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One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation, Bruno Munari's Design as Art is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design translated by Patrick Creagh published as part of the 'Penguin on Design' series in Penguin Modern Classics.

'The designer of today re-establishes the long-lost contact between art and the public, between living people and art as a living thing'

Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as 'the new Leonardo'. Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday. Lamps, road signs, typography, posters, children's books, advertising, cars and chairs - these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gaze.

How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever.

Bruno Munari (1907-1998), born in Milan, was the enfant terrible of Italian art and design for most of the twentieth century, contributing to many fields of both visual (paint, sculpture, film, industrial design, graphics) and non-visual arts (literature, poetry). He was twice awarded the Compasso d'Oro design prize for excellence in his field.

If you enjoyed Design as Art, you might like John Berger's Ways of Seeing, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.

'One of the most influential designers of the twentieth century ... Munari has encouraged people to go beyond formal conventions and stereotypes by showing them how to widen their perceptual awareness'
International Herald Tribune

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What constitutes a great on-screen graphic design?

The relationship between fonts, colours, shape and graphic visual effects is essential to achieve a balance between the flow of information and user experience.

This book discusses in detail how to exploit these elements to achieve functionality and elegance for both websites and mobile applications.

Structured in four sections:

 - Colour Scheme,
 - Grids and Layouts,
 - Icon Application,
 - Text and Typography,

Design for Screen offers an excellent selection of around a hundred stunning designs from around the world, as well as interviews with influential designers working today in this field.

In 1980 Josef Müller-Brockmann laid the cornerstone for a uniform visual identity for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) with his legendary Visual Information System at Train Stations and Stops. In view of Switzerland’s multilingualism, the manual proposed a signage system that largely did without language; with his functional typography, the pioneer of Swiss graphic design conceived an intuitively comprehensible signage system for use throughout the country to also guide passengers unfamiliar with the terrain to their destination with the help of pictograms. The visual concept was developed in dialogue with the SBB and still dominates the railways’ visual identity even today.

Müller-Brockmann’s manual, greatly expanded in 1992 and given the title Passenger Information System, is a prime example of a complex design project that succeeds through extreme rationality and consistency. It thus serves as a compass for designers worldwide in their daily work.

This reprint with a complete English translation makes the manual accessible for the first time to a broader public. Andres Janser examines the project in the context of Müller-Brockmann’s conceptual work and the systematic international design for which railways everywhere were striving during the period.

About the Author:

Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914–1996) was a leading figure in Swiss graphic design. Starting the 1950s, he helped to pioneer the Swiss Style that would shape graphic design worldwide for decades. After an early career doing illustrations, Müller-Brockmann did a radical about-face in 1950, henceforth developing an uncompromisingly rational formal language. His posters are legendary and his magazine “New Graphic Design” (1958–1965) spread the doctrine of sober design based on constructive principles across the continents. As a teacher in Japan and at the design schools in Zurich and Ulm, as well as a lecturer and consultant, Müller-Brockmann was a distinctive voice in the design world. He was married to the Japanese-Swiss artist Shizuko Yoshikawa.

Creating a collection is a process that requires much thought and organization, with different steps to be considered.

Firstly, it is necessary to find a concept: a theme that structures the designs of the collection and from which the creations are developed. The next step is to design a moodboard, an inspirational collage formed by images, text and samples of materials prior to the design of the collection, which then leads to the initial sketches using the illustration technique of one’s choosing.

Through these 16 tutorials the reader will learn the necessary elements that any process when designing a collection should have and how it should be presented in a portfolio. The techniques used in the book range from watercolour to collage, as well as digital tools. This is a book from which aspiring fashion designers will be able to draw the inspiration needed to launch their own collection.

This publication by the renowned illustrator Claudia Ausonia Palazio presents sixteen examples of capsule collections, each with a different concept and rendered using various illustration techniques.

About the Author:

Claudia Ausonia Palazio attended the 1st Art Academy in Rome and then obtained a two-year degree from the IED in Fashion (1988-1989). She subsequently began working as an assistant costume designer for Bonizza Giordani Aragno, fashion researcher, curator and historian. In the meantime, she attended the Accademia di Alta Moda e Arte del costume Koefia, the renowned Koefia International Haute Couture Academy (Rome, Italy) (1991-1994). At the end of her course, she was asked to join Koefia's staff. She has been working as a fashion design lecturer since 1996.

Дозвольте вашій уяві розквітнути з Designing Dragons, обов’язковим посібником із оживлення найвідоміших звірів у міфології.

Дізнайтеся крок за кроком, як професійні концептуальні художники черпають натхнення з багатої біології реальних тварин, використовуючи свої наукові знання для створення правдоподібних драконів, селезнів і змій із міфів і легенд усього світу.

