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250 photos/illustrations Pattern design has a long history within Japanese culture. This book presents a collection of carefully selected traditional Japanese patterns in 60 categories for use by designers and artists in their projects and persona...

250 photos/illustrations This book presents a collection of carefully selected natureinspired patterns for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work. A companion CD-ROM provides 250 patterns in high-resolution JPEG format a...

250 photos/illustrations This book presents a collection of carefully selected natureinspired patterns for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work. A companion CD-ROM provides 250 patterns in high-resolution JPEG format alon...

Posters have long been an integral part of the cityscape. Not only do they provide useful information, but they are also outdoor exhibitions of graphic art. Poster-Art explores the exciting area of poster design in a timely and essential ex...

400 photos/illustrations Print and Production Finishes for Brochures and Catalogs demystifies the production process for graphic designers, enabling them to achieve the best possible work. At some point, every graphic designer is commissioned...

400 photos/illustrations Print and Production Finishes for Promotional Items, the third title in this series, explores the creation of promotional items from a production and manufacturing point of view. With succinct text and specially comm...

They were renowned for stunning live performances, envied for rumors of their rock ’n’ roll excess, and beloved for their music, occasionally anthemic and always virtuosic. Nearly twenty years after the death of their engaging and supreme...

This book, the second in the series following Really Good Logos Explained, addresses the elements of effective packaging vs. packages that aren’t successful and what makes a particular design more powerful or attention-getting than others. Four...

It's perhaps the relative modernity of rock 'n' roll that makes the genre a minefield of myths and legends accepted as truth. History hasn't had time to dissect the bunk. Until now. Discover the real stories behind rock's biggest crocks, how they ...

Beauty is big business worldwide. This is most evident by noting the amazing transformation of what was once the corner “beauty shop” into the amazing spaces that are now called salons and day spas and are being designed by some of the world’s hottes...

400 photos/illustrations Secrets of Digital Animation sets out to demonstrate and showcase a range of cutting-edge work, new techniques, and influential practitioners within all forms of contemporary animation, from anime to flashware, and from an...

300 color photos/illustrations The definitive guide to the growing discipline of illustration Illustration is a hot subject, and professional designers, illustrators, and students are all looking for a well-researched, informative, and pract...

The studio residence of Wendell Burnette Architects is designed to be like an oasis in the Arizona desert, with an interior garden in the entryway full of light, shade, and water. Wendell Burnette’s travels in Europe and Mexico are evident in t...

The Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington in Seattle needed transforming as it was overshadowed by large buildings that surrounded it. The award-winning Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, known for its restoration to Frank Lloyd...

The Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Central Library) has quickly become a point in the community’s pride while serving as an exciting background to the region’s library and information needs. It is a regular tour stop for visitors as...