Vistas of Vitality
Fashion is about growth, feeling, and aliveness. It thrives in excess and abundance. With the everyday discourse around circular business, we buy sustainable fashion. But how can we shift focus to how we become sustainable and more fashion-able? This book discusses circular fashion models and how these can amplify the vitality and purpose of fashion. As fashion renegotiates its relationship with consumerism, designers must not forget how fashion plays with desires, passion, and flourishing. If fashion is any good, it must be vital, or it is nothing.
Patented
An unprecedented, substantial, and extraordinary celebration of more than a century of fascinating product and industrial design, as shown through their detailed original patent documents - the ultimate 'flick book' of modern design with hundreds of works by iconic and lesser-known designersFrom legendary design classics to anonymous objects that are indispensable in homes and offices, this one-of-a-kind collection of original patent documents celebrates the creative genius of designers, inventors, creators, innovators, and dreamers the world over. The range is phenomenal: patents by Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames, Isamu Noguchi, Ettore Sottsass, Raymond Loewy, and George Nelson sit alongside everyday designs for tape dispensers, pencil sharpeners, food processors, desk fans, and drink bottles to create a valuable reference that's also an irresistible browse.
Fashion and Materiality
Fashion is intimately tied to the material world. With a focus on diverse cultural practices, this book offers new insights into the dynamic relationships between fashion, bodies, and material culture. In a series of original case studies, both historical and contemporary, the collection explores how fashion and clothing affect articulations of body and self, experiences of time and place, and the shaping of social and local/global relationships. With chapters from leading international scholars, Fashion and Materiality takes the reader from the study of clothing and biography, and an early modern "foreign dress" collection, to Chinoiserie clothing in 18th-century Europe and fast fashion production in today's China. The book also examines fashion's role in nation building, and entanglements between fashion and migration across clothing donations for Syrian refugees in Germany and the circulation of "refugee chic" on international fashion runways. Scrutinizing the dense connections between fashion, clothing, materiality, and humanity, the book shows how the material interacts forcefully with the personal and political.
Exotic Adventures of Robert Silverberg
Travel to faraway lands of mystery, danger, and erotic intrigue in stories from a time when the world still held secrets to be uncovered. From safari to bordello, from smugglers' cove to opium den, Robert Silverberg's lost pulp exotica returns to print for the first time since its original 1950s publication, in bold new oversized facsimile re-creations. Available in softcover and deluxe expanded hardcover editions that look fresh off the newsstand, circa 1958. Go EXOTIC...or go home.One of the greatest names in science fiction, Robert Silverberg's work is beloved by millions of readers worldwide. He has been awarded virtually all of the top honors in the realm of speculative fiction, including multiple Hugo Awards and Nebula Awards, and induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.But his long career as a writer includes many lesser known detours outside SF. One of those detours led to this intriguing set of stories, written and published in 1958 and 1959 for EXOTIC ADVENTURES, a short-lived men's adventure magazine (or MAM) that emphasized tales set in foreign locales then considered mysterious and intriguing. Silverberg proved so adept a storyteller in this mode, he was soon composing nearly the entire magazine under a variety of pseudonyms.Now, with Silverberg's full cooperation, The Men's Adventure Library presents these long-lost tales of exotic adventure, most never before reprinted, in a unique facsimile presentation that mimics their original publication in the 1950s. EXOTIC ADVENTURES OF ROBERT SILVERBERG invites you to take a walk on the wild side. Experience life as a smuggler in Tangier...witness the secret sex rites of Uganda...visit a nudist paradise on the French Riviera...take a bride for the night in Kashmir...lose yourself in the opium dens of Vietnam...and much, much more in globe-trotting adventures spun entirely from the vivid imagination of one of speculative fiction's most honored voices.EXOTIC ADVENTURES OF ROBERT SILVERBERG is available as a 118-page softcover, and as a deluxe 142-page hardcover with additional stories.
Exotic Adventures of Robert Silverberg
Travel to faraway lands of mystery, danger, and erotic intrigue in stories from a time when the world still held secrets to be uncovered. From safari to bordello, from smugglers' cove to opium den, Robert Silverberg's lost pulp exotica returns to print for the first time since its original 1950s publication, in bold new oversized facsimile re-creations. Available in softcover and deluxe expanded hardcover editions that look fresh off the newsstand, circa 1958. Go EXOTIC...or go home.One of the greatest names in science fiction, Robert Silverberg's work is beloved by millions of readers worldwide. He has been awarded virtually all of the top honors in the realm of speculative fiction, including multiple Hugo Awards and Nebula Awards, and induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.But his long career as a writer includes many lesser known detours outside SF. One of those detours led to this intriguing set of stories, written and published in 1958 and 1959 for EXOTIC ADVENTURES, a short-lived men's adventure magazine (or MAM) that emphasized tales set in foreign locales then considered mysterious and intriguing. Silverberg proved so adept a storyteller in this mode, he was soon composing nearly the entire magazine under a variety of pseudonyms.Now, with Silverberg's full cooperation, The Men's Adventure Library presents these long-lost tales of exotic adventure, most never before reprinted, in a unique facsimile presentation that mimics their original publication in the 1950s. EXOTIC ADVENTURES OF ROBERT SILVERBERG invites you to take a walk on the wild side. Experience life as a smuggler in Tangier...witness the secret sex rites of Uganda...visit a nudist paradise on the French Riviera...take a bride for the night in Kashmir...lose yourself in the opium dens of Vietnam...and much, much more in globe-trotting adventures spun entirely from the vivid imagination of one of speculative fiction's most honored voices.EXOTIC ADVENTURES OF ROBERT SILVERBERG is available as a 118-page softcover, and as a deluxe 142-page hardcover with additional stories.
