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As a comprehensive sequel to Micro Tattoos, this new book delves deeper into the ever-evolving realm of fine line tattooing, whether big or small. Fine line tattooing uses small needles (often a single needle) to create a thin, delicate, intricate tattoo design. Today's tattoo aficionados possess a wealth of knowledge about contemporary tattooing intricacies, setting higher standards for quality and artistry. They favour bespoke creations over mass-produced flash designs, meticulously selecting...

Scandinavia is world famous for its inimitable, democratic designs which bridge the gap between craftsmanship and industrial production, organic forms and everyday functionality. This all-you-need guide includes a detailed look at Scandinavian furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, metalware, and product design from 1900 to the present day, with in-depth entries on 125 designers and design-led companies.Featured designers and designer-led companies include Verner Panton, Arne Jacobsen, A...

Clients the world over turn to graphic designers to help them create standout brochures. Each brochure is critical, and landing a contract is highly competitive, so it is not surprising that designers are always searching for inspiration to execute a brochure with perfection.This paperback version of RockportAEs best-selling Best of Brochure Design series delivers on its promises. The Best of Brochure Design 7 features an extraordinary collection of work from top designers around the world, incl...

Winners of the annual international Graphis Design Awards Immerse in a powerful visual journey through the eyes of over 500 award-winning graphic designers from around the globe. In one of the most coveted industry award competitions, Graphis Design 2021 celebrates design excellence through the captivating and influential work of the past year from solo designers and global firms. Juried by acclaimed international designers, these works can be seen across animation, branding, books, entertainme...

This premium anniversary edition of The Complete Color Harmony gives you the color explorations, insights, and palettes from the original version in a deluxe new package. First published in 1983 and now an essential reference for designers, The Complete Color Harmony was the first book published by the acclaimed design publisher Rockport Publishers. This special version of the classic reference celebrates Rockport’s 40th anniversary. Get an introduction to using the color wheel and discover...

The Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book should always be next to a designer's computer. Completely practical with only the most needed information, this valuable book provides designers with all the little details that can make or break a design, such as how much space to leave in the gutter when designing barrel folds, how to layout a template for a box, and the ratios of each part, as well as metric conversion charts, standard envelope sizes in the USA, Europe, Canada and Asia, and m...

Following the bestselling success ofSarah Style, HGTV star and design queen Sarah Richardson takes readers inside her personal style at home. Following up on the smash success ofSarah Style,renowned designer Sarah Richardson delivers a unique aspirational design book that walks us through her homes. From downtown Toronto to rural Ontario to the shores of Georgian Bay, the homes of Sarah and her family show us professional design in action, capturing the flair, comfort, and grace that is "Sarah...

Print magazine, one of the world's most revered graphic design publications, turns 75 in 2015. In celebration, AIGA medalist Steven Heller has curated a collection of 75 of the most compelling covers from the archives of Print magazine. In this book, he explores the covers' significance in both the design industry and history at large. You'll love this book if: • You want to know more about Print magazine's most iconic covers since 1940 • You appreciate striking design from some of the industry'...

1000 Ideas by 100 Graphic Designers showcases work from a selection of today’s best designers while providing precious tips to the graphic design enthusiast. The book delivers a behind-the-scenes depiction of every project, providing a virtual instruction manual to the finished project and its creative, productive, and organizational framework. The 1000 suggestions vary in form and function, from the theoretical to the practical, giving insights on new materials, techniques, and tools.

Graphic Style Lab is a lively and playful approach to discovering different design styles. This guidebook is full of experimental design projects that cover the distinctions between a personal and universal style, historical and contemporary style, one-of-a kind styles. You'll also discover how lettering, type and typography often define style.Improve your awareness and sensitivity to type styles, forms, and type choices through these visual experiments, and boost your confidence in your persona...

'Fashions in Eyeglasses' is the most comrprehensive history of eyewear ever to be published in English. An indispensable sourcebook for anyone who works in fashion or theatre, it is a fascinating journey through time for the historian and general reader alike.

This book will outline and demonstrate basic layout/grid guidelines and rules through 100 entries including choosing the right typeface for a project, striving for rhythm and balance with type, combining typefaces, using special characters, and kerning and legibility. These essentials of grid design are critical to the success of any job.

Knitwear Fashion Design aims to help fashion students to understand the basic design elements in knitwear and learn how illustrate them. Whether handmade or industrially- produced, deconstructive or avant-garde, knitwear has now become a staple collection piece every season and its resurgence as a key fashion item has rekindled a trend and a keen interest in this once very traditional craft. Developments in modern techniques, the revival of traditional craft skills and a new appreciation of cout...

Fashion design is a glamorous and imaginative endeavour that creates wearable art for defining self-expression. But the fashion industry involves so much more than simply envisioning and crafting garments and accessories. Students of fashion know that working in the field also requires knowledge of textiles, fashion illustration, branding, merchandising, and how to create a portfolio. Fashion School in a Book offers these lessons and more in this book, author and fashion design instructor Zoe Ho...

An unprecedented tour of the most stunning and architecturally significant palatial homes of Russia's nobility, many not previously photographed and inaccessible to visitors. This luxurious presentation takes the reader on a breathtaking tour through the most magnificent mansions in St. Petersburg, Russia, built by the prerevolutionary aristocracy. Palaces of St. Petersburg reflects the unparalleled access and meticulous research of the authors, showcasing private residences that are unsurpass...

Winners of the annual international Graphis Design Awards Immerse yourself in the epitome of design excellence with Design 2024, an annual GRAPHIS celebration of award-winning talents and global creativity as juried by acclaimed international designers. Inside offers a panoramic view of contemporary design, from branding and packaging to posters, product innovation, and more. With trademark Graphis quality, the book looks at the inspiration and influence of those shaping design today. It is fil...