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Illegal graffiti is disconnected from standard modes of visual
production in fine art and design. The primary purpose of illegal
graffiti for the graffiti writer is not the visual product, but
"getting up." Getting up involves writing or painting one's name in
as many places as possible for fame. The elements of risk, freedom
and ritual unique to illegal graffiti serve to increase camaraderie
among graffiti writers even as an individual's fame in the graffiti
subculture increases. When graffiti has moved from illegal
locations to the legal arenas of fine art and advertising; risk,
ritual and to some extent, camaraderie, has been lost in the
translation. Illegal graffiti is often erroneously associated with
criminal gangs. Legal modes of production using graffiti-style are
problematic in the public eye as a result. I used primary and
secondary interviews with graffiti writers in this book. My art
historical approach differed from previous writers who have used
mainly anthropological and popular culture methods to examine
graffiti. This analysis enabled me to demonstrate that illegal
graffiti is not art.
A history of the nightclub from the 1960s to the present day.
Nightclubs and discotheques are hotbeds of contemporary culture.
Throughout the 20th century, they have been centres of the
avant-garde that question the established codes of social life and
experiment with different realities, merging interior and furniture
design, graphics and art with sound, light, fashion and special
effects to create a modern Gesamtkunstwerk. Night Fever: A Design
History of Club Culture examines the history of the nightclub, with
examples ranging from Italian nightclubs of the 1960s that were
created by members of the Radical Design group to the legendary
Studio 54 in New York, Philippe Starck's Les Bains Douches in Paris
and the more recent Double Club in London, conceived by German
artist Carsten Hoeller for the Prada Foundation. Featuring films
and vintage photographs, posters and fashion, Night Fever takes the
reader on a fascinating journey through a world of glamour,
subculture and the search for the night that never ends.
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This book digs into chaotic art heritage in human history, and
features the most exciting graphic designs distinguished with
chaotic styles, which have been broken down into four different
approaches: distortion, redundancy, diversity, and randomness. As a
tribute to the chaotic art refined by the courageous predecessors,
as well as an applause to the chaotic visuals nourished by our
contemporary designers, it serves as a bridge between artistic
ideals and graphic communication, between puzzled readers and
expressive designers.
This award-winning book is loaded with samples and eye-popping tips
to show entrepreneurs and non-designers how to create eye-catching
graphics and compelling content for business cards, postcards,
flyers, websites and book covers. Whether you're a small business
owner, student or administrative assistant, you will learn what
makes a good logo, how to pick harmonious colors, how to employ
good branding techniques, how to create organized and attractive
layouts and slide presentations and much more. It has: Over 200
full-color illustrations Details appreciated by people with tight
deadlines Hundreds of techniques to reinforce your strategies Tips
for writing persuasive copy that "hooks" customers The book is
organized in 11 sections: Good Marketing Requires Good Design Make
Visual Elements Memorable Writing Persuasive Content and Making it
Flow The Best Typography for Design and Readability Laying Out Your
Pages with Style Design Solutions for Specific Projects Working
with Digital Imagery The Role of Color in Your Design Getting
Graphics Files Ready to Print Answers to Your Printing Questions
Resources
A fresh look at the Arts and Crafts Movement, charting its origins
in reformist ideals, its engagement with commercial culture, and
its ultimate place in everyday households In its spread from
Britain to the United States, the Arts and Crafts Movement evolved
from its roots in individual craftsmanship to a mainstream trend
increasingly adapted for mass production by American retailers.
Inspired by John Ruskin in Britain in the 1840s in response to what
he saw as the corrosive forces of industrialization, the movement
was profoundly transformed as its tenets of simple design, honest
use of materials, and social value of handmade goods were widely
adopted and commodified by companies like Sears, Roebuck and Co.
The movement grew popular in early 20th-century America, where it
was stripped of its reformist ideals by large-scale manufacturing
and merchandising through department stores and mail-order
catalogues. This beautiful book is illustrated with stunning
furniture and designs by William Morris, Gustav Stickley, and
Elbert Hubbard's Roycroft community, among many others, along with
such ephemera as the catalogues, sales brochures, and magazine
spreads that generated popular interest. This perspective offers a
new understanding of the Arts and Crafts idea, its geographical
reach, and its translation into everyday design. Published in
association with the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas
at Austin Exhibition Schedule: Harry Ransom Center at The
University of Texas at Austin (02/09/19-07/14/19)
Dazzling new, original collection by a master of the genre presents more than 260 high-impact, permission-free designs that exploit to their fullest the dramatic potential of squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, and other elements. Invaluable for wallpaper and textile design, packaging and computer art, these eye-catching forms provide artists and craftspeople with angular forms, pleasant symmetries, and other great images for immediate use and inspiration. More than 260 black-and-white designs.