The Handbook of Great Italian Perfumery
Celebrating the olfactory extravagance of Italy's unique perfume-making industry--for industry insiders and anyone who loves perfumeThe human sense of smell has long been associated with its ability to conjure vivid memories and evoke strong emotions. Medieval Italians were among the first in the West to hone this natural sensory predilection into a true art that married science and design into a single stunning product. This book serves as an essential resource on the subject. It is divided into three parts: the first retraces key events in the development of the art of perfumery, while the second anthologizes a series of the 100 most famous Italian fragrances. The third chapter is dedicated to the perfume production chain as described by industry experts, from the initial scent profile to the luxurious and ever-evolving product design of perfume bottles. Within the pages of this stunning book, readers will discover a wealth of information regarding Italy's perfumery practice, including a report of approximately 7,000 fragrances produced in the country's last 50 years and a table that illustrates the 100 featured perfumes organized by chronology and olfactory groups. Accompanied by gorgeous full-color photography, the research presented here offers a wealth of information for those within the industry as well as anyone who uses and loves perfumes.
The Answer to the Lyre
In 1753 Robert Dodsley published Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray. Sponsored by Horace Walpole, this luxurious quarto was the first major aesthetic expression of the Strawberry Hill circle and a landmark in English book illustration. Kenneth Clarke called it "the most graceful monument to Gothic Rococo." Its witty interplay between illustration and text anticipated Blake, who studied it some thirty years later. Among its poems is Gray's famous Elegy Written in a Courtly Church-Yard. Loftus Jestin offers a facsimile of Designs (out of print since 1786) and a full-length interdisciplinary study of the collaboration of Bentley, Gray, and Walpole that produced this extraordinary book. He shows the way poems and illustration at once complement, compete with and invigorate each other, and he examines Strawberry Hill. Walpole's house at Twickenham, where Bentley's genius flourished. He also considers the interplay of the sister arts in the work of Hogarth, Kent, and Pine, and surveys the tastes, friendships, economics, and politics that helped shape the development of Bentley's book illustrations.
The Art of Tablescaping
You can set your table--or you can 'scape it.When Bugsy Drake stepped onboard the yacht as Second Stew on Bravo's Below Deck Med, she showed the world the magic of tablescaping. With the help of some unconventional centerpieces, a few artfully folded napkins, well-placed lighting, and a generous sprinkling of d矇cor, tablescaping is the art of transforming a meal into an adventure that your guests will never forget. Bugsy's gorgeous, over-the-top themes have captivated guests and earned her legions of devoted fans. Now she's ready to share her passion and talent for creating unforgettable dining experiences, honed during nearly a decade working on the world's most exclusive yachts and private islands. Featuring step-by-step instructions for building your own enchanting events, The Art of Tablescaping is packed full of inventive ideas and design hacks, on-the-job stories and lessons learned. Get inspired by some of Bugsy's most iconic tablescapes, from rustic outdoor gatherings to glam-as-all-get-out soirees, then follow her tips for getting your own party started. You don't need to have the superpowers of a Chief Stew to make a simple dinner party into a lasting memory--just your creativity, a sense of fun, and a few tips from the Queen of Theme herself. This is a great gift!
Swiss Design
Design products are often short-lived consumption boosters. "Swiss Made" products, however, sell because of their timeless design, often influenced by the ideas of the Bauhaus, and their excellent quality - whether watches, furniture, or even typefaces. They are the result of a design attitude that has shaped Swiss everyday culture since the 20th century until today. In addition to functionality, the designers always thought about precision and reliability, and made the products suitable for the world market. The international success of the 50 design icons with the Swiss seal of origin presented in this publication is based on credibility. They are introduced by texts on their creation and evolution as well as a portrait of the respective designer/brand, they bear witness to the spirit of Swiss design work. Swiss Design not only reflects the success of individual companies, but also a social consensus.
Labyrinths
This book has two line rhymes that talk about the labyrinth on the facing page. You can walk the labyrinths with your finger and you can also color the labyrinths. The cover of this book will be made into a large poster for the wall and will be available to purchase soon.
Bunnies and Bear Hugs
Bunny and Bear are best friends! Follow them as they go on adventures, hang out, and cheer each other up in this text-free visual comic book.
Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent
Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is the pocket-sized and exquisitely illustrated story of 60 years of innovative fashion design. An enigmatic, daring and astonishingly creative designer, Yves Saint Laurent is credited with the elevation of haute couture to fine art, turning the fashion show into a spectacle of breathtaking proportions, and revolutionizing the gendered norms of womenswear. Describing Saint Laurent's beginnings in Algeria as a precocious boy making miniature garments from fabric scraps, Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent depicts the designer's ascent from fashion student to the right-hand of Christian Dior. Going on to found his own fashion house in 1961, Saint Laurent created his famous "le smoking" trouser suit, brought the leather jacket to the mainstream and astounded the fashion world with his blend of elegance and artistic drama. Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent documents the talent of a visionary creative in a perfect gift for any lover of fashion.
