Good food could never be perfect without a savoury design. A successful visual design is already a great appetizer before you step in a dinning place. Graphic designers could be legitimately acclaimed as chefs that make inedible delicacy.

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Pages: 208

Dimensions: 185 x 250 mm

Publication Date: 10-04-2020

This book brings readers detailed instructions of tools and paper, and practice techniques for paper quilling. Providing 25 examples of elegant and exquisite style, from potted plants to flowers, Yi Xin, an experienced quilling teacher tells you how to make the wonderful quilled artworks step-by-step. Also, you can make fewer detours with the rich pictures and explanations of the needed length of strips. The outline drawings in the book are provided for reference and further exploration in designs.

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Pages: 240

Dimensions: 200 x 270 mm

Publication Date: 20-12-2019

Modern-day cryptic symbols and mysterious codes are no longer just the tools of secret societies and spies; skilled graphic designers use them constantly, creating new visual languages for branding, logotypes, and company identities. Symbols in Graphic Design is your own illustrated codebook to these logos, glyphs, and other motifs. This exhaustive resource lays out basic symbols, their meanings, and their histories before delving into a collection of modern projects ranging from restaurant and clothing identities to personal brands, promotional materials, and even city branding projects.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 225

Dimensions: 215 x 280 mm

Publication Date: 29-05-2020

Graffiti is a form of free expression of human. Modern graffiti came into being and peaked during the second half of the 20th century, with youngster establishing their identities in the streets and artists who yearned to convey their opinions concerning social and political matters. This book starts with the history and culture of subway graffiti, the most well-known style of graffiti. Parallel with the subway graffiti, stencil graffiti, one of the most authentic form of street art will be introduced. The third chapter will pay attention to the wheatpaste graffiti which is a variant of commercial advertisement. After introducing three most important forms of graffiti, the creation process and techniques will be presented to show the readers how the actual scene of creation is for graffiti artists. Last but not least, the fifth chapter showcases a large number of graffiti works of various styles. Selling Points: 1. Text-based graffiti, stencil graffiti, wheatepaste graffiti are elaborated with abundant historical photos and drawings. 2. Interviews with well-known graffiti artists, WRDSMTH, Gonzalo Borondo, Christina Angelina, Elle and more, sharing their inspiring thoughts on graffiti. 3. Display of graffiti works of various styles.

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Pages: 224

Dimensions: 200 x 270 mm

Publication Date: 05-04-2018

What is Void? It is an oriental aesthetic tradition. Also it is a modern style popular in art and design since the 1960s, namely minimalism. The aesthetics of void helps extract the essentials, maximize functionality, and more importantly, achieve a peaceful harmony. This book will lead readers to explore the distinctive style of "void" in graphic design world, to look closely a its history and development and to discuss its characteristics. The rich coverage of graphic designs of this style by outstanding designers worldwide in this book provide valuable perspectives and inspirations for anyone interested in this unique style.

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Pages: 224

Dimensions: 180 x 250 mm

Publication Date: 22-06-2018

If visuals could scream, wail or attack, what would they be like? Maybe you can find the answers in this book. Since a long time ago, there has always been some artists who resort to a fierce visual language to release their emotional powder kegs. These visuals are shocking, stinging, terrifying, or even depressing. Unsettling as they are, we believe that such visual fierceness offers unique aesthetic value and can inspire generations. In this book, we will look into this extreme visual language, and try to find out how our early predecessors as well as our contemporary visual artists created the most striking images.

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Pages: 224

Dimensions: 185 x 250 mm

Publication Date: 22-06-2018

The exquisite creations embody our best artistic endeavours and offer a glimpse of the greatness of the civilisations that produced them. Their sheer beauty and charm are enough for us to marvel at, let alone the large sum of resources, efforts and time poured into making them. In this book, we hope to follow our predecessors' footprints in the endless pursuit of exquisite beauty, and to explore the possibilities of how this style might blaze new trails in today's graphic design world.

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Pages: 224

Dimensions: 180 x 250 mm

Publication Date: 22-06-2018

Monument Valley, an indie puzzle game based on optical illusions and impossible objects, generated nearly $14.4million of revenue on two years after its launch. An ordinary dress prompted an internet discussion around the world of whether it was black and blue or white and gold. Artists applied visual illusions to large 3D artworks which are so fascinating that a mass of spectators are willing to pay for taking a photo. Optical illusions can be seen everywhere in our lives, from interior design, installation, 3D art, product, to brand identity, book cover, and typeface design. They can always draw a wide public attention and bring economic benefits. This book has summarised 14 principles of visual illusion and 8 creation techniques, and included more than 60 amazing optical illusion artworks. Most important, it enable readers to create visual illusion flexibly and effectively either for personal interest or for commercial project.

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Pages: 256

Dimensions: 215 x 280 mm

Publication Date: 20-03-2019

The origin of coffee dates back thousands of years, The unique charm of coffee makes it an irreplaceable part of life, with more and more coffee houses popping up in different parts of the world.

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Pages: 208

Dimensions: 185 x 250 mm

Publication Date: 01-04-2020

This book features the untold beauty of Chinese architecture and design. Readers will be witnessing the grace and elegance of the Asian aesthetic through this beautiful book. The rationale of the renowned interior designer Eric Tai ranges from luxury to chic, expressive to implicit. Tai is one of the leading figures in Chinese interior design. The Elegant East is both a collection and a guide to how Chinese cultural elements can integrate and develop under modern interior design context. Tai's works are timeless and lively. He bridges the gap between cultures and his works display the sophisticated fusion of the East and West. In this book, Tai showcases the 29 interior designs from his top works which includes show houses, sales centres, estate villas etc. Inspiring and appealing pictures take you on a journey dancing to the uprising and awakening of the modern Chinese lifestyle.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 352

Dimensions: 235 x 305 mm

Publication Date: 06-01-2021