The A-Z of Visual Ideas: How to Solve Any Creative Brief is an indispensable bundle of inspiration — explaining in an easy-to-read way the key ideas, sources and visual techniques which have been honed throughout time. Truly an invaluable resource for any designer, or anyone interested in design — this 224 page book is ripe with visual [...]
If you ever found yourself wondering what made up the fashions of the early 1900′s, or perhaps were wondering what really differentiated Minis and Mods and The Daisy Age — you need look no further than H.F. Ullman‘s recently updated edition of Decades Of Fashion: 1900 to the Present. The highly visual 600+ page release acts as the [...]
As Occupy protests spread, we thought what better time to celebrate the art of free speech than with Laurence King Publishing’s brilliant stencil book, Protest Stencil Toolkit by Patrick Thomas. This clever book examines the graphics of protest while providing an artful way to let off some steam. These are classic symbols from the great [...]
When I was young, I absolutely loved to draw. It would be safe to say I was usually found with a pad of paper and some pencils or felt pens, often doodling different characters and such. I even created my own comic strip, which I would cheekily sell to my mum for pocket change. Drawing [...]
Mario Testino is without a doubt one of the most sought after fashion photographers alive today. To be shot by Testino, is for a model, the ultimate. So, could you imagine what it’s like to be Kate Moss? A supermodel of her calibre, who has worked with nearly everyone, at least half a dozen times [...]
One of the first things that drew me to poetry was how hard it is to actually define. To me, poetry is a way of seeing the world far beyond its literal form. It is a form of art, in the sense that it comments on the world and provokes emotions from within that help [...]
I have had my hands on Hella Jonegerius‘ new title for about a month now, but I must say — I needed some time to absorb it before I just came on here and started writing about it. You see, Misfit is really unlike any other art book I’ve browsed; rather it’s beauty is found in it’s [...]
