Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics presents an illustrated introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present. Featuring striking graphics and extracts from
Thanks to its exquisite pictorial material, this book familiarizes the reader with the logic and golden rules of art. It enables an understanding, on the one hand, of the keys to appreciating the work
How do we overcome the limitations associated with using a palette restricted to one or two colors maximum? What are the tricks and resources employed by some of the best international designers to ex
A step-by-step guide to all the tricks-both freehand and digital-to create the best manga characters! Here is an amazing manual of manga for artists of all ages! Concentrating on Shojo Manga and anime
Organized so as to encourage creativity, serendipitous discovery, and inspiration, Layout Look Book 2 is an essential guide to layout design for both amateur and professional designers. The book inclu
From the prestigious comic illustration studio Ikari comes the ultimate guide to how to draw manga boys. Each vivid, full-color character illustration is broken down into six stages accompanied by ste
Albert Einstein is synonymous with genius. From his remarkable theory of relativity and the famous equation E=mc2 to his concept of a unified field theory, no one has contributed as much to science
From choosing and tuning your first electric guitar through to forming a band and getting your first gig—here's a crash course in rock guitar technique, which will have you riffing like a pro i
New ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a kitchen are always of essential value to architects, designers, and homeowners. This new addition to a successful series offers an extensive collect
In this captivating guide to the greatest electric guitars of all time, guitar expert Neville Marten selects the most seminal instruments, from Ampeg to Zemaitis, and reveals why each is musically a
From the people who showed you the secrets to having beautiful kitchens, pools and baths, comes the second installment of the Good Ideas guide to getting the most out of limited spaces. New Small Spa
New and practical solutions to make small homes appear larger, while still allowing style, comfort, and functionality Small + Modern + Urban = Home features new and imaginative ways to save space and
From expansive mansions to summer cottages, from ultra modern to environmentally friendly "green" homes, 150 Best New House Ideas is a comprehensive handbook showcasing the best new ideas in single-fa
Show Me How is a revolutionary reimagining of the reference genre, one part how-to guide, one part graphic art showpiece, and one part pure inspiration. In a series of 500 nearly wordless, highly info
Nineteen forty-five marked a historical moment in the figurative arts, with new trends related to changes in the cultural climate caused in large part by the war. This book presents an in-depth overvi
The Big Book of Design Ideas 3 is the third of its kind. Like its predecessors, each piece in it was chosen for its ability to inspire others to create wonderful design. Full of hundreds of innovativ
A guide to the architecture and design of luxurious day and hotel spas worldwide The number of visitors to day, destination, and hotel spas has doubled in the last five years. The increasing unders
Developed by the Design Leader for Global Retail Hair at Procter & Gamble, An Eye for Color teaches readers how to develop their color sense. The book presents a unique, easy-to-follow system th
The popularity of manga—Japanese cartooning—continues to grow, inspiring interest in learning how to draw this exciting style of comics. From comic illustration Ikari Studio comes the ultimate guide
The popularity of manga—Japanese cartooning—continues to grow, inspiring interest in learning how to draw this exciting style of comics. From comic illustration Ikari Studio comes the ultimate guide
New ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a home are always of essential value to architects, designers, and homeowners alike. This book offers an extensive collection of apartments from all ove
New ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a home are always of essential value to architects, designers, and homeowners alike. This book offers an extensive collection of single-family houses
The popularity of manga continues to row, inspiring interest in learning how to draw in this exciting style of comics. Estudio Joso creates the ultimate guide to illustration—384 pages of mang
Collins Big Book of Art is the first truly accessible history of art since the international bestseller, The Art Book.From the Stone Age to the Renaissance, from Impressionism to Abstract Expressioni
Impressionism has captured the imagination of people the world over since its first exhibition in Paris in 1874. People have long sought to understand how and why the Impressionists created their pai
The first definitive monograph of color photographs by American street photographer Vivian Maier.Photographer Vivian Maier’s allure endures even though many details of her life continue to remai
The complete illustrated history of birds from their earliest origins to today, featuring 300 full-color images drawn from the magnificent Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Wall of Birds mural.Commis
Does your dragon coil its tail around your shoulders when you sleep? Does it wait for you after school? Does it live in a riverbed like a Japanese ryu?or at the bottom of the ocean like Tiamat of Baby
Agonizing Love is a rich anthology of those legendary romance comic books that once filled newsstands to overflowing during their heyday in the 1940s and '50s. "I Craved His Kisses," "With Hate in My
This gorgeous keepsake showcases the skillful artwork of two men who dedicated their lives to botanical illustration, the Belgian Pierre-Joseph RedoutE (1759-1840) and his English contemporary, James
Affordable Exhibition Design features full-color photographs that illustrate the various stages of exhibition construction. By showcasing sketches, blueprints, floor and aerial plans in addition to
For over fifty years, the Type Directors Club has encouraged the worldwide graphic arts community to achieve excellence in typography through its annual international competitions. Typography 31 is th
More than 50 projects illustrate how successful small to medium size store designs maximize sales per square feet and build a strong store image at the same time.
Minimalism and Fashion is the first book to examine the minimalist movement in fashion while addressing its confluence with and divergence from similar currents in art, architecture, and design. Org
A new collection of fun, practical, and outrageous projects from the genius minds of the original Show Me How. Volume two of the Show Me How series contains brand-new instructions that show readers h
A follow-up to the highly successful New Bars & Restaurants, New Bars & Restaurants 2 takes us on a trip around the world, exploring the newest dining spaces in countries that range from Fran
This publication is an in-depth study on sign design. The fifty-plus projects were carefully chosen to feature diverse aspects of the discipline, leaving virtually no terrain uncharted in the field of
The 45 record sleeve has long been viewed as a medium for design experimentation, a blank slate onto which designers could unleash their creativity and ingenuity. From the 1950s to the 1980s, before t
In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II provides close-up access to the instrument panels, controls, and crew stations of 34 legendary World War II aircraft in the Smithsonia
Typography 30 is a showcase of the years best typographic work. The only annual devoted exclusively to typography, Typography 30 features winning designs from the Type Directors Club competitio
