GUSTO
A journey through
culinary design
978-981-245-940-4
280mm x 210mm
240 pages
softcover
April 2010
ac ex. ch, kto
GUSTO picks up on the latest food trends and presents some of the most original bar, restaurant, and café concepts from around the world. Highlighting not only what is in vogue, this book also demonstrates spectacular interior designs and creative branding by both renowned and upcoming designers. With over 80 projects featured, GUSTO is an inspiration for designers and food enthusiasts alike. Full-colour photographs of the interior design and images of the brand, including logos, signage, menus, packaging, business cards and tableware, are accompanied by a brief design description.
VIVID! THE ALLURE OF COLOR IN DESIGN
978-981-245-938-1
285mm x 210mm
256 pages
softcover
ac ex. ch, kto
As one of the essential elements in visual communication, colour has become a strategy to presenting the soul of a design and catching the eyes of audiences. Featuring visual identity design worldwide, Vivid! teaches readers how to lure the target audiences in a blink and to promote a brand in the long run. The book showcases a full view of corporate visual identity, including all ranges of branding designs from logos and business cards, to office and retail store design. It is also functionally categorised by hue, revealing a clear impression of every single colour and the secrets to its attraction.
PORTFOLIO OF INSPIRATIONS
How creative people think, work and find inspiration
978-981-245-526-0
220mm × 270mm
212 pages
hardcover
ac
Where do creative people find inspiration? What gets creative thinkers past the blank sheet of paper? Dorte Nielsen and Kiki Hartmann set out to explore, interviewing a wide variety of creative people; designers, artists, writers and composers. They asked how, where and when these people find their best ideas. The result: A unique insight into the thoughts, working processes, scrapbooks and working environments of some of Europe’s top creative thinkers.
TOP SKETCHES
Top European designer's sketches on the innovation process
978-981-245-909-1
210mm x 297mm
200 pages
hardcover
w ex. cek
Not everyone gives the same value to a sketch. For some, it’s no more than a scrawl on a piece of paper, for others it’s one of many ways of communicating an idea using more than just words. Top Sketches compiles the design sketches of actual industrial projects, including designers’ materials that are often locked away in a drawer and never saw the light of day. The content of this book shows the development of a product from its initial stage to its realisation, and the numerous illustrations selected here form part of the most intimate work of the designer, that which allows him to immerse himself in the search of excellence. Great for designers and sketching enthusiasts, Top Sketches will help readers understand the scope, the influence and the responsibility of the profession.
BRANDS A-Z: ALESSI
978-981-245-862-9
250mm x 190mm
232 pages
hardcoverpackaging
w
Brands A-Z: Alessi presents an accessible and engaging portrait of the much-loved Italian brand. Alessi has evolved from a workshop producing crafted metal products to one of today’s most significant firms producing modern and innovative kitchen furnishings. This book also provides insights into Alessi’s design philosophies and offers an overview of Alessi’s most successful products and its expansion into products beyond kitchenware. Exclusive to Brands AZ: Alessi will be a chapter on product prototypes never released into the market, as well as a section shedding light on Alessi’s famous “design fiascos”. Featuring interviews with the key creative personalities of Alessi, the book will reveal the brand’s relationships with some of the world’s top designers.
RIDICULOUS FASHION RULES: NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE NAKED
978-981-245-905-3
170mm x 120mm
160 pages
hardcover
ac
The international fashion police is a force to be reckoned with. Armed with a seemingly endless list of rules, it dictates all the do’s and don’ts and acts as both judge and jury in dealing with those guilty of committing a crime against fashion. But while some of the rules that are enforced by the fashion-conscious are nothing short of ridiculous, others serve more as words of wisdom that can prevent people from committing a fashion faux-pas.
This book contains fifty-one rules – like 'Dress Your Age', 'When in Doubt Wear Red', 'Shoes and Bags Must Always Match' and 'Never Wear Tights with Open-toed Shoes' – which can be twisted, broken or ignored altogether. Rest assured that whichever side of the fence you sit on in this whole fashion rules debate, you're bound to find this book a source of inspiration, comfort or joy.
RIDICULOUS FASHION RULES: THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE
978-981-245-904-6
170mm x 120mm
160 pages
hardcover
ac
Advertising. It’s been called the greatest art form of the 20th century, as well as the biggest evil man has ever produced. Whether or not you believe in a thing called ARTvertising or are of the opinion that advertising, along with branding and marketing, is downright diabolical, you’re bound to find this book a source of inspiration.
We’ve collected and researched a total of 51 rules, including ‘The Medium is the Message’, ‘Make the Logo Bigger’ and that old favorite ‘Sex Sells’. All the great ad men and women make an appearance, sharing their thoughts and insights. The aim in making this book was not to list all the rules that a budding copywriter or marketer needs to adhere to. Nor did we want to decide which rules are indeed ridiculous and which are valuable words of wisdom. Instead consider this book a source of comfort, joy or good old fun.
