This beautiful silkscreen print has been designed exclusively for Laurence King Publishing by Nina Chakrabarti (author of My Wonderful World of Fashion).

This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture.

Chronicles the most influential fashion ideas through which womenswear has evolved, offering a unique and engaging perspective on the subject.

This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped film since its inception. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a concise history as well as being a fascinating resource to dip into.

New in the "100 Ideas that Changed..." series, this book demonstrates how ideas influenced and defined graphic design, and how those ideas have manifested themselves in objects of design.

Brings together an innovative new generation of artists who are creating the aesthetics of the next decade.

The ultimate reference guide to the world’s movers and shakers in fashion today, a visually stunning survey of cutting-edge imagery, including original design work, drawings and photography.

This book documents the most exciting and diverse period in fashion: from 1900 to today, covering high society, uniforms, sportswear, streetwear and couture, with over 400 photographs and illustrations, many published for the first time.

A comprehensive survey of fashion in the 20th century, accompanied by a visual feast of 400 dazzling images

A unique collection of images covering the revolution in menswear over the last 100 years.

A highly illustrated sourcebook forcusing on the best in contemporary garden product design.

Looks at every aspect of interior detail for domestic spaces, featuring products from around the world that are all currently available to buy.

A comprehensive round-up of the best in contemporary design.

A showcase of contemporary product design and interior products that are ecologically sound.

Covering all aspects of contemporary house architecture and packed with illustrations and architectural drawings for more than 50 major projects.

The inside story on 6,000 years of personal and public space, from cave dwellings to the sleek interiors of modern skyscrapers. Now includes a CD-ROM with an interactive timeline.

In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-first century.

A practical introduction to typography, this book analyses the basic principles and applications of type.

Combining a survey of Western architecture, including Pre-Columbian America, with an introduction to architecture from the Middle East, India, Russia, China and Japan.

Presenting art history as an essential part of the development of humankind, A World History of Art offers an authoritative, balanced and enlightening account, from 30,000 years ago to the present day.

From headpiece to toe ring, a book taking the reader on a visual journey around the body and provides a rich source of inspiration for anyone looking to design, commission or buy jewellery.

A practical book showing not only how to draw the figure but also how to illustrate it in today’s fashion and lifestyle market.

This is a book by a company that dislikes advertising as much as anyone. Nevertheless, it makes adverts. It has worked with global brands to produce fashion collections and promoted a town with a mass wedding. It creates advertising with more human, truthful communications. The company's name is KesselsKramer.

A fascinating examination of every aspect of airline style, from the company liveries and interior designs of planes to airborne haute cuisine.

An essential A-Z of the world's leading type designers, from Gutenberg to the present day, with illustrations of key typefaces from many sources.

A practical reference book that explores the drawing and painting processes and discusses encaustic, egg tempera, fresco, oil, watercolour and acrylic techniques.

This practical reference book introduces basic materials and processes for drawing and painting.

Bringing together more than 60 of Africa's most creative contemporary artists, from painters, sculptors and photographers to performance and installation artists.

Explores the methods and processes behind some of today's leading cutting-edge animations.

Featuring 50 short films by key animators from around the world working in all forms of animation, including 2D, 3D, Claymation, stop frame and Web/Flash animation.

An introduction to the most influential practising architects, with details on the work of each architect and illustrations of their most representative and iconic buildings.

This book focuses on the exciting possibilities for representing the built environment with all the techniques – both ancient and modern – that are now available.

This book focuses on the inspiring possibilities for modelling the built environment with all the different media and techniques that are now available.

Offers a thorough introduction to the entire field of architecture.

Focusing exclusively on contemporary, cutting-edge sneaker design, celebrating the creative side of sneaker culture, the best and most original rarities and the latest art and design in the sneaker scene.

Focusing exclusively on contemporary, cutting-edge sneaker design, Art & Sole sets out to explore and to celebrate the creative side of sneaker culture – showing the best and most original rarities and collaborations.

Focussing on artworks by tattooists as they move beyond the artwork they draw on skin to create personal work on canvas.

A highly informative, highly entertaining introduction to what art direction is and what art directors do.

With a freshness and breadth of approach that sets the art in its context, this book explores why works were created and who commissioned the palaces, cathedrals, paintings, and sculptures.

With a freshness and breadth of approach that sets the art in its context, this book explores why works were created and who commissioned the palaces, cathedrals, paintings, and sculptures.

A widely acclaimed and fascinating survey of art from 1940 to the present in Europe and America, with unique contributions by individual artists.

