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The Art of El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera - Hardcover

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by Chris McDonnell (Author), Viacomcbs/Nickelodeon (Illustrator), Silvia Perea Labayen (Translator)The Art of El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera takes fans behind the scenes of the hit Nickelodeon animated series. Presented bilingually in both English and Spanish, the book celebrates the series' Mexican roots and explores how the creators drew from their own lives in Mexico and the United States to inspire their sprawling superhero metropolis. Created by Jorge R. Gutierrez and Sandra E...

Soled Out: The Golden Age of Sneaker Advertising (a Sneaker Freaker Book) - Hardcover

$69.95

by Sneaker Freaker (Author)'A veritable tome of sneaker history...backed by nearly a decade of research and discovery.' - HypebeastA riotous, 720-page celebration of sneaker culture and sporting legends, as told through the medium of vintage print advertisingMore than a decade in the making, Soled Out is the definitive - and only - collection of sneaker advertisements from the footwear industry's golden age. Lovingly written and compiled by Simon 'Woody' Wood, founder of the legendary Sneaker...

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by Anne Varichon (Author), Kate Deimling (Translator)A beautifully illustrated history of the many inventive, poetic, and alluring ways in which color swatches have been selected and staged The need to categorize and communicate color has mobilized practitioners and scholars for centuries. Color Charts describes the many different methods and ingenious devices developed since the fifteenth century by doctors, naturalists, dyers, and painters to catalog fragments of colors. With the advent of ...

Louis Vuitton: The Complete Fashion Collections - Hardcover

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by Jo Ellison (Introduction by), Louise Rytter (Contribution by)Two decades of fashion history in the making at Louis Vuitton, told through a sumptuous array of images straight from the catwalk "[A] stylish coffee table book . . . to liven up your living space."--Lauren Eggertsen, Who What Wear Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1854, Louis Vuitton was for many decades one of the world's leading trunk and accessories makers. It was through the launch of its first fashion collections,...

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by Hilary Davidson (Author)Hilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world's great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material world What did Jane Austen wear? Acclaimed dress historian and Austen expert Hilary Davidson reveals, for the first time, the wardrobe of one of the world's most celebrated authors. Despite her acknowledged brilliance on the page, Jane Austen has all too often been accused of dowdiness in her appearance. Drawing on...

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by Mari Suoheimo (Editor), Peter Jones (Editor), Sheng-Hung Lee (Editor)Systemic Service Design provides a comprehensive overview of how systems theories can be integrated into service design to address complex social-economic-technological challenges. Across 14 chapters split into two sections, the book connects theoretical backgrounds and practical worldwide case studies to explore various approaches to systems thinking.The field of service design has evolved significantly in recent years, ...

The Complete Pattern Directory: 1500 Designs from All Ages and Cultures - Hardcover

$50.00

by Elizabeth Wilhide (Author)An essential resource for any designer, crafter, artist, or historian, The Complete Pattern Dictionary is the most comprehensive, practical, and beautiful directory of patterns throughout history, covering all periods, styles, and cultures. Throughout history, patterns have come in countless permutations of motif, color, and scale. From the first rhythmic marks pressed onto clay vessels, to the latest digital design, pattern-making has been an essential part of ...

Vintage Lined Notebook Greetings from Tennessee - Paperback

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by Found Image Press (Producer)Introducing the Vintage Notebook: Greetings from Tennessee, a delightful companion for all your writing endeavors. Featuring 150 lined pages, immerse yourself in the charm of a classic vintage travel postcard illustration adorning its cover. With its full-color decorative vintage art and versatile functionality, this notebook is an ideal companion for journaling, planning trips, tackling writing projects, organizing to-do lists, or simply capturing thoughts on a...

Vintage Lined Notebook Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee - Paperback

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by Found Image Press (Producer)Introducing the Vintage Notebook: Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee, a delightful companion for all your writing endeavors. Featuring 150 lined pages, immerse yourself in the charm of a classic vintage travel postcard illustration adorning its cover. With its full-color decorative vintage art and versatile functionality, this notebook is an ideal companion for journaling, planning trips, tackling writing projects, organizing to-do lists, or simply capturing th...

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by Christopher Laverty (Author)A beautiful compendium of famous fashion designers, their gorgeous creations and the film stars that wore them. Fashion designers have been involved in movies since the early days of cinema. The result is some of the most eye-catching and influential costumes ever committed to film, from Ralph Lauren's trend-setting masculine style for Diane Keaton in Annie Hall to Audrey Hepburn's little black Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Fashion in Film celebrates...

