Design as Art

Design as Art
Author: Bruno Munari
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2008-09-25
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0141920807

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How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as ‘the new Leonardo’. Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday. Lamps, road signs, typography, posters, children’s books, advertising, cars and chairs – these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gaze.

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning
Author: Pamela Sachant
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 614
Release: 2023-11-27
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a deep insight and comprehension of the world of Art. Contents: What is Art? The Structure of Art Significance of Materials Used in Art Describing Art - Formal Analysis, Types, and Styles of Art Meaning in Art - Socio-Cultural Contexts, Symbolism, and Iconography Connecting Art to Our Lives Form in Architecture Art and Identity Art and Power Art and Ritual Life - Symbolism of Space and Ritual Objects, Mortality, and Immortality Art and Ethics

The Beauty of Everyday Things

The Beauty of Everyday Things
Author: Soetsu Yanagi
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2019-01-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0241366364

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The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe - the aesthetic result of wholeheartedly fulfilling utilitarian needs. They should, in short, be things of beauty. In an age of feeble and ugly machine-made things, these essays call for us to deepen and transform our relationship with the objects that surround us. Inspired by the work of the simple, humble craftsmen Yanagi encountered during his lifelong travels through Japan and Korea, they are an earnest defence of modest, honest, handcrafted things - from traditional teacups to jars to cloth and paper. Objects like these exemplify the enduring appeal of simplicity and function: the beauty of everyday things.

Foundations of Art and Design

Foundations of Art and Design
Author: Alan Pipes
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781856693752

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Alan Pipes here provides an engaging introduction to the fundamentals of art and design for students embarking on graphic design, fine art and illustration - and also allied courses in interior, fashion, textile, industrial and product design, as well as printmaking.

Principles of Pattern Design

Principles of Pattern Design
Author: Richard M. Proctor
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780486263496

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"Brief, nontechnical instructions describe and illustrate each network upon which repeat patterns can be arranged, while a rich array of 280 illustrations depict historical and contemporary examples of pattern, many adapted from such diverse sources as a ancient Peruvian stone amulet, 12th-century mosaics, 13th-century damask, Japanese stencil designs, and much more. Decorative samples appear in macrame and embroidery, mosaics, painting, collage, sculpture, on wrapping paper and in other decorative art forms. A brief Vocabulary includes basic terms used to describe patterns and a concluding chaper explores the visual range of one particular motif - the Romanesque arch form."--BOOK COVER.

Before Publication

Before Publication
Author: Nanni Baltzer
Publisher: Park Publishing (WI)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Architecture, Modern
ISBN: 9783038600220

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At the moment of going to press, a publication irreversibly reaches its final form. Simultaneously, it also reaches an audience. Naturally, this audience very often is oblivious to the many, and sometimes complex, steps towards the construction and montage of (visual) meaning that precedes the actual publication of a book. The contributors to 'Before Publication' consider such construction of meaning as montage and look at materials and processes involved before publication. Their focus is on concrete artistic and visual artifacts such as scrapbooks, book mock-ups, and press layouts by artists, authors, and graphic designers. In particular, they shed light on the relationship between the spheres of privacy and publicity. The new book features a programmatic introduction by the editors Nanni Baltzer and Martino Stierli and eight concisely illustrated topical essays.

Fully Booked

Fully Booked
Author: Robert Klanten
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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Turn-around book with one side focusing on cover art and the other revealing experimentation with the creation of book design as artistic objects.

What an Art Director Does

What an Art Director Does
Author: Ward Preston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1994
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781879505186

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A wealth of information from Preston's experiences in the film industry.

Transacting As Art, Design and Architecture

Transacting As Art, Design and Architecture
Author: Marsha Bradfield
Publisher: Intellect (UK)
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2022-01-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781789384437

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An interdisciplinary anthology exploring alternatives to the principles of commercial markets that dominate contemporary life. The essays in this volume apply an experimental ethos to collaborative cultural production. Expanding the fields of art, design, and architectural research, contributors provide critical reflection on collaborative practice-based research. The volume builds on a pop-up market hosted by the London-based arts cluster Critical Practice that sought to creatively explore existing structures of evaluation and actively produce new ones. Assembled by lead editor Marsha Bradfield, the essays contextualize the event within London's long history of marketplaces, offer reflections from the stallholders, and celebrate its value system, particularly its critique of econometrics. A glossary rounds off the text and opens up the publication as a resource.