Graphic Arts

A fully illustrated overview of the life and work of the universally loved Quentin Blake, released ahead of the artist's 90th birthday in December 2022. Quentin Blake is an artist who has charmed and inspired generations of readers. Tracing Blake's...

Garbage Pail kids, a series of stickers produced by Topps in 1985 were designed to parody overly saccharine Cabbage Patch Kids. Each sticker card features a Garbage Pail Kid character depicted in a grotesque and biting image, christened with a humourous...

Design better logos and become a more successful, confident graphic designer with Made by James as your guide. *Winner of the 2021 American Graphic Design Award for Book Design from Graphic Design USA* UK-based graphic designer James Martin shares his...

Typography Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Working with Type is a practical, hands-on resource that distills and organizes the many complex issues surrounding the effective use of typography. An essential reference for designers since 2009,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486831701Author Jm BerglingFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 365gDimensions(mm)...

Calligraphy can be a very personal pathway to expore a multiplicity of design concepts. In this striking and original book, now available in paperback, images of the natural world are turned into a rich source of inspiration for a variety of calligraphy...

With Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy, you'll learn to master a variety of lettering styles and gorgeous mediums to create amazing lettered art. This fun, colorful, and inspiring guide for lettering enthusiasts at all levels of experience is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925968422Author Kale JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Avenue House Press Pty LtdPublisher Avenue House Press Pty LtdWeight(grams)...

An Accordion Book doesn't open, it unfolds. One side is filled with beautiful watercolour images of an animal: sometimes in motion, sometimes at rest. The other is filled with text - poems, descriptions, invocations - inspired by the same animal.Together...

This accessible and comprehensive book shines a light on the design history of the famous Anglepoise lamp. Starting with the beginnings of the company with George Carwardine, the designer behind the lamp, the book takes you through an...

Kelly Wearstler, one of the most irreverent and successful designers working today, continues to push boundaries with her inventive and opulent residential and commercial interiors.Celebrated for pioneering and provocative interiors that guide global...

Packed with great examples by renowned artists and paper crafters and a wealth of folding templates, this book is a suggestive journey through the fantastic world of handmade books without binding, using origami and kirigami paper folding techniques to...

This important new book argues that at the root of the contemporary crisis of climate, energy, food, inequality, and meaning is a certain core presupposition that structures the ways in which we live, think, act and design: the assumption of dualism, or...

There is something morbidly fascinating about the dark and grotesque. Although it is human nature to tiptoe around the uncomfortable (or avoid it altogether), some artists are inspired by the unsettling to create intriguing works of art that push the...

This comprehensive compendium showcases over 450 captivating examples of monograms and ciphers, curated from the portfolios of leading designers worldwide. This comprehensive compendium showcases over 450 captivating examples of monograms and ciphers,...

Popular artist Gretel Lusky welcomes readers into her fantastical world in this high-quality art book.This is an artist who loves fantasy and all things magical: fairies, mermaids, mythical creatures, knights, and more. She creates characters that are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486437576Author Marty NobleFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 230gDimensions(mm)...

This original work introduces readers to the hyperrealist movement, a style applied to painting whose techniques aspire to photographic exactitude in drawing. From the first action before viewing the piece - the search for information and reference...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957664975Author Ivan CastroFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Korero PressPublisher Korero PressWeight(grams) 566g

Step inside a world of arcane imagery and rich esoteric symbolism in this deeply imaginative embroidery art book! Author Gayla Partridge draws upon her knowledge of phrenology, anatomy, floral design and Ouija to create unique twists on an age-old craft...

Satisfy your bubble tea cravings at home (and affordably)! Kawaii Cafe Bubble Tea includes over 60 easy-to-follow recipes, beautifully illustrated in a fun anime style.No matter if you call it boba or bubble tea, this addictive drink that originated in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993540004Author Radim MalinicFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Brand Nu LimitedPublisher Brand Nu Limited

Discover the incredible power of fonts - how they influence your decisions, alter your perceptions, stir your emotions and change how you understand the world. Graphic designer Sarah Hyndman shares her infectious enthusiasm for fonts in this visually...

These stunning posters from Katie Scott's bestselling Arboretum are perfect for pinning on your walls.This large-format poster book lets you decorate your walls with images from Katie Scott's bestselling Arboretum, created in partnership with the Royal...

This updated, expanded and oversized inspirational resource for artists and designers working with colour presents more than 1,100 colour palettes, with light, bright, dark and muted varieties for each one, making it the most expansive palette selection...

"A 'must have' in the design arsenal."-Cat Normoyle, Professor of Graphic Design, East Carolina University "Provides enough thinking techniques to break out of even the worst creative rut."-Creative Woman's Circle Legendary designer Ellen Lupton...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789529447251Author Meera KlemolaFormat HardbackPage Count 330Imprint Meera Klemola and Astrid KohlmeierPublisher Meera Klemola and Astrid...

Engaging and lively, clear and practical, this is the most applied accounting book written specifically for business and management students. Sam Smart is the budding entrepreneur on whom the case study at the heart of this book is based. Featured at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912740239Author Graham HumphreysFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Korero PressPublisher Korero Press

In the mid- to late 1980s, rave culture developed. It influenced music, design, art, drugs, fashion, language and even the law. Originally emerging in the USA, it was refined in the UK by people who wanted to dance, party and express themselves in terms...

An unprecedented level of craft is the key signature of Uniacke s design ethos, on display in this much-anticipated monograph of notable homes she has created. In-demand London-based interiors and furniture designer Rose Uniacke beautifully showcases...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692919842Author Holmes V CatherineFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Library Tales PublishingPublisher Library Tales PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887566694Author VictionaryFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Viction Workshop LtdPublisher Viction Workshop LtdWeight(grams) 700g

"As visually arresting as it is informative."-The Boston Globe "Du Bois's bold colors and geometric shapes were decades ahead of modernist graphic design in America."-Fast Company's Co.Design W.E.B. Du Bois's Data Portraits is the first complete...

In 1995, Welcome Books published the star of its "Art and Poetry" series, "Dance Me to the End of Love", a deliriously romantic song by Leonard Cohen visualized through the warm, spirited paintings and collages of Henri Matisse. Now, for its 10-year...

Discover 500 of the world's greatest graphic designs in one big, bold, and brilliant volume This deep dive into graphic design history presents the work of more than 400 designers across 33 countries and 5 continents, with work dating back to the 14th...

Protege of design legend Massimo Vignelli and partner in the New York office of the international design firm Pentagram, Michael Bierut has had one of the most varied careers of any living graphic designer. The projects he presents in this book...

This fashion illustration anthology brings together the work of fifty contemporary artists, fashion designers and fashion illustrators. The book includes works by major figures in the industry such as Bil Donovan, Aurore de la Morinerie, Piet Paris,...

Intricate patterns, elegant geometries, and mind-boggling graphics are trademarks of the fascinating creations of M.C. Escher. This set puts his magical visual world right at your fingertips with 17 easy-to-assemble paper sculptures, transforming his...

The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies Josef Albers's Interaction of Color is a masterwork in art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this...