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This is the long-awaited colouring book from illustrator Yuko Higuchi. Follow a brother and sister on their magical, and at times surreal, trip through Yuko Higuchi's museum, where they are transformed into the creatures they encounter - plants, mushrooms, mammals, reptiles, molluscs, stones and ancient creatures. Let your imagination run riot by adding colour to the illustrations. Created by cult Japanese illustrator Yuko Higuchi, this is a must for lovers of all things fantastical and bizarre.

DIY Fashion is a cool, quirky and creative guide to making and customizing your own clothes, bags and accessories. DIY Fashion contains more than 40 thrifty, sustainable and stylish projects, none of which require prior skill or a sewing machine. Why buy mass produced designer labels, when you can create your own unique capsule collection? This book shows you how. As well as fashion you can wear, there are also projects showing how to create jewellery and accessories. From customized hand-me-downs to elegant evening wear, the book is packed with ideas that the reader can adapt to their own tastes. Full of tips on where to find inspiration, and with a special section on repairs, DIY Fashion is a funky survival guide for the thrifty fashionista.

Try out your superpowers with this superhero sticker book! This astonishing double-sided panoramic play scene folds out to a length of 126cm (four feet) and contains a superheroes' cityscape on one side and supervillains' underground lair, complete with laser defence system and sinister research lab, on the other. Decorate the scene with more than 150 stickers of super men, women, kids and animals, plus their villainous counterparts, and a whole range of props and objects.

Africa in Fashion explores the kaleidoscope of craft cultures that have shaped African fashion for centuries and captures the intriguing stories of contemporary and avant-garde African brands. Part One looks at Africa's rich cultural heritage and place in the network of global fashion. The first chapter retells the history of African fashion, exploring Africa's textile traditions, artisanship and role as a global resource. The second chapter presents a New Africa and examines the promise and potential of Africa's markets, while challenging stereotypes and the concept of European hegemony particularly in the realm of luxury fashion. It also spotlights Africa's unique position as the global industry shifts towards a more sustainable future. Part Two ushers the reader into the spectacular world of African fashion today. It showcases a carefully curated set of the continent's most dynamic brands and, through interviews with prominent and inspiring designers, offers rare insight into their ethos and design practice. Covering unisex fashion, menswear, womenswear, accessories and jewelry the brands are each purposefully selected to contribute uniquely to the mosaic of Africa evolving creative landscape.

Containing 20 detachable postcards with colourf ul and fun new fingerprint characters by Marion Deuchars, this postcard book is a great addition to her best-selling Let's Make Some Great Art series. An appealing gift for all ages.

Ideally suited for designers, graphic designers, illustrators, art directors and anyone working within the creative industries, or studying these disciplines, or simply interested in exploring his or her creativity. Artists have always relied on their sketchbooks. This was true for artists working within a fine art tradition and is just as true today in the age of Macs, digital cameras and computer-generated imagery. This new line addresses the needs of contemporary practitioners: illustrators, designers, art directors, fashion designers, filmmakers and anyone within the visual arts. Helpful and user-friendly, these sketchbooks tread that fine line between giving users practical tools and information while not interfering with their creative freedom.

This book serves as an introduction to the key elements of good illustration. The Illustration Idea Book presents 50 of the most inspiring approaches used by masters of the field from across the world. Themes covered include creating characters, symbol and metaphor, illustrated lettering, inventing worlds, and caricature. The result is an instantly accessible, inspiring, and easy to understand guide to illustration using professional techniques.

Resist! is the indispensable how-to guide for people looking to make a stand. Included are solid pieces of advice, practical tips and inspirational stories from those who have already successfully stood up and made a difference. Learn the principles of direct action, discover strategies for tackling social media, unearth ideas for motivating others, and understand how to get access to the people in power and get your message across. With a foreword by columnist, campaigner and best-selling author Owen Jones which unravels the political world and underlines why now is the time to act.

This compelling book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped photography from the invention of the daguerreotype in the early 19th century up to the digital revolution and beyond. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly chronological order to show the development of photography, the ideas that comprise the book include innovative concepts, cultural and social incidents, technologies and movements. Each idea is presented through lively text and arresting visuals, and explores when the idea first evolved and its subsequent impact on photography.

"Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics" is the third in the series of cult Japanese pattern making books, now translated into English. The new volume looks at working with stretch and jersey fabric. Material that stretches lengthways or sideways can be magical in itself. This book takes the special qualities of jersey and stretch fabrics and uses them to create stunning, sculptural designs. In two parts, the book shows how to work with stretch fabrics and how to cut patterns that exploit their properties with truly original results. The book is accompanied by a basic paper pattern block/sloper.

A beautifully produced notebook featuring the wonderful illustrations of Nina Chakrabarti. Her illustrations are featured on the cover, on the interleaved tracing paper inserts and in small details running through the notebook. With pink quarterbinding, an elastic closure and a pocket inside the back cover, this notebook will appeal to Nina's many fans.

Skateboard stickers have always been highly collectable, and this will be the first book to bring together some of the most popular stickers, both classic and new. At a time when skateboarding has already established itself in the mainstream and is now coming back into the 'cool', the book will have massive appeal, combining a nostalgic 'revival' element appealing to the older generation of skaters, while also having a big appeal to current younger skateboard enthusiasts. The book will also have global appeal due to the widespread popularity of skateboarding culture. The book will feature stickers from the following brands: Alien Workshop, Real, Toy Machine, Girl and Santa Cruz. Approximately 30 stickers will be included from each brand.