Поглиблений вступ до історії та анатомії драконів спільно написаний Стівеном Оклі (Naughty Dog, God of War) та Олександром Островкі (Wizards of the Coast). Ці два досвідчені художники обговорюють ремесло створення створінь і те, як вони перетворюють натхнення з реального світу на захоплюючу фантазію.

Далі слідують 13 епічних покрокових навчальних проектів, де професійні художники беруть дракона з міфології та оживляють його за допомогою власного унікального розуміння біології, теорії мистецтва та концептуального дизайну.

-    Ідеально підходить для художників із створенням будь-якого рівня кваліфікації та шанувальників фентезі будь-якого віку
-    З 13 драконами з міфів і фольклору по всьому світу
-    Гостьова галерея з надихаючими роботами талановитих художників-драконів
-    Вирізане віконце на обкладинці з кишенею, що містить кілька дизайнів карток – персоналізуйте свою обкладинку карткою на свій вибір!

Про автора:

Francisco Garcés, також відомий як Dibujante Nocturno, — професійний ілюстратор із Канарських островів, Іспанія, який створює мистецтво з темною естетикою, що нагадує драму грецьких епосів. Спеціалізується на дизайні фантастичних істот, він надзвичайно пристрасний художник із любов’ю до жанру фентезі, яка переслідувала його з дитинства. Створення особистої роботи — це те, чим він ніколи не припиняв займатися, оскільки вважає це фундаментальним для свого добробуту, і бачить, що ділитися цією роботою з іншими невід’ємною частиною свого творчого способу життя. Поряд із розробкою глибоко особистих проектів, він створює комісійні для клієнтів, які працюють у ігровій індустрії.

Monument Valley, an indie puzzle game based on optical illusions and impossible objects, generated nearly $14.4 million of revenue in two years after its launch; An ordinary dress prompted an Internet discussion around the world of whether it was black and blue or white and gold; Artists applied visual illusion to large 3D artworks which are so fascinating that a mass of spectators are willing to pay for taking a photo. 

Optical illusions can be seen everywhere in our lives, from interior design, installation, 3D art, product, to brand identity, book cover, and typeface design. They can always draw wide public attention and bring economic benefits. 

This book has summarized 14 principles of visual illusion and 8 creation techniques and included more than 60 amazing optical illusion artworks. Most important, it enables readers to create visual illusion flexibly and effectively either for personal interest or for commercial project.

 - Theories and techniques of visual illusion.
 - Comprehensive history of the development of visual illusion.
 - 65 illusion artworks with detailed analysis of creating methods.

Like Soiree, Designing Life's Celebrations will appeal to readers looking for modern, elegant ways to entertain at home. Impeccably styled and photographed, ranging from a Moroccan-themed evening to a New Year's Eve family dinner, all of the parties emphasize original ideas for designing tabletops, linens, and flowers.

Through seventeen stunning at-home parties, celebrity event planner Dejuan Stroud shares ideas, instruction, and inspiration for effortlessly beautiful table settings and glorious centerpieces.

About the Author:

Dejuan Stroud is known for elegant weddings, celebrity events, and movie premieres, but his dream is to inspire and encourage people to bring flowers into their lives in an effortless way. He grew up gardening with his parents and grandmother in Greenville, Alabama. After a successful run on Wall Street, Stroud decided in 1996 to start his dream business, Dejuan Stroud, Inc. Twenty years later, he is one of the most successful event planners in NYC with an impressive celebrity client list and amazing media coverage. Jon Bon Jovi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor, best known as the founder and frontman of the band Bon Jovi. He and his wife Dorothea, have four children.

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Since the dawn of time, the Eternal Conflict has raged between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. 

Delve into this trove of lost knowledge, where renowned scholar Deckard Cain has combined excerpts, illustrations, and firsthand knowledge to pen a history of the world of Sanctuary.

His writings depict the insidious Prime Evils, shed light on Tyrael and the archangels of the Angiris Council, and illuminate humanity’s hope and enduring heroism in the face of overwhelming terror. Revealed also are untold mysteries, from the origins of mortals and the secrets of the nephalem to the gathering darkness of the End of Days.

So take heed, dear reader, and bear witness to the truths that lie within the dark world of Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo®.

A lavishly illustrated, in-depth early history covering two thousand years of diamond jewellery and commerce, from the Indian mines to European merchants, courts, and workshops

This richly illustrated history of diamonds illuminates myriad facets of the “king of gems,” including a cast of larger-than-life characters such as Alexander the Great, the Mughal emperor Jahangir, and East India Company adventurers. It’s an in-depth study tracing the story of diamonds from their early mining and trade more than two thousand years ago to the 1700s when Brazil displaced India as the world’s primary diamond supplier.