THIS WAY, PLEASE
978-981-245-867-4
280mm × 215mm
256 pages
hardcover
w ex. ch & to
With more public spaces, the shared environment becomes increasingly complex. People need to know where he or she is and how to reach a destination. When it comes to guiding people in navigating the complex network of road surfaces, the graphic design of orientation systems is very important in terms of function, vision and aesthetics. As design, orientation systems include a system of graphic symbols. These graphic symbols reflect all kinds of actions, services, items and facilities in everyday life. This Way, Please is a collection of orientation systems from all over the world and their rich design. This book will be an informative source for professionals such as graphic designers, planners and architects.
APD:
ASIA PACIFIC DESIGN NO. 5
978-981-245-906-0
290mm × 248mm
464 pages
hardcover
w ex. ch + to
In its fifth edition, the international design almanac collects the most excellent works throughout the Asia-Pacific region, covering poster design, package design, ad and print, book design and layout, logo design and graphics. This yearbook has been serving as a medium for promoting the excellence of graphic designs from the Asia Pacific region on the global stage. Notably, in this day and age, when the importance of design is highlighted more than ever, this attempt to build design exchanges will undoubtedly provide a basis for leading future design trends. Preferred by design agencies and professionals, Asia Pacific Design No. 5 is an invaluable source of inspiration for the creative field across the world.
210mm x 148mm
244 pages
softcover with flaps
ac
The Worldwide Graphic Design series presents contemporary graphic design from different parts of the world. Eventhough globalisation results in different cultures and societies getting more alike, many regional designs still retain distinctive characteristics. Included in this series are Worldwide Graphic Design: Australia and Worldwide Graphic Design: Asia, which capture the unique particularities of two different regions in their compilation of exceptional works of graphic design.
WORLDWIDE GRAPHIC DESIGN: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
978-981-245-839-1
WORLDWIDE GRAPHIC DESIGN: ASIA
978-981-245-840-7
CONSTELLATIONS
An inspirational sourcebook of repeat patterns
978-981-245-870-4
175mm x 175mm
176 pages
hardcover with jacket & DVD
w
Repeated patterns are widely applied to decorative home furnishings, apparel fabrics, wall and floor coverings, gift wraps, and dinnerware. In recent years, more and more people are embracing pretty pattern design as a way to embellish a surface or a background, and often used to display cutting-edge products or packaging. Sometimes, an eye-catching pattern makes a popular product. The book contains four chapters - abstraction, graphic, collage and texture
– of today's popular patterns, and the 243 copyright-free and repeatable patterns are arranged by six different styles. Each of the original patterns is reworked three times to get a series of inspirational works, allowing the reader to compare different effects through colour, proportion, composition and texture. The DVD provides 243 patterns in high resolution PSD format with layers or vector EPS format, allowing you to modify freely the patterns such as colour, size as well as combination, and make your own repeated patterns as large as you want for printing and reference. The book is an invaluable resource for modern design enthusiasts, professional designers and students, helping them choose the proper hues, composition, texture and style to create incredible works.
INSPIRATION FROM THE EAST: MODERN CHINESE DESIGN
978-981-245-869-8
260mm x 240mm
240 pages
hardcover with jacket
w
As one of today's oldest civilisation and most populous country, with its remarkable history, rich culture, diverse ethnic groups, and fast-growing economy, China is receiving an unprecedented level of worldwide attention today. Emerging from this backdrop are new and interesting designs with a unique artistic charm that cannot be regarded as the products of direct Western influence. All of the amazing works featured here were selected from eminent designers in China today, who have been setting trends in contemporary Chinese design. Besides the designers' insightful views, comments for each project and the biography of each designer can be found. This is a one-stop guide to today's Chinese design scene, from graphic to other related fields, and a perfect book for readers to grasp the essence of Chinese design culture.
FORM: BOOK & PROMOTION
978-981-245-874-2
285mm x 210mm
240 pages
hardcover
w ex. ch & two
As the publishing industry booms, design becomes an essential element that makes book and promotional pieces more valuable. Form features eye-catching book and promotion designs. With unique materials, unusual forms, interesting foldouts, innovative prints and special bindings, it showcases the aesthetic potential of the traditional medium. Form collects books and promotions with the most creative ideas and unique forms. It displays creative techniques in book design, emphasising the value of books as collectible works of art.
SHOP GRAPHICS
978-981-245-724-4
225mm x 170mm
336 pages
softcover
jan'09
ac
The concept and philosophies of modern shops and boutiques have brought a new approach to brand identity design, taking on urban and cultural roles unimaginable in other times. From simple retail spaces come new concepts in both interior and graphic design, which take the form of collectible shopping bags, flashy business cards, exclusive invites and designer displays. Shop Graphics is a rich source of visual reference for designers, shop owners, and shopaholics alike.
