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Trace the evolution of fashion through the 250 looks that defined it.

(Paperback, second edition)

A book that lays out the fundamental concepts of design culture and outlines a design-driven way to approach the world.

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Focusing on the late 20th century onward, this book explores how design in material form has underscored cultural, social and economic changes across Asia.

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A revealing and unflinchingly honest exploration of the fashion industry, including profiles of the great designers, reviews the history of couture from the days of French designers wielding total authority to the current market-driven industry ruled by consumers. Reprint.

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(Hardback)

A generously illustrated examination of the enduring influence of and many variations on the classical Roman capital letter.

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Takes the reader on a journey through the development of type design and typographic style from the mid-15th century. This book offers a thorough history of the typefaces we have been reading for decades.

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When aspiring designer Isabel Bookbinder bags a job with Nancy 'Fashion Aristocracy' Tavistock, she's sure her career is finally on track. Well, ok, the fashion pages of heat.

So, learning from the very best, the future's looking bright for Isabel Bookbinder: Top International Fashion Designer.

(, 5th edition)

Now includes new terminology around the current practices in the fashion industry including sustainability, smart materials, new technologies and processes.

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The first comprehensive historical study of color and trend forecasting for fashion in Europe, America, and Asia

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Explores and explains the myriad typefaces that we see around us in our day-to-day lives, from airplane liveries to computer screens, from billboard hoardings to signage systems. This book presents over 120 typefaces old and new, common and unusual with photographic references to help font spotters identify particular typefaces in the wild.

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Guides the reader through the intricacies of contemporary artisanal menswear, from the Panama hat to the Milanese buttonhole. This book offers detailed insight into the way in which these luxury items are designed and constructed, explaining the difference a hand-stitched seam, perfectly cut sleeve or screen-printed silk can make.

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Award-winning comix-journalist Joe Sacco goes behind the scene of war correspondence to reveal the anatomy of the big scoop. He begins by returning us to the dying days of Balkan conflict and introduces us to his own fixer; a man looking to squeeze the last bit of profit from Bosnia before the reco

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(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Revised edition of the author's The fundamentals of fashion management, 2012.

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(Paperback, 3rd edition)

Offering real world examples as well as a brief history of type, this book explains and demonstrates the fundamental principles of using type with examples from leading international designers

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A design guru illuminates 10 specific, global factors that directly affect product innovation and design and how you can use them to thrive

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Intends to solve the graphic designer's problem of finding the appropriate contemporary form. This edition traces the path from illustrative to functional graphic design, as well as the meaning of design elements, their use and effect in every area of advertising: business printed matter, advertisements, brochures, books, posters, and exhibitions.

(Hardback, 3rd edition)

A lavishly illustrated guide to the lives and achievements of some of the most influential fashion designers of the last 180 years.

(Hardback)

"Traditionally, graphic design communicates through image and text. Skaggs argues that gestural touch is an indespensable third element that marks nearly all visual communication, especially typography"--