Jack Ogden, a historian and gemologist specializing in ancient gems and jewellery, describes the early history of diamond jewellery, the development of diamond cutting, and how diamonds were assessed and valued. The book includes more than one hundred captivating images, from close-up full-colour photographs of historic diamond-set jewellery (some previously unpublished) to photomicrographs of individual gems and illustrations of medieval manuscripts, as well as diagrams depicting historical methods of cutting and polishing diamonds.

About the Author:

Jack Ogden is a historian specializing in gems and jewellery. He has a Ph.D. from Durham University and is an elected Fellow of both the Society of Antiquaries and the Gemmological Association of Great Britain.

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Пролистать книгу Diamonds: An Early History of the King of Gems

This evocative collection celebrates the prescience, wit, and enduring relevance of a fashion legend.

Diana Vreeland's insightful edicts and evocative aphorisms remain her strongest legacy. She looked at life as a romantic and lived through dreams and imagination. Showing leadership, vision, and timeless wit, this book celebrates her visionary words that not only transformed the world of fashion, but also gave us sage advice to live by.

Sourced and edited by her grandson Alexander, Diana Vreeland: Bon Mots covers Vreeland's incisive views of subjects such as allure, fashion, and style ("I mean, a new dress doesn't get you anywhere; it's the life you're living in the dress"); beauty ("The neck is the beginning and end of looking like anybody"); age ("The quickest way to show your age is to try to look young"); color ("Black is the hardest color to get right -- except for gray"); and her powerfully creative way of thinking ("I'm looking for the suggestion of something I've never seen") Brought to life by illustrator Luke Edward Hall, Bon Mots vividly displays Mrs. Vreeland's original thought and speech, which is equally as inspiring and relevant now as it was then.

About the Authors:

Diana Vreeland (1903-1989) joined Harper's Bazaar as fashion editor in 1936; was the editor in chief of Vogue from 1962 to 1971; and later oversaw the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Alexander Vreeland has had an extensive career in fashion and beauty and is the president of the Diana Vreeland Estate and the author of Diana Vreeland Memos (Rizzoli, 2013) and Diana Vreeland: The Modern Woman (Rizzoli, 2015). Luke Edward Hall is a London-based artist and designer.

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Пролистать книгу Diana Vreeland: Bon Mots: Words of Wisdom From the Empress of Fashion

The first Vreeland book to focus on her three decades at Harper’s Bazaar, where the legendary editor honed her singular take on fashion.  

In 1936, Harper’s Bazaar editor in chief Carmel Snow made a decision that changed fashion forever when she invited a stylish London transplant named Diana Vreeland to join her magazine. Vreeland created “Why Don’t You?” — an illustrated column of irreverent advice for chic living. Soon she was named the magazine’s fashion editor — a position that Richard Avedon later famously credited Vreeland with inventing.  

The troika of Snow, legendary art director Alexey Brodovitch, and Vreeland formed a creative collaboration that continued Harper’s Bazaar’s dominance as America’s leading fashion magazine. As World War II changed women’s role in society, Vreeland’s love for fashion and endless imagination provided exciting, modern imagery for this new paradigm. This book covers Vreeland’s three-decade tenure at Bazaar, revealing how Vreeland reshaped the role of the fashion editor by introducing styling, creative direction, and visual storytelling. Her innovative perspective and creative working relationships with photographers such as Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Lillian Bassman, and Hoyningen-Huene brought the American woman into a modern world.

Through more than 300 images from the magazine, this book shows how Vreeland’s work not only influenced her readership, but also forged the path for modern fashion storytelling that endures today.

About the Author:

Alexander Vreeland is the grandson of Diana Vreeland and the president of Diana Vreeland Parfums and the Diana Vreeland Estate. He is the author of Diana Vreeland Memos: The Vogue Years.

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Пролистать книгу Diana Vreeland: the Modern Woman: The Bazaar Years, 1936-1962

A tribute to the creative vision and feminist philosophy of Diane Von Furstenberg and her eponymous brand, whose iconic wrap dress, created fifty years ago, remains a conduit of personal expression and self-empowerment for women across the globe.

In 1972, Diane von Furstenberg created a chic and universally flattering ready-to-wear jersey wrap dress that launched her career and would forever change the landscape of women’s fashion. Since then DVF, the woman and the brand, have created designs that empower and promote a woman’s sense of self, weaving feminism and activism into the brand’s DNA.

This visually vibrant tome, which accompanies an exhibition held in von Furstenberg’s hometown of Brussels, features nostalgic and contemporary photographs of her journey as a designer. Printed with three different luxe paper stocks withvarying inserts in each chapter, this book features beautiful graphicfabrics flooding each page, alongside numerous images of the wrap dressworn by von Furstenberg and models Jerry Hall, NaomiCampbell, and Cindy Crawford. Original essays discuss the intersection of Von Furstenberg and her designs with feminism, gender politics, and entrepreneurship, with personal anecdotes from collaborators like model Cindy Crawford and entrepreneur Stefani Greenfield. Unique and contemporary, this is a story of the inimitable designer, her brand, and the significant role of a single dress that continues to inspire generations of women.