Charting the ideas, practices and controversies of contemporary art across a wide international spectrum, including the impact of the internet and digital art.

A well-illustrated guide to the rich variety of uses of the badge since the year 2000, whether it be promotion, revenue-raising or simply decorative.

Showcases the most exciting and innovative handbag designers from across the globe.

A compilation of the best design books of the last 100 years.

A unique, absorbing compilation of the best design books of the last 100 years.

This journal encourages us to take up travelling by bike. It includes 20 illustrations, blank pages to write on and 4 envelopes to store mementoes of your journeys.

Bob Gill guides us through his remarkable career from the first revolutionary designs and illustrations of the early 1960s to the graphic design and children's books of recent years.

A comprehensive guide to book design, from interpreting a design brief to grid construction, typeface selection, illustration and the production process.

The first book to embrace the whole of the UK and its creative influence on international fashion.

A book full of inspiring surprises highlighting the materials, formats and creative designs of business cards from around the world.

Featuring over 200 innovative interpretations of the humble business card from around the world

A survey of recent and current identity design work for galleries, museums, theatres and other cultural clients, with some fascinating case studies.

This book covers the key stages of conceiving a narrative, creating a visual language and developing storyboards and design of a picturebook.

An exploration of the work of Chip Kidd, whose book jacket designs for top authors have spawned a revolution in the art of the book cover in America.

With case studies that show the industry at work, this book breaks down the forecasting process and helps you to build the combination of research and intuitive skills that a successful designer or forecaster needs.

A richly illustrated guide for both students and professionals to the application of colour to graphic design, illustration, painting and textile art.

An accessible, up-to-date, introductory text on interior construction and detailing for students studying interiror design and architecture.

Covers all aspects of landscape construction, giving a good understanding of building materials and assembly.

Contemporary Art: World Currents argues that, in recent decades, a worldwide shift from modern to contemporary art has occurred.

Features the work of 30 lingerie designers from around the world, providing a compelling insight into their working methods.

Terry Farrell is one of the world's leading urban designers and one of Britain’s foremost architects.This book focuses on the work of his practice from the last 10 years.

Shows how to write for all formats and contexts, from catalogues and products to advertising and websites.

Creative Island 2 takes an entirely fresh look at the extraordinary range and quality of design in Britain today, including work from 25 design disciplines.

Looks at 30 homes of the designers, directors, stylists, artists, graffiti writers, curators, novelists and innovators who are publishing the boundaries of contemporary culture.

Looks at the studios, apartments and homes of designers, directors, stylists, artists, graffiti writers, curators, novelists and innovators who are pushing the boundaries of contemporary culture

Packed with illustrations, a fascinating study of cruise liners, their interior and exterior design, onboard entertainment, corporate identity, ephemera and graphics.

Showcasing over 30 of the most exciting and pioneering streetwear brands that have shaped the market since the late 1980s.

Showcasing over 30 of the most exciting and pioneering streetwear brands, this book focuses on those that have shaped the market since the late 1980s

Featuring the work of 150 artists and illustrators invited to show or create customized shoes, a major new trend in fashionable footwear.

Brings together over 250 images from more than 40 contemporary collage artists.

This thought-provoking and practical book for graphic designers and students explores creative practice in graphic design.

This book examines the corporate identities of 76 designers, at various stages in their careers and from around the world, providing blueprints for best practice and inspiration.

A practical book on creating packaging prototypes that reflect sustainable and ecologically sound principles.

Designs for Small Spaces brings together over 500 cleverly designed products that provide stylish and functional ways to make the most of a living environment with limited footprint.

Examines over 30 bathroom designs from around the world, each one designed by a notable architect and created especially for a specific residence

Detail in Contemporary Glass Architecture provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern glass architecture.

An invaluable reference for practising architects, interior designers and students, featuring more than 30 kitchen designs from around the world, each created by a notable architect for a specific residence.

Featuring 40 recently completed and influential landscape designs by some of the world's most highly acclaimed landscape architects.

Featuring over 50 of the most recently completed and influential house designs, this is a densely illustrated analysis of the importance of detail in residential architecture.

This book features 44 of the best recent examples of retail design from around the world. Projects range from specialist boutiques to branded high street chain stores, from fashion retailers to eateries.

Provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern timber architecture.

Digital Textile Design covers everything students and practitioners of textile design will need to learn about designing and printing digitally.

The DIY Couture collection is 10 stylish, easy to make pieces of clothing that can be endlessly reinvented in different fabrics, textures and colours. With simple, visual instructions and cool styling, DIY Couture will inspire people to join the handmade revolution.

