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  • The EveryGirl’s Guide to Life

    Raised by working-class immigrant parents and later exposed to Hollywood's most elite experts in every field, Access Hollywood's, Today's, and Nightly News's reporter Maria Menounos reveals her EveryGirl secrets on everything: her systems to organize life, manage time, and ascend the ladder of success; her lazy woman's workout; her weight-loss tips (how she lost forty pounds and kept it off); and ... Read more

    12,07 €

  • Thinking with Type

    A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded)

    by Ellen Lupton ...
    The essential and bestselling guide to typography from beloved design educator Ellen Lupton—revised and expanded to include new and additional voices, examples, and principles, and a wider array of typefaces."Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love TypographyThe bestselling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded third edition: ... Read more

    16,84 €

  • Le vêtement féminin - Tome 2

    Devenir modéliste

    Series Book 2 - Le vêtement féminin
    Livre de modélisme de mode - Méthode de coupe à plat pour le vestiaire féminin (création de patrons de pantalon, jeans, tailleur, veste et manteau)Cette méthode utilisant la technique par tracé, appelée « coupe à plat » donne des formules clefs, valables pour toutes les modes et permet de construire le patron de tout le vestiaire de la mode féminine, du pantalon au « tailleur-manteau » : pantalons ... Read more

    28,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Story

    Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

    by Robert McKee ...
    Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series ... Read more

    10,06 €

  • Contemporary Drawing

    Key Concepts and Techniques

    Drawing is experiencing an unparalleled surge in the art world. Passé notions that once defined drawing as being a preparatory stage for painting or sculpture have long since been cast aside. Drawing is now fully recognized as its own art form—in the biennials, art fairs, museum exhibitions, and beyond. Drawing has come of age.Contemporary artists are increasingly discovering that drawing is ... Read more

    10,06 €

  • Women's garments - Volume 2

    Become a pattern drafter

    Series Book 2 - Women's garments
    Flat pattern drafting and design fashion book for women's wardrobeThis method uses a logical drafting technique called ""flat pattern design” that provides key formulas that apply to all fashions. A complete women’s wardrobe can be made using this method from pants to ""suit-coats”: tailored pants, jeans, warm-up suits, suits, jackets and coats in all styles (classic and timeless, fashion, luxury, ... Read more

    28,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Principles of Logo Design

    A Practical Guide to Creating Effective Signs, Symbols, and Icons

    by George Bokhua ...
    Learn to design simple, powerful, and timeless logos.*Winner of the 2022 American Graphic Design Award for Book Design from Graphic Design USA*When you think of a brand, often the first thing that comes to mind is the logo, the visual representation of that product, place, thing, or business. The power of simplicity for these marks can never be underestimated—a logo that comprises simple shapes ... Read more

    27,55 €

  • Rendering in Pen and Ink

    The Classic Book On Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects, and Designers

    Arthur L. Guptill's classic Rendering in Pen and Ink has long been regarded as the most comprehensive book ever published on the subject of ink drawing. This is a book designed to delight and instruct anyone who draws with pen and ink, from the professional artist to the amateur and hobbyist. It is of particular interest to architects, interior designers, landscape architects, industrial designers ... Read more

    8,58 €

  • Writing That Works, 3rd Edition

    How to Communicate Effectively in Business

    The classic guide that helps you communicate your thoughts clearly, concisely, and effectively. Essential for every professional, from entry level to the executive suite, Writing That Works, 3rd Edition includes advice on all aspects of professional writing and business communication—including business memos, letters, reports, speeches and resumes, and e-mail—and offers insights into political ... Read more

    8,79 €

  • The Art Spirit

    by Robert Henri ...
    A classic work of advice, criticism, and inspiration for aspiring artists and lovers of art"Art when really understood is the province of every human being." So begins The Art Spirit, the collected words, teachings, and wisdom of innovative artist and beloved teacher Robert Henri. Henri, who painted in the Realist style and was a founding member of the Ashcan School, was known for his belief in ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • The Designer's Dictionary of Color

    by Sean Adams ...
    A guide to the cultural, historical, and social meanings of twenty-seven colors, plus examples of successful usage of each as well as options for palette variations.The Designer's Dictionary of Color provides an in-depth look at twenty-seven colors key to art and graphic design. Organized by spectrum, in color-by-color sections for easy navigation, this book documents each hue with charts showing ... Read more

    13,03 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing to Learn

    How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All

    This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning. ... Read more

    5,40 €

  • Not Your Starving Artist: Making Money in the Arts

    by Vicki Lau ...
    It's time to shatter the taboo of making money in the arts.Were you ever told that it's stupid to become an artist because "you'll starve?" Perhaps you've been brought up to believe that all creative endeavors are lost causes when it comes to making a lucrative career out of them.As a not starving artist with 10 years of experience in the unconventional craft of visual effects (VFX), Vicki Lau ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Creative Practice Inquiry in Architecture

