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Illumination and Decoration of Flat Surfacesby Bob Cameron
CSIRO Publishing 2009; US$ 21.95Shows the effect of different light sources on a variety of lining materials and paints. more...
Design Historyby Hazel Conway
Routledge 1987; US$ 39.95Introductory text which guides the student of design history through the delights and difficulties of the subject, highlighting various approaches to study. more...
Myth Into Artby H. A. Shapiro
Routledge 1994; US$ 40.95Myth into Art is a comparative study of mythological narrative in Greek poetry and the visual arts. Thirty of the major myths are surveyed, focusing on Homer, lyric poetry and Attic tragedy. On the artistic side, the emphasis is on Athenian and South Italian vases. The book offers undergraduate students an introduction both to mythology and to the use of visual sources in the study of Greek myth. more...
Design and the Social Sciencesby Jorge Frascara
CRC Press 2002; US$ 99.95This book explores the disciplines of the social sciences, which help investigate the relationships between people and design, in assessing the role that products and the built environment play in peoples lives and in setting product requirements. more...
Life Like Dollsby A. F. Robertson
Routledge 2003; US$ 41.95Exploring the nexus of emotions, consumption and commodification they represent, A. F. Robertson tracks the rise of the porcelain collectible market. more...
Reading Imagesby Gunther Kress; Theo Van Leeuwen
Routledge 2005; US$ 45.95A comprehensive account of the grammar of visual design. Draws on examples from children's drawings to textbook illustrations, photo-journalism to fine art, as well as three-dimensional forms such as sculpture to examine how images convey meaning. more...
Semantic Turn: New Foundations for Designby Klaus Krippendorff
CRC Press 2004; US$ 84.95Outlines a science for design that gives designers grounds on which to state their claims and validate their designs. This book builds an epistemological bridge between language/communication theory and human-centered conceptions of contemporary artifacts. It enables designers to partner with the traditional disciplines of engineering, and others. more...
Textiles in Indian Ocean Societiesby Ruth Barnes
RoutledgeCurzon 2004; US$ 193.00This is the first dedicated book to concentrate on textiles as a major commodity, and primary indicator of status, wealth and identity in Indian Ocean regions. more...
Japanese Modernisation and Mingei Theoryby Yuko Kikuchi
RoutledgeCurzon 2004; US$ 39.95This new interpretation of the Mingei movement will appeal to scholars of Japanese art history as well as those with interests in cultural identity in non-Western cultures. more...
Calligraphy and Power in Contemporary Chinese Societyby Yueh-Ping Yen
RoutledgeCurzon 2004; US$ 190.00This unusual and interesting book is a fascinating account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing. more...