A cool, quirky and creative guide to making and customising your own clothes, bags and accessories.

Featuring 30 designs by leading designer-makers from around the world DIY Furniture shows you how to use simple techniques to make stunning designer furniture from scratch.

Find out who’s top dog with this beautifully illustrated set of cards.

The latest book from the pattern cutting and construction experts at Bunka Fashion College in Japan, which Includes 17 fashionable and achievable designs, with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and diagrams.

John Torreano uses a technique of demonstration, questions and answers to explain how to translate a three-dimensional object, landscape or figure in front of you onto the two-dimensional plane of a piece of paper.

A comprehensive guide to drawing for product/industrial designers and students, covering manual and computer drawing and featuring famous designer products.

Covers all the stages of visual presentation in interior design, from early concept sketches to complex computer renderings

Explores a wide range of ways to represent the city, from freehand sketching to sophisticated computer models.

This book shows the range of companies making a difference in the area of sustainable design in fashion, exploding the myth that sustainable design is bad design.

A comprehensive, practical guide to visual journalism, generously illustrated and showing how editorial design differs from other areas of graphic design.

This comprehensive reference work contains scale drawings of every type of detailing used in contemporary residential architecture.

An inspiring and uniquely accessible guide to visual communication, presenting the major disciplines in today’s media and explaining how to achieve a strong communication chain to reach the audience.

Exhibition Design offers a thorough grounding in the principles of designing for exhibitions.

A unique overview of buildings designed to withstand extreme environments.

Providing a mix of practical information and the industry vocabulary, this easily navigable reference book will help students gain a clear understanding of how to work with fabrics as an integral component of the fashion design process.

This easily navigable resource provides over 100 swatches of the most recognised and widely used varieties of fabric to encourage consideration of not just the aesthetic appeal of various fabrics but also their structure, feel and weight.

Examines how sustainability has the potential to transform both the fashion system and the innovators who work within it.

Provides an in-depth review of the wide-ranging career options available in the fashion and textile industry.

This unique fashion dictionary is quirky and fun, and provides invaluable definitions of all the words a fashion and textile student needs to know.

Offers a thorough grounding in the principles of fashion design.

Provides a revealing insight into the design process of some of the major names in the fashion industry

A comprehensive, practical guide to fashion drawing for students and designers looking to improve their skills.

These playing cards allow fashion lovers of all ages to play iconic clothes, shoes and accessories off against each other to discover who’s the most on trend.

A comprehensive, visually-led overview that covers all areas of fashion drawing, presentation and illustration.

The first book to showcase contemporary catwalk and couture jewellery, profiling 33 international fashion jewellers.

Updated and expanded for a new edition, this is the perfect starter text for students of film studies.

Find My Piglet! makes learning fun, adding an educational element to the traditional memory game as players learn the names of animals and their offspring.

The first book to document fixed-gear cycling

This unique book explains the key techniques of folding, such as pleated surfaces, curved folding and crumpling.

Footwear design has become the new dream career, and this book is the first guide to show the key skills and tips behind the trade, for both budding designers and anyone interested in shoes.

A definitive guide to illustration in the new millennium.

An ideal book for students embarking on courses in graphic design, fine art and illustration as well as allied courses, with a wide range of illustrations drawn from all areas of art and design.

Discusses the creation and contents of the interiors of French aristocrats and financiers, including some that have never been photographed before

An introduction to the basics of typography, including choosing and combining typefaces, and mastering typographic details such as leading, kerning and legibility.

Featuring the great surviving metalwork objects produced for sultans and rajahs during India's fabulous Mughal age, with 645 illustrations.

The first book to examine the spread of graffiti in Asia, concentrating mainly on Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, as well as the Philippines, China and Hong Kong.

Packed with tips, exercises and analyses, Graphic Design Essentials is the ultimate guide to great design for aspiring designers.

This visually led book contains a global selection of the best graphic design studios’ work within the fashion industry – from packaging and lookbooks to swing tags and invitations – with exclusive insights from both clients and designers.

Now in its second edition, this wide-ranging, seminal text offers an accessible account of the history of graphic design from the nineteenth century to the present day.

Now in its second edition, this wide-ranging, seminal text offers an accessible account of the history of graphic design from the nineteenth century to the present day.

A distinctive, scholarly and accessible account of the history of graphic design, covering a host of media and featuring top designers and typographers.

A distinctive, scholarly and accessible account of the history of graphic design, covering a host of media and featuring top designers and typographers.

