Graphic Art category: 1709 books
The Erotic Cloth
Seduction and Fetishism in Textiles
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Through their metaphorical and material qualities, textiles can be seductive, exciting, intimate and, at times, shocking and disquieting. This book is the first critical examination of the erotically charged relationship between the surface of the skin and the touch of cloth, exploring the ways in...
by Daniel Sheets Dye
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
The definitive work on an area of Chinese design, long recognized as an important folk art. 1,239 designs are shown, with titles, commentaries, and other information: 265 groups of design based on parallelogram, octagon, hexagon, single focus frames, wedge-lock, parallel waves, swastikas, U-scroll, and more.
by Oliver Knezevic
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
In this rich illustrated book, book we are going to present furniture styles, starting from the beginning of civilization up to the modern era.
Considering the entire development of furniture styles, we can notice two different approaches in furniture design: classical and romantic.
Classicism, with...
Excavating the Medieval Image
Manuscripts, Artists, Audiences: Essays in Honor of Sandra Hindman
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Medieval images, especially manuscript illuminations, have long been treated independently of the contexts in which they were created. These beautiful miniature paintings, frequently valued as keepers of documentary evidence or as curious artistic commodities, have only recently become the focus of...
by Patricia Wardle
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
“Embroidery Most Sumptuously Wrought” takes a look at historical Dutch embroidery, focusing on exquisite examples contemporarily held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Including interesting historical information as well as expert descriptions and analyses, this profusely-illustrated...
by Linda Welters
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
This is a classic article on Greek embroidery, especially that found on women's chemises. The chemise is a basic garment worn by peasant women all over the Balkans for many centuries, as late as the twentieth century in some places. The article aims to illustrate and discuss the embroidery of nineteen...
by Professor Stephen Hoskins
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Fully revised and with a new chapter and international case studies, this second edition of the best-selling booktraces how artists and designers continue to adapt and incorporate 3D printing technology into their work and explains how the creative industries are directly interfacing with this new...
Building Blocks
Graphic Communication, an Interdisciplinary Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2017
In this document, we are suggesting that the specialist subject-centered curriculum needs to be balanced by an approach that gives priority to every child learning the fundamental strategies of thinking and problem-solving. We believe this necessitates an explicit thrust as a core area of the educational...
by Joseph W. Zaehnsdorf
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
First published in 1880, this volume contains a comprehensive and accessible guide to bookbinding. Written in simple, clear language and profusely-illustrated, 'The Art Of Bookbinding' will be of considerable utility to modern readers with practical interest in the subject, containing everything one...
Workshop Missoni. Daring to be Different
Exhibition catalogue Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art (London)
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 3, 2016
The seed of this exhibition was planted over two years ago when Maggie Norden of the London College of Fashion brought to the museum a selection of photographs illustrating her work in progress for the film The Black and White of Colour, which accompanies this exhibition. We could immediately see...
Il futuro del contemporaneo. Conservazione e restauro del design
The future of the contemporary. Conservation and restoration of design
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Il volume raccoglie gli atti di Il futuro del Contemporaneo. Conservazione e restauro del Design, primo convegno internazionale in Italia sul tema, organizzato a Napoli dalla Fondazione Plart dal 14 al 15 maggio 2015, nell’ambito del Festival Internazionale di Design. Storici del design, storici...
Undesign
Critical Practices at the Intersection of Art and Design
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
Undesign brings together leading artists, designers and theorists working at the intersection of art and design. The text focuses on design practices, and conceptual approaches, which challenge the traditional notion that design should emphasise its utility over aesthetic or other non-functional considerations....
The Complete Book of Chalk Lettering
Create and Develop Your Own Style
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Ubiquitous at boutiques and cafés, on Etsy and Pinterest, in stationery and home decor, the art of chalk lettering is hotter than ever. Valerie McKeehan, an Etsy standout whose work has been featured in magazines and websites from Good Housekeeping to RealSimple.com, teaches us everything we need...
Cartoon Character Animation with Maya
Mastering the Art of Exaggerated Animation
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at cartoony computer animation? Then look no further… Cartoon Character Animation with Maya will help you create just that, guiding you through every step of the process including how to incorporate multiple limbs, smears, motion lines and staggers seamlessly...