About the Author:

Nicolas Lor is the Head of Exhibitions and Publications at the Brussels Fashion & Lace Museum and the curator of the Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion exhibition held from April 23, 2023, to July 1, 2024. Diane von Furstenberg is a Belgian fashion designer and founder of her eponymous global luxury lifestyle brand.

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Нове видання еталонної роботи Дітера Рамса.

Небагато дизайнів продуктів мають таку стійкість, як творіння Дітера Рамса. Майже все, створене найвпливовішим дизайнером двадцятого століття сьогодні вважається класикою. Це нове та переглянуте видання Less but Better ще раз показує, чому підхід Дітера Рамса до дизайну буде актуальним у осяжному майбутньому.

Ідеї про те, чого можна і потрібно досягти за допомогою гарного дизайну, постійно змінюються внаслідок культурного та технологічного розвитку. Однак Дітер Рамс запропонував десять принципів, які відстоюють пуристський, майже непомітний дизайн. Сьогодні ці принципи все ще вважаються позачасовими основами теорії та практики дизайну.

Менше, але краще не має на меті бути повною документацією про роботу Дітера Рамса, а також не претендує на повну історію компанії Braun. У книзі скоріше досліджуються ідеї, критерії та методи, що лежать в основі творінь Рамса, і розкривається, як мінлива культура виробництва продукції призвела до стандартів універсального дизайну. З його роздумів про етику та цінності дизайну ми можемо сформулювати чітку парадигму майбутнього дизайну, тому що один принцип залишився незмінним протягом багатьох років: менше означає просто краще.

Про авторів:

Дітер Рамс, який народився у Вісбадені в 1932 році, спочатку вивчав архітектуру. Його багато хто вважає одним із найвидатніших промислових дизайнерів двадцятого століття. За понад 40 років, які він провів, працюючи у виробника електроприладів Braun, Рамс створив безліч новаторських творінь, які й сьогодні продовжують впливати на дизайнерів у всьому світі. Він також створив нове усвідомлення соціальної функції дизайну в Німеччині.

Джо Клатт є визнаним знавцем і колекціонером продукції Braun. Багато років він працював у журналі Design+Design і був видавцем багатьох робіт, у тому числі першого видання Less but Better.

Створений у тісній співпраці з самим Рамсом, цей каталог raisonné є найвищою довідкою про одного з найвпливовіших дизайнерів продуктів усіх часів

Дітер Рамс — один із найвпливовіших дизайнерів продуктів двадцятого століття, який понад шістдесят років визначав зовнішній вигляд, відчуття та функції деяких із найулюбленіших споживчих товарів у світі. Використовуючи свої «десять принципів гарного дизайну» як філософію та практику для вдосконалення галузі більш цілісним, відповідальним способом, Рамс має зіркову репутацію зі світовим резонансом.

Ця надзвичайна книга утворює каталог raisonné кожного продукту, який Рамс розробив за своє життя – справжнє свято його основоположного внеску в галузь промислового та товарного дизайну. Книга містить 300 кольорових ілюстрацій, упорядкована в хронологічному порядку, кожен продукт супроводжується детальним описом і розбивкою специфікацій, що робить її найкращим довідником для шанувальників Rams і ідеальним доповненням до світового бестселера Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible.

Про авторів:

Клаус Клемп – професор теорії та історії дизайну в HfG Offenbach, Німеччина, і куратор дизайну в Музеї Angewandte Kunst, Франкфурт-на-Майні, де він раніше був директором виставки та заступником директора. До роботи в музеї Клемп був директором департаменту культури міста Франкфурта.

Dieter Rams – промисловий дизайнер, чия співпраця з Braun і Vitsoe, яка визначила кар’єру, створила деякі з найбільш знакових споживчих товарів 20 століття.

Digital Art Masters: Volume 6 delves into the working practices of some of the world’s best digital artists to reveal the creation processes behind their breathtaking images.

Originally launched in 2005, the annual Digital Art Masters series continues to showcase the work of some of the finest 2D and 3D artists from around the world. The latest volume, Digital Art Masters: Volume 6, welcomes another 50 up-and-coming and veteran artists, and follows the tradition of taking readers beyond the breathtaking images with detailed breakdowns of the techniques and tricks each artist employed while creating their stunning imagery. Inspirational and instructive, this is more than just a gallery or coffee table book.

Digital Art Masters: Volume 6 is a valuable learning tool with the added bonus of video tutorials from selected artists who specifically detail an aspect of their gallery image from start to finish, offering further technical insight into the creative process.