A one-stop reference guide to graphic design practice.

This book and DVD package features interviews with key artists including Banksy, Futura, Ramm:ell:zee, Os Gemeos, Invader, Barnstormers, WK Interact, Zevs, Blek le Rat, Andre, Noki amd Eine

Showcases the varied and inventive tactics that are being used today by big-name brands, non-profit organizations and individuals to promote themselves, their ideas and their products.

Featuring more than 70 international advertising campaigns using inventive and non-traditional means to promote their brands, ideas and products.

Showcasing 114 critically selected architects whose work will define the physical fabric of our cities for the next 30 years, with 800 photographs and drawings of projects.

With more than 150 works by 35 artists, a must for anyone inspired by all things gothic, featuring such artists as Ken Kagami, Terence Koh, Ricky Swallow, Marnie Weber, Chloe Piene, Wes Lang, Matt Greene, Iris Van Dongen, Pure Evil and French.

Surveys the applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to the present day

This book takes readers behind the scenes in the world of advertising, showcasing 30 phenomenally successful campaigns from the last decade. 

Graphic designers constantly complain that there is no career manual to guide them through the profession. Design consultant and writer Adrian Shaughnessy draws on a wealth of experience to provide just such a handbook.

A practical guide for budding freelance illustrators, with advice on creating portfolios, approaching clients, negotiating contracts, managing workflows and self-promotion.

Showing you how to create your own hand-drawn alphabets, this book contains over 40 typefaces, inspired by everything from hairy monsters to clouds, ribbons and robots.

Shows those embarking on an illustration or graphic design career how best to put together an effective, professional portfolio, as well as advising on presentation techniques and self-promotion.

How to Design Websites addresses the skillsets required to produce websites that are functional and elegant – but from a graphic designer’s perspective.

Explains everything you need to know about working as an advertising creative but don't get taught at college.

In How to Set Up and Run a Fashion Label, Toby Meadows presents a no-nonsense guide to running your own business, whether it is within the clothing, accessories or footwear sectors

Teaches you how to select and use images for a range of applications.

Enables students to get the most from their art history course, empowering readers to approach their coursework with confidence and energy.

Examines, garment by garment, the items that helped to shape the way that men dress today.

This broad introduction to illustration reveals the artistic, intellectual and organizational skills needed to study and practice as a freelance illustrator.

This book showcases the new wave of cool crafting – quirky, cutting-edge, craft-based artwork, often called Indie Craft or D.I.Y. craft.

An invaluable introduction to the key names and projects in contemporary interior architecture, covering the work of 55 international practitioners.

An in-depth study of the creative and construction processes behind 30 contemporary interior designs.

Gives a comprehensive introduction to the nature and practice of interior design as well as invaluable information about education and careers

For the first time the story of the domestic interior is set against the cultural and industrial changes taking place in the western world since the seventeenth century

Aimed at architectural students, providing an accessible introduction to all aspects of architectural technology, with photographs, historical examples and an exploration of current computer techniques.

A magnificent large-format book on the much sought-after Ottoman ceramics whose quality, stunning designs, elegant forms and rich colours have had a profound impact on European taste.

This is an in-depth overview of the creation and development of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute by artist and ceramicist Jun Kaneko. This fascinating and exciting journey is recorded in numerous colour photographs accompanied by essays.

Featuring more than 100 of the most significant and influential buildings of the twentieth century.

An exploration of the extraordinary work of American designer Kyle Cooper, credited by many with bringing about a renaissance in innovative film title design.

Leather Fashion Design is a practical, how-to book about making garments from leather, suede and similar materials. It covers everything from what to look for in choosing a skin to work with, through pattern-cutting, sewing techniques and finishing

This interactive book is packed with stimulating ideas to spark your creative imagination.

Using a combination of explanatory text, step-by-step photographs and classic and contemporary examples, this unique survey brings together over 80 processes involved in creating lettering and applying it to surfaces.

This is the first book to look at the way light can be used to create realistic and fantastical effects in a wide range of visual media.

Limited edition print designed exclusively for Laurence King Publishing by Marie Perkins, author of our Print & Pattern books.

Living Religions, now in its eighth edition, is  a highly readable and stimulating survey of the world’s major religious traditions.

A logo bible providing graphic designers with an indispensable reference source for contemporary logo design, with more than 1300 logos featured.

A critical survey of current graphic design for printed materials, such as brochures and catalogues, showing work by leading practitioners in the USA, Europe and Japan.