Wearing the Cheongsam
Associations between the cheongsam dress and Chinese cultural identity are well known but what are the meanings of the cheongsam for members of the Chinese diaspora? In a study grounded in first-hand accounts of wearing, Cheryl Sim explores the practices and experiences of women in Canada, a major Chinese diaspora, and carries out the first in-depth study of the cheongsam from this critical point of view. Questions explored over the course of 20 interviews, as well as during personal reflections on the author's own experiences of wearing, include: is there a desire to re-claim or appropriate the cheongsam? Does this desire risk perpetuating stereotypes of Asian women? Does it undermine one's identification with one's host country? Can erased heritage(s) be accessed through dress? And how does wearing the cheongsam interact with the male gaze? Revealing feelings of repulsion and attraction, Sim combines personal stories with an authoritative use of theoretical frameworks such as feminism, post-colonialism and autoethnography. Covering issues such as heritage, ethnic identity, authenticity, nationalism, patriarchy and assimilation, Sim demonstrates that the meanings of the cheongsam are multifarious. Readable but with strong academic underpinnings, this book is the entry point into discussions of Chinese dress and diaspora.
Clothing in 17th-Century Provincial England
Featuring detailed analyses of clothing culture in 17th-century provincial Sussex, this original study draws on previously unexploited sources to create an intimate and nuanced portrait of people and their clothes. An introductory chapter uses 17th-century literature to identify and explore contemporary ideas about clothing, the individual and society, as well as the relationship between London and the provinces and the causes and consequences of conspicuous clothing consumption. Subsequent chapters look at the production, distribution and acquisition of clothing in Sussex and the participation of consumers in these processes; the role of London as a centre of fashionable clothing consumption and the experience of wealthier consumers in shopping there; the clothing worn by individual men, women and older children of the 'middle' and 'better' sort and the extent to which they participated in contemporary, London-driven, fashion culture. A final chapter examines the clothing worn by the poor, including vagrants, parish paupers and the 'labouring' poor. With over 40 images Clothing in 17th-Century Provincial England offers a new window onto early modern experiences of clothing.
Patternmaking History and Theory
Fashion design is increasingly gaining attention as an important form of cultural expression. However, scholarship has largely focused on specific designers and their finished products. This collection reveals the crucial foundational art and craft of patternmaking design, with essays that explore the practice in specific historical and cultural contexts. Probing the theoretical underpinnings that inform patternmaking, Patternmaking History and Theory interrogates topics that span cultures and time periods, ranging from high fashion to home sewing. Taking the reader from women's making and mending for victory during World War Two, to Jamaican dress history and today's complex 3D pattern cutting software, the book examines the creative aspect of a culturally rich skill. Beautifully illustrated and rooted in original research, Patternmaking History and Theory brings together a group of leading international scholars to provide a range of perspectives on a key but often overlooked aspect of design.
The Open Eye in Learning
An examination of art education in secondary schools and colleges, asking what kinds of courses best fulfill educational and personal needs.The contributors to this volume are primarily concerned not with building an argument regarding eye-training but with the question What kinds of art courses are necessary to fulfill the objectives of general education and also satisfy a complex set of personal needs?The book contains numerous and significant illustrations on all levels of achievement in art and an extensive bibliography.
Mandala Coloring Book
On these pages, you will find our Mandalas coloring pages made to help youfeel better! Did you know? To Tibetans, mandalas are the Architecture of Enlightenment. A mandala creates atemple in two dimensions and this temple is accessible to the human mind inmeditation. These coloring pages offer relaxation, hope, insight, and comfort to people who arejust ready to color them. The range of benefits from coloring a mandala range fromemotional to health, from mental clarity to spiritual growth. Experience mindful meditation as you color these mindful mandala designs. For centuries, mandalas have provided an elevated level of guidance to those seeking peace, inspiration, and a deeper connection to the world around them. Now, with the Mandala Luxury Coloring Book, use these peaceful patterns to help you find tranquility and balance in your life This coloring book features: ✔️ Total 106 pages✔️ Beautiful Size 8.5"x11"✔️ High-resolution printing✔️ Perfect GLOSSY cover finish✔️ Printed on the quality paper Coloring has lots of benefits including: - Improves Motor skills- Stimulates Creativity- Colour awareness and Recognition- Improves Hand-Eye Coordination- Improves Concentration Skills- Self-Expression (Releases emotions)- Therapy and Stress Relief This Coloring Book Are Perfect For: - Birthday Gifts- Easter Gifts & Basket Stuffers- Christmas Gifts & Stocking Stuffers- Kindergarten Gifts- Kindergarten Graduation Gifts- Valentine's Day- Everyday Boredom Busters.....or just because. Makes a great Easter gift or get one for yourself! Thank you for coloring with us ♥
Yes! No! Swiss Posters for Democracy
How poster design has served as an essential tool for Swiss political campaignsSince the beginning of the 20th century, poster campaigns have been a distinctive element of Swiss politics. This book reproduces posters from 1918 to the present.