Rare and authentic, this vintage guide to the intricacies of Victorian needlecraft features step-by-step instructions for mastering an array of techniques and patterns. Scores of diagrams and photos illustrate a rich and varied repertoire of needlework projects and related crafts. Aspiring or accomplished, needleworkers at every level of expertise will find many projects here to love, all abounding in old-fashioned charm. Featured projects include Bulgarian, Catalan, Hungarian, and Baro embroidery; a lesson in netting; hemstitching; making fringes; Berlin wool-work; Rhodes embroidery and punched work; Bohemian, Carrickmacross, Innishmacsaint; and reticella lace; and beads and beadwork. Approx. 87 b/w illustrations.
A celebratory look back at one hundred years of passenger flight,
featuring full-colour reproductions of route maps and posters from
the world's most iconic airlines From the first faltering flights
over plains, water, and mountains to the vast networks of today,
air travel has transformed the world and how people see it. Maps
played their part in showing what was possible and who was offering
new opportunities. As tiny operations with barely serviceable
airplanes pushed out farther and farther, growing and merging to
form massive global empires, so the scope of their maps became
bigger and bolder, until the entire world was shrunk down to a
single sheet of paper. Designs featured sumptuous Art Deco style,
intricate artistry, bold modernism, 60s psychedelia, clever
photography, and even underground map-style diagrams. For the first
time, Mark Ovenden and Maxwell Roberts chart the development of the
airline map, and in doing so tell the story of a century of
cartography, civil aviation, graphic design and marketing. Airline
Maps is a visual feast that reminds the reader that mapping the
journey is an essential part of arriving at the destination.
Learn how to make your design skills pay with this enlightening,
engrossing, no-nonsense guide to visual creativity in the real
world. Passing on the lessons of a lifetime in graphic design
practice and education, Phil Cleaver shows you how to create the
best portfolio, impress at interview, develop strong client
relationships, and produce great work in the studio. Enriched with
quotes and advice from some of the best and brightest in the
industry, this book is where you will find out what they didn't
teach you in design school. "There is a sea of books aimed at
students produced every year. Most are overly complex and
illustrated with unnecessary eye candy. Few are logical, legible,
sensible, affordable and (above all) helpful for a young designer
taking their first steps into the design jungle following the
comfort of university. But Phil Cleaver's book has all that and
more. Keep it in your bag, by your bed or on your desk: you won't
regret it" - Mike Dempsey
The contributors to this book are both cautionary and hopeful as
they offer visions of how information design can be practiced
diligently and ethically, for the benefit of information consumers
as well as producers. Information design is the newest of the
design disciplines. As a sign of our times, when the crafting of
messages and meaning is so central to our lives, information design
is not only important-it is essential. Contemporary information
designers seek to edify more than to persuade, to exchange more
than to foist upon. With ever more powerful technologies of
communication, we have learned that the issuer of designed
information is as likely as the intended recipient to be changed by
it, for better or worse. The contributors to this book are both
cautionary and hopeful as they offer visions of how information
design can be practiced diligently and ethically, for the benefit
of information consumers as well as producers. They present various
methods that seem to work, such as sense-making and way-finding.
They make recommendations and serve as guides to a still young but
extraordinarily pervasive-and persuasive-field. Contributors
Elizabeth Andersen, Judy Anderson, Simon Birrell, Mike Cooley,
Brenda Dervin, Jim Gasperini, Yvonne M. Hansen, Steve Holtzman,
Robert E. Horn, Robert Jacobson, John Krygier, Sheryl Macy, Romedi
Passini, Jef Raskin, Chandler Screven, Nathan Shedroff, Hal
Thwaites, Roger Whitehouse
Styles range from heavy Gothic typefaces such as Lowenbrau, Kaiser, and Hansa to the more dainty modes of Leipzig, Tory, and Hamburg. Most include uppercase and lowercase letters; many numerals. 53 fonts.
