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Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: A new generation of talent is currently developing its own interdisciplinary and refreshingly off-key visual vocabulary. Lemon Poppy Seed is a compilation of work by young, international artists whose styles defy current trends and classifications and are all the more brilliant for doing so. The book is the perfect source for those who want to see the organic development of new artistic terrain…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: Design in the 21st Century has liberated itself from industrial conditions and the associated physical demands. With new technology, expanded choice of materials and the practice of luxurious craftsmanship, designers are embracing design with scintillating attitude, challenging aesthetic boundaries and speculating new expressions in visual codes. «Desire» documents current developments in…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Graphic designers have always developed and designed new fonts for application in individual projects. Playful Type discovers a new and young generation of designers who are applying typography beyond the classical typeset and creating a dynamic range of playful and illustrative fonts and ephemeral lettering. Playful Type examines how designers today are creating typography with the aid of a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A new breed of contemporary artists is celebrating newfound international recognition for their style and approach to creating art that is sprouting from and largely influenced by visual subcultures. These young artists, many of whom are associated with the widespread movements of Lowbrow Art and Neo-Surrealism, share similarities with the popular art movements of the 1960s and 70s as well as…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 890 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 568) Аннотация: »Los Logos 4» is the latest addition to Gestalten‘s line of books on contemporary logo design. This compendium provides an authoritative overview of current developments and advances in logo design, one of the most prestigious of creative disciplines which represent the essential visual identity of brands, companies and their philosophies. At 568 pages, «Los Logos 4» is the largest volume to…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Russian-born Vania Zouravliov’s surreally haunting illustrations capture a mixture of innocence, brutality, beauty and decay. Inspired by a diverse range of influences, Vania draws inspiration from sources as seemingly opposite as Russian romantic folklore, Japanese illustration and pop culture. His resulting drawings are elaborately composed and demonstrate the technical brilliance of an old…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Strike a Pose documents a new extroverted architectural language. Manifested in spectacular structures, eccentric forms and vivid colours, this expressive approach goes way beyond conventional stylistic and geographic boundaries. Strike a Pose leads the reader around the globe to iconographically charged scenes and futuristic spaces, with examples of architectural playfulness and experimental…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Black Magic, White Noise presents an unsettling and fascinating collection of visuals focusing on the physical and the psychological as interpreted by contemporary designers from around the globe. From dark images of mystery and horror to works in which the irrational infiltrates broad daylight, the book draws its readers into an ambivalent world of chillingly beautiful illustration, photography,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Furnish presents furniture and rooms that are redefining our current understanding of furnishings and interior design. The book documents and puts into context recent work by designers, artists and architects who are creating and using furniture in pioneering ways. The experimental objects and spaces documented in Furnish are not only a sure indicator of the trends that will be influencing…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 727 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 340) Аннотация: Since we published Illusive, our first collection of contemporary illustration from around the world, the demand for work in this medium has continued to grow – and with it its range of application and forms of expression. This positive development is confirmed by the exciting work of international illustrators that we have seen since its publication, and it was thus a logical step to present the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Kelvin investigates today’s evolving perception and application of colour. Structured into chapters that each focus on a single colour, the book documents some of the effects of the deliberate use of colour in recent top quality design work. Alongside images of clear and distinctive colour allocation, Kelvin also includes more intricate and playful examples that illustrate contemporary colour…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: NeoGeo documents the new flirtation with geometrical forms and solid colours in today’s design. The examples in the book make it clear that this current trend to abstract work is not a nostalgic phenomenon; rather, it borrows from illustration, collage, typography and computer art to create a whole new visual language. If one can identify any trend in today’s diverse design, it would be the new…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: In 2004, we published Sonic, our bestseller that presented visuals for music. Along with the continuing proliferation and success of MP3s and the iPod over the last three years, engaging cover and packaging design have become even more important reasons for listeners to buy music in its traditional forms. Supersonic results from and investigates these recent developments. Supersonic presents over…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: New developments occur when boundaries are crossed. Today, the most progressive designers are working at the intersection of various creative disciplines. They are challenging existing design principles and defining them anew. Many designers from different areas are choosing to no longer work exclusively in two dimensions and are instead dealing intensively with space, material and physical…

Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: All Allure expands on the classical world of erotic motifs and displays a contemporary approach on erotic visual culture by presenting works from graphic design, fashion illustration, photography and performance art. The captivating works collected in this book are the best indication of the trend of eroticism outside the mainstream. The sexy, romantic, seductive, provocative, sensual and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: A fresh wave of intellectually rigorous, iconoclastic Swiss designers are carving their niche in a new graphic language. Altitude showcases this current generation of flourishing contemporary designers, who combine traditional high-quality Swiss Style with advanced media and novel design approaches to give rise to a progressive style of visual expression. The collected work provides insight into…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: BLK/MRKT Gallery was created as a way to present emerging talent as well as compelling urban and fine art. BLK/MRKT ONE presents the gallery’s artists and their work, including both up-and-coming and established urban and contemporary artists such as Deanne Cheuk, WK Interact, Dave Kinsey, Bask, Evan Hecox, Marion Lane and many more. This book is a “who’s who” of the scene and is characterised by…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: young generation of designers, illustrators and artists are taking nature as a starting point and bestowing upon it great importance. Into the Nature takes you on a visual exploration through nature and how it’s perceived, portrayed and visualized in the contemporary visual arts of the twenty-first century. It presents an evolutionary vision of nature from Romanticism to Art Brut; flora and fauna…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Football (or Soccer as it is called in the US) is unquestionably THE most popular and celebrated sport worldwide. Children start kicking the ball around the streets and playgrounds at a young age, most of them dreaming of becoming charismatic football stars. Every four years, the globe goes football crazy over the most exclusive of competitions, the World Championships (World Cup), which this…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Creating a range of designs with a recognizable and continual element is a standard requirement well observed by many designers. Serial design can be seen everywhere from magazine covers to posters, letterheads, brochures and CDs to advertising. They need to be recognizable but yet have a fresh appeal every time — this book examines how designers approach the topic and looks at the applications…