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Rockport Publishers
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he information age has created unparalleled opportunities for graphic designers to showcase their work across a variety of media. However, digital technology has often denied access to the deep colour expertise that has been developed by generations of artists and designers working with physical media. Color Management is a unique, one-stop resource for designers and graphic artists in every field of visual communication, whether they are working in print, interactive, environmental, or web-based design. The book explains all the technical issues that are relevant to communicating with colour, in two-dimensional and three-dimensional environments, and in still and moving images.This books arms designers with the in-depth technical information they need about colour theory, colour systems, mixing, removal, pigments, inks, papers, and printing, and explains how human beings perceive and react to colour in every aspect of their daily lives. By unlocking expertise and demystifying theory, this book opens the door to new and bold uses of colour that communicate and entertain. |
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This third book in the 50 Ways series presents a whole new set of projects for creating beautifully decorated surfaces around your home — this time it's the floors and ceilings that are in for a treat. Using ordinary paint and decorative tools, as well as prefabricated mouldings and panelling, readers will be able to turn floors and ceilings into amazing works of decor. From Venetian Plaster to Stencilled Stars and Applied Motifs, you'll find a trove of floor and ceiling painting techniques you never imagined would be possible, let alone so easy. Faux Drapery, Bead Board, Floor Cloth, Wood Floors, Tile & Stone, Linoleum and even Cement Floors round out just 10 of the 50 ways.Materials for these projects are widely available at craft stores and home improvement centres, and with a wide range of project styles to choose from, this book will be a must-have source of inspiration and information for every homeowner. |
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A comprehensive collection of storage ideas and building projects for all spaces around the home, from garage to attic. It includes ingenious ways to make use of overlooked space, as well as simple designs for the most popular storage projects, such as closet organizers, built-in shelving units and entertainment centres. The book contains more than 65 build-it-yourself projects with complete plan diagrams, directions, and how-to photographs. There are five sections organized around popular themes: utility storage, clothing, food and dishware, recreational, and display storage. Also included is a general technique section that shows the basics of box and cabinet construction, which should help readers modify any design in the book, or create their own unique storage projects. |
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Paper artists, papercrafters, cardmakers, collage artists, and scrapbookers are always looking for unique and exciting ways to embellish and enhance their work. The Art of Paper Stencils provides crafters with a range of instruction and inspiration to create beautiful stencils inspired by the cultures of the world.Paper stencil art is a traditional craft with a long history in Japan. Kanako Yaguchi, a successful paper stencil artist, bases her new techniques on the classic methods, bringing this ancient art to a modern audience. The Art of Paper Stencils includes images inspired by the author's travels to Japan, China, Thailand, France, Portugal, and the United States, along with practical and attractive home decor projects. Each project includes detailed step-by-step instructions accompanied by helpful photography.Stencils can be used in all paper crafts in a myriad of decorative ways and can be made out of any type of paper, handmade or purchased, embellished or plain. |
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It offers suggestions for working within budgetary constraints, analyses how to create the right feel for an identity, and illustrates how different colour combinations can enhance a logo design. A consolidated resource, Colour Management for Logos arms designers with a thorough understanding of how to communicate with and manage colour in all aspects of logo design, from issues of impact and lifestyle message, emotional responses to colour, and pre-press requirements, to technical considerations. Dealing with every major colour system, for both print and web, this book offers creative solutions for designing inspiring logos in line with print budgets and client briefs. |
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The next and equally challenging step is designing a logo that is eye catching, appropriate, and reflective of thebusiness name. Even for the seasoned designer, this is a remarkably difficult task. Logo Savvy helps readers understand how to define the right approach and achieve an innovative and unique solution for both the name and the logo design. Chapters showcase companies whose identities have evolved visually through the introduction of a great name, as well as companies that have developed a visual identity in tandem with a name. Case studies, corresponding side bars, and tips provide designers with the inspiration and tools they need to find the right approach for their own clients. |
