Playing with Fire: Paintings by Carlos Almaraz is the first full-length monograph devoted to an artist known for both his politically engaged cultural production as well as his vibrant, highly sought-after studio art, particularly his scenes of car crashes and pastoral depictions of L.A.’s Echo Park. Among the leading figures whose artistic, cultural, and political motivations catalyzed the Chicano Art movement in the 1970s, Almaraz began his career with works for the United Farm Workers and cofounded the important artists collective Los Four. Although he saw himself as an activist, Almaraz straddled multiple — and often contradictory — identities that drew from divergent cultures and approaches, and his work became less overtly political and more personal, psychological, dreamlike, and even mystical as he evolved artistically. The book features more than 60 works, mostly from the late 1970s through 1989, the year of the artist’s untimely death at age 48, as well as selections from his journals and recollections from numerous colleagues and friends who knew him throughout his career.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 235 x 270 mm

Publication Date: 21-08-2017

Drawing the Human Head offers detailed insights into how emotions and feelings are reflected in people's faces and how they can be depicted. It is a systematic and structured textbook for learning the skills necessary to draw the human head, and a useful manual for anyone who is eager to learn to draw or to gain further illustration skills. It was written for art students at schools, art academies and universities, and its texts and images have been designed to be understood by both younger and older adults. The book can also be used as a self-study tool.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 215 x 297 mm

Publication Date: 01-08-2017

Graphic tees have been around for decades now, representing as-pects of our lives we are not afraid to share in public, from social and political affiliations to artistic and musical preferences, life-style pursuits or sense of humor. Freestyle focuses on one distinct style of this artwork on ap-parel: the simple line illustration. Whether representational or ab-stract, there is a looseness there, a studied playfulness which ap-peals to our sense of whimsy. Brands respond by commissioning some of the world’s best artists to create graphics that speak to their consumers while exemplifying their graphic identities. Not limited to t-shirts, this survey includes sneakers, hats, glasses and accessories, all displaying this casualness of form.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 240

Dimensions: 185 x 247 mm

Publication Date: 24-04-2017

Typography is the art and technique of designing and arranging type, to make texts readable and appealing and therefore a fundamental area of graphic design. "Typography" gathers a selection of the most creative design projects from all over the world ranging from branding, poster and packaging design to space design.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 240

Dimensions: 210 x 285 mm

Publication Date: 01-07-2017

A fashion design tutorial by Daniela Bambatti, Versace's chief design illustrator, the book is an idea of couturier Favio Marconi who, impressed by her drawing style and the precision with which she captures the flow of fabric over the body, convinced her to put it into print so fashion students and fashion designers could profit from her mastery. In her tutorial, full of drawing and colouring tips, Bambatti reveals her fresh and innovative style, halfway between fashion sketching and illustration.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 240

Dimensions: 215 x 300 mm

Publication Date: 01-08-2017

Knitwear Fashion Design aims to help fashion students to understand the basic design elements in knitwear and learn how illustrate them. Whether handmade or industrially- produced, deconstructive or avant-garde, knitwear has now become a staple collection piece every season and its resurgence as a key fashion item has rekindled a trend and a keen interest in this once very traditional craft. Developments in modern techniques, the revival of traditional craft skills and a new appreciation of couture craftsmanship have put knitwear back into the fashion spotlight. This practical book begins with a thorough exposition of basic yarns and threads, picot, mohair’s, knots, together with a brief description about their structure and illustrations for each example. Together with a thorough presentation of a variety of patterns and complements ending with the most common knitwear types, it is documented by a range of suitable poses in movement based on contemporary apparel. Offering an extensive overview about yarn types, garment, accessories and finishes this book also teaches how to transform and renovate basic pieces. Various attractive designs are shown as well as the stitches needed to create and illustrate these garments such as cable, Aran, jacquards, ribs etc. Whether hand knitted or industrially produced the book is a glorious celebration of the new vogue in knitting, showcasing examples of knitted pieces from fashion great designers. Encouraging the reader to be innovative, this book is sure to be an inspiration for anyone working with or interested in knitted textiles and garment illustration.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 220 x 260 mm

Publication Date: 01-07-2017

Those who have suffered the loss of a long-lived canine companion may take some solace in the classic prose poem by Eugene O’Neill – The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog. Here, the poem, written from the point of view of O’Neill’s beloved Dalmatian Blemie, is accompanied by Mark Andresen’s equally sympathetic illustrations of dogs of various breeds. This illustrated eulogy is a balm for anyone who’s recently lost their dog, or a perfect gift for a friend in their time of loss. Andresen’s original drawings along with the words of America’s only Nobel Prize-winning playwright are a perfect match.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 16

Dimensions: 134 x 210 mm

Publication Date: 14-08-2017

Gin is classic, classy and quintessentially British. It can be enjoyed on picnic blankets in summer with a slice of cucumber, or in dimly lit bars in a martini, shaken, not stirred. Bringing together a heady cocktail of timeless recipes, clever statements, trivia and quips from the world’s wisest and wittiest gin lovers, this book celebrates the glory of gin!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 101 x 136 mm

Publication Date: 13-07-2017

It is time to move beyond sausages and chicken legs for your BBQ. Finger food from the grill is a very different, inspiring idea. With chapter titles such as In the Fist, Impaled, On a Spoon, Rolled, and By the Way, you can start to guess how diverse the recipes in this book are. So if you tend towards the same old traditional fare at BBQ time Finger Food from the BBQ and Grill is the remedy. Let it seduce you with its experimental ideas.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 190 x 256 mm

Publication Date: 20-07-2017

Over 80 recipes for vegan BBQ fans! If preparing a meat-free BBQ seems a challenge then look no further than the host of recipes in this gorgeous, mouth-watering collection. These startling original recipe ideas, created for you by the two food blogger and best-selling authors, will surely convince you that not having meat or fish is no hardship when it comes to throwing a successful BBQ. So spread out the picnic blanket, set the table in the garden or on the balcony, it’s time to enjoy a perfect al fresco meal with friends and family.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 224

Dimensions: 190 x 245 mm

Publication Date: 20-07-2017