The multiple, in its relations with art and industry, is the starting point for an investigation into the evolution of jewelry design. In going beyond an obsolete notion of industrial serial production, contempo¬rary jewelry stands out as a highly in...

Colour has multiple functions that differ from those of other design elements such as shape, texture and form, as it is able to awake multiple feelings and emotions to audiences in communication. The right colour provides great power to any design. C...

What are illusions? Illusions trick you into perceiving something differently from how it actually exists, so what you see does not correspond to physical reality. While scientists and doctors are studying how pathological illusion arises, our excell...

Graphic design increasingly emphasizes a user-oriented approach that is based around communication and interaction between users and the work itself. Interactive graphics can be found in books, brochures, posters, packaging, and albums. "Playful Grap...

In the mid-1960s, reacting to contemporary social and political upheaval, young Italian architects and designers began developing a new style that openly challenged Modernism. Known as "Radical design," this movement probed possibilities for visually...

This book includes a series of typefaces selected by their innovative, aesthetic, or adaptable approach, including a representation of their use in different international projects. It also features a series of interviews to 5 representative typeface...

We use fashion as an outside expression of who we are on the inside. This is why, more than in any other field, branding is essential to the fashion industry. Good branding is storytelling- a consistent message, weaving meaning into every piece. "Bra...

"Delicious" focuses on the visual identity of the sweetest places in the world: chocolate boutiques, bakeries and confectionaries, and coffee shops. Even though it would seem easy for these kinds of businesses to establish a connection with customers...

"Display Art" features examples of visual merchandising and window design by art directors, graphic and window designers across the globe, in an impressive selection that showcases sophisticated projects and also also simple, minimal and highly creat...

"Color Schemes for Flower Arrangement" presents color combination ideas together with flowers in corresponding colors. The schemes are based in four primary tones: Pastel, Vivid, Smokey and Dark. In addition to introductory pages highlighting fundame...