Rakkaudesta kauniisiin kirjaimiin. Kalligrafiakirjan avulla pääset tutustumaan kalligrafian inspiroivaan maailmaan, opit valitsemaan sinulle sopivimmat työvälineet ja löydät oman, persoonallisen tapasi piirtää kauniita kirjaimia. Kirja on täynnä ohjeita, käytännön vinkkejä ja projekteja niin vasta-alkajalle kuin kokeneemmallekin kalligrafille. ...

Logo isommalla! kääntää katseen kirjojen ja kansien, pakkausten ja painotuotteiden, käyttöliittymien ja kuvitusten tekijöiden pariin. Visuaalisen viestinnän suunnittelijoiden järjestö Grafia täyttää vuonna 2018 jo 85 vuotta. Logo isommalla! on ensimmäinen järjestöä ja koko visuaalisen viestinnän alan historiaa Suomessa käsittelevä teos. Järjestö p...

The State Museum of V Mayakovsky in Moscow is dedicated to the work of Vladimir Mayakovsky. The museum was founded 80 years ago and is located in a house where he lived from 1919 to 1930 and where his life tragically ended after he commited suicide. The museum has a large collection of agitational Soviet posters from Mayakovsky's time working for t...

This stunningly illustrated book examines the history of poster design and its relation to the arts and broader culture.

A vibrant visual history of one of the most powerful, memorable and effective means of mass communication: the poster.

Illustration is applied imagination. But this book is not only about illustration, though it does contain illustrations-lots of them. But there's more. It examines the profession of illustrator, from the vexing subject of money to the question of the right workplace. How do you get commissions? How do you negotiate successfully? What's a fair price...

A wonderful, whimsical journey through the pioneering space-race graphics of the former Soviet Union

The best-selling PALETTE colour-themed series remains one of the most successful and sought-after references for designers around the world. Its first four editions - Black & White (Vol. 1), Multicolour (Vol. 2), Gold & Silver (Vol. 3), and NEON (Vol. 4) - form the basis of a classic collection that continues to be relevant and reliable through the...

A world without plants is a world without life, both literally and figuratively. Besides forming the very basis of human survival on Earth, they are also an important source of creative inspiration, ingenuity, and expression. From scientific explorers like Sir Joseph Banks who travelled across the globe in search of never-seen-before species to imp...

The book has included infographic designs for different fields, in different creative approaches, and from different parts of the world. It explores the effective way to communicate by combin-ing text, numerals, symbols, pictures and charts, while maintaining the appeal of design.

Custom typefaces have become an increasingly common means for forward-thinking brands to establish and further strengthen their visual identities. By expressing a unique personality or supporting a campaign effectively, these typefaces go beyond aesthetics and achieving marketing objectives to build value for the brands over the long term. 'Type fo...

Colour plays a significant role in design; it can transform any design, making it more impressive, appealing and distinctive. Working with colour is one of the successful designer's key skills.

Target sparked the democratization of design two decades ago, as the first retailer to forge partnerships with well-known and emerging designers to offer high style without the high price tag. This idea altered the fashion and style landscape forever-and became a retail game changer. Now readers can discover the inside story from those who were the...

How do images hold and convey meaning? How do we understand them? What are they trying to say? How do they persuade and influence us? The author writes a complete account analyzing the meaning and construction of images, throughout history to present times, from the point of view of visual rhetoric. From advertising to graphic design, cinema and ar...

Materials have the power to affect human experiences and emotions, in that they help us build intimate connections with inanimate objects through touch and feel. Whether they are used as a textured finish on a flat surface or the medium of creation itself, they are integral to artists and designers who seek to explore, experiment and elicit the rig...

Materials have the power to affect human experiences and emotions by helping us build intimate connections with inanimate objects through touch and feel. Whether they are used as a point of reference or the medium of creation itself, they are integral to artists and designers who seek to explore fresh outcomes, experiment with new techniques, and e...

This title provides an elaborate introduction to the theory of colour psychology and its use in packaging, to strengthen branding and marketing, with rich illustrations. It contains a series of charts of colour schemes with a brief introduction of their visual effect and influence on emotion.

'Logo Talks IV' offers a diverse collection of visual trademarks, enabling instant communication between consumers and businesses, creating a unique impact through easily identifiable pictorial representation.

From cosmic charts and da Vinci's Vitruvian Man to the New York subway map: trace the history of visual data from the Middle Ages to the digital era in this XL compendium. Featuring some 400 infographic milestones across technology, cartography, zoology, and more, this is an unprecedented reference work for designers, history buffs, and anyone...