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Inventive, glamorous, gorgeous - since the beginning VOGUE has set the platinum standard for fashion magazines the world over and has become an icon in its own right. VOGUE's covers sum up the superlative visual ideals of the whole magazine. For the first time, this book brings together in one volume nearly a century of covers both illustrated and photographic. Over two hundred stunning images have been selected from an archive of more than fifteen hundred. What sets VOGUE's covers apart is that each is so bold, so beautiful and so emphatically different. They mark the course of history, chart changing fashions and ideas of beauty and hold up a mirror to the cultural and social revolutions of the twentieth century. Since 1916 VOGUE's covers have celebrated the most striking women of our age, captured by the century's leading photographers, the greatest artists and the most inventive fashion. Brilliant, captivating and full of life, this is the face of the world's most influential magazine and the original style bible.

Quirky, poignant, astute, funny this beautiful book presents a colourful collection of observations on visual culture and design, written and illuminated by world-renowned typographic illustrator Marian Bantjes. Whether intricately hand-drawn or using precise computer illustration software, her highly ornamental, craftsman-like word-pictures have earned her professional acclaim and a cult following around the world.

“These masterful photos blend the spontaneity of a great snapshot with the highly organized composition of a classical painting.”—Publishers WeeklyHenri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) was perhaps the finest and most influential image maker of the twentieth century, and his portraits are among his best-known work. Over a fifty-year period, he photographed some of the most eminent personalities of the era, as well as ordinary people, chosen as subjects because of their striking and unusual features. Originally published to coincide with an exhibition at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris, this book features both well-known images and previously unpublished portraits: Ezra Pound, André Breton, Martin Luther King, Samuel Beckett, Truman Capote, Susan Sontag, Carl Jung, William Faulkner, Marilyn Monroe, Henri Matisse, and many more. Each photograph was chosen because it perfectly embodies Cartier-Bresson’s description of what he was attempting to communicate in his work: “Above all I look for an inner silence. I seek to translate the personality and not an expression.” The portraits reproduced here—discreet, without artifice—confirm once more the singular gift of Cartier-Bresson, who instinctively knew in which revealing fraction of a second to click the shutter. 97 tritone photographs

For professionals and beginners alike: a behind-the- scenes look at how photographers of world stature approach their work, and what it is that makes them succeed.This essential guide draws on in-depth interviews with established photographers from the fields of fashion, art, portraiture, documentary photography, and advertising as well as comments from picture editors, curators, agency directors, and publishers who reveal what they look for when choosing an image. The book first focuses on photographers’ working practices. What made the photographer start taking pictures? How did he or she develop a signature style? What is the process involved in going from concept to shoot? How important is postproduction? Then the book turns to selection. How does a picture editor decide which photographer to commission for the next fashion spread? What kind of photograph is worthy of being hung in a gallery? What advice would an art book publisher give a budding photographer? Whether it is the question of what to look for in an image, views on cropping, or the pros and cons of color versus black and white, the shapers of taste give acute and useful accounts of their methods. This updated edition includes five new interviews: Pascal Dangin, who pioneered a revolutionary digital scanning technique, Fabrice Dall’Anese, a celebrated French portrait photographer for Vanity Fair, GQ, Elle, and others, Jörg Colberg, creator of the photography blog, Conscientious, Jehad Nga, a self-taught photographer whose focus has recently shifted from photojournalism to fine art photography, and Tim Barber, who launched tinyvices.com in 2005, an online gallery and image archive. 179 color and 79 black-and-white photographs

From her early days bringing legendary artists such as Michel Basquiatinto the offices of American Vogue to the twenty-first-century dramaof her televised attempted takeover of the Indian and Middle-Easternfashion industries, the awesome Isabella Blow pushed boundaries inthe fashion world, using her personality as her most offensive weapon.Famous for discovering talents such as Alexander McQueen, SophieDahl, and Hussein Chalayan, she nurtured and inspired artists and designersacross the industry, as well as serving as muse to the well-known millinerPhilip Treacy. She was also a unique stylist, collaborating with majorphotographers such as Sean Ellis and Robert Astley Sparke on infamousshoots that combined gothic and erotic.Martina Rink has brought together all those who were moved, influenced, discovered, and inspired by Isabella, in a volume that celebratesnot only her life but also her outrageous personality, which left anindelible mark on all who met her. Texts and personal letters writtenexclusively for this book have been collected from legendary names inthe fashion world, from Mario Testino and Manolo Blahnik to HusseinChalayan and Anna Wintour. There are photographs by some of fashion'sgreatest photographers, including Rankin, Donald McPherson, andRichard Burbridge, and illustrations by Hilary Knight and Paul Smith, in a homage to Isabella that celebrates her astonishing life.