Writing and Research for Graphic Designers: A Designer's Manual to Strategic Communication and Presentation - Paperback

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by Steven Heller (Author)Designed specifically for the graphic designers out there, this is the perfect jumping off point for the best ways properly write for clients, other designers, and those new to design.Author BiographySteven Heller wears many hats (in addition to the New York Yankees): For 33 years he was an art director at the New York Times, originally on the OpEd Page and for almost 30 of those years with the New York Times Book Review. Currently, he is co-chair of the MFA Designer ...

Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style - Hardcover

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by W. David Marx (Author)"A fascinating cultural history" (People) of how Japan adopted and ultimately revived traditional American fashion A strange thing has happened over the last two decades: the world has come to believe that the most "authentic" American garments are those made in Japan. From high-end denim to oxford button-downs, Japanese brands such as UNIQLO, Kamakura Shirts, Beams, and Kapital have built their global businesses by creating the highest-quality versions of classic A...

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by Ernst Haeckel (Author)Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919) was renowned as one of the foremost early exponents of Darwinism. His work was credited with having caused the acceptance of Darwinism in Europe, and his popular studies ― preaching the continuity of all life, organic and inorganic, from prehistoric time to the present ― converted tens of thousands of readers all over the world. Today, although no one is greatly interested in Haeckel the biologist-philosopher, his work is increasingl...

Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction - Paperback

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by Grady Hendrix (Author)From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires comes a nostalgic and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and '80s. Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades . . . if you dare. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring well-dressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knife-wielding killer crabs! Read shocking plot summaries that invoke devil ...

Let's Be Weird Together: A Book about Love - Hardcover

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by Brooke Barker (Author), Boaz Frankel (Author)Weird meets weird--and the rest is history This is a book about weird couples and the tiny two-person universes they create. It's about accidentally wearing the exact same outfit. It's about made-up songs. It's about your rules for the thermostat. It's about breakfast rituals, and funny nicknames, and long hugs, and that voice you pretend the cat has. If you're half of a weird couple, or if you have a favorite weird couple, or if you just lo...

How Design Makes Us Think: And Feel and Do Things - Paperback

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by Sean Adams (Author)"... thought provoking, beautiful, and superbly created." --Paula Scher, Partner, Pentagram"Insightful and accessible, Sean Adams tackles design from every angle and every medium."--Jennifer Morla, President and Creative Director, Morla DesignAIGA medalist and former AIGA National President Sean Adams visually explores design principles and theory that affect the way we think and how we behave. Design is everywhere. It's visceral. It's intellectual. It's emotional. Whi...

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by Lukas Bentel (Author), Kevin Wiesner (Author), Karen Wong (Author)A comprehensive, irreverent guide to the inner workings of provocative art collective MSCHFMade by MSCHF is a survey of the work of Brooklyn-based art collective MSCHF, known for their eclectic projects that critique the very areas of popular culture they inhabit. Ranging from a line of designer handbags only visible under a microscope to an anime dating game that helps players generate a functional tax return, MSCHF's works...

Phenomena: An Infographic Guide to Almost Everything - Hardcover

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by Camille Juzeau (Author), The Shelf Company (Designed by), ?tienne Klein (Foreword by)Astronomy, botany, the climate . . . From the wonder of fireflies to the mysteries of the Big Bang, from magnificent maps of animal migrations to the anatomy of snowflakes, Phenomena's superbly rendered infographics and concise texts will help anyone with a curious mind and a thirst for knowledge grasp a broad range of scientific, historical, and cultural concepts.This highly original encyclopedia covers 1...

Denim: The Fabric That Built America, 1935-1944 - Hardcover

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by Graham Marsh (Editor), Tony Nourmand (Editor)The legacy of denim in America, as seen through early FSA photographs of "blue collar" workersThere is perhaps no other fabric so inextricably associated with a country as is denim with the United States of America. First popularized by Levi's iconic jean designs in the mid-1800s, denim quickly became the material of choice for working-class Americans, spurring an influx of other brands making workwear with the durable and ubiquitous fabric--fro...

Mid-Century Modern: A Complete Sourcebook - Paperback

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by Dominic Bradbury (Author)A definitive survey of mid-century modern design and architecture in an accessible compact edition, this book offers a rich overview of one of the most popular, collectable, and dynamic periods of design. With rich and diverse examples of everything from furniture and lighting to ceramics and textiles to graphics and posters to interior design and architecture, this sleek compendium of mid-century style includes over 1,000 illustrations representing classic designs...

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by Charlie Porter (Author)From Yves Klein's spotless tailoring to the kaleidoscopic costumes of Yayoi Kusama and Cindy Sherman, from Andy Warhol's denim to Martine Syms's joy in dressing, the clothes worn by artists are tools of expression, storytelling, resistance, and creativity.In What Artists Wear, fashion critic and art curator Charlie Porter guides us through the wardrobes of modern artists: in the studio, in performance, at work or at play. For Porter, clothing is a way in: the wild pa...

