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  Jim Thompson Computer Game Design Course EN

  Take your first step into game design ­­with this structured coursebook. Richly illustrated with screengrabs and artwork, step-by-step tutorials take you through all aspects of designing and developing dynamic computer games.

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  Hossein Amirsadeghi Contemporary Art Colombia EN

  Colombia s contemporary art scene one of the most vibrant in Latin America nevertheless remains relatively unknown outside that country. Including ninety profiles of key players and four critical essays, Contemporary Art Colombia captures the renewed dynamism of the Colombian art world. After fifty years of violent civil conflict, in 2002 the Colombian authorities initiated an ambitious peace process with the armed…

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  Emmanuel Cooper Contemporary Ceramics EN

  A comprehensive worldwide survey, with over 600 stunning illustrations, of the most distinctive, intensely creative and innovative recent work, ranging from functional objects to the boundaries and possibilities of clay as a medium. Recently, all areas of ceramic practice have been revitalized and the gulf that traditionally existed between the realms of ‘fine art’ and ‘craft’ has narrowed, resulting in a shift in…

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  Contemporary Natural EN

  This breathtakingly illustrated style book takes us into the homes of 27 artists from around the world whose domestic interiors are inspired by natural materials and organic forms. A visual source section is included, as are contact details for each artist. This is a magical blend of the timeless and the highly contemporary, and a rich visual source of interior design ideas.

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  Jeff Koons, Norman Rosenthal Conversations with Norman Rosenthal EN

  The most successful of living artists Jeff Koons has been a focus of creative fascination and significance for more than thirty years, but has always remained guarded about his intellectual life, influences and motivation. The distinguished curator and long-time Koons friend and collaborator Sir Norman Rosenthal has, for the first time, removed that guard. This important book provides the most revealing portrait yet…

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  Florence Müller Costume Jewelery for Haute Couture EN

  Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture' is for anyone with an interest in this most creative and accessible decorative art. It showcases the extraordinary diversity and exceptional craftsmanship of the jewelry in hundreds of beautifully reproduced pieces from such fashion houses as Chanel, Courrèges, Yves St Laurent and Lanvin. The story begins in antiquity, but the main focus is on costume jewelry’s heyday, which ran…

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  Charmaine Chan Courtyard Living

  Courtyards have long played an important function in residential design, regulating light, shade and the use of space. With thousands of years of tradition as inspiration, contemporary architects are realizing courtyard living afresh...

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  Andrew Robinson Cracking the Egyptian Code

  In 1799 Napoleon's army uncovered an ancient stele in the Nile delta. Its inscription, recorded in three distinct scripts - ancient Greek, Coptic, and hieroglyphic - would provide scholars with the first clues to unlocking the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphs, a language lost for nearly two millennia. More than twenty years later a remarkably gifted Frenchman named Jean-Francois Champollion successfully deciphered…

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  Corinne Alagille Create Your Own Brooches EN

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  Sonia Lucano Create Your Own Tote Bags EN

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  Mario Pricken Creative Advertising EN

  Creative Advertising unravels the creative processes behind some of the most original and effective campaigns of recent years. Mario Pricken showcases over two hundred examples of international advertising from a wide range of media including magazines and billboards, television, cinema and the Internet. Strikingly presented, each chapter highlights different practical methods for creating original and unforgettable…

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  Louise Steyaert Crushes EN

  Beautifully designed and bursting with creativity, this book is essential for swooning romantics and the angst-ridden lovelorn. Playfully adopting the methodology of social research and scientific investigation by using humorous survey forms and rating systems, the book analyses past crushes and assembles the data into infographics. It starts with a crash course on the basic concepts of crushing. Louise Steyaert…

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  Maura Reilly Curatorial Activism

  Current art world statistics demonstrate that the fight for gender and race equality in the art world is far from over: only sixteen percent of this year’s Venice Biennale artists were female; only fourteen percent of the work displayed ...

