Laughing Elephant, August 2004. Oversize Softcover. In the first half of the 20th century magazines were a central part of American life, helping to make us what we were and showing us what we had become. The cover was believed to be the most important aspect of the magazine, stating..... More
The MIT Press, July 2003. Hardcover. The emergence of new media has stimulated debate about the power of the visual to dethrone the cultural prominence of textuality and print. Some scholars celebrate the proliferation of digital images, arguing that it suggests a return to a pictorial age when knowledge was..... More
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, July 2022. Oversized Hardcover. Signed on the half-title page by the editor, Thaisa Way. More
Allworth Press, August 2002. Oversize Softcover. The most stimulating installment yet in the acclaimed Looking Closer series! This enthralling collection of essays assembles some of the most intriguing critical commentary published in professional and general interest design magazines from 1997 to 2000. Over thirty contributors, including Rick Poynor, Kathy McCoy..... More
Beta-Plus, July 2023. Hardcover. Interiors designed by Michael Del Piero are full of delightful contradictions. She designs minimalist rooms rich with historical character, meticulously edited gallery-like spaces that still have the comforting warmth of home, and breezy abodes with crisp architectural details that feel tailored rather than severe. But the..... More
powerHouse Books, October 2006. Hardcover. They've been called visionary by both Newsweek and Time, hailed as the ad world's most talked-about agency by USA Today, and dubbed the next big thing by Business 2.0. They launched the Mini car craze in America, took on Big Tobacco in the controversial Truth..... More
Barron's Educational Series, January 1978. Hardcover. Foxing on interior of dustjacket and endpages. Clean textblock. Jacket price punched out. Previous owner's name label on front free endpaper. More
Knoxville Museum of Art/Whitewalls, 2011. Soft Cover. Quarto. More
(Cooper-Hewitt Museum/Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design, December 1988. Paper Back. The Courts and the Colonies offers a detailed account of a protracted dispute arising within a Hutterite colony in Manitoba, when the Schmiedeleut leaders attempted to force the departure of a group that had been excommunicated but would not..... More
Routledge, April 2005. Trade Paperback. What is the point of graphic design? Is it advertising or is it art? What purpose does it serve in our society and culture? Malcolm Barnard explores how meaning and identity are at the core of every graphic design project and argues that the role..... More
Verein Berliner Kunstler, January 2002. Paper Back. Two volumes in clear wrap-around mylar case. More
Reaktion Books, October 2023. Hardcover. From the pleasures of mending to the problems of fast fashion, an intimate look at the creativity, community, and deep meaning sewed into every stitch. Tens of millions of people sew for necessity or pleasure every day, yet the craft is surprisingly under-appreciated. The Point..... More
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, May 2010. Hardcover. Why design now? As issues of ecology and sustainable living continue to gain in urgency and topicality, design has come to the forefront of the arts as the discipline best equipped to meet today's challenges. Designers around the world are rising to..... More
Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., Date not listed. Hardcover. {7' x 10 & 1/4'} Brown cloth covered spine with gold lettering framed within black oval. Damp stain/darkened along front and rear fore-edge of ffep and rear free end page. Glue residue on front pastedown. Board edges worn at top and..... More
University of Pennsylvania Press, November 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. In 1939, Vogue magazine invited commercial designer Raymond Loewy and eight of his contemporaries--including Walter Dorwin Teague, Egmont Arens, and Henry Dreyfuss--to design a dress for the "Woman of the Future" as part of its special issue promoting the New York..... More
Dover Publications, June 1972. Paper Back. The over 4,000 individual designs collected here represent the 900-year-old tradition of Japanese family crests. Through constant variation and invention over the centuries, this has become one of the richest graphic art traditions in the world. The graphic artist, textile designer, pattern-maker, advertiser, and..... More
H.M.S.O, January 1986. Oversize Softcover. More
Chronicle Books (CA), August 2006. Paper Back. Made in Japanthese three simple words conjure playful wit, a delight in detail, formal elegance, and graphic energy. Author of Made in China, Reed Darmon has collected hundreds of images of everyday Japanese design and pop culture ephemera from the past century. Including..... More
Franco Maria Ricci, January 1972. First Edition. Cloth. (9-inces x 14-inches) Numbered & limited. #78/2000. In well worn cloth covered slipcase with one cracked corner. Book is in exquisite condition. The 2000 consisted of 1500 bound in black silk and 500 bound in leather. This copy is bound in black..... More
Rizzoli International Publications, September 2023. Hardcover. The debut book from award-winning Southern architect Stan Dixon, one of a highly influential group of Atlanta-based architects and designers who are revolutionizing the design world with their work. Stan Dixon's edited approach to the classical elements of architecture creates an understated aesthetic that..... More
Thames & Hudson, April 1991. Trade Paperback. As is. Heavy, crossed out name in marker on the leading edge of the print block and half title page. More
Köln, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 1980. Oversize Softcover. Text in German; Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling w/ some creasing present at edges; Spine un-creased; Pages free of markings; An excellent copy. More
Gibbs Smith, April 2023. Hardcover. Creating homes that bring families together, where they can celebrate life's joys. Interior designer Ashley Gilbreath's fresh approach to Southern decorating is guided by her respect for family and tradition with an eye on practicality and warmheartedness. Her first book reveals the breadth of her..... More
Taschen, October 2013. Oversize Softcover. At the height of the Jazz Age, when Prohibition was turning ordinary citizens into criminals and ordinary criminals into celebrities, America's true crime detective magazines were born. True Detective came first in 1924, and by 1934, when the Great Depression had produced colorful outlaws like..... More
Landmark Books Intl, June 1978. Cloth. Octavo. UK edition in very good dustjacket. Maroon cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. Numerous excellent black & white and color illustrations & photographs and maps. [201 pp.]. More