The Development of the American Windsor Chairs - Paperback

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by Carl W. Drepperd (Author)A Windsor chair is a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the chair-back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes. This is in contrast to standard chairs, where the back legs and the uprights of the back are continuous. Contained within this book is a fascinating account of the development of the American Windsor chair. Containing a wealth of interesting information on its history, evolution, construction, and popularity, along with a ver...

House Industries Lettering Manual - Paperback

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by Ken Barber (Author), Jimmy Kimmel (Foreword by), Andy Cruz (Preface by)Learn the history and techniques of hand lettering from a renowned design studio. This practical and visual guide features exercises, case studies, and typographic models for letter styles such as serif, sans serif, brush, and script. Known throughout the world for its eclectic typeface collections and far-reaching creative exploits, from fonts and fashion to ceramics and space technology, House Industries has been a st...

Iconic San Francisco Coloring Book - Paperback

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by Emily Isabella (Author)The Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Chinatown . . these are some of the symbolic images of San Francisco captured in Iconic San Francisco Coloring Book. Twenty-four of these magnificent sights are portrayed in detailed line drawings filled with patterns, abstracts, and florals that are fun to fill in. And colored pencils or pens are all that is needed to bring the drawings to life. Coloring is a great activity for all ages, and no skill is required. With 24 detachabl...

Salad for President: A Cookbook Inspired by Artists - Hardcover

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by Julia Sherman (Author)"Part relational art, part self-discovery, Salad for President turns our notion of 'salad' on its head in a funny, beautiful, and most personal way." ―Bon Appétit In this beautifully designed, full-color cookbook, the creator of the immensely popular Salad for President blog presents a visually rich collection of more than 75 salad recipes, with contributions and interviews by artists/creative professionals like William Wegman, Tauba Auerbach, Laurie Anderson, and Al...

Creative Haven Owls Coloring Book - Paperback

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by Marjorie Sarnat (Author)More than 30 fanciful full-page illustrations depict the wisest of birds in lush, tapestry-like settings. Covered with flowers, paisleys, and other fun-to-color patterns, these adorable owls are posed against vivid backgrounds brimming with intricate designs. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Owls and other Creative Haven(R) adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of ...

Chloe: The Complete Collections - Hardcover

$80.00

by Lou Stoppard (Author), Suzy Menkes (Preface by)The brilliance of the house of Chloé is on full view in this panorama of catwalk photography, celebrating the brand's seventy years of collections by leading designers including founder Gaby Aghion, Karl Lagerfeld, Phoebe Philo, and Stella McCartney This in-depth publication celebrates the glamor and sophistication of the house of Chloé. The book's chapters follow the development of the collections themselves, beginning with those created by ...

Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards - Hardcover

$64.80

by Yu-Kai Chou (Author)The new era of Gamification and Human-Focused Design optimizes for motivation and engagement over traditional Function-Focused Design. Within the industry, studies on game mechanics and behavioral psychology have become proliferate. However, few people understand how to merge the two fields into experience designs that reliably increases business metrics and generates a return on investment. Gamification Pioneer Yu-kai Chou takes reader on a journey to learn his twelve ...

Opshopulence: How to Make Thrift Store Look Like Couture and Save the Planet - Hardcover

$56.63

by Faye de Lanty (Author)True style is never about how much you spendA simple shift in perception will bring you more wardrobe abundance and life wisdom that you could ever possibly imagine.Opshopulence is a mindset created by preloved chic pioneer Faye De Lanty and when you embody it you'll: -- look and feel a million bucks -- save money and reduce style stress -- transcend age, shape, size, gender and status -- transform your personal style and life -- support charity -- empower and connect...

Danger in the Path of Chic: Violence in Fashion Between the Wars - Paperback

$71.91

by Lucy Moyse Ferreira (Author), Rebecca Arnold (Editor)During the interwar years, a proliferation of violence encroached upon the glossy, idealistic world of fashion: from the curiously common appearance of dismembered heads in fashion illustration, to seemingly torturous techniques and devices advertised by beauty imagery, even extending to garments designed to look assaulted and destroyed. Danger in the Path of Chic brings this disturbing imagery to light for the first time, proposing new ...

The Museum of Scent: Exploring the Curious and Wondrous World of Fragrance - Hardcover

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by Mandy Aftel (Author), Clarissa Pinkola Est駸 Rey駸 (Foreword by) "This work . . . is a true original--a rarest of rare legacy volume. This book was created by a beautiful elder who is a polymath: meaning, a highly unique person of multiple modern and old ways of knowing. . . . Mandy Aftel's dons and talents are now resting in your hands in this magical tome that, I deeply sense and hope, will bless you time and again." --From the foreword by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Est駸 Rey駸, author of Women W...