DESIGNS FOR MUSIC shows a selection of CDs, concert posters and other music-related work designed by 25 artists from around the world. As with the first volume, there is a focus on work in which disciplines like graphic design, illustration and lettering overlap.

The book contains interviews with a number of artists - such as Rian Hughes (Device), Jorge Alderete, Invisible Creature and Andersen M Studio - about their work and their relation with music. This book includes a free sampler (Audio)CD with several tracks of music by the designers featured in the book or the musicians for whom they have designed work.

A unique overview of the most important bags in the collection of the Museum of Bags and Purses.

The fully revised edition of BAGS covers the history of the bags and its uses over the last 600 years, encompassing pouches, wallets, chatelaines, reticules, travel-bags, minaudieres, vanity cases, evening bags and well-known designer bags and IT-bags.

Read about Madonna's bag, the cupcake bag featured in TV series "Sex and the City", and learn why Kelly bag will continue to be timeless.

Over the centuries, the bag has been influenced by trends in fashion, design and art, as well as by socio-cultural developments. BAGS presents the bag in all its diversity regarding its use, forms materials and adornments, a must be for enthusiastic and professionals alike. The Museum of Bags and Purses is the biggest bag Museum in the world and puts the history of the bag on display, from the late Middle Ages up to the present.

Figure Drawing for Men's Fashion focuses on the male form in fashion design. It offers a concise, topic-by-topic guide to acquiring and perfecting the skills needed to produce realistic and precise fashion plates that accurately reflect a designer's creative vision.

The authors, Elizabetta Drudi and Tiziana Paci, have decades of experience in the fashion industry and have created an invaluable resource for designers, illustrators, and artists. The breadth of information and attention to detail make this title ideal for students, professionals, and anyone who enjoys fashion design.

Den nya, omarbetade upplagan har kommit!

This new edition of Figure Drawing for Fashion Design is fully revised, updated and expanded and offers a concise, topic by topic guide to acquiring and perfecting these skills, concentrating on the female form.

The book is ideal for those who want to apply themselves professionally to fashion design as well as enthusiasts of drawing the human body.

This edition contains the following chapters:

Drawing the female figure

A very comprehensive course in drawing all parts of the female body

The figure in fashion

Teaches you how to draw specifically for fashion design and presentation

Fashion design

Provides and introduction into what is required to design and draw new collections

Garment drawing and design

What you need to know to make accurate technical drawings of whole garments, details, trimmings, etc.

Packed with imaginative ideas for making your own cards, picture frames, gifts, invitations, envelopes, etc. All the design ideas in the book are included on the CD in multiple formats: larger versions for professionals with access to high-end equipment and smaller ones for home use with standard paper sizes (A4 or Letter). In addition to the cutting and folding templates, the CD contains some 50 decorative patterns and ornaments to embellish your work further. Step-by-step instructions make it simple and easy to assemble the designs.

Would you like an overview of the state of the art in web design in a specific field? WEB DESIGN INDEX BY CONTENT provides exactly that: every year, 500 new designs are selected and grouped in more than 20 categories, such as architecture, art, fashion, food, IT, music, photography, product catalogues, etc. Two pages from each site are included: an opening page and a page representative of the nature of the site.WEB DESIGN INDEX BY CONTENT.05 is the fifth in a series which has become the industry standard in tracking trends in web design. This year has seen an emphasis on large images, typographic innovations and a more hand-made or hand-drawn feel in web design. The websites featured in this book are organised by subject and provide an invaluable reference for web designers. The enclosed CD contains previews of and a link to each of the featured websites.

Arkitektens handbok finns nu i sin fjärde utgåva, Arkitektens handbok 2012, mer omfattande, större och mer innehållsrik än tidigare. 2012:an har ett omfång på mer än 400 sidor och har försetts med praktiska tumgrepp.

Boken har snabbt blivit mycket uppskattad – inte bara av arkitekter, utan även av tekniska konsulter, byggnadsingenjörer och andra som på ett eller annat sätt deltar i byggprocessen.