The Perfect Fit
The Perfect Fit shows us how globalization works through the many people and places involved in making women's shoes. We know a lot about how clothing and shoes are made cheaply, but very little about the process when they are made beautifully. In The Perfect Fit, Claudio E. Benzecry looks at the craft that goes into designing shoes for women in the US market, revealing that this creative process takes place on a global scale. Based on unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, The Perfect Fit offers an ethnographic window into the day-to-day life of designers, fit models, and technicians as they put together samples and prototypes, showing how expert work is a complement to and a necessary condition for factory exploitation. Benzecry looks at the decisions and constraints behind how shoes are designed and developed, from initial inspiration to the mundane work of making sure a size seven stays constant. In doing so, he also fosters an original understanding of how globalization works from the ground up. Drawing on five years of research in New York, China, and Brazil, The Perfect Fit reveals how creative decisions are made, the kinds of expertise involved, and the almost impossible task of keeping the global supply chain humming.
The Perfect Fit
The Perfect Fit shows us how globalization works through the many people and places involved in making women's shoes. We know a lot about how clothing and shoes are made cheaply, but very little about the process when they are made beautifully. In The Perfect Fit, Claudio E. Benzecry looks at the craft that goes into designing shoes for women in the US market, revealing that this creative process takes place on a global scale. Based on unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, The Perfect Fit offers an ethnographic window into the day-to-day life of designers, fit models, and technicians as they put together samples and prototypes, showing how expert work is a complement to and a necessary condition for factory exploitation. Benzecry looks at the decisions and constraints behind how shoes are designed and developed, from initial inspiration to the mundane work of making sure a size seven stays constant. In doing so, he also fosters an original understanding of how globalization works from the ground up. Drawing on five years of research in New York, China, and Brazil, The Perfect Fit reveals how creative decisions are made, the kinds of expertise involved, and the almost impossible task of keeping the global supply chain humming.
A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Medieval Age
During the medieval period, people invested heavily in looking good. The finest fashions demanded careful chemistry and compounds imported from great distances and at considerable risk to merchants; the Church became a major consumer of both the richest and humblest varieties of cloth, shoes, and adornment; and vernacular poets began to embroider their stories with hundreds of verses describing a plethora of dress styles, fabrics, and shopping experiences. Drawing on a wealth of pictorial, textual and object sources, the volume examines how dress cultures developed - often to a degree of dazzling sophistication - between the years 800 to 1450. Beautifully illustrated with 90 images, A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Medieval Age presents an overview of the period with essays on textiles, production and distribution, the body, belief, gender and sexuality, status, ethnicity, visual representations, and literary representations.
Extra Bold
"This work empowers readers with theory, historical precedent, and practical information while encouraging everyone to 'amplify other voices and disrupt patterns of inequity.' Don't pass on this singular resource." --Library Journal Starred Review Extra Bold is the inclusive, practical, and informative (design) career guide for everyone! Part textbook, part comic book, zine, manifesto, survival guide, and self-help manual, Extra Bold is filled with stories and ideas that don't show up in other career books or design overviews. Both pragmatic and inquisitive, the book explores power structures in the workplace and how to navigate them. Interviews showcase people at different stages of their careers. Biographical sketches explore individuals marginalized by sexism, racism, and ableism. Practical guides cover everything from starting out to wage gaps, coming out at work, cover letters, mentoring, and more. Written collaboratively by design luminary Ellen Lupton (Thinking with Type) and a diverse team of designers coming to the profession from a range of backgrounds: Farah Kafei, Jennifer Tobias, Josh A. Halstead, Kaleena Sales, Leslie Xia, and Valentina Vergara. Original, handcrafted illustrations by Jennifer Tobias throughout bring warmth, humor, and narrative depth to the book. A NEW TAKE ON THE DESIGN CANON: Critical essays rethink design principles and practices through theories of feminism, anti-racism, inclusion, and nonbinary thinking. ADDS NEW VOICES: The book is packed with interviews, essays, typefaces, and projects from dozens of contributors with a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, abilities, gender identities, and positions of economic and social privilege. FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS & PROFESSIONALS: This is an eye-opening and empowering resource for navigating a creative career today. It is for anyone in a creative field, from graphic design and type design to marketing and advertising, as well as anyone who works with creative teams.
Design Culture
Design culture foregrounds the relationships between the domains of design practice, design production and everyday life. Its focus is on contemporary designed objects and the networks between the multiple actors engaged in their shaping, functioning and reproduction. It acknowledges the rise of design and the role of the designer as key components and key challenges of the modern world. Featuring an impressive range of international case studies, ranging from examples of everyday design such as IKEA furniture and amateur graphic design, to the role of the design professional and the functioning of design within organisations, Design Culture interrogates what this emergent discipline is, its methodologies, its scope and its relationships with other fields of study. The volume's interdisciplinary approach brings fresh thinking to this fast-evolving field of study.
Labyrinths
This book has two line rhymes that talk about the labyrinth on the facing page. You can walk the labyrinths with your finger and you can also color the labyrinths. The cover of this book will be made into a large poster for the wall and will be available to purchase soon.
