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Dancers always remained Degas's favorite theme"No art could be less spontaneous than mine. Inspiration, spontaneity, temperament are unknown to me. One has to do the same subject ten times, even a hundred times over. In art, nothing should look like chance, not even movement." Edgar DegasIn ..

This is a unique one volume collection of all Poe's best tales and poems. Full of variety, entries include "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Mystery of Marie Roget", "The Purloined Letter" - three classic detective stories - plus "The Raven", one of his greatest poems. This title includes a wond..

Georges Seurat died in 1891, aged only 32, and yet in a career that lasted little more than a decade he revolutionised technique in painting, spearheaded a new movement, Neoimpressionism, and bought a degree of scientific rigour to his investigations of colour that would prove profoundly influential..

Rushdie's finest novel for years Los Angeles, 1991. Maximilian Ophuls, one of the makers of the modern world, is knifed to death in broad daylight on the doorstep of his illegitimate daughter India, slaughtered by his Kashmiri driver, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the Clown. The dea..

Mnemonics are defined quite simply as the art of assisting memory. They play an essential role in successful graphics, and "Sticky Graphics" provides an in-depth exploration of this unusual but fascinating area. Through incisive case studies and interviews, "Sticky Graphics" presents methods and sol..

Offering hands-on, tactical guidance in every aspect of designing online, this guide covers the areas of navigation, advertising, typography, e-commerce and e-zines. It provides designers and marketers alike with access to dozens of Web case studies, interviews with top Webmasters and designers and ..

Lofts are no longer the sole domains of urbanites. They are becoming increasingly popular, but they pose their own set of challenges. In this hands-on book, loft expert and host of HGTV's Lofty Ideas Katherine Stone shares her style, wisdom, and trade secrets so that you can create a beautiful, liva..

"This Way Up" reveals the creative process behind 14 distinctive and original international packaging designs. From bottle labels to household goods packaging or fashion bags, packaging design comes within the remit of all graphic designers. This title focuses on contemporary packaging projects that..

Like its two best-selling predecessors in the series, Graphic Design America 3 profiles more than 35 of the graphic designers and graphic design firms in the United States. The work being produced in America is wonderful, varied, and influential around the globe, which is the reason for the success ..

The newest installment in Rockport's Architecture in Detail series, Colors looks at how colour plays a role in even the most upscale architectural designs. The series itself examines the role of details in contemporary architecture through the work of many emerging and established practitioners whos..

Certain visual images scream their message to us loud and clear: a stop sign, a skull and cross-bones, a handicapped parking sticker. The ability to take ideas and information and allow visuals that allow us to "read" them is perhaps the most basic and difficult skill of the graphic designer. This t..

When it comes to trends no segment of the design world is more powerful, more influential or more closely watched than fashion. From what's hot in type to the coolest new colour, to the style and mood of the moment, the fashion world sets the tone and the look for the wider design community. This vo..