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This wonderful reference book, illustrated with brilliant photographs and explicative plans, showcases more than 30 different projects of contemporary residential remodels conceived by some of the most prestigious architects and designers: from urban houses to country cottages, lofts or apartments, this exquisite selection will show the reader the different alternatives of this distinct and charming discipline. |
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Recharge Your Design Batteries is a general resource for graphic designers and visual creatives, who have the desire to broaden their horizons and inject a new level of innovation into their work. This inspirational and practical book explores the creative process, and how to keep it fed and stimulated. All too often, busy designers have little time to let their imaginations loose on a project, which is constrained by a client, a budget, and a deadline. Recharge Your Design Batteries shows designers working beyond their day-to-day situation on alternative tasks, intended to truly flex their creative muscles. The book explores a wide range of techniques and practical challenges aimed at inspiring broader creative thinking and reawakening potential. Whether it’s jumping out of an airplane or traveling to India, creating a daily drawing on a given theme or writing a graphic novel, designers share the experiences and practices which provided the raw material for exceptional design projects. This book will challenge designers to try something new. A one-stop tome for techniques to stimulate creative thinking Contains inspirational examples of awareness-raising tactics and the stunning work that resulted Interviews and anecdotes from international designers offer first-hand evidence of boosted creativity. |
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This book will be a collection (curated by John Foster) of the best hand-crafted design out there from all corners of the globe. This kind of collection will connect with designers on a gut level and it will be the ultimate collection of this type (and era) of work. For those that look to these books for inspiration this will provide that not only for their work in the office but also their personal bursts of creativity. But this book is not limited to designers who work on their own or do jobs on the side. Global corporations have begun to embrace this mode of design to create a more authentic experience for consumers who are bombarded with computer-generated art on a daily basis, so all designers — whether they work in-house at a large company or at a design studio — must get ready for a new more authentic design revolution. |
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One Show Design, Volume 3 features all of the winners from the 2009 One Show Design competition. With categories including brand and corporate identity, package, environmental and broadcast design from iconic brands like Apple and adidas, this new annual features the best in design from all over the world. The work highlighted in these pages reflects the merging of advertising and marketing communications with design and the impact that design plays in our everyday culture. With full color images, the book also includes lively text from the creatives explaining the inspiration behind each piece. |
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What would you do or make if you had an unlimited budget, a visionary client, and complete control? We all dream of high-paying, high-profile jobs and crave for more creativity in our work. Lust is a peek into what is possible when designers are allowed to pursue this dream. Lust is a documentary of unrealized projects and a traveling report of creativity from around the world; a handmade sketchbook zig-zagging across six continents, gathering steam and collecting documents. In it are designers, dreams, and a peek into their processes. |
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Newly revised and updated with luscious and inspiring images of contemporary work, this book allows today's graphic designer to rediscover the creative potential of letterpress. Thanks to its physical presence on the page, letterpress has a unique and visual impact, and offers a powerful means of expressing ideas through a more intelligent use of type. Despite the dominance of computer typesetting and printing in trade publishing, private letterpress publishers are on the increase. This timely book celebrates the diversity of the original work being produced by graphic designers and typographers using letterpress around the world. It examines US and European private presses, top international graphic designers working with letterpress, the use of letterpress as a commercial medium in developing countries, and new developments in technology. A celebration of the handmade design aesthetic currently enjoying a period of revival, Letterpress is an indispensable reference for both professional and amateur creatives, and all letterpress enthusiasts. |
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The Contemporary Design in Details series takes a highly visual look at architectural design details that are more often dealt with in a technical textbook format. The books take readers on a tour of the best details designed by great architects around the world. The series provides a powerful presentation of the most challenging and evolving architectural and design categories. Small Environments focuses on the type of architectural details that make up distinctive residential spaces under 120 square meters. It presents recent work by architects from around the globe in colour photographs and architectural drawings. The book is not simply another compendium of small projects, but is structured according to categories of architectural detail. It includes sections on components essential to the design of small spaces, such as built-in pieces, mobile systems, storage and outdoor rooms. |