Unlike any time before in our lives, we have access to vast amounts
of free information. With the right tools, we can start to make
sense of all this data to see patterns and trends that would
otherwise be invisible to us. By transforming numbers into
graphical shapes, we allow readers to understand the stories those
numbers hide. In this practical introduction to understanding and
using information graphics, you'll learn how to use data
visualizations as tools to see beyond lists of numbers and
variables and achieve new insights into the complex world around
us. Regardless of the kind of data you're working with-business,
science, politics, sports, or even your own personal finances-this
book will show you how to use statistical charts, maps, and
explanation diagrams to spot the stories in the data and learn new
things from it. You'll also get to peek into the creative process
of some of the world's most talented designers and visual
journalists, including Conde Nast Traveler's John Grimwade ,
National Geographic Magazine's Fernando Baptista, The New York
Times' Steve Duenes, The Washington Post's Hannah Fairfield, Hans
Rosling of the Gapminder Foundation, Stanford's Geoff McGhee, and
European superstars Moritz Stefaner, Jan Willem Tulp, Stefanie
Posavec, and Gregor Aisch. The book also includes a DVD-ROM
containing over 90 minutes of video lessons that expand on core
concepts explained within the book and includes even more
inspirational information graphics from the world's leading
designers. The first book to offer a broad, hands-on introduction
to information graphics and visualization, The Functional Art
reveals: * Why data visualization should be thought of as
"functional art" rather than fine art * How to use color, type, and
other graphic tools to make your information graphics more
effective, not just better looking * The science of how our brains
perceive and remember information * Best practices for creating
interactive information graphics * A comprehensive look at the
creative process behind successful information graphics * An
extensive gallery of inspirational work from the world's top
designers and visual artists On the DVD-ROM: In this introductory
video course on information graphics, Alberto Cairo goes into
greater detail with even more visual examples of how to create
effective information graphics that function as practical tools for
aiding perception. You'll learn how to: incorporate basic design
principles in your visualizations, create simple interfaces for
interactive graphics, and choose the appropriate type of graphic
forms for your data. Cairo also deconstructs successful information
graphics from The New York Times and National Geographic magazine
with sketches and images not shown in the book.
Honorable Mention in the Foreword Indie Awards 2016 For many design
students, the expectation is that they will one day reach the top
of the ladder within a design studio or corporation and become an
art director. But what does this mean and how does a design student
get there? What does an art director do? How is it different from
being a designer? How does one lead and inspire a team, work with
freelance designers, illustrators and photographers? Inside Art
Direction answers all these questions for design students and
professionals alike. Through interviews with 18 art directors
working in a range of different industries from books and magazines
to music and film to web and app design, students learn about how
they got to where they are, what the art director's job really
entails, and receive advice about the future of art direction. In
the 28 case studies, illustrators, art directors and editors
discuss specific assignments that they worked on, how they came up
with ideas and the process of getting to the final result. With
practical, hands-on advice, tips and art direction assignments that
students can try out, Inside Art Direction provides insights about
this fascinating field.
Add period flair to a variety of graphic projects with rare cuts of advertising art promoting everything from women's accessories, quality baked goods and choice meats, to quality luggage, holiday getaways, "Scientific Body Sculpturing" and "Dance Instruction by Experts." Practical, amusing and copyright-free!
Over 1,300 distinctive, well-designed royalty-free cuts in a wide
variety of categories: men engaged in athletic and social
activities; women as homemakers, models, femme fatales; animals as
fantasy figures and in realistic poses; transportation, many other
topics. Add period flavor to almost any graphic project.
Archetypes in Branding: A Toolkit for Creatives and Strategists
offers a highly participatory approach to brand development.
Combined with a companion deck of sixty original archetype cards,
this kit will give you a practical tool to: *Reveal your brand's
motivations, how it moves in the world, what its trigger points are
and why it attracts certain customers *Forge relationships with the
myriad stakeholders that affect your business *Empower your team to
access their creativity and innovate with integrity Readers will
use this tool over and over again to inform and enliven brand
strategy, and to create resonant and authentic communications. For
more information visit www.archetypesinbranding.com.
Successful visual outcomes can only be arrived at through the
generation of great ideas, driven by research that will ultimately
provide the designer with a range of potential design solutions.
Basics Graphic Design 03: Idea Generation explores the different
ways in which the designer can generate ideas. Consideration is
given to audience, context and materials as well as to the many
levels of idea generation, from the macro to the micro, from
brainstorming to more focused, selective and strategic systems.
Andy Warhol (1928–1987), a giant of twentieth century art, is
known to most people for his iconic images of soup cans, Coke
bottles, and Marilyn Monroe. Before his meteoric rise to fame in
the early 1960s as a Pop Art superstar, Warhol was a highly
successful commercial artist in New York. Â The late Matt
Wrbican, former chief archivist of the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh,
once said “there are very few stories left to tell about Warhol,
but textiles is one of them”. This is the first book devoted to
the commercial textile designs of this leading figure in the
history of art. With stunning new photography throughout, including
unpublished images of newly discovered textiles, the book sheds new
light on a previously undocumented but important aspect of
Warhol’s oeuvre. Featuring over 30 different textiles,
from ice cream sundaes to acrobatic clowns, Warhol: The
Textiles offers a unique record of the beginnings of one of the
twentieth century’s greatest artists. Published in association
with the Fashion and Textile Museum Exhibition Schedule:
Fashion and Textile Museum, London (March 31–September 10, 2023)
This book is a comprehensive and inspiring collection of logo
de^sign that reveals its very latest trend. You will find two key
parts which include Case Studies and Gallery. Case Studies not only
emphasises the idea and the concept within and shows how each
design is perfectly presented for a particular company from the
inside out by examining why design changes were made during the
design process, but also gives valuable insights of different
working styles and impacts on the design of logos from big design
firms to individual designers.
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