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Vogue on: Christian Dior by Charlotte Sinclair
Category: Fashion | Series: Vogue on Designers
In 1947, Christian Dior stunned the fashion world with his first collection; his 'New Look' featured designs that transformed the way women dressed. Dior continued to send shockwaves with his later shows, significantly altering the fashion landscape during the ten years of his career as a couturier. Thi ...Show more
Vogue on: Elsa Schiaparelli by WATT JUDITH
Category: Fashion | Series: Vogue on Designers
Shocking, witty and eccentric, the designs of Elsa Schiaparelli are among the most innovative and influential in the history of fashion. Black gloves with golden fingernails, buttons shaped like lips, trompe l'oeil images, brightly coloured zips and perfume bottles in the shape of a torso would not be o ...Show more
WHAT IS BRANDING ? by HEALEY MATTHEW
Category: Art-wh | Series: Essential Design Handbooks S.
It is an exciting time for branding. As everything becomes global, good branding becomes more crucial. "What is Branding?" Is an accessible guide that makes sense of this complex subject. It explores the process of branding, and shares insights that can be applied to practical challenges. Outlining the ...Show more
WHAT IS PUBLICATION DESIGN? by BHASKARAN LAKSHMI
Category: unmapped | Series: Essential Design Handbooks S.
Publication design is a diverse area, covering everything from magazines, newspapers and books to annual reports, product catalogues, newsletters, journals and everything in between. "What is Publication Design?" is the comprehensive guide to all forms of printed publication. Aimed at a wide audience, c ...Show more
WORDS ON LIFE THOUGHTS FOR OUR TIMES
Category: Gift | Series: William Morris Designed Words
What Happens in the Ballroom by Sabrina Jeffries
Category: Romance | Series: Designing Debutantes Ser.
'Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!' Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author The Designing Debutantes have arrived, and they're taking the ton by storm . . . Youthful military widow Eliza Pierce is enjoying her freedom and financial success as part of Elegant Occasions. But ...Show more
What Is Exhibition Design by Craig Berger
Category: Design | Series: Essential Design Handbooks S.
Serves as a guide to the world of exhibition design, exploring what constitutes successful design and how it works. This book clarifies the roles of the various design skills involved in exhibition design, as new technology and materials expand the possibilities for both form and function.
What is Graphic Design? by Quentin Newark
Category: Design | Series: Essential Design Handbooks
What is Graphic Design? explores the issues that have shaped design today and looks at how graphic design has evolved over time, from the development of printing to the present day. The second chapter breaks the discipline down into its elements, looking at typography, how text and images are at the hea ...Show more
What is Typography? by David Jury
Category: Design | Series: Essential Design Handbooks
What is Typography? is a compact guide to the discipline that lies at the epicentre of design and communication. With three sections exploring issues, anatomy, and an analysis of an eclectic group of portfolios, the book explores the structures and acceptable variations of type. The anatomy section brea ...Show more
Whimsical Animals by HINKLER BOOKS, HINKLER BOOKS
Category: Activity Books | Series: Design Originals
William Kent : Designing Georgian Britain by Susan Weber (ed)
Category: Architecture | Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture S.
The most versatile British designer of the eighteenth century, William Kent (1685-1748) created a style for a new nation and monarchy. The scope of his achievements encompasses architecture, palatial interiors, elaborate gardens and exquisite furniture. Among his creative innovations are bold combinatio ...Show more
Windows for the World - Nineteenth-Century Stained Glass and the International Exhibitions, 1851-1900 by Jasmine Allen
Category: Art | Series: Studies in Design MUP Ser.
Windows for the world focuses on the display and reception of nineteenth-century British stained glass in a secular exhibition context. International in scope, the book focuses on the global development of stained glass in this period as showcased at, and influenced by, these exhibitions.The book recogn ...Show more