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Art journaling is a vital activity for artists who need a place to experiment, draw, paint, document ideas, and continue an interior dialog. This lush, visual book is a must-have volume for both beginning and experienced art journalers. Each chapter presents crucial, basic information for how to get started, and is layered with in-depth sidebars and activities covering advanced techniques, approaches to working, as well as interviews with well-known journaling artists. The book comes with two beautiful blank journals in a take-along size (made from paper upcycled from the printing process), ready to catch your daily inspirations. |
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Design School Confidential is a richly illustrated, unprecedented anthology of over 50 of the most challenging class projects from design schools around the world. The projects range from basic typography to social responsibility. From printed matter to environmental extravaganzas, students are challenged to push the limits of form and content. How do students learn to solve design problems? How do cultural differences impact the way design is taught? What do design students want from their class assignments? What do design teachers hope to impart? The answers can be found in this impressive compendium of choice projects from the likes of the University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland; Fabrica, Bologna Academy of Fine Arts, Italy; Arts Academy of Split, Croatia; School of Visual Arts, New York, United States; Berlin University of the Arts, Germany, and many more. Design School Confidential is an essential resource for teachers seeking uniquely successful projects. |
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The book is a timeless art form, one that is as alive today as ever before, and artists continue to explore and explode the boundaries of what a book is and can be. In this beautiful collection, you will experience close-up various aspects of hand-crafted books: covers, bindings, scrolls, folded and origami structures and books made from found objects. You will find richly illustrated and calligraphed pages as well as books created from a variety of printed processes. Ingenuity and creativity abounds in this carefully curated collection of both historically important and modern works. |
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It's perhaps the relative modernity of rock 'n' roll that makes the genre a minefield of myths and legends accepted as truth. History hasn't had time to dissect the bunk. Until now. Discover the real stories behind rock's biggest crocks, how they came to be but why they have persisted. Did Cass Elliott really asphyxiate herself with a ham sandwich? Did the Beatles spark a spliff in Buckingham? Did Willie Nelson do the same in the White House? Did Keith Richards get a complete oil change at a Swiss clinic in 1973 to pass a drug test necessary to embark on an American tour with the Stones? Then there's the freaky (did Michael Jackson own the remains of the Elephant Man?), the quasi-medical (Rod Stewart and that stomach pump?), the culinary (did Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne really do all those things to bats, chickens, etc. onstage?), and the apocryphal (did Robert Johnson sell his soul to the Prince of Darkness in exchange for mastery of the blues?). In all, more than 50 enduring lies are examined, explained, and debunked. |
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Steampunk is a burgeoning counter-cultural movement; a genre, community, and artform. The Steampunk movement seeks to recapture the spirit of invention, adventure, and craftsmanship reminiscent of early-nineteenth century industrialization, in part, to restore a sense of wonder to a technology-jaded world. Packed with 1,000 color photographs, 1,000 Steampunk Creations features a showcase of stunning jewelry, fashion, accessories, headgear, artwork, home decorations, and curious contraptions. |
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Breaks down the anatomy of typography to explore tools and processes, methods of organizing the mechanics of type, and the means of arranging and displaying type. This book also looks at how different media, and consequent reproduction processes, underpin every aspect of typographic design. It showcases portfolios of the foremost practitioners. |
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The Art of Urban Sketching is both a comprehensive guide and a showcase of location drawings by artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel. This beautiful, 320-page volume explains urban sketching within the context of a long historical tradition and how it is being practiced today. It includes profiles of leading practitioners, a discussion of the benefits of working in this art form, and shows how one can participate and experience it through modern-day social networks and online activity. The book is illustrated with over 600 beautiful, contemporary illustrations, and includes artists' profiles and extended captions where these urban sketchers share their stories, how they work, sketching tips, and the tools behind each drawing. With sketches and observations from more than 50 cities in more than 30 countries, the book offers a visually arresting, storytelling take on urban life from different cultures and artistic styles, as well as insight into various drawing techniques and mediums. |
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