Nytt i Arkitektens handbok 2012

Nytt praktiskt avsnitt om AMA

Rums- och rumsdelsbeskrivningar

Rumsakustik

Brandritningar

Bostadens rumsproportionering

Fler ritningssymboler

Fria mått, mått för broar, specialmått för tågsektion

Engelsk byggordlista, de 100 vanligaste begreppen

Snözoner, snötryck

Nytt, mer praktiskt format

Tumgrepp

Fler och mer omfattande register

Som tidigare innehåller boken information som alla någon gång lärt sig men kanske inte alltid kommer ihåg eller har till hands. Att dessa fakta dessutom finns i minst lika många olika källor förenklar inte heller arbetet. I Arkitektens handbok finns all information samlad på ett ställe.

Tack vare bokens pedagogiska indelning och praktiska register är den ett mycket uppskattat arbetsredskap. Med bokens hjälp underlättas kommunikationen, alla får möjlighet att använda samma terminologi, besluten blir snabbare och bättre, kvaliteten och kunskapen ökar.

I bokens redaktion ingår arkitekterna (SAR/MSA) Anders Bodin, Jacob Hidemark, Martin Stintzing, Annali Andersson, Sven Nyström m fl.

Adobe InDesign är ett layoutprogram för trycksaker och konvertering till webbpublicering.

Den här boken tar upp allt du behöver veta för att kunna göra trycksaker av vilket slag som helst – från visitkort till dagstidningar. Mängder av steg-för-steg-övningar, faktasidor och förklaringar på de många begreppen som används inom layout. Ca 15 st rena formgivningsövningar. Uppläggningen är problemorienterad, vilket här innebär att du lär och samtidigt utövar det du lär i de självständiga övningarna. På CD:n finns de InDesigndokument, teckensnitt och bilder som används fortlöpande i övningarna. Dessutom en fullt fungerande (30 dagar) demoversion av programmet (på svenska). Boken fungerar även utmärkt med versionerna CS3 och CS4, naturligtvis med undantag för funktioner som introduceras med CS5. Alla begrepp visas med både engelsk och svensk text!

From Sheet to Form

Many designers use folding techniques in their work to make three-dimensional forms from two-dimensional sheets of fabric, cardboard, plastic, metal and many other materials. This unique book explains the key techniques of folding, such as pleated surfaces, curved folding and crumpling. An elegant, practical handbook, it covers over 70 techniques explained by clear step-by-step drawings, crease pattern drawings, and specially commissioned photography. This book will be accompanied by a CD containing all the crease pattern drawings.

Retro Graphic Design Pocket Essentials is a visual sourcebook for contemporary designers looking to simulate the timeless styles of the past. Chapters broken down into key trends of the decades offer design modules that put each style into context, explaining how it originated and was used at the time, but also deconstructing the defining characteristics to make it easy to recreate today. Each design detail from ornamentation and illustration style to colour palettes and letterforms is analysed and explained. Motifs from classical and Renaissance art and the evergreen graphic styles of the nineteenth century are included, with focus on the major design movements of the twentieth century everything from Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Futurism to 60s Pop Art and Postmoderism of the 70s and 80s. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, Retro Graphic Design Pocket Essentials is a visual encyclopedia of all the ingredients that go into vintage design.

This broad introduction to illustration reveals the artistic, intellectual and organizational skills needed to practice as a freelance illustrator, and helps the reader navigate the specialist areas of its application.

There is a practical introduction to image-making, covering ways of drawing, viewpoints and perspective, colour palettes and choice of media, along with an examination of how illustration communicates through metaphor, symbolism, wit, narrative, and more. Chapters devoted to editorial, publishing, corporate/advertising and the entertainment industry introduce the reader to the nature and function of different types of illustration, tracking the progress of real-life commissions and presenting a gallery of examples of contemporary work.

The book also addresses practical considerations when setting up a working environment, from the design of the workspace - lighting, computer equipment and basic tools - to time management and collaborative working.

Pattern Magic 2 is the cult pattern-cutting book from Japan, partner to the original title Pattern Magic. Inspiring and exciting, this volume takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with more step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. These easy-to-follow illustrations and detailed instructions makeit easy to create stunning, sculptural clothes.

Patterns are everywhere, an antidote to gloomy economic times, we see them creeping over shop fronts, packaging design, clothes and home accessories. Who wants mass-produced minimalism when you can have patterns with personality? Print & Pattern 2 is the latest book from the cult Print & Pattern website that celebrates all aspects of printed surface pattern. Featuring cute, colorful and contemporary designs on textiles, cards, gift wrap, stationery, wallpaper, tableware, books, illustration, and anything, the book will be a must for anyone who loves printed patterns and motifs.

