Offers a visual tribute to superstar Dita Von Teese, featuring three of her most beloved dances - Martini Glass Show; Bird of Paradise Show; and Classic Striptease.
Kawaii is a word that originated in 1970s Japan when schoolgirls adopted the term to describe everything cute. This word is now understood world-wide and identifies a particular trend of visual aesthetics (Hello Kitty being the most famous). Kawaii is a recognizable art form practiced by artists all over the world and covers the visual gamut from commercial art (stickers, clothing, calendars, pens, pencils, erasers, video games) to high-brow contemporary art (e.g. Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara).
Presented primarily through full page images, Charuca (a Kawaii artist herself) has curated an international collection of the most popular adorable, hilarious, and sometimes dark Kawaii art being made today. Charuca begins each chapter with a small description of the artist and her feelings towards his or her work, creating an artistic dialogue spoken mainly through the loud, brightly full-colored images that flood each page. Some of the artists she selected include:
Aranzi Aronzo Bubi Au Yeung Bukubuku Charuca Devil Robots Hiroko Yokoyama Itokin Park Marichan Meomi Paul Shih Ryoko Takidoki Yukiko Yokoo
The Type Directors Club presents its annual showcase of the year's best typographic work in this visually provocative, far-reaching compendium of innovative, successful design strategies. Following in the footsteps of previous Typography editors such as Shanon Werner and Emily Oberman, design guru Paul Sahre uses his background in off-Broadway poster art and book jacket design (for authors such as Rick Moody, Chuck Klosterman, Ben Marcus, and Victor Pelevin) to uncover, collate, and illuminate the year's most unique and effective uses of typography in books, magazines, stationery, web graphics, and more. Typography 31 is a must-have for every professional graphic designer, and a peerless asset to anyone looking for insight into what makes design work.
With hundreds of rare photographs, set sketches, and original renderings showcasing films of every era and genre-many shown here for the very first time-author Cathy Whitlock offers movie fans a backstage pass to 100 years of Hollywood's most memorable film sets. In the vein of Deborah Landis's Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design, Whitlock's Designs on Film delivers a fascinating tour through Hollywood's back lots, including the stories of how numerous movies came to their final on-screen looks-whether by collaboration, conflict, or divine chance. Movie enthusiasts, set designers, and fans of classic and modern Hollywood will thrill for this look behind the scenes of Tinsel Town's greatest triumphs.
Discusses the collaboration between Agent Provocateur and Kate Moss, and about Moss' first acting role, resulting in four unique online films: "Shadows", "Scale", "Exhibitionist and Narcissus" - "The Four Dreams of Miss X". Shot in night vision, these films are intensely intimate: a beautiful woman's private dream experiences.
Minimalism in interior design goes beyond plain white surfaces to incorporate aspects like textural subtlety and colour accents. This title reminds us that the introduction of color accents within a world of whiteness recalls the fact that white light is the origin of the whole spectrum of colours.
A snapshot of today's most visually delicious logos, selected by some of the world's top designers.
From iconic symbols to dramatic wordmarks, Logolicious features more than 1,000 inspirational examples of modern logo work. More than a professional guidebook, it is a visually compelling look at the movers and shakers shaping today's design culture.
For over fifty years, the Type Directors Club has encouraged the worldwide graphic arts community to achieve excellence in typography through its annual international competitions. This work is devoted to typography and presents some of the finest work in this field for the year 2008.
Killer Kaiju Monsters is the ultimate ode to the legendary monsters of the Japanese golden era of special effects movies and television shows, beginning with the granddaddy of them all-Godzilla. Featuring graphic full-color illustrations of the most notable kaiju along with descriptions of their strengths, weaknesses, and special powers, as well as information on the heroes and heroines who prevented kaiju attacks, and the creators who designed these magnificent monsters, Killer Kaiju Monsters is the definitive guide to these strange beasts of Japanese cinema.
Book Description Graphic full-color illustrations of the most notable Kaiju are featured in this beautifully designed book, along with descriptions of their strengths, weaknesses and special powers. Also featured are the heroes and heroines who prevented Kaiju attacks, the creators who designed these breathtaking beasts, and a breakdown of the central, defining plot and story structures of Kaiju dramas and battle sequences. A Kaiju research section that assembles data, charts, and figures-valuable scientific findings that will aid in the battle to save humankind is also included, and artist Mark Nagata will render cross-sections of a Kaiju to show the skeletal and muscular construction of these monsters.
Part of the "DesignSource" series, this title provides a source of ideas for homeowners wishing to create or enhance their daily environments. This title includes examples of individual expression which display the diversity of design solutions that can be applied to planning and laying out the home.
Ce livre présente les objets les mieux conçus de ces dernières années.
Il est divisé en 4 chapitres intitulés, XL, L, M et S ; chaque objet étant placé dans sa section en fonction de sa taille et de son usage.
L'accent est mis sur le processus de création par la présentation de croquis, de dessins, de diagrammes et de simulations numériques.
Loft living as an international urban trend can be traced to 1960s New York, according to a Barcelona writer/editor of interior design books. As Ca izares' multiple color photos of 89 loft designs illustrate, the concept has evolved into quite diverse forms of the minimalist, industrial living space. Images in the 5.25 x 7.25 " book include brief c
First in a new series of chunky full colour design books. 'Design Source' covers the last years of the 1990s and the first years of the twenty-first century.
Published as eye candy for the interior designer, this oversize volume (9.75x11.75") presents color photos and a short text describing innovative new styles in a selection of bars and restaurants in Europe, the Americas, and Asia, with a focus on lighting, color, and furniture. Featured are Kong in Paris, Supperclubcruise in Amsterdam, Bar Tubo in
Invites us to step back into an era when the hourglass figure was in vogue and striptease was a true art form. This book draws back the curtain to reveal the personal journeys of yesteryear's icons of female sexuality and power, restoring their legacy to an age that has all but forgotten them, despite resurgence of burlesque.
Pour celui qui aime le design moderne, Small Lofts démontre que l'on peut optimiser l'utilisation de l'espace sans sacrifier le style.
Ce livre présente des méthodes créatives pour gagner de la place en proposant des solutions ingénieuses pour faire paraître les habitations plus grandes qu'elles ne le sont, tout en assurant esthétique, confort et fonctionnalité.
Le packaging cherche à attirer tout autant sinon plus que le contenu, c'est un élément essentiel du design aujourd'hui.
Ce livre a été pensé et conçu comme un outil de référence des meilleurs designs et designers en matière de packaging, et ce, à travers le monde. Il présente les réalisations les plus contemporaines.
Les concepts présentés ont ouverts de nouvelles voies de création et de consommation. « Unique Packaging » explore et analyse les meilleures idées de ceux qui n'hésitent pas à innover en dehors des sentiers battus de ce nouvel art qu'est le Packaging Design.