Showcases more than 500 of the coolest and most exciting graphic products by over 90 practitioners from around the world

Ideally suited for designers, graphic designers, illustrators, art directors and anyone working within the creative industries, or studying these disciplines, or simply interested in exploring his or her creativity.

Ideally suited for designers, graphic designers, illustrators, art directors and anyone working within the creative industries, or studying these disciplines, or simply interested in exploring his or her creativity.

Create your own set of robots to play with and line up in a colourful display, or to send to friends using the specially designed envelopes included in the box.

An inspirational account of production processes, aimed mainly at product designers, with specially commissioned diagrams, product shots and photographs.

This informative book uses contemporary design as a vehicle to describe production processes. The expanded edition includes nine new processes and an all-new section of 40 finishing techniques.

An accessible, entertaining and highly illustrated introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present.

A practical guide to the fundamental principles of marketing and branding, from catwalk to price calculation, developing brand identity to creating a customer profile.

This lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed book celebrates the colourful lives and dazzling work of the great twentieth-century fashion illustrators, as chosen by one of today’s leading fashion artists, David Downton.

Through its detailed descriptions of glass, concrete, wood, metals and plastics - covering their unique properties, histories and various forms - this book lays the educational foundation for any aspiring architect

Addressing the renewed interest in the material aspects of architecture, covering the history, theory and future of materials in their cultural and technical contexts.

An exploration of the wealth of materials and print manufacturing processes available to designers, with case studies on innovative practices from major studios.

An introduction for the art history student to the range of theoretical perspectives used in looking at and analysing art, with guidance on writing theory-based essays.

An exploration of the use and design of very small buildings and structures, with 53 case studies of projects requiring extraordinary imagination and innovation.

An exploration of the use and design of very small buildings and structures, with 53 case studies of projects requiring extraordinary imagination and innovation.

Miniatures make us relive the world from the perspective of our childhood. They offer a disquieting experience of distance, and artists often use it to explore very contemporary feelings of alienation, displacement and estrangement.

This new integrated history discusses the development of China, Japan and Korea from the dawn of the modern age to the present, bringing together the threads that tie these neighbours together.

A sumptuously illustrated showcase of the work of the world's top fashion designers in menswear, one of the most dynamic areas in fashion today.

A sumptuously illustrated showcase of the work of the world's top fashion designers in menswear, one of the most dynamic areas in fashion today.

A celebration of the new generation of filmmakers who are exploring the evolving possibilities of motion graphics, broadcast design, digital film effects and animation.

A combined book and interactive DVD package presenting the works of some of the world's leading motion graphic studios, with texts by leading graphic designers.

Ever wondered how Marie Antoinette wore her hair? How can you make a tasselled belt? A wonderful celebration of dressing up, past and present, this follow-up to the hugely successful My Wonderful World of Fashion will appeal to fashion addicts from 8 years up.

Containing 30 detachable postcards of Nina Chakrabarti’s beautiful drawings from My Wonderful World of Fashion.

An interactive colouring book created by a leading illustrator.

Containing 21 detachable postcards of miniature scenes in which naughty little people engage in surprising, funny, titillating or simply obscene behaviour, this book gives readers a humorous look beneath the veneer of polite society.

A sequel to the highly successful Bar and Club Design, examining current international trends and showcasing 47 bars and clubs, including style bars'.

Showcases 47 of the most inspirational bar and club designs from around the world

An exploration of the use of computers to combine word, image, motion, sound and user interaction for the internet, TV, promos, games, animation, CDs and exhibitions.

Shows how packaging design has changed to meet the demands of rising environmental issues

A celebration of inspirational contemporary restaurant spaces, including interviews with 11 of the world's most influential interior designers.

Showcases 45 of the best-designed, most exciting new dining venues around the world.

Showcasing some of the most exciting and innovative contemporary footwear designers from across the globe, and reflecting the rich and diverse range of cutting-edge design.

Showcasing some of the most exciting and innovative contemporary footwear designers from across the globe, this book reflects the rich and diverse range of cutting-edge shoe design.

A visual and inspirational guide to the best in contemporary typographic design, with examples and usages of modern typography in a wide variety of applications.

Examples of urban housing from around the world, demonstrating new architectural approaches to high-density living, with photographs, drawings and plans.

A visually stunning survey of the work of 100 new designers worldwide, working alone or in small companies, pushing boundaries and redefining working practices.

A guide to the packaging design process from concept creation to production, including brand development, environmental responsibilities and careers advice.

This practical book shows students how to interpret the human form and look at clothing through the eyes of a designer rather than a consumer.

