There is a Chinese saying, "Each pattern must have a meaning, and this has to have something to do with luck and harmony". The selected patterns in this book all have deep roots in Chinese folklore and history. The phoenix symbol, door gods, paper-cuts and xiying patterns have been popular decorative arts that signify luck, blessings, happiness and other auspicious wishes. To give these special patterns contemporary retevance, the patterns have been adapted, recreated and refined with Adobe Illustrator and kept in a vector format, and can be easity used by designers of any discipline, be it fashion, textile, graphic or interior design.
Since ancient times, China has always been a unified country with various ethnic groups coexisting together. Due to their uniqueness in lifestyle and culture, each group has a different aesthetic sense, which are reftected in their decorative patterns. Featuring 10 Chinese ethnic minority groups - Miao, Yi, Yao, Uighur, Tibetan, Mongolian, Qiang, Tujia, Zhuang and Dong - this book focuses on the definitive patterns found in their everyday (ives, such as clothing, carpets and architecture. The patterns have been adapted, recreated and refined with Adobe Itlustrator and kept in a vector format, and can be easily used by designers of any discipline, be it fashion, textile, graphic or interior design.
WOOD HOUSES INTERIORS présente une vue générale des plus beaux extérieurs de maisons de haut standing àtravers le monde depuis ces 5 dernières années. Ce livre est illustréde plus de 60 projets différents et inclus les tendances les plus actuelles en matière de construction en bois. En plus de l'aspect architectural, ce livre s'attache àprésenter chaque projet dans sa finition, son décor et les différents éléments qui le composent. Chaque projet est présentéàl'aide d'un texte, de plans ainsi que de nombreuses photos couleurs.
Depuis son invention, le papier est passé par tous les développements. Tout ou presque est réalisable à partir du papier.
Les artistes et les concepteurs choisissent le papier en fonction de la couleur, de la taille, de la texture et de la fibre et introduisent leurs techniques dans le jeu, la coupe, le pliage, l'attache, etc.
Ce livre rassemble ici différentes 1/2uvres artistiques faites à base de papier.
En 2010, Land Art Generator a organisé son premier concours international sur les conceptions d'exploitation des énergies renouvelables. Les artistes, les architectes, les ingénieurs et les scientifiques du monde entier ont travaillés ensemble pour concevoir les centrales qui fonctionneraient non seulement comme infrastructure pour la production énergétique propre mais également en tant qu'oeuvres d'art.
Ce livre présente les meilleurs projets, ainsi que les gagnants choisis par un jury international.
Le but est d'actualiser l'art public qui remplit son rôle social tout en poussant les frontières de la technologie avec le milieu naturel.
Watch your sketches take on a life of their own with the help of Sketching Basics: One Point Perspective. Master the art of producing quality one point perspective sketches via detailed, easy-to-learn sketching methods and step-by-step illustrations.
Artists at all levels will find this book invaluable in honing basic art techniques and enhancing sketching skills used in various arts and design fields, including architecture, interior design, graphic design, multimedia and the applied arts.
Designers have always had a love affair with type, and with the proliferation of digital tools for grapic formations, this relationship has intensified.
Typography is becoming more experimental and varied as a medium for communication and personal expression. Many seee this as a liberation from the constraints of the grid and rules of legibility, making it possible to restore elements of expression and meaning in letters. In the same spirit, Typomofo showcases works tht demonstrate how type today has morphed into a new breed of expressive graphic design. From ink - drawn scripts to duct-tape graffiti lettering, the works are divides into four chapters : freom type projects that evoke a handmade aesthetic, to digital illustrations, to mixed-media typographic wokrs, and the unconventional use of conventional type. With projects ranging from radical experiments to large-scale graphic installations, as well as details of their design process, typomofo reveals how recent typographical forms are conceptualised and creatively applied a s a graphic device to form symbolic images and patterns; to be the message rather than just its conveyor. Typomofo seeks to be an inspiring source for those who are keen in the creative possibilities of type as part of a more sophisticated visual langage that communicates and
