether classic histories of Bauhaus design or rarely seen sourcebooks of symbols and type, are illustrated with a wide selection of spreads and their covers, all in colour.

In addition, top international designers have provided lists of favourite books from their own libraries. Bibliographic will be a rich source of ideas for graphic designers and a fascinating series of histories of great design books, and should find a place in any studio’s library.

Jason Godfrey, director of Godfrey Design, London, studied at the Royal College of Art before pursuing a career in print and digital media in London, New York and Austin, Texas. His work has been shown in the annuals of D&AD and the New York Type Directors Club.

Following on from the hugely successful Big Book of Fashion Illustration, the Big Book of Contemporary Illustration covers the broadest range of illustration today from digital drawing, pixelated pictures, Photoshop fantasies to the traditional techniques of sketching and painting from over 160 international artists. With close to 1000 illustrations, the categories covered range from technical, architectural through nature, people to fantasy, fashion and pop culture. This is an essential sourcebook for any creative professional or student and all those who appreciate the world's best illustration.

About the Author:

Martin Dawber is the Principal Lecturer in Fashion at the Liverpool John Moores University where he has taught for the last 30 years. He is the author of New Fashion Illustration, New Fashion Prints and the bestselling Big Book of Fashion Illustration. He lives in Southport, Merseyside.

Five quality mountable prints in a full colour illustrated envelope.

Curate your home: Print Set Bosch

This inspiring print set offers sixteen designs to transform a blank wall into a personalized display. Each set of sixteen images has been specially selected from the TASCHEN collection as the most loved, and most interesting, examples of Bosch's work. 

The prints are packaged in a sturdy cardboard box and are suitable either for framing or as a poster.

Drawing on the V&A’s wide-ranging poster collection, this book maps how the poster has evolved in Britain since 1945 in the hands of graphic designers and fine artists, advertising agencies and counter-cultural groups. The range spans ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ campaigns, lavishly produced Benson & Hedges billboards, punk rock posters, hand-printed indictments of politicians and public art projects on the Underground.

Defying regular predictions of its demise, the poster in Britain has adapted itself within achanging technological environment. It has absorbed new directions in art and design and has met unfolding social and commercial challenges. British Posters considers these developments and looks at the varying platforms that posters occupy. As part of the living skin of our cities, posters have entered into conflicts over the content and control of public space. Behind closed doors we have welcomed posters into our homes, Blu-Tacked them to our bedroom walls and made collections of them. Today, in an age of digital media and viral communication, the poster remains an irresistible proposition.

This collection of nearly two dozen detachable, frameable, propaganda posters offer an outstanding selection of examples from East Germany, Russia, Southeast Asia, and China.

Reproduced in startling color and printed on high-quality paper, they offer fascinating historical insight, as well as sublime examples of how graphic art can be both highly effective as well as visually stunning

The Russian October Revolution of 1917 marked the beginning of decades of communist rule that spanned large parts of the world. For many years and in many countries, the most reliable means of spreading state propaganda was through posters like the ones included in this beautiful collection. Distinguished by their bold, bright colors, and generally featuring one or two main figures or a single forceful image, they were ubiquitously plastered on the walls of factories, farms, office buildings, transportation centers, and public squares. They exhorted citizens to proclaim their patriotism through hard work, exercise, and loyalty, and celebrated technological advances in science, space travel, and architecture. Representing an impressive array of styles, cultures, and historical eras this collection is suitable for walls and coffee tables alike.

Five quality mountable prints in a full colour illustrated envelope.

Книга "Упаковка CD+DVD. Печать и постпечатная обработка" интересна, не только дизайнерам, специализирующимся на разработке упаковки, но и бизнесменам, для которых она – своеобразный учебник по вопросам торговли, дизайна и рекламы. В издании подробно прослеживается все стадии создания упаковки – от выбора материала и способа печати до технологичности и постпечатной обработки. Помимо традиционных вариантов дизайна упаковки в книге представлены новые решения и интересные подходы к таким понятиям, как: формат, структура, материал, текстура, фурнитура.

Для формирования уникального образа продукта, важными элементами является, в том числе упаковка самого CD и DVD-диска. Технологичность упаковки – существенный фактор при разработке. Ведь дизайнер, помимо решения креативных задач, изыскивает способы сократить издержки на изготовление упаковки и привнести нетривиальные решения в производственные вопросы и в выбор высокотехнологичных материалов.

Необычная цветовая гамма, оригинальный материал или нестандартная форма обложки CD или DVD сразу привлечет внимание и не позволит покупателю пройти мимо. Диск в яркой, необычной упаковке может стать прекрасным подарком для ценителя музыки, кино или дополнить коллекцию неординарных вещей.