The book features over 1300 symbols, organized into groups and sub-groups according to their visual characteristics. Each category includes a short introduction, with expanded captions providing information on who the symbol was designed for, who designed it, when, and where appropriate, what the symbol stands for. These sections are interspersed with short case studies on both classic examples of symbols still in use, and exceptional examples of recently designed symbols.

Advertising is changing fast, in order to hold its own in an ever-changing media landscape. The traditional channels of TV, press and poster simply won't reach some target audiences. Instead, clients demand project-specific solutions involving social media networks, stunts in public places, street propaganda and more.

This book showcases the varied and inventive tactics that are being used today by big-name brands, non-profit organizations and individuals to promote themselves, their ideas and their products. Projects of this title include: giant afro combs stuck in topiaried shrubs to promote a play set in a barber shop; an inflatable pig wedged between two skinny Manhattan buildings to advertise dental floss; musical grooves in a road, only audible if you drive at the safe limit of 40 mph; and, street buskers launching a new Oasis album in New York. Over 70 international campaigns are featured, grouped according to their approach: Stunts, Street Propaganda, Sneaky Tactics, Site-specific campaigns and Multi-fronted attacks.

Pattern Magic is the cult pattern-making book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometricshapes, and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. The book takes a creative approach to pattern making, with step-by- step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. Each project is beautifully illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs showing the stages of construction, the muslins, and the finished garments.

The Fundamentals of Typography (second edition) is an updated version of the popular first edition of this book, in which Ambrose and Harris introduce the fundamental principles of typographic theory and practice. It covers a wide range of subjects, including the history of typography, typographic detailing and the use of creative typography across a range of media.

Packed with clear explanations, expanded illustrations and historical and contemporary examples from leading practitioners around the world, this book offers an essential guide to the subject of typography and its role within graphic design.

The second edition includes considerable new and revised content from the authors, including new case studies and student exercises.

Product Design and Consumer Culture

Fantastic Plastic shows how product design has developed and considers its usability, technology and appearance. The history of plastics is in so many ways the history of contemporary industrial design and the book provides a fascinating look at how designs using plastics can be considered as works of art, as well as objects of our everyday lives. Fantastic Plastic provides a comprehensive survey of the ecological, technological and aesthetic qualities of plastic and considers the future of the material that has made such a mark on contemporary life.

Plastics have been the defining material of the twentieth century. From the first man-made plastics in 1862 to the patenting of Celluloid in 1870, plastics originally provided an attractive replacement for ivory, tortoiseshell and bone. In Fantastic Plastic contemporary designers, artists and scientists explore the evolution of this ubiquitous and endlessly malleable material, through its trademarked names--Spandex, Teflon, Nylon, Rayon, Tupperware--through to looking at how its function and reputation have changed over its lifetime. Plastics have been used in the manufacture of everything from toys, to furniture, to clothes and has played its part in the creation of contemporary design icons from the ipod to the Tom Vac chair.

Whether adored or abhorred, graffiti and street art provoke passionate debate.

This is the first comprehensive popular survey of the art movement around the world. Organized thematically, it explores the origins of the movement and its evolution, the relationship between street art and the urban environment, its interactions with (or rejection of) the market and the world of commercial galleries, and the culture of street art online.

The book features a wide range of artists working in different media and styles across multiple countries. It explains the terms and language of street art from tags and throwies to culture jamming and subvertising as well as its multiple influences and sub-genres.

Japan has long been a breeding ground for innovative appropriation of Western traditions, as with cinema and baseball. But the fanatical embrace with which Japanese artists have welcomed graffiti has made for a street-art scene wholly apart from its Western origins. As the first English-language book dedicated to Japanese graffiti, Graffiti Japan is an obvious choice for a paperback edition, featuring all the same great photographs and artist interviews with KRESS, BELX2, FATE, TENGA, EMAR, SUIKO, QP, and many more.

The graffiti featured in Graffiti Japan replicates the calligraphic intricacies of the Japanese language with spray paint, depicting how anime and manga characters, national pride, as well as foreign influences, are integral parts of the country's scene. From sprawling, legally sanctioned murals to illegal throw-ups hidden in alleyways, this work could not exist in any other country.