Pattern Magic is the cult pattern-cutting book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes.

Pattern Magic 2 is the cult pattern-cutting book from Japan, partner to the original Pattern Magic.

Pattern Magic Stretch Fabrics is the third in the series of cult Japanese pattern cutting books, now translated into English. The new volume looks at working with stretch and jersey fabric.

This exciting book showcases some of the most innovative pattern designs around, including graphics, textiles, fashion, furnishings, ceramics, tiles, wallpaper and stationery.

A visual feast of some of the most innovative pattern designs around, including graphics, textiles, fashion, furnishings, ceramics, tiles, wallpaper and stationery.

The four hundred marks reproduced in this book represent the diverse array of identity work produced by Pentagram's partners, past and present, since the company was founded in 1972.

Rediscover the joys of print by sticking images in this journal and creating your own stories as you add dates, places, comments and anecdotes.
Including 32 stunning illustrations, blank pages to write on and sticky corners to secure your photos.

An inspirational resource for art, design and photography students, embracing the whole spectrum of photography from traditional to digital, with careers advice.

The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking survey of international photography.

Planning Office Spaces is a clear, accessible book written to help solve the problems one could encounter when planning a new office space.

Featuring 95 of the most significant buildings of the 21st century, each with an introduction linking them to iconic examples from the 20th century.

Featuring more than 100 of the most significant houses of the 20th century, with scale plans, elevations, sections and site plans specially redrawn for this book.

An invaluable resource for architects and students, featuring 87 of the most influential modern housing designs of the past 100 years.

An exploration of the transformation in children's book illustration, showcasing some of the most interesting work emerging from a range of cultural backgrounds.

A visual celebration of contemporary surface design.

Patterns are everywhere. An antidote to gloomy economic times, we see them creeping over shop fronts, packaging design, clothes and home accessories.

Introduces the student to fundamental printmaking techniques including relief, intaglio, collagraph, lithography, screen print and monoprint and shows how they can be used to achieve cutting-edge results

Provides an in-depth study of the creative and manufacturing processes behind 50 contemporary domestic design objects.

Product Design follows through all the stages and activities involved in the creation of a new product – from concept design to manufacture, prototyping to marketing.

This book embraces all the new and emerging technologies in graphics and print production, comprehensively explaining the prepress and printing processes.

This book gives designers the confidence to do everything necessary to ensure trouble-free, high-quality printing.

Contains 46 die-cut stencils and a stencil typeface that can be used to create slogans and powerful visual messages.

A limited edition silkscreen print, signed and numbered by the author.

Illustrating the work of artists working in Japan's exciting graffiti scene, with an accompanying DVD that brings to life the still imagery in the book.

The most in-depth exploration of the world of BMX bikes through their riders and the culture that surrounds them. The featured bikes are organized decade by decade and are BMXs drawn from the best collections in the world.

An exuberant collection of imagery depicting vintage, modern and futuristic train travel, with new and archive photography, and collectors' ephemera.

An original and accessible take on the architectural dictionary, this book takes you on a visual tour of the buildings around us, and will be useful not only to students but to anyone with a general interest in architecture.

Rethinking Design and Interiors is a fascinating exploration of how art and science can come together for the benefit of those who inhabit the built environment.

A fantastic compilation of over 400 of the best retro fonts from 1830 to the end of the 20th century.

A typography bible for designers, highlighting the essential characteristics of more than 700 typeface specimens grouped according to specific design features.

This is the first book to be published on one of the greatest American designers of the 20th century, who was as famous for his work in film as for his corporate identity and graphic work.

An introduction to developments in 17th century art and architecture, featuring the significant painters, sculptors and architects, including successful women painters.

This beautiful silkscreen print, designed exclusively for Laurence King Publishing by Nina Chakrabarti (author of My Wonderful World of Fashion), is limited to just fifty copies.

This is the first book to celebrate the use of stickers in skateboarding. Showing the full spectrum of skate sticker art, it brings together over 350 of the most memorable stickers ever produced.

Part of a series of high-quality blank sketchbooks aimed at graffiti fans and graphic designers, featuring commissioned cover artwork by well-known graffiti artists.

Part of a series of high-quality blank sketchbooks aimed at graffiti fans and graphic designers, featuring commissioned cover artwork by well-known graffiti artists.

Part of a series of high-quality blank sketchbooks aimed at graffiti fans and graphic designers, featuring commissioned cover artwork by well-known graffiti artists.

Part of a series of high-quality blank sketchbooks aimed at graffiti fans and graphic designers, featuring commissioned cover artwork by well-known graffiti artists.

