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When Crown Prince Gustaf returned from Versailles in 1771 to ascent the throne of Sweden, he was determined to give his country a leading place in Europe, culturally as well as politically. He fostered the international movement of Neoclassicism, which in Sweden took on a freshness distinctive to the country.

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Presents a kaleidoscope of animated text and type samples across a broad spectrum of styles and effects. This book presents a historical outline of ornament and its evolution through the major creative periods from the beginnings of the 20th century to the present.

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Shows how graphic designers reinterpret the past. This title includes classic examples of graphic design, an historical survey of graphic design, and a portfolio of the international designs. It is suitable for students, and design professionals looking for inspiration from the past.

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Since 1993, Bryant Park has been the home to New York Fashion Week, but in 2010 relocated to Lincoln Center. Capturing the moments, trends, and people from seventeen years under the tents of Bryant Park, this book is suitable for industry professionals, style savvy consumers, as well as pop culture and celebrity fans.

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With 233 (to be exact) hints, tips and pieces of advice, Now Try Something Weirder shows those in the creative industry how to have great ideas (every day).

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Born in Burgos (Spain) and living in New York, Fernando Renes has been devoted to the world of drawing since 2000. His drawings, mostly watercolors, are delciously opaque, simple, obvious, uneventful. This title features the wildly imaginative drawings of Spanish artist Fernando Renes.

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Bright colors, bold prints and joie-de-vivre abound in this tribute to Pucci, the distinctive fashion house. Full of archival photos, sketches, and designs, this updated XL edition captures Pucci's elegance and innovation. Each book is bound with an original print fabric from Emilio Pucci's collection. Also available in an Art...

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Fonts based on handwritten scripts are some of the bestselling typefaces of the font foundries

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Exotic plants, corals and crocodiles, birds and butterflies. Albertus Seba's extraordinary catalog of natural specimens is not only one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements, but also one of the most prized natural history books of all time. It is a beautiful tribute to the breadth and the detail of creatures great and...

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Since being introduced in the 19th century, when they were considered the bastard cousins of more refined serif types, slab serif typefaces have become ubiquitous. Following the cult typography volumes Scripts, Shadow Type and Stencil Type, this volume artfully selects classic examples to present fresh and unexpected typographic ideas.

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The Russian artist Sonia Delaunay, who with her husband Robert Delaunay was a leading light of the Cubist splinter movement, Orphism, branched out after the First World War into a distinctive career of her own. This book features some of Delaunays original designs and fabric samples.

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Walls, phone booths, traffic signage - a range of surfaces forming the vibrant street canvas is adorned with hand-painted or crafted posters and stickers. This book takes in the world, from Prague to Philadelphia, Berlin to Barcelona, to meet the great names in this subset of street art and to find the creative custodians of the sticker cities.

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Graffiti art is constantly changing. New artists, new ideas and new tactics displace faded images in a perpetual process of renewal and metamorphosis. This text is a worldwide celebration of these new developments in 21st century graffiti, by the author of 'Stencil Graffiti'.

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Such graphic manifestos of rock rebellion have long provided a visual complement to the music, gaining increased relevance and renown in the '90s by defying the disembodied nature of the digital revolution.

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Tank magazine gave new life to fashion publishing. Tank Book brings together the very best from the first ten, small-format (now highly collectable) issues. Features the most exciting in modern photography and illustration. A rich resource of the freshest talents and most innovative visual ideas.

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"Featuring Elliot from Disney Pete's dragon 2016"--Cover.

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Featuring an extensive archive of sketches and prototypes, specially commissioned photographs of individual products in various interior settings, as well as an insight into the models that never found their way onto the market, this book focuses on a company whose design inventions are in a league of their own.

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One big slice of cheesecake, brought to you by Dian Hanson. This extra-large, extra-lush compendium gathers nearly 100 pin-up artists, with showcase chapters for the top 10, including Gil Elvgren and Alberto Vargas. Each chapter opens with a tipped-in reproduction of an original calendar or magazine cover and boasts original model photos as...

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In troubled times, when the pros and cons of participating in international conflicts and the fear of acts of terrorism in any quarter are major topics of conversation, we all need a dose of laughter. The author offers an antidote to the seriousness, in this collection of her cartoons.

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Cesare Vecellios' guide to the dress and customs of the world appeared in his native Venice in 1590, and brought together depictions of the costumes of different countries of the world throughout history, from Ancient Rome to Vecellios day, and of people of various ranks. It is for those interested in Renaissance art and cultural history.

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An essential primer for students and first-stop reference for professionals, Fashion Design: An Indispensable Guide takes the fashion designer through the entire design process, from conceiving a garment to marketing it.

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Explores 100 traditional and modern typefaces in detail, with a full spread devoted to each entry. In this title, characters from each typeface are enlarged and annotated to reveal key features, anatomical details, and the finer, often-overlooked elements of type design, which shows how these attributes affect mood and readability.