Gingko press inc distribution (6 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: New. Art & Design; Contemporary Jewelry Art presents the work of more than forty of the best and brightest young jewelry designers around the world. Their work is not about luxury or even permanence. Rather, the works within focus on the most creative use of common, inexpensive materials. The book is organized according to the materials used, including metal, ceramics, stone, wood, fur, textiles, plastic, soap, and rubber. The aesthetic of each piece, whether simple or sculpturally intricate, balances the designer's unique perspective with the constraints and possibilities of each medium - from the elasticity of plastic to the solid weight of stone, silver, and iron. Interviews with each designer illuminating the concept and creative work process renders this book a useful guide for everyone from the established jewelry designer to the independent crafter hoping to break into the industry. Designers featured include Hanna Hedman, Mari Ishikawa, Iris Bodemer, Karl Fritsch, Marina Messone, Annika Pettersson, Maria Cristina Bellucci, Mirla Fernandes, and Timothy McMahon.…

Paperback. Condición: New. It is difficult to argue that we as a society are obsessed with technology. Many of our relationships, whether with art, literature or each other are now maintained primarily through one digital interface or another. Tantalizing new platforms are continuously appearing in the marketplace - offering more features than their predecessors. The usual outcome is the forced obsolescence of these previous systems. And yet in art and design, there has been a shift in recent years towards the fruits of more lo-fi processes, a distinct need for a personal component and the expressiveness that normally only a human hand can evoke. Vector graphics have weathered this current backlash taking pride of place alongside the fruits of more handmade techniques. The sources of inspiration often remain the same, whether a nod to popular culture or an homage to nostalgia. The execution is precise and original, with a unique capacity for pattern and color and a great versatility of scale. Vectorism examines the state of contemporary vector graphics and its continuing relevance in the design world.…

Hardcover. Condición: New. The importance of a logo as a mnemonic device cannot be emphasized enough, especially in a new arena of heightened competition for consumer loyalty and retention. LOGOLOGYî2 collects a diverse array of logos, symbols, icons, mascots, emblems and graphics that all effectively achieve the goal of arresting one s attention and entering our neural networks. Not just satisfied with today's landscape, this book ambitiously sets out to predict the needs of tomorrow and the future of the logo, that most fundamental unit of communication design. Interpreting the ever-fluctuating tastes of the marketplace, while staying true to a client's needs, is one of the toughest challenges a designer can face. This dialogue is illuminated through a series of case studies - voyeuristic glimpses into the design process with some of today's leading designers and design studios. This title is the sequel to the highly successful LOGOLOGY (2007).…

Hardcover. Condición: New.