An overview of graphic design with an astute selection of contemporary work that makes great use of past inspiration. Reinterpreting the pastthe greatest form of creative flatterynever goes out of fashion. In the midst of todays technologically dr iven design, there has been a return to the comfort of familiar imagery and typography, particularly from the twentieth century. Drawing on classic examples, New Retro shows how past designs can be updated to suit the needs of today. It features a po rtfolio of the best international designs produced in recent years, presented by application: editorial, packaging, identity, promotional, and type design; and it also includes an historical survey of graphic design, with timelines of key figures and pieces.

Fashion Box is a stylish collection of 16 classic fashion items, as worn by the icons who made them famous. Each of the 16 key pieces has its own chapter, introduced by a text from fashion writer Antonio Mancinelli and packed with unforgettable images, from Audrey Hepburn in a little black dress and Carla Bruni in a corset to Marilyn Monroe in jeans and Patti Smith in a white shirt.

An invaluable sourcebook for all designers and advertising creatives, this book showcases 230 amazing ad campaigns from all over the world. Mario Pricken identifies the keys to their success and demonstrates how brilliant ideas can be used to forge more fruitful relationships between creatives and clients. He also asks provocative questions, challenges stale routines, and suggests exercises that will stimulate discussion and kick-start the imagination. From client briefs to office spaces, this book explores the strategies that can turn an agency into a creative powerhouse.

Publishing the results of the most recent annual World Press Photo Contest, this exceptional book contains the very best press photographs from the year 2008 pictures submitted by photojournalists, picture agencies, newspapers and magazines throughout the world. Selected from thousands of images, these prizewinning photos capture the most powerful, moving and sometimes disturbing images of the year.

Chloe Colchester's up-to-the-minute survey reveals a diverse, exciting and provocative field, one at the vanguard of extraordinary technological developments while also the source of astonishing works of beauty. From colour-changing, light-sensitive camouflage to emergency shelters of cement-impregnated fabric bonded to an inflatable plastic, from Eley Kishimoto's gorgeous patterns to the astonishing colours of Morphotex, this dazzlingly fresh sourcebook of original and inspiring designs will appeal to all designers and anyone with an interest in textiles.

Beginning with the stories of three great decipherments Egyptian hieroglyphs, Minoan Linear B and Mayan glyphs, "Lost Languages" moves on to dissect the most well-known and enigmatic undeciphered scripts from around the world. They include the Etruscan alphabet of Italy, the Indus Valley seal script, Rongorongo from remote Easter Island, the Zapotec script of Mexico (probably the first writing system in the Americas), and the unique Phaistos disc of Crete. "Lost Languages" reports from the front lines of scholarship where obsessions, genius, occasional delusion and sometimes bitter rivalry are de rigueur among those currently competing for the rare honour of cracking these ancient codes and giving voice to forgotten worlds.

This delightful new book for children takes the reader on a colourful trip through the history of painting with Picasso as guide. It reproduces some of Picasso's most famous works alongside the paintings that inspired them, from Velazquezs Meninas to Manets notorious Dejeuner sur lHerbe, exploring why Picasso loved them so much and how he re-created them in his own inimitable style. The book ends with an activity section in which children can use their own pencils and brushes to distort, reshape and paint what they feel just like Picasso!

A photography anthology that celebrates the vision, imagination and brilliance of Magnum photographers in over 400 photographs by the acknowledged greats of photography in the 20th century and the rising stars. Including biographies of the featured photog

Upravené a doplněné vydání mapuje roli fotografie v současném umění od poloviny 80. let. Představuje fotografie 170 umělců z celého světa. Jedna z nejlepších knih svého druhu. Text v angličtině. From conceptual art’s use of the banal and ‘artless’ snaps

‘Essential for anyone who wants to live a green but design-conscious life’ – Blueprint‘If you want a helping hand in staying chic and getting green you would do well to pick up a copy of this handbook’ – The Eco-Design Handbook is the most comprehensive p

Nepostradatelná kniha popisující výběr destinace, výrobků a dopravy, tak aby odpovídaly potřebám každého ekologicky uvědomělého cestovatele. Nabízí návod, jak si vybrat dovolenou tak, aby byla ekologická, obohacující a zábavná. Text v angličtině. Follow