Sketchbooks provides a revealing glimpse into the thought processes and working methods of leading designers and illustrators.

A guide to the essential basics that professionals need on a day-to-day basis to run the seven major graphics and web-design software programs used the world over.

The first collectable, fully-peelable sticker book featuring illustration, graffiti and graphics, with more than 250 specially commissioned stickers by artists and graffiti writers from around the world.

This follow on from the original Stickerbomb book is filled with a brand new collection of more than 280 specially-commissioned stickers by more than 100 artists, illustrators and graffiti writers from around the world.

This collectable, fully-peelable sticker book is filled with an amazing collection of over 500 stickers created by artists, illustrators and graffiti writers from around the world.

Stone Architecture explores the special role of this material in a timely reassessment of the ideas which underpin today's renaissance of stone architecture.

This is a doodle book with a twist: it uses art more commonly found on the street. Some of the coolest street artists from around the world have contributed drawings, puzzles and characters designed to inspire creativity.

An exploration of the techniques, materials and promotional tactics of street artists and their impact on urban life, with interviews with leading players.

Unlike other packaging titles, which simply provide templates to copy, this book enables designers of all packaging types to create 3-D packaging forms that are specific to their needs.

Featuring stunning imagery and entertaining interviews with some of the biggest names in the field, this is an essential book for any aspiring stylist or fashion student.

The environmental impact of interior architecture and design practice is immense. This book highlights the need for designers to adapt the way they work and relearn lessons that have been lost.

An account of the evolution of the influential graphic language known as the 'Swiss style', internationally admired for its clarity, technical skill and disciplined organisation of text and image.

Features over 1300 symbols, organized into groups and sub-groups according to their visual characteristics.

Explains how to create a technical fashion drawing using a simple and straightforward step-by-step method accompanied by some time-saving tips.

The bible of T-shirt design today. 82 studios from around the world contribute their best designs to create a global view of the current thriving state of T-shirt land. This special edition comes with a T-shirt featuring a collage of designs in the book.

The bible of T-shirt design today. 82 studios from around the world contribute their best designs to create a global view of the current thriving state of T-shirt land. This special edition comes with a T-shirt featuring a collage of designs in the book.

The bible of T-shirt design today. 82 studios from around the world contribute their best designs to create a global view of the current thriving state of T-shirt land

This is the first book to focus on Terry Farrell's interiors, where he consciously developed that style in its heyday and beyond.

Offers students and those wishing to enter a career in textile design a basic grounding in its three main disciplines - printed, woven and mixed media.

Showcases a selection of textile designs from all over the world, presented in feature interviews with the world’s most visionary young designers.

Featuring more than 400 images from about 100 textile and fibre artists, ranging from new graduates to experienced practitioners – an indispensable reference for anyone with a passion for textiles.

The most comprehensive showcase of three-dimensional letterforms ever written.

Explains the key ideas, sources of inspiration and visual techniques that have been used throughout design history. Showing where ideas and inspiration come from, the book provides numerous strategies to help unlock the reader’s creativity.

Covering all animation processes and techniques and exploring their use through case studies of eminent animators past and present, with 750 colour images.

An in-depth investigation into the characteristic architecture of the southern and eastern towns of Yemen, based on first-hand research and offering unique insights.

A comprehensive work on world art history in terms of the physical and political environments that shaped it, with contributions from renowned art historians.

A richly detailed picture of 17th century Dutch art and culture, a period that produced some of the most familiar and best-loved examples of European painting.

A cool visual guide to the skull, charting its rebirth through music and street fashion to become today’s ultimate anti-establishment icon.

The Boot is an elegant showcase of cutting-edge boots from around the world, designed by the world’s greatest footwear designers.

A comprehensive guide to creating and using digital type, in print and for the web, which presents a new set of challenges, including editable HTML and type as image.

Widely considered to be the most comprehensive introduction to ceramics available, this book contains numerous step-by-step illustrations of all ceramic techniques gathered from an impressive collection of international potters.

Widely considered the most comprehensive introduction to ceramics available, with step-by-step illustrations of ceramic techniques and profiles of key ceramists.

This lavishly illustrated book reveals the state of the art of the custom racing bicycle. Each chapter covers a particular part of the bike, starting with the largest subject area – frames (steel, aluminium, titanium and carbon fibre), then moving on to forks, headsets, wheels, tyres, hubs, gear components, chains, brakes, saddles, handlebars, pedals, water bottle cages and accessories.

