You can't judge a book by its cover, or so the saying goes. We beg to differ.
Each of us is exposed to several thousand messages a day. To be successful, covers not only have to stand out amongst all the clutter, but they also need to make an instant connection with viewers. Designing covers isn't an easy task. It's a minefield of requirements, constraints, and subjective opinions, oftentimes resulting in what we like to call the "design-by-committee pit of despair." Make the logo bigger. The CEO's daughter doesn't like orange; change it. The sales team begins art directing. Welcome to the land of mediocrity. We've all been there, and it requires ninja-like skills to traverse and emerge in one piece. Despite the challenges, some covers clearly rise to the top. You can't help but pick up the magazine, open the brochure, or buy the book. They draw you in through their cleverness, simplicity, or boldness. These are the covers contained herein.
Of the more than 2,000 covers received, the authors had the dubious task of selecting about 350 to be featured in TheBest of Cover Design. The chosen covers were selected based on their initial visual impact and effectiveness in conveying the message within. It is an inspiration feast for the eyes.
Автор: Heller, Steven Название: 100 Classic Graphic Design Journals ISBN: 1780673361 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780673363 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Цена: 4950 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: 100 Classic Graphic Design Journals surveys a unique collection of the most influential magazines devoted to graphic design, advertising and typography. These journals together span over 100 years of the history of print design and chart the rise of graphic design from a necessary sideline to the printing industry to an autonomous creative profession. Each magazine is generously illustrated with a large selection of spreads and covers. A descriptive text based, where possible, on interviews with editors, designers and publishers is also included for each magazine alongside comprehensively researched bibliographic material. The magazines featured cover a range of industries and eras, from advertising (Publimondial, La Pubblicita Italiana), posters (Das Plakat, Affiche) and typography (Typografische Monatsblatter, Typographica), to Art Nouveau (Bradley, His Book), Modernist design (Neue Grafik, ULM) and Post-Modern and contemporary graphics (Emigre, Its Nice That). These 100 journals offer an invaluable resource to historians and students of graphic design, and a rich seam of visual research and inspiration for graphic designers.
Автор: Plunkett, Drew Название: Detail in Contemporary Hotel Design ISBN: 1780672853 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780672854 Издательство: Laurence King Рейтинг: Цена: 6624 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Hotel interiors need to satisfy the imaginations of their customers and whet the appetite for a return visit or recommendation, and the design that gets the formula right will do as much to prolong the life of the business as the service delivered within the hotel. This book explores in detail 48 of the best recent hotel interior design schemes, featuring projects by leading architects from around the world. The book is divided into three sections embracing newly built and refurbished hotels as well as conversions. Each project includes photographs as well as detailed drawings and plans, where appropriate, as well as informative text describing the design concept and process. A bonus CD contains drawings featured in the book, in both eps and dwg (generic CAD) formats.
Автор: Broug, Eric Название: Islamic Geometric Design ISBN: 0500516952 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500516959 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Рейтинг: Цена: 7425 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: Islamic geometric designs are admired worldwide for their beauty and intricacy, yet in truth they are seldom understood. In this volume, the author analyses and explains these complex designs in their historical and physical context.
Автор: John E. Bowlt, Nikita D. Lobanov-Rostovsky and Nin Название: Encyclopedia of Russian Stage Design: 1880-1930 ISBN: 1851497196 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851497195 Издательство: ACC-distribution titles Рейтинг: Цена: 9405 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Charts one of the most important interludes within the Russian cultural Renaissance of the early 20th Century.
Описание: Illustration is no longer just illustration. Today, illustrators write and create children's picture books and graphic novels; they structure information through infographics; they design logos, fonts, and other typographical applications; they contribute to the editorial design of newspapers and magazines; they apply their talents to advertising and fashion; and they develop and produce their own products on the basis of their creations. Despite the fact that all of these activities are based on illustration, each of them has its own rules and its own specialists, tasks, and job descriptions to go along with them.
Against this background, A Life in Illustration gives an insider‘s look at the diverse facets of this creative medium through extensive portraits of today‘s leading illustrators. Perceptive texts and images describe the work and day-to-day activities of outstanding talents including Christoph Niemann, Andrea Ventura, Jan Van Der Veken, Peter Grundy, Jessica Hische, and the New York Times’s Jonathan Corum
Описание: Finally available in paperback for the first time, Black Dog's collection of more than 500 blueprints, elevation drawings, and illustrations of small homes of various styles, from a New England farmhouse, to a sophisticated city townhouse, to a Santa Fe ranch. These small homes, all 1,250 sq. feet or less, represent a variety of living spaces suitable for every climate and environment, as well as numerous styles from the traditional (Modified Colonial Saltbox, Modern Tudor, Victorian Barn) to the avant-garde (Metaphoric Ark, Underground Earth Home, Zen Temple, Live-in Sculpture). Designs include site drawings, floor plans, elevations, section drawings, perspective drawings, and exploded views. It includes a brief introduction for each home that describes its setting, the design philosophy behind it, its intended use, materials used, recommended landscaping, and more. All of the plans included were selected as a result of several contest held among architects, designers, and architecture students in the search for the most elegant, affordable, funcational, environmentally friendly, and innovative design.
Название: Pattern Design: A Period Design Sourcebook ISBN: 1905400675 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781905400676 Издательство: Anova Рейтинг: Цена: 3300 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: A collection of over 500 designs covers wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, costume, tiles and ceramics. It includes designs, which range from medieval through renaissance and the 19th century up to the 1970s; from classic French 17th-century wallpaper through William Morris pomegranate designs to 1950s children`s wallpaper.
Название: Pattern design postcard book ISBN: 1905400888 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781905400881 Издательство: Anova Рейтинг: Цена: 1153 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: This striking collection of heritage design postcards is a must for all lovers of beautiful design.
Автор: Zumstein, Kerstin Название: Total Office Design ISBN: 0500515867 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500515860 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Рейтинг: Цена: 4117 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: In The Witch Must Die, Sheldon Cashdan explores how fairy tales help children deal with psychological conflicts by projecting their own internal struggles between good and evil onto the battles enacted by the characters in the stories. Not since Bettelheim`s The Uses of Enchantment has the underlying significance of fantasy and fairy tales been so insightfully and entertainingly mined.