My Pink Stilettos Magazine Winter Edition 2021
Are you an influencer? Do you have a powerful message to share? Are you an author or CEO? Singer or a dancer? Preacher or a teacher? My Pink Stilettos Magazine is a global publication touching 5 continents. North America, South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. We offer news that you can use. We focus on bringing you the hottest and the most up to date information from around the world. We target 7 areas of influence. Arts and Entertainment, Media, Education, Family, Religion, Business and Government. We bring you relevant news from across the globe. You will discover hot topics, who's who among their industry and peers, up and coming rising stars, prophetic voices for the end time, beauty tips, latest trends and more.
The World According to Lee McQueen
Growing up in London's East End, Alexander McQueen left school at fifteen to become a tailor's apprentice on Mayfair's Savile Row. At twenty-two, he attended the prestigious art and design college Central Saint Martins and, after presenting his 1992 graduate collection that was bought on the spot by influential fashion stylist Isabella Blow, went on to change the course of fashion history.Celebrated for his uniquely radical aesthetic, McQueen has captured the public's imagination as few other fashion designers have before or since. Like his designs, McQueen was de ant in his opinions. His quotes on creativity, "You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition"; and women, "I design clothes because I don't want women to look all innocent and naive. . . . I want people to be afraid of the women I dress"; make this a thoroughly thought-provoking book. Featuring specially commissioned illustrations, this is the perfect gift for fans of fashion and of McQueen, capturing the sharp wit and unbridled spirit of a true visionary.
How to author a book in ten days?
This book is a quick guid in 3 chapters to help entrepreneur publish a book. The main objective of this book is to simplify the concepts of authorship and to stimulate the youth energies of writing, making and publishing books. We have attended many courses and workshops in the field of authoring and publishing, the last of which was a three-day training camp in Malaysia for the founder of a Canadian publishing house, "Robert Jerry", who simplified the concepts of authoring and publishing. In this book, we tried to collect and summarize the strategies of experts in authoring as well as transfer our personal experience in this field.
Uniform
Uniform: Clothing and Discipline in the Modern World examines the role uniform plays in public life and private experience. This volume explores the social, political, economic, and cultural significance of various kinds of uniforms to consider how they embody gender, class, sexuality, race, nationality, and belief. From the pageantry of uniformed citizens to the rationalizing of time and labour, this category of dress has enabled distinct forms of social organization, sometimes repressive, sometimes utopian. With thematic sections on the social meaning of uniform in the military, in institutions, and political movements, its use in fashion, in the workplace, and at leisure, a series of case studies consider what sartorial uniformity means to the history of the body and society. Ranging from English public school uniform to sacred dress in the Vatican, from Australian airline uniforms to the garb worn by soldiers in combat, Uniform draws attention to a visual and material practice with the power to regulate or disrupt civil society. Bringing together original research from emerging and established academics, this book is essential reading for students and scholars of fashion, design, art, popular culture, anthropology, cultural history, and sociology, as well as anyone interested in what constitutes a "modern" appearance.
Needlework and Women’s Identity in Colonial Australia
In gold-rush Australia, social identity was in flux: gold promised access to fashionable new clothes, a grand home, and the goods to furnish it, but could not buy gentility. Needlework and Women's Identity in Colonial Australia explores how the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters who migrated to the newly formed colony of Victoria used their needle skills as a powerful claim to social standing. Focusing on one of women's most common daily tasks, the book examines how needlework's practice and products were vital in the contest for social position in the turmoil of the first two decades of the Victorian rush from 1851. Placing women firmly at the center of colonial history, it explores how the needle became a tool for stitching together identity. From decorative needlework to household making and mending, women's sewing was a vehicle for establishing, asserting, and maintaining social status. Interdisciplinary in scope, Needlework and Women's Identity in Colonial Australia draws on material culture, written primary sources, and pictorial evidence, to create a rich portrait of the objects and manners that defined genteel goldfields living. Giving voice to women's experiences and positioning them as key players in the fabric of gold-rush society, this volume offers a fresh critical perspective on gender and textile history.
Pictorial Embroidery in England
The little-known art of Berlin Work was once the most commonly practiced art form among European women. Pictorial Embroidery in England is the first academic study of both pictorial Berlin Work and its precursor, needlepainting, exploring their cultural status in the 18th and 19th centuries. From Enlightenment practices of copying to the development of an industrial aesthetic and the making of the modern amateur, Berlin Work developed as an official knowledge associated with notions of cultural and scientific progress. However, with the advent of the Arts and Crafts movement and modernist aesthetics, Berlin Work was gradually demoted to a craft hobby. Delving into the social, cultural and economic context of English pictorial embroidery, Pictorial Embroidery in England recovers Berlin Work as an art form, and demonstrates how this overlooked practice was once at the centre of cultural life.
Engaged
Behavior change design creates entrancing--and effective--products and experiences. Whether you've studied psychology or are new to the field, you can incorporate behavior change principles into your designs to help people achieve meaningful goals, learn and grow, and connect with one another. Engaged offers practical tips for design professionals to apply the psychology of engagement to their work.
Orchestrating Experiences
Customer experiences are increasingly complicated--with multiple channels, touchpoints, contexts, and moving parts--all delivered by fragmented organizations. How can you bring your ideas to life in the face of such complexity? Orchestrating Experiences is a practical guide for designers and everyone struggling to create products and services in complex environments.
Liftoff!