This lavishly illustrated book reveals the state of the art of the custom racing bicycle. Chapter by chapter, the book builds up the complete guide to specifying and buying your dream bike.

Covering design throughout the world, from Japan to Finland, with accounts of the life, works and exhibitions of key designers since the late 19th century.

One of the most popular graphic design books ever published, focusing on the groundbreaking approach of graphic designer David Carson.

The End of Print is the definitive statement of the work of the great iconoclast designer, David Carson. In print for the first time in several years, this classic book has itself become part of the history of graphic design.

The End of Print is the definitive statement of the work of the great iconoclast designer, David Carson. In print for the first time in several years, this classic book has itself become part of the history of graphic design.

Comprehensively illustrated and covering the history of public transport in London, from the early 19th century to the present day.

A comprehensive look at the emerging trend of architecture that favours substance over style, combining functional design and sustainable processes with a straightforward, honest aesthetic.

Chronicles one hundred years of classic patterns, featuring designs in a wide variety of styles, art movements and countries of origin

A comprehensive survey of contemporary illustration from across the world, presenting a broad spectrum of styles, techniques and subject matter.

A mini edition of the bible of contemporary illustration.

Applying recent research to tracing the diffusion of the Renaissance across Europe, recasting it as a complex cultural movement rooted in a unique urban society.

An analysis of the art of the 1960s and its relationship to the political events of the time, following a broad range of artists working in Europe and America.

A colouring book for grown-ups, The Sneaker Colouring Book is a collection of 100 black-and-white line drawings of popular sneaker designs, shown in side view, to colour, alter or customize.

A book of 20 stencils that can be used and treasured or just simply be an inspiration to others to create. Printed on perforated card stock so that they can be torn out and used, the stencils have been created by a list of international artists encompassing the contemporary street art scene, from the masters to the new kids on the block.

This book showcases some of the most striking, inventive and subversive examples of the ubiquitous tote.

Packed with specially commissioned photographs and covering the history and process of restoring St Pancras, one of London’s finest Victorian stations, to its original glory and extending it for the demands of 21st-century rail travel.

This book looks at the history and process of the project and shows how the old St Pancras has been both restored to its original glory and extended for the demands of 21st-century rail travel.

Packed with specially commissioned photographs and covering the history and process of restoring St Pancras, one of London’s finest Victorian stations, to its original glory and extending it for the demands of 21st-century rail travel.

A sharp, in-depth and highly visual textbook and teaching aid for students and academics keen to know more about the world of trends, trend forecasting and consumer-insight techniques.

The aim of this book is to provide teachers, students, practising architects and general readers with a set of ideas that will enrich their conversation, their writing, and above all their thinking about architecture.

Addresses the changes that are occurring within advertising, from the perspective of key figures within the industry.

Semiotics is the theory of signs, and reading signs is a part of everyday life. Semiotic theory can, however, appear mysterious and impenetrable. This introductory book decodes that mystery using visual examples instead of abstract theory.

An introductory work that decodes the mystery of semiotics using visual examples, based around descriptions of 75 key semiotic concepts.

This book explores the theories, practices and principles of new approaches to solar architecture that foster both design excellence and low-energy use.

An essential reference work on typography, taking the reader from the history of language and writing systems to the evolution of the digital systems of today.

Features 40 projects froma round the world by such designers as Wonderwall, Marti Guixé and Thomas Heatherwick.

Brings together some of the best recent, innovative examples of small store designs from around the world.

A great introduction for retail students, this book offers a user-friendly reference guide to all aspects of visual merchandising and covers both window dressing and in-store areas.

Showcasing the work of artists and designers working with hip clothing brand Silas & Maria, ranging from photography and 3D pieces to creative writing and design.

A look at the work of White arkitekter, Scandinavia's leading architectural practice and among th eten largest in Europe.

This unique and fun book contains over 200 original, hand-drawn illustrations of the hairstyles of the rich and famous.

A showcase of the most exciting, innovative and successful window displays worldwide, this book offers inspiration and guidance to visual merchandisers and retailers who need to create eye-catching window designs that will increase sales.

An exploration of some of the most exciting wood projects today, illustrating the renewed interest in timber as an architectural material.

An exploration of some of the most exciting wood projects today, illustrating the renewed interest in timber as an architectural material.

A celebration of the diversity of wood houses being designed today, from the traditional to the experimental, with photographs and architectural drawings.

This introductory book describes the basic processes of handbuilding, wheel throwing, plaster mould making, decoration, glaze application and firing techniques in a simple, easy-to-follow narrative