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Atmospheres: Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects
Peter Zumthor · back to the book
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John Berger · 166 pages
How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever."Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.""But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we e
Architecture: Form, Space, & Order
Francis D.K. Ching · 446 pages
Interaction of Color
Josef Albers · 81 pages
Josef Albers' "Interaction of Color" is a masterwork in twentieth-century art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this timeless book presents Albers' unique ideas of colour experimentation in a way that is valuable to specialists as well as to a larger audience. Originally published by Yale University Press in 1963 as a limited silkscreen edi
Wall and Piece
Banksy · 207 pages
From the Publisher: Graffiti artist Banksy decorates streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cities throughout the world. His identity remains unknown but his work is witty, subversive and prolific. And now, he's put together the best of his work in a fully illustrated color volume.
The Power of Art
Simon Schama · 448 pages
Taking eight famous painters and their great masterpieces, this book takes you back to the intense moment in history when these works were conceived and born. In each case the artist is backed into a corner, and given a chance to confound his rivals, enemies and critics.
The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature
Ken Hultgren · 134 pages
Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars
Camille Paglia · 202 pages
An enthralling journey through Western art's defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucas's volcano planet duel in "Revenge of the Sith."
History of Beauty
Umberto Eco, Girolamo De Michele · 438 pages
From the Publisher: What is beauty? What is art? What is taste and fashion? Is beauty something to be observed coolly and rationally or is it something dangerously involving? So begins Umberto Eco's intriguing journey into the aesthetics of beauty, in which he explores the ever-changing concept of the beautiful from the ancient Greeks to today. While closely examining the development of the visual
The Art of the Hunchback of Notre Dame
Stephen Rebello · 194 pages
The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics
Milton Glaser, Mirko Ilic · 240 pages
Hello Kitty Crochet: Supercute Amigurumi Patterns for Sanrio Friends
Mei Li Lee · 96 pages
Picture This: How Pictures Work
Molly Bang · 96 pages
"Everyone knows that a picture tells a thousand words. But what about the elements that make up a picture? Using the tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an example, Molly Bang uses boldly graphic artwork to explain how images--and their individual components--work to tell a story that engages the emotions: Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold?
The Art of the Rise of the Guardians
Ramin Zahed · 156 pages
Icon: A Retrospective By The Grand Master of Fantastic Art
Frank Frazetta · 164 pages
The Architecture of Happiness
Alain de Botton · 288 pages
One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs, buildings and streets that surround us.And yet a concern for architecture and design is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. The Architecture of Happiness starts from the idea that where we are heavily influences who we can be, and it argues th
Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far
Stefan Sagmeister · 248 pages
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
Scott McCloud · 264 pages
Presents instructions for aspiring cartoonists on the art form's key techniques, sharing concise and accessible guidelines on such principles as capturing the human condition through words and images in a minimalist style.
Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop
Timothy Samara · 208 pages
The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate and Live Well
Deborah Needleman · 255 pages
Describes eighty items that are what the author identifies as all one needs to live comfortably, practically, and stylishly, from essential furnishings to aesthetic accents.
Rembrandt, 1606-1669: The Mystery of the Revealed Form
Michael Bockemuhl · 96 pages