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A Hundred Years of Film Adverts and Film Posters in Iran Nazar Research & Cultural Institute 2011 ISBN 9786001520464 Acqn 20720 Hb 24x31cm 498pp 400ills 350col 150 The content of this book is the result of intensive research and collecting material to present a comprehensive picture of its subject. For those without prior knowledge of the subject it is a valuable source of information, and for those who are familiar, it is a source of immense nostalgic pleasure. The book offers all this information in a true cinematic spirit with minimum amount of words and maximum amount of pictures. Because after all that is what cinema is all about.

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Static! Designing For Energy Awareness Arvinius 2010 ISBN 9789185689347 Acqn 21292 Pb 17x24cm 124pp 50col ills 19.95 From the boost of the first cup of coffee in the morning to the glow of a nightlight that keeps a child company in the dark, much of our contemporary lifestyle is powered by electricity. Today, however, the economic and environmental costs of energy require us to think again. While recognising the complex social functions and cultural forms of electricity in everyday life, the current challenge for design is to change practices and patterns of (over) consumption. Static! explores design as a basic for increasing awareness of energy. Familiar furnishings and products have been reinterpreted to materialize electricity, to make it more visible and tangible for people. The resulting series of conceptual design examples express the poetics and politics of everyday electricity consumption. This book presents the Static! design examples and perspectives on issues in (sustain-able) design today. Grounded in passion and humour, as well as rigor and research, the book asks designers and consumers that is, all of us to rethink the form, and future, of electricity in the world around us.

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Swedish Illustration 3 Arvinius 2012 ISBN 9789185689439 Acqn 21293 Hb 17x22cm 320pp 500ills 450col 30 Swedish Illustration 3 collects 123 of the countrys top illustrators and agencies. A broad selection of work is included childrens books, book covers, fashion illustrations, technical drawings and text book illustration are mixed with the illustrators own projects. The book also consists of texts on illustration today and about the nominees and winner of the Swedish Illustration Award 2011. The book shows is an in-depth collection, which is broad in content and is a must for those working with or as illustrators, but also for anyone just interested in Swedish illustration today.

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New Graphical Symbols For Many More Arvinius 2008 ISBN 9789185689194 Acqn 21294 Pb 20x20cm 168pp 750ills 25 We all come into contact with symbols, for example when travelling, shopping or visiting libraries and hospitals. Properly designed, the symbols are readily understandable and make life easier for us. Because pictorial symbols graphical symbols are so widespread in public places, it is important, as a matter of democracy and human rights, that everyone should be able to understand them. Graphical Symbols for Many More is a national development and standardisation project aimed at making public symbols more uniform and more serviceable in keeping with the concept of Design for All. Graphical symbols must serve everyones purposes. The objective is a Swedish standard laying guidelines and policy for the design and use of graphical symbols. This book contains the competition entries, presented by category, Medical centre, Library, Travel centre, Source separation, Playground, Evacuation meeting point and Internet caf. The winning entry, the nominated entries and the honourable mention are presented in their entirety.

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Wim Crouwel - Gerrit Noordzij Prize De Buitenkant Publishers 2012 ISBN 9789490913205 Acqn 21311 Pb 17x24cm 64pp 65ills 50col 18.50 In 2009, Wim Crouwel received the Gerrit Noordzij prize at the Royal Academy of Art in Den Haag, for his progressive contributions to typography, education and type design. In March 2012, an exhibition produced by the Type and Media 11/12 class was held to celebrate those contributions. This is the publication produced to commemorate the exhibition. It gives insight into his work, with a focus on his typefaces, their use and Crouwels pioneering structural approach to design. Along side the work are articles by Wim, Ben Bos, Tony Brook, Tobias Frere-Jones, Karel Martens and David Quay.

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Christophe Coppens - Home Work. 2 Vols. Lido Publishers 2011 ISBN 9789491301087 Acqn 21313 Hb 22x28cm 510pp 450col ills 95 Here the Belgian designer and artist presents a wide array of his output, characteristic for its surrealistic undertone and distinctive craftsmanship, balanced between art and fashion. Coppens has collaborated with Grace Jones, Rosn Murphy, Rihanna and Issey Miyake, to name a few, and shows couture collections in Paris and Tokyo. In two volumes, Home and Work, the collection ranges from Polaroid photographs, strange taxidermy and biographical musings on everyday domesticity in the former to runway shows, whimsical accessories and glossy editorials in the latter. His fascination with the world of animals and their representation is readily apparent.

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The Graphic Eye Of Tamotsu Yagi AD Publishing 2011 ISBN 9784903348223 Acqn 21320 Pb 19x26cm 254pp 400col ills 42.95 Tamotsu Yagi moved from Japan to California in 1984 on a supposedly short-term assignment, where he was named art director of the San Francisco-based clothing company Esprit. Living daily by the principle that no detail is small, he has since built an internationally recognized reputation for quality design that is both studied and spontaneous. His unique blend of Japanese sensibilities and California vitality has had a profound influence on West Coast business leaders, including Steve Jobs of Apple. This crisp and vibrant monograph gives extensive insight into his work and design philosophy through texts, project details and abundant illustrations.

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Urban - The Biggest Myth Colin Schaelli 2009 ISBN 9783033018853 Acqn 21255 Pb 17x24cm 104pp col ills 47.50 Almost everybody will give a unique explanation of what urban means to him or her. The first volume in this series of urban readers centres around the terminology and perception of the word urban and dismisses established definitions. Instead of researching urbanity in cities and towns, the makers set out to find the real people that furnish urbanity arguing that rural people portray urbanity at its best and that the countryside might reflect urban lifestyle clearer than any metropolis.

Hygroscopic Urban Challengers Colin Schaelli 2009 ISBN 9783033020948 Acqn 21253 Pb 17x24cm 104pp 40ills 32col 30 The second of the series urban readers highlights the challenges of the urban life space that we are confronted with. Each protagonist, dubbed challenger throughout the book gives his or her personal advice on how to deal with selected challenges. Packed into photographs they face real challenges in which urbanity is replaced by water. The fact that the main characters appear to attract and absorb water suggests that urbanity is a flowing contemporary parameter. Besides the staged photography each challenger also speaks about his or her ways and techniques to handle such situations. Urban Reader 3 - The Synergetic Issue Colin Schaelli 2010 ISBN 9783033023871 Acqn 21254 Pb 17x24cm 108pp 100ills 75col 30 The third volume in the series of urban readers centres around the term synergy and uses the internet as an artificial urban space connecting the makers and the contributors. This issue is teamwork. People who live in different cities, countries, and even continents work together without meeting in person. Synergies exist when different elements interact and produce a result that any individual part could not achieve alone. This book, as a combined whole, aims at supporting the assumption that the generated synergy is more than just the sum of its parts.

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