Octopus Books: 795 books
Blogging for Creatives
How Deisgners, Astists, Crafters and Writers can Blog to Make Contacts, Win Business and Build Success
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Blogging for Creatives teaches you everything you need to know about how to design and profit from a beautiful blog that people will want to return to again and again. Complete with hundreds of tips, tricks and motivational stories from artistic bloggers who have started from scratch, Blogging for...
Cars
Freedom, Style, Sex, Power, Motion, Colour, Everything
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Sources are eclectic, results mixed, but one thing is certain: car design is being forced up an ever tightening spiral of creativity. These machines are memorials of our tastes, yearnings and capabilities. They have layers of meaning and can, as Henry Ford knew, be read like a book... if only you...
Amber Jane Butchart's Fashion Miscellany
An Elegant Collection of Stories, Quotations, Tips & Trivia from the World of Style
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Styles come and and go, but fashion has an enduring appeal, a rich history, and an everyday practical relevance for millions.
Launched to coincide with London Fashion Week 2014, this book offers a host of new perspectives on a classic subject. Professional fashion expert Amber Jane Butchart...
Fifty Bicycles That Changed the World
Design Museum Fifty
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
The Design Museum brings you fifty bicycles that changed the world we live in!
The bicycle is the world's most popular form of transport. From the penny-farthing, the Dandy-horse and the Velocipede the design of the bicycle has evolved over the decades both in terms of style and technology....
Fifty Hats That Changed the World
Design Museum Fifty
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2011
Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Hats That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 hats and headwear that have made a substantial impact in the world of fashion and design...
FilmCraft: Screenwriting
The inside track from the biggest names in the profession
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Screenwriting looks at the foundation on which every great film is built - the script. Whether an original concept or an adaptation, the screenplay is the key to the success of a movie - good dialogue, story pacing and character development are the framework everything else hangs on. Featuring in-depth...
Hollywood Frame by Frame: Behind the Scenes: Cinema's Unseen Contact Sheets
Behind the Scenes: Cinema's Unseen Contact Sheets
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
This is your illustrated invitation to the moments when movie history was made. Photographers' contact sheets are the permanent record of every shot that they took - and through Hollywood's golden age, there was often a photographer on set, capturing the scene as actors and directors collaborated...
Fifty Fashion Looks that Changed the 1950s
Design Museum Fifty
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
The Design Museum and fashion guru Paula Reed present Fifty Fashion Looks that Changed the 1950s. The most exciting, influential and definitive looks of one of the most significant decades in fashion!
The Design Museum's mission is to celebrate, enterain and inform. It is the world's leading...
The Complete Tai Chi Tutor
A structured course to achieve professional expertise
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Dan Docherty's The Complete Tai Chi Tutor leads you on a spiritual journey towards understanding the key principles and history of the art of Tai Chi.
It investigates what is known and unknown concerning the origins and history of Tai Chi, from the ancient texts of Chinese civilization to the...
by Fionnuala Halligan
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Production designers are artistic masters in their own right. They are responsible for the 'look' of a movie; joining productions at an early stage, they coordinate costume design, special effects, set design, make-up, and location scouting to ensure a unified visual appearance. In Production Design,...
Goal!
Intimate portraits and interviews with every living FIFA World Cup™ Final scorer
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Beautifully illustrated and officially licensed by FIFA, Goal! is a unique football book that captures the essence of the ultimate sporting achievement.
This is a fascinating portrait of the men who have lived the dream of every football fan worldwide. Includes:
Intimate portraits...
Movie Geek
The Den of Geek Guide to the Movieverse
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Movie Geek is a nerdy dive into popular movies, brought to you by the award-losing Den Of Geek website, with a foreword by the UK's foremost film critic, Mark Kermode. Discover hidden stories behind movies you love (and, er, don't love so much), and find out just why the most dangerous place to be...
Fifty Chairs That Changed the World
Design Museum Fifty
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2009
Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Chairs That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 chairs that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From Thonet's...
Fifty Cars That Changed the World
Design Museum Fifty
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Cars That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 cars that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the1908...