Liftoff! is your guide to leveling up as a design manager and leader. Its experience-driven approach--written by designers for designers--will help you hire and scale teams, develop careers, learn why diversity matters to your business, and solidify design's role in your organization. Liftoff! will elevate your skills to lead your team and company to new heights.
Writing Is Designing
Without words, apps would be an unusable jumble of shapes and icons, while voice interfaces and chatbots wouldn't even exist. Words make software human-centered, and require just as much thought as the branding and code. This book will show you how to give your users clarity, test your words, and collaborate with your team. You'll see that writing is designing.
Animal Mandala Adult Coloring Book
Enjoy beautiful animal mandalas and relaxing patterns with this easy adult coloring book!This coloring book for adults' relaxation has over several beautiful designs to provide hours and days of fun, activity and stress relief.ORIGINAL, RELAXING DESIGNS TO COLOR!More than 50 pages with a variety of wild animal designs from all across the animal kingdom. We also added a funny collection of farm animals and patterns to let your imagination run wild...Here some reason to love this book: Beautiful Illustrations to express your creativity and boost your imaginationRelaxing themes to bring you in the best mood and relieve your stressSingle-sided pages to reduce the bleed-through problem and keep your creation cleanSuitable for every coloring tools (Crayon, Gel Pens, Markers, Colored Pencils)Perfect gift ideas for Christmas, Easter, Birthday and so on*Suitable for All Skill Levels. This coloring book offers a broad variety of designs suited for all skill levels - ranging from beginner to expert level.Create Your Own Frame-Worthy Masterpieces! Click on the "Add to Cart" button and get your coloring book NOW!
Designing Pixel Quilts
Do you like Sewing? Do you want to create your own quilt patterns that look cool, modern, and interesting?Pixel quilter and expert Toni Smith (also known as Quiltoni) teaches you all of her tips and tricks on creating the pixelated quilts she is known for. She even teaches you how she designs and creates her pattern line! Every step is broken down in an easy to read format with all of the math done for you.Learn the math behind making your own designs, how to design your pattern, and then three different ways you can pattern your quilt depending how you want the finished quilt to look.Chapter 1: Designing Your SpriteChapter 2: The Math of DesignChapter 3: Different Ways to Make your PatternChapter 4: StrippingChapter 5: Each Pixel = Each SquareChapter 6: The Quiltoni way to PatternWith Resources that will help you create even better patterns!Pick this book up today and learn new techniques and pattern making that will take your quilting to the next level!About the AuthorToni has been selling her original Comic Book and Video Game quilts at conventions for years. Her pattern line of pixelated quilts teach the basics of quilting while teaching experienced quilters new techniques. She also travels to teach classes, lecture, and give trunk shows.
How Design Makes Us Think
"... thought provoking, beautiful, and superbly created." --Paula Scher, Partner, Pentagram"Insightful and accessible, Sean Adams tackles design from every angle and every medium."--Jennifer Morla, President and Creative Director, Morla DesignAIGA medalist and former AIGA National President Sean Adams visually explores design principles and theory that affect the way we think and how we behave. Design is everywhere. It's visceral. It's intellectual. It's emotional. While we often discuss the aesthetics of design, we don't always dig deeper into the ways design can overtly, or covertly, influence how we feel and act. In How Design Makes Us Think, AIGA award-winning graphic designer Sean Adams walks us through the power of design to attract attention and convey meaning. Through hundreds of examples across design principles, from graphic design to industrial design to architecture, Adams illustrates how design can inspire, provoke, amuse, anger, or reassure us, or subtly or consciously influence our thoughts and behavior. The book also delves into the sociological, psychological, and historical reasons for our responses to design, offering practitioners and clients alike a new appreciation of their responsibility to create design with the best intentions. How Design Makes Us Think is an essential read for designers, educators, advertisers, psychology enthusiasts, marketing professionals, and anyone who wants to understand how the design around us makes us think, feel, and do things.
Fashion Stylists
Stylists have become increasingly influential in shaping fashion imagery. They have moved from the backstage, as unrecognised players, to the frontstage of fashion, becoming celebrated for their creative work as image makers for magazines, advertising and fashion designers. Yet little is known about the profession, its diverse incarnations and its aesthetic economy. Featuring contributions from leading experts and stylists, this collection is the first to explore the history, meaning and practice of fashion styling through interviews and historic and present-day case studies. Featuring in-depth contributions from prominent fashion scholars, chapters span historical periods, cultural contexts and theoretical frameworks, employing a range of methodologies in the international case studies upon which they're based. Interspersed with interviews with innovative fashion stylists working today, and drawing on examples from advertising, the catwalk and magazines, this book explores the challenges faced by stylists in a fashion system increasingly shaped by commercial pressures and by growing numbers of collections and seasons. Fashion Stylists is an invaluable resource for students and professionals interested in image-making, the representation of style and fashion, entrepreneurship and the history of fashion professionals.
Prototyping
Prototyping is a great way to communicate the intent of a design both clearly and effectively. Prototypes help you to flesh out design ideas, test assumptions, and gather real-time feedback from users. With this book, Todd Zaki Warfel shows how prototypes are more than just a design tool by demonstrating how they can help you market a product, gain internal buy-in, and test feasibility with your development team.
Dialectic
Dialectic seeks to publish scholarship, analytical study and criticism that will enlighten and inform a diverse audience of design educators engaged not only in classroom teaching experiences but also in differing forms of research and professional practice. The journal's advisory and editorial boards recognize that design education, along with design research and professional practice, exist in relationships that are now broadly informed by theoretical frameworks and applications of knowledge derived from the social and applied sciences, the humanities, and other professions such as business, education, information technology and media studies. The outcomes of these synergies often result in the invention, discovery, understanding, and dissemination of new knowledge, innovation, and best practices.
Fashion Curating
As the practice of fashion curation extends into commercial galleries, public and retail spaces, and even to the individual self, professional concepts of 'curating' are undergoing rapid change. Today, everyone is seemingly able to 'curate', but where does this leave the traditional understanding of curation as clothing collected and displayed in a museum? This thought-provoking volume explores the practice of fashion curating in the 21st century, bridging the gap between methods of display and notions of 'the curatorial' in fashion exhibitions, commercial settings, and the virtual world. From fashion's earliest forays into the museum to creative collaborations between luxury fashion brands and artists, this book challenges understandings of fashion curation by drawing on the palpably new spaces, places, and actors in today's curating scene. Exploring poetic and performative museum displays in venues such as the V&A, Somerset House, MoMu and the Royal Ontario Museum, alongside the ways that brands such as Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton have made use of 'the curatorial' in their own commercial strategies, Fashion Curating asks pressing questions about controversial funding and collaboration from the commercial fashion sector, and the limitations of producing exhibitions that are at the same time critical and popular. Bringing together approaches from fashion curators, designers and world-renowned academics, curation is positioned as a critical practice that opens up new ways of conceptualizing and theorizing fashion, challenging how we think and what we already know.
No矇 Duchaufour-Lawrance
Highlights from 20 years of furniture and product design by leading French luminary No矇 Duchaufour-LawranceDesigner No矇 Duchaufour-Lawrance's (born 1974) training in both sculpture and furniture design is evident throughout his eclectic body of work. His architectural designs, seen in places such as the Sketch restaurant in London or the Air France business lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaule airport, evoke the natural movement of water and wind with curved edges and smooth surfaces. Each piece of furniture in Duchaufour-Lawrance's oeuvre, whether it be a chair, lamp or sofa, is characterized by a clear attention to the piece's overall dramatic effect as well as a fine craftsmanship in every detail. Most recently, he collaborated with the crystal manufacturer Saint-Louis to create the Folia collection of luxury lighting fixtures and furniture. This publication presents a number of Duchaufour-Lawrance's most striking designs, and reveals his new project in which he deftly combines design with craftmanship.
Redesign
Restore peace to your home with simple interior redesign steps, recipes for everyday living, and heartwarming encouragement.Finally, an interior design book that teaches you how to decorate using what you already own! Whether you're a renter, homeowner, design enthusiast, or fledgling decorator, you'll find this how-to book to be a beautiful, practical resource.Professional interior designer Angela Block has condensed her portfolio of decorating experience into a guide for rethinking priorities in heart and home, to elevate peaceful, everyday living. Her step-by-step process will help you unlock your home's potential, no matter your budget or home-design experience. Angela uses easy recipes, real-life examples, fun and accessible tactics like "shop your home," and other styling principles to assist in life's juggle.Drawing from her faith and desire to see people live free of pain, anger, and regret, Angela weaves show-stopping design principles with her personal journey to restore beauty to your heart and home.As we spend more time in our homes, Redesign is written to guide you to design the next beautiful stage in your life. This revised edition will take you on a journey of beautiful images and inspiration to create a peaceful space you can enjoy with your family, friends, and pets.
Future Scouting
Inside this book lies a multi-future time machine, and by the time you finish reading it, you'll be plucking inventions from many possible futures-but you won't need expert forecasting or complex data analysis skills to do it.Future Scouting is a fun and practical step-by-step guide to designing fantastic and thought-provoking prototypes to inspire better tomorrows-an exciting practice known as speculative design, or design fiction. Using a back-casting design approach-and included downloadable worksheets-you'll learn how to research, ideate, sketch, and storify, to: - Catch a signal of emerging change- Design a future invention- Ideate a key scenario- Extrude a hero and future world- Compile your artefacts into a shareable prototype.Drawing on the great work of future studies and speculative design practitioners past and present, Future Scouting combines product design, design thinking, life-centred design, and science fiction into one complete method to get you saving the world and back to the present well before the next pandemic.
Redesign
Restore peace to your home with simple interior redesign steps, recipes for everyday living, and heartwarming encouragement.Finally, an interior design book that teaches you how to decorate using what you already own! Whether you're a renter, homeowner, design enthusiast, or fledgling decorator, you'll find this how-to book to be a beautiful, practical resource.Professional interior designer Angela Block has condensed her portfolio of decorating experience into a guide for rethinking priorities in heart and home, to elevate peaceful, everyday living. Her step-by-step process will help you unlock your home's potential, no matter your budget or home-design experience. Angela uses easy recipes, real-life examples, fun and accessible tactics like "shop your home," and other styling principles to assist in life's juggle.Drawing from her faith and desire to see people live free of pain, anger, and regret, Angela weaves show-stopping design principles with her personal journey to restore beauty to your heart and home.As we spend more time in our homes, Redesign is written to guide you to design the next beautiful stage in your life. This revised edition will take you on a journey of beautiful images and inspiration to create a peaceful space you can enjoy with your family, friends, and pets.
Abloh-Isms
A collection of essential quotations from the renowned fashion designer, DJ, and stylist Abloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist Virgil Abloh, who was a major creative figure in the worlds of pop culture and art. Abloh began his career as Kanye West's creative director before founding the luxury streetwear label Off-White and becoming artistic director for Louis Vuitton, making Abloh the first American of African descent to hold that title at a French fashion house. Defying categorization, Abloh's work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at museums and galleries, most notably in a major retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Gathered from interviews and other sources, this selection of compelling and memorable quotations from the designer reveals his thoughts on a wide range of subjects, including creativity, passion, innovation, race, and what it means to be an artist of his generation. Lively and thought-provoking, these quotes reflect Abloh's unique perspective as a trailblazer in his fields. Select quotations from the book: "I believe that coincidence is key, but coincidence is energies coming towards each other. You have to be moving to meet it.""Life is collaboration. Where I think art can be sort of misguided is that it propagates this idea of itself as a solo love affair--one person, one idea, no one else involved.""Black influence has created a new ecosystem, which can grow and support different types of life that we couldn't before."
Untraditional Bride
Are you a recent bride, bride-to-be, mother-of-the-bride, or just a huge lover of matrimonial memorabilia? Untraditional Bride has you covered. Poring through magazines and searching endless hours for inspirational wedding ideas is what led to completing a wonderful assemblage of stories, articles, commentary, fashion, beauty, reviews, and interviews designed to guide you through your quest to the altar. Kaylene Peoples (Agenda founder and editor-in-chief) brought along her editorial and creative team for this important task, and together with their contributions, Peoples erected a one-of-a-kind Agenda Special Edition. Inside these pages are the accurate accounts of weddings, ranging from a ceremony in the South of France to a Disney-themed "pandemic" wedding. Interviews include Bollywood actress Pooja Batra about her recent marriage to actor Nawab Shah and Billboard artist Terry Wollman and singer Melanie Taylor. Fashion Talk profiles the weddings of Grace Kelly, Diana Spencer, Kate Middleton, Princess Victoria (Heir Apparent) of Sweden, and other princesses who've tied the knot. Other articles include: "Removing the 'UN' from Untraditional: A Historical Retrospective of Today's Wedding Customs"; Fashion Whisperer Ty-Ron Mayes writes "Looking Your Best on "HER" Wedding Day"; marriage advice - "A Call to . . . Love" by Sheryl Aronson, MFT; an interview with Moments by Wayne Gurnick (celebrity event planner & podcast host); "The Wedding Salon at Shutters on the Beach" features interviews with ELIQS, Dance-N-Romance, Zaxie by Stefanie Taylor, Andrea's Fashion, and Natural Pilates; Melanie Wise (Wise Remedies) demonstrates how to get into shape quickly in "Crush That Wedding Dress!"There's plenty of bridal fashion, straight from the Haute Couture Shows in Paris with the following featured designers: Rime Arodaky, Alin Le'Kal, La M矇tamorphose, Kaviar Gauche, Ziad Nakad, Adelein Ziliox, Armine Ohanyan, Azulant Akora, Madleine, Maria Aristidou, Rani Zakhem, and Steven Khalil. Fashion editorials include "Feminine, Elegant, Parisian" (LK Paris) and "Untraditional Bride" (Kevan Hall). Read the interview with Laure Kczekotowska of LK Paris, featuring her 2020 bridal collection "Eterna Giovainezza."Beauty editor Shahada Karim reviews the following products: THE ORDINARY Squalane Cleanser, KOH GEN DO foundation, and SAIAN Clinical Strength Eye Serum. In her article "Beauty and the Bride," Karim tells brides how to achieve that wedding day "glow." Esthetician Jennifer Christie talks about attaining superior skin in her open letter, "Pandemic Skin Care." In "Destination: A Wedding in France," Kaylene recounts her own experiences as a 2nd-time bride, starting with the love affair leading up to the wedding day. What an adventure! She and Bunny Brunel were married at the Colomars Villa, belonging to and designed by (cabinetmaker to the elite) Raymond Solomas. Raymond's impressive career is featured in the interview/article "The Genius Behind Solomas Cabinetmaking."Zac Baldwin reviews the classic bestsellers The Princess Bride (William Goldman), The Admiral's Bride (Susan Brockman), and Bride of the High Country (Kaki Warner). 7-time Grammy-winner Larry Dunn (Earth, Wind & Fire) reviews Kaylene Peoples - Romantic Bossa-Nova (Peoples's CD was inspired by Untraditional Bride!)Cover model Apoorva Prinz (Tic Toc's trending VOGUE challenge winner) and Photographer Ash Gupta (838 Media Group), set the mood for Untraditional Bride! Agenda credits the principal contributors on the masthead on page 19 with photography credits (that aren't mentioned with their articles) on page 239! The Forword was written by 3-time Emmy-winning journalist Shahada Karim.Untraditional Brideis a coffee table keepsake, created to guide AND inspire . . . with real stories from real-life brides! . . . Enjoy!
