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The remarkable story of the stylistic, cultural, and technical innovations that drove the surge of comics, caricature, and other print media in 19th-century Europe Taking its title from the 1844 visionary graphic novel by J. J. Grandville, this groundbreaking book explores the invention of print media-including comics, caricature, the illustrated press, illustrated books, and popular prints-tracing their development as well as the aesthetic, political, technological, and cultural issues that s...

*THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*For the first time in seven years, Allie Brosh, the creator of the immensely popular blog 'Hyperbole and a Half' and #1 New York Times bestselling author, returns with her new collection. Solutions and Other Problems includes humorous stories from Allie Brosh's childhood; the adventures of her very bad animals; merciless dissection of her own character flaws; incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and powerlessness; as well as reflections on the absurdity of mo...

Some of the top creative minds in the business critique and appraise over 500 examples of truly exceptional logos, and explain what makes them work. Their comments provides a rare and insightful glimpse into the inner workings of excellent design, and offer an understanding useful to anyone in the creative fields.

The automobile seems to be as popular now as it ever was. Posters of cars still adorn many a child's bedroom wall, and school exercise books are full of doodles of cars. This new edition of a very popular book takes those notebook sketches and teaches you how to develop them into the car designs you see in magazines.Using simple to follow step-by-step drawings it guides you from pencil sketch to marker rendering, from doodle to highly visual computer generated artwork.Adrian Dewey has worked on...

'For the colourer with contemporary tastes' Financial Times WeekendThe perfect colouring book for relaxing at home. In her stylish adult colouring book - Parisian Street Style - Zoe de Las Cases invites you to join her on a day trip around the streets of Paris. With a mix of full-page floral patterns, Paris cityscapes, picturesque streets and everyday fashion essentials, this sophisticated and intricate colouring book is the perfect gift for all your friends and for yourself.From floral headdres...

Virtual cities are places of often-fractured geographies, impossible physics, outrageous assumptions and almost untamed imaginations given digital structure. This book, the first atlas of its kind, aims to explore, map, study and celebrate them. To imagine what they would be like in reality. To paint a lasting picture of their domes, arches and walls. From metropolitan sci-fi open worlds and medieval fantasy towns to contemporary cities and glimpses of gothic horror, author and urban planner Ko...

"There are big babies and little babies, Do-lots and do-little babies, Happy babies, cross babies, And 'I'll show you who's boss' babies." Babies will enjoy looking at pictures of lots of different babies in a variety of situations, and will especially love looking at themselves in the mirror at the end! This beautifully illustrated and humorous book, with simple, rhyming text, is perfect for sharing with your baby.

Jim Henson's fantasy film "The Dark Crystal", featuring the concept design of artist Brian Froud, has developed a big cult following over 25 years. This is a reissue of the work as a collector's edition. It contains all of the art and text of the original volume - plus a new essay by Froud, illustrated with never-before-published paintings, drawings and sculptures from the film's archives. This edition also features a facsimile of a 20-page booklet Froud and Henson created to present the film to...

This book is a celebration and exploration of the acclaimed, bestselling franchise. It will delve into the history of the games, how they were made, and the real-life context behind the settings and characters. The Art & Making of Sniper Elite will cover the whole franchise, from the first game to the latest. It will contain commentary and insight from the artists and developers, alongside concept art of the iconic characters, weaponry, vehicles and environments. A must-have for any Sniper fan.