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  Dr. Me Cut That Out EN

  Copiously illustrated throughout, and featuring a quick-fire Q&A with each of the artists, Cut That Out is a rich seam of inspiration to be mined by all students and graphic designers who wish to explore the creative possibilities of collage. Curated by Ryan Doyle and Mark Edwards, who work together under the name of DR.ME, Cut That Out focuses on the compositions of 50 leading designers and studios from 14…

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  Mikael Colville-Andersen Cycle Chic EN

  Ten Best Fashion Bloggers' The Guardian 'The Sartorialist on Two Wheels' The Guardian 'Top 100 Blogs Worldwide' The Times. Against the background of rising mass-transit fares and an unhealthy planet, the liberation and efficiency of getting around by bike has made city cycling one of the most popular pursuits in urban life. From gritty messengers to tweed-sporting bankers, from Pashley princesses to high-tech…

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  Michael Embacher Cyclepedia EN

  This special-edition postcard box presents 100 of the most significant, interesting and curious examples that the history of cycling has witnessed. Each postcard features essential information about the model, with key facts and technical specifications. With specimens ranging from those for use in the mountains, for racing and in the city, to tandems, kids', folding, touring, cargo and curiosity bikes, there is…

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  Michael Embacher Cyclepedia

  Architect and designer Michael Embacher’s unique collection of more than 250 bicycles, the only one of its kind, was lovingly collected over many years and exhibited around the world. This new compact edition of Cyclepedia offers an expanded ...

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  Chris Sidwells Cycling Jerseys EN

  Cycling jerseys represent many different things. For a cyclist they must be functional. For team sponsors they must stand out, and in doing so they must increase brand awareness. For cycling fans they help pick out their favorites or a race or competition leader. Jerseys show who is a world or a national champion. And in some races, jerseys tell of a competitor’s nationality. But cycling jerseys have evolved into…

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  Hans Richter, Michael White Dada EN

  Hans Richter's Dada: Art and Anti-Art was a landmark publication. First published in English in 1965, it completely changed the interpretation of Dada from a literary phenomenon to an artistic one. Ever since, it has been the first port of call for anyone interested in the subject. As a member of the first Dada group in Zurich during the First World War, Richter was in a unique position to tell its history, and his…

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  Dawn Ades Dalí EN

  Salvador Dali is perhaps the most universally famous and popular artist of the twentieth century. On the occasion of the centenary of his birth comes the definitive retrospective of the artist's work from his early years. Dali explores the development of the artist's technique and style, his relationship with the Surrealists, and his exploitation of Freudian ideas, as well as the image Dali created of himself as the…

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  Eric Boman Dames: Women with Initiative and Attitude EN

  Dames is portrait photography at its most incisive and fun. In Eric Boman's book, a 'Dame' is a woman of attitude and conviction, style and flair, leavened with steely determination. For Dames, Boman has photographed over 100 women, all of whom have made an enduring impression in their respective fields of fashion, society, arts, politics and entertainment. A text by Vanity Fair special correspondent Bob Colacello…

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  Simon Maidment, Bowen Li David Hockney EN

  David Hockney is one of the most influential British artists of the past century, and arguably the country's greatest living painter. He has spent his life dedicated to drawing, oil painting, printmaking, set design and photocollage, and more recently has extended his practice into watercolour, charcoal, multi-camera video installation and digital drawing. David Hockney: Current is a landmark publication exploring…

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  Joanna Ebenstein Death

  The ultimate death compendium, featuring the world’s most extraordinary artistic objects concerned with mortality, together with text by expert contributors. Death is an inevitable fact of life. Throughout the centuries, humanity has sought to understand this sobering thought through art and ritual. The theme of memento mori informs medieval Danse Macabre, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Renaissance paintings of…

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  Emilie Greenberg, Karine Thiboult-Demessence Decorating with Pompoms and Tassels EN

  Pompoms and tassels are a great way to add a witty and personal touch to any interior. These 20 projects introduce a host of creative ways to customize objects for your home, ranging from cushions and fridge magnets to wall hangings and rugs. The book explains the basic techniques you need to make tassels and pompoms from a surprising range of materials, including wool, paper, felt, upcycled fabric and leather. Each…