Arkitektur & design

A guide for designers, covering everything they need to know about building a successful career after graduating.

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was one of the outstanding draughtsmen of the 19th century and drawing was not only a central tenet of his art but also essential to his existence. This book reveals the development of Degas' style as well the story of his life, including his complicated relationship with the Impressionists.

Originally published: London; Sterling, VA: Earthscan, 2008.

The author has been conducting ongoing conversations with the world's greatest living artists since he began in Switzerland, aged 19, with Fischli and Weiss. In this book, he chooses nineteen of the greatest figures and presents their conversations, offering the reader intimacy with the artists and insight into their creative processes.

Incorporate SketchUp into every phase of your design If you want to go beyond the basics and start using SketchUp 3D modeling software in all phases of your design, The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture is the perfect place to start.

A multi-disciplinary study of the notion of the baroque, using examples of music, art, visual culture, literature and architecture, revealing it to be a global phenomenon -- .

Polemics and reflections on how to bridge the gap between what architecture actually is and what architects want it to be.

An illustrated study that casts a new light on Oiticica's most important work of "quasi-cinema" on its fortieth anniversary.

This book is an introduction to the use of additions in clay bodies, from hard materials like stones and glass to combustible matter, fibre, metals and colour. It looks at the work of a range of contemporary international makers who are using additions.

This is a handy guide to the art 'isms' of the modern day. From impressionism and the birth of modern art to street art and internationalism of the 21st century, it gives a practical introduction to all the significant 'isms' that have shaped modern art history.

Building on the success of her previous Ceramics Handbook Paperclay, pioneering artist, researcher and teacher Rosette Gault explains how potters and clay sculptors can make, fire and use paperclay. In addition to the basics, she introduces more advanced techniques for building armatures, sculpting figures and making works for the wall.

The paintings executed by Kurt Jackson (b.1961) do not reveal his day-to-day working practice. Behind his finished canvases are hundreds of sketchbooks borne out of his continual routine of making drawings, marks, notes, poems and scribbles. This book, newly available in paperback, examines the importance of the sketchbook to Jackson.

This is a practical and comprehensive guide for all soft pastel painting enthusiasts, from the beginner to the experienced artist.

For over three decades, Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. This new edition of the revered classic remains as relevant as ever, providing the latest information in Francis D.K. Ching's signature style.

Shows how Marvel's identity has continually shifted, careening between scrappy underdog and corporate behemoth. The author also introduces the men behind the magic, including self-made publisher Martin Goodman, energetic editor Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby, the WWII veteran and co-creator of many of the company's marquee characters.

Part of "100 Ideas that Changed..." series, this book demonstrates how ideas defined graphic design, and how those ideas have manifested themselves in objects of design. It includes coverage that ranges from technical (overprinting, rub-on designs, split fountain); to stylistic (swashes on caps, loud typography, and white space); and, more.

* Fully revised, expanded and updated edition of the successful Visual Culture textbook. * Designed to introduce students to the analysis of a broad range of visual texts, including paintings, television, photographs, advertisements and new media.

In this new third edition, Paul Scott explains the history of printed ceramics and explores photographic processes, as well as digital and 3D printing. Illustrated with brand new images of works by leading artists, Ceramics and Print is a must-read guide for artists and makers in the field.

Examining Tony Conrad's collaborative interactions as a guiding thread by which to investigate the contiguous networks and discursive interconnections in 1960s art.

The Art Deco period of the 1920s swept away the dark sobriety of Victorian living, replacing it with houses that were light, colourful and exciting. Drawing inspiration from ancient Egyptian forms and modern architecture, Art Deco is arguably the most distinctive style of the 20th century and is characterised by streamlined white houses and geometr

A searing critique of participatory art by an iconoclastic historian.

Architecture is usually analyzed and taught as a discipline that articulates space and geometry, but the mental impact of architecture arises significantly from its image.