现代商店设计的个性化带来了新的品牌设计理念，使其成为都市文化的角色，这在以前的时代是不可想象的。新的简洁的零售空间设计理念包含了室内设计和平面设计：购物袋设计、名片设计、请柬设计以及展示设计等。本书是设计师、商店业主和购物爱好者的很好的视觉化的参考资料。
NEW PACKAGING
978-981-245-833-9
260mm x 210mm
272 pages
hardcover
jul'09
w ex. ch & to
With the development of economic globalisation, brand concept is the pursuit of each enterprise, and packaging is the medium to build a product brand. Among the world commodity packaging design, there is romantic European packaging, exquisite Japanese packaging, American marketing packaging and Chinese packaging with typical characteristics of Asia. Serving as an informative source for professional, New Packaging presents the main trends of packaging design all over the world and covers different types of packaging for different industries, including drink, food, beauty care, luxury goods and other goods.
随着经济全球化的发展，每个企业都追求品牌概念于是采取在包装上建立产品品牌的方法；纵观全球，商品包装的设计主要有欧洲烂漫风格、日本精致风格、美国的营销风格以及以中国为代表的典型的亚洲特色；《New Packaging》作为专业的包装信息资料，涵盖了全球包装设计的主要趋势以及各种类型的包装，包括饮料、食品、美容、奢侈品等等。
WROUGHT IRON DESIGN
978-981-245-801-8
280mm × 235mm
216 pages
hardcover with jacket
ac
Practical Ideas on: Wrought Iron is a showcase of the most current and original designs to delight readers and serve as a working tool for specialist professionals. Displayed in its pages are unique and creatively crafted pieces that fuse traditional and modern techniques, as well as industrial designs for making mass-produced decorative motifs with iron and other materials such as steel, brass and galvanised iron, among others. Over 600 photographs and original drawings are included for readers to enjoy the numerous projects, which come complete with abundant, up-to-date information and simple explanations. The book is divided into different chapters to make this age-old art easy to understand: technical properties of wrought iron; historical development of the art of wrought iron; exterior designs; interior designs; and finally, useful, technical information as a source of inspiration for lovers of this forged work.
这本书展示了流传最广的原创设计以飨读者，对专业人士来说，本书可当作是一种工具。书里展示的都是独一无二的、精心制作的作品，虽然用了很多现代的技术，仍然沿用了传统的方法并结合工业设计来大批量生产用铁、钢、铜以及电镀的铁而做的装饰图案。共有超过600照片与原稿让读者欣赏这众多的作品，并附有完整的、最新的资料与简单的介绍。这本书分成不同的章节以使这古老的艺术更容易被理解：熟铁的技术特性；熟铁艺术的发展历史；外表的设计；内部设计；最后是，钟爱这种铸造工艺的人士感兴趣的对他们有帮助的技术资料。
PERFECT PAPER
978-981-245-764-6
240mm x 190mm
192 pages
hardcover with special packaging
w
In the hands of today's most progressive artists, paper has undergone a renaissance. Embodying the intimacy of the handmade aesthetic and the bold, self-renewing spirit of modernity, Perfect Paper is an idea book that takes paper as its muse. Today's paper artists have made accelerated inroads into other realms like fashion design and product design. From intricate paper cuts to three-dimensional art objects to tactile interiors and installations, and edgy fashion pieces, Perfect Paper showcases the eclectic forms of paper brilliantly executed by a new wave of artists and designers like Nel Linssen, Robert Ryan and Molo Design. Perfect Paper is set to enchant collectors and inspire spontaneous creative processes amongst designers.
在当今最进步的艺术家手中，纸品经历了复兴。本书是一本关于纸品创意的书籍，具体表现出了手工创作的美感以及大胆、现代的创新精神。现在的纸品艺术家已经进入了时装和产品设计领域。有些人已经把纸品作为无声的表现媒介。从复杂的纸品裁切，到三维艺术品，以及内部设计、前卫时尚设计，本书向我们展现了由艺术家和设计师带来的纸品艺术的新的浪潮。本书分为4个章节：纸品裁切图解、艺术要求、内部设计及装配、具体的纸品表现。本书中的艺术家、设计师和摄影师是正在崛起的一代视觉艺术家，他们创造出了纸品表现艺术的无限潜能。那些喜欢在艺术与设计的模糊边缘之间创作的人士将会非常喜欢这本书。本书彩色印刷，配以具有吸引力的作品和艺术访谈，一定会令那些收藏爱好者和喜欢创意的设计师着迷。
TASTEFUL COLOUR COMBINATIONS
978-981-245-228-3
210mm x 148mm
168 pages
paperback with jacket
ac ex. jp
Harmonising the sensation of feeling of hues, this text delivers a totally new approach to colour appreciation. In the field of design, planning and developing, this is an excellent source of new and unique ideas related to, naming, and coordinating colour and certainly not one to miss.
本书具有非常协调的色彩感觉，带给我们新的色彩鉴赏。在色彩设计、色彩方案以及色彩表现领域，本书具有独特的新创意，是色彩命名以及色彩协调方面极好的资料，所有人都不容错过。
SKETCHING
Drawing techniques
for product designers
978-981-245-621-2
285mm x 210mm
248 pages
hardcover with jacket
w ex. ch
Are designers still making drawings by hand? lsn't it more advanced to use a computer in this computer era? Some may think sketching is a disappearing skill, but ifyou ever enter a design studio, you will find out differently. Studios still make sketches and drawings by hand - and in most cