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This book examines cosplay from a set of groundbreaking disciplinary approaches, highlighting the latest and emerging discourses around this popular cultural practice. Planet Cosplay is authored by widely published scholars in this field, examining the...

Design and the Question of History is not a work of Design History. Rather, it is a mixture of mediation, advocacy and polemic that takes seriously the directive force of design as an historical actor in and upon the world. Understanding design as a...

A complete course in the construction and development of Celtic ornament with over 700 illustrations. A Handbook of Celtic Ornament takes basic symbols or ideographs and develops them into a systemised method of construction for most forms of Celtic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789811415500Author Mario Van Der MeulenFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Mario Van Der MeulenPublisher Mario Van Der MeulenWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867196313Author Eric FengFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.Weight(grams) 608g

Modern Asian Design provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of Asian design in the modern period, both tracing historical threads and offering a theoretical framework within which to chart the history of design in Asia. Rather than a...

The Material Culture of Tableware is a fascinating and authoritative study of patterned tableware in the USA. This book undertakes a visual analysis of Johnson Brothers patterns of tableware pottery, with reference to comparable designs by other British...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881383440Author Sendpoints Publishing Co., Ltd.Format PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Gingko Press, IncPublisher Gingko Press, IncWeight(grams) 1010g

Digital information and data flows permeate every aspect of our society. Within this context, design extensively avails itself of the technological bounty of advanced digital tools. Yet beyond these tools, the fluidity of digital information and the...

A premier metalsmith in the early 20th century in France, Edgar Brandt (1880-1960) designed and fabricated some of the most beautiful architectural and decorative ironwork of his age. This elegant book recounts his life and work with scholarly text and...

Instafame charts the impact of Instagram-one of the world's most popular social media platforms-on visual culture in the mere eight years since its launch. MacDowell traces the intuitive connections between graffiti, street art, and Instagram, arguing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857235226Author Deyan SudjicFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 2460g

In an age of reliance on CAD programs, the skill to express your creativity and vision with a hand-rendered drawing gives an interior designer a distinct advantage in communicating with clients. Interior Design Illustrated, Second Edition, helps students...

Flow combines cutting-edge scholarship with practitioner perspectives to address the concept of 'flow' and how it connects interiors, landscapes and buildings, expanding on traditional notions of architectural prominence. Contributors explore the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486229232Author George BainPage Count 160Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.

Features work by an impressive list of international female designers. Besides the internationally famous names, it also considers the women behind the scenes of many fashion houses, whose far-reaching influence is something that has been completely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Winner, 1999 Charles Rufus Morey Award given by the College Art Association (CAA). 1999.Book InformationISBN 9780942299458Author Jeffrey F. HamburgerFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262042918Author Laura ForlanoFormat HardbackPage Count 376Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 27mm

Encountering Things brings together leading design scholars to explore the relationship between thing theory and design, exploring production processes and offering an engaging, theoretical perspective about the social and cultural lives of objects. ...

Vienna's Blumenkraft is arguably the most beautiful flower shop in the world. Guided by vision and commitment, this business fully engages its staff and customers in creation. A wonderful book for designers, chefs, decorators, as well as flower lovers,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993231681Author Tony BrookFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Unit EditionsPublisher Unit EditionsWeight(grams) 750g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262016148Author Janet H. MurrayFormat HardbackPage Count 504Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1247gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 32mm

This will be the first edited collection in English on urban space and architecture in Spanish popular film since 1898. Building on existing film and urban histories, this innovative volume will examine Spanish film through contemporary interdisciplinary...

Imaginative design will be a crucial factor in enacting sustainability in people's daily lives. Yet current design practice is trapped in consumerist cycles of innovation and production, making it difficult to imagine how we might develop a more...

Representations of British motoring provides important new insights into the established discourses of British motoring. Based on the patterns of representation that have mediated between the trade, owners and society, particularly the myths and...

Visual information is everywhere. We are constantly immersed in a flow of visual data that reshapes our social and inner world. Companies and individuals are competing to conquer the public's scarce attention by inventing distinctive visual formats to...

Drawing from deep archival research and extensive interviews, Atari Design is a rich, historical study of how Atari's industrial and graphic designers contributed to the development of the video game machine. Innovative game design played a key role...

The aim of this book is to enable students, educators and designers in the early stages of their careers to learn and practise design in a socially responsible manner. It responds to the rise of academic debate and teaching in the areas of social design,...

The mentality that consumerism and economic growth are cure-alls is one of the biggest obstacles to real sustainability, but any change seems impossible, unthinkable. Our contemporary paradox finds us relying for our well being on consumer-driven...

Is unity of knowledge possible? Is it desirable? Two rival visions clash. One seeks a single way of explaining everything known and knowable about ourselves and the universe. The other champions diverse modes of understanding served by disparate kinds of...

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This book, which originally appeared as a special issue of TDR/The Drama Review, explores the myriad aesthetic, cultural, and experimental possibilities of radiophony and sound art. Art making and criticism have focused mainly on the visual media. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262551809Author John SharpFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262551465Author Kristina HookFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262551137Author Sandra Kaji-O'GradyFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578852607Author Court E RossmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint PersonalPublisher PersonalWeight(grams) 280g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645213751Author Michele CastleFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Complete Feng ShuiPublisher Complete Feng ShuiWeight(grams) 154g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984954605Author Bethany St ClairFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint St. Clair Organize & DesignPublisher St. Clair Organize & DesignWeight(grams) 73g