    Edited by Ashley Mason, Adam Sharr ...
    This collection introduces, illustrates, and advances fresh ideas about creative practice inquiry in architecture. It concerns architectural knowledge: how architects can use their distinctive skills, habits, and values to advance professional insight, and how such insights can be extended to make wider contributions to society, culture, and scholarship. It shows how architectural ways of knowing ... Read more

    50,06 €

  • Copyright

    Digitale Bildkulturen

    by Thomas Dreier ...
    Schutz für Kreative oder digitale Geschenkökonomie? Uploadfilter oder Kulturflatrate? Die Auseinandersetzung um Urheberrechte im digitalen Raum hat in den letzten Jahren Züge eines Kulturkampfs angenommen. Rechteinhaber und User stehen einander unversöhnlich gegenüber. Die einen sehen in Copyright-Verstößen ihre ökonomische Grundlage bedroht. Die anderen setzen auf eine Internetkultur des Teilens, ... Read more

    9,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Malévitch dans les collections du Stedelijk Museum d'Amsterdam (Paris - 2003)

    Les Fiches Exposition d'Universalis

    «Nous devons méditer le fait que Malévitch a manqué de n'être qu'une trace mythologique dans l'histoire de l'art.» Comme le rappelle Jean-Claude Marcadé, spécialiste de son œuvre, dans le catalogue de cette exposition, sans d'heureux concours de circonstances et sans la clairvoyance de quelques...À PROPOS DE L’ENCYCLOPAEDIA UNIVERSALISReconnue mondialement pour la qualité et la fiabilité ... Read more

    6,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Martial Raysse (Paris-2014)

    Les Fiches Exposition d'Universalis

    La rétrospective Martial Raysse, 1960-2014 qui s’est tenue, du 14 mai au 22 septembre 2014, au Centre Georges-Pompidou, à Paris, consacrait un artiste français désormais reconnu comme majeur, mais dont la carrière n’a pas été linéaire...À PROPOS DE L’ENCYCLOPAEDIA UNIVERSALISReconnue mondialement pour la qualité et la fiabilité incomparable de ses publications, Encyclopaedia Universalis met la ... Read more

    6,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kandinsky (Paris - 2009)

    Les Fiches Exposition d'Universalis

    Depuis la mort de l'artiste en 1944, l'œuvre de Wassily Kandinsky n'a cessé d'être exposée dans le monde entier. La dernière grande rétrospective parisienne avait accompagné, en 1984, la donation de sa succession au Musée national d'art moderne...À PROPOS DE L’ENCYCLOPAEDIA UNIVERSALISReconnue mondialement pour la qualité et la fiabilité incomparable de ses publications, Encyclopaedia Universalis ... Read more

    6,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • C'era un bimbo che sognava Roma, Beatles & Rock'n' Roll

    Il libro in questione vuol raccontare la favolosa esperienza editoriale dell'Autore con la Casa Editrice Youcanprint e vuol inoltre celebrare la sua carriera di Scrittore attraverso la limpida trattazione di alcuni aspetti essenziali delle sue opere..In sostanza vuol racchiudere l'essenza dei suoi gioielli editoriali, i loro incipit e qualche loro assaggio, le varie esperienze vissute in maniera ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • Powered by Design

    An Introduction to Problem Solving with Graphic Design

    A truly up to date and thoughtful approach to an introduction to graphic design!The design industry has evolved rapidly over the past decade. Effective and successful designers no longer need to just “make things,” they need to be curious thinkers who understand how to solve problems that have a true impact on the world we live in and how to show the power of designing for social good. Now more ... Read more

    20,98 €

  • Mao siegt

    Sieg dem Narzissmus-Nihilismus

    Series Book 3 - MSeB
    Transparenz ist der Tod des Begehrens. Eine total transparente und liberale Gesellschaft würde nicht nur das Begehren töten, sondern auch Monstrositäten auf den Plan rufen. Mao siegt ist ein Versuch über den Sinn von Grenzen und die Grenzen des moralischen Liberalismus. ... Read more

    0,99 €

  • The Lost Art of Perfume

    Essais - documents

    “He who ruled scent ruled the hearts of men.” Patrick Süskind, Perfume. The manufacturing secrets of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, the hero of Süskind’s novel, have been forgotten. Or nearly forgotten. Master perfumer Septimus Piesse (1820-1882) was one of the last to learn about musical alchemy and the intimate history of fragrances: “There is, so to speak, an octave of odors, like an octave of notes ... Read more

    5,49 €

  • Design School: Layout

    A Practical Guide for Students and Designers

    Design School: Layout is an instructive guide for students, recent graduates, and self-taught designers. It provides a comprehensive introduction to creating and changing layouts: a crucially important skill that underpins practically every aspect of graphic design.You'll get in-depth analysis of all the major areas of theory and practice used by experienced professional designers. Each section ... Read more

    20,87 €

  • THE WITHHOLDING GAZE

    A Photographic Position

    Photography is often treated as a way of showing more: more detail, more clarity, more information. "The Withholding Gaze" begins from a different premise. A photograph does not always become stronger by explaining itself completely. Through framing, distance, timing, shadow, reflection, reduction and selective context, an image can remain visually precise while leaving part of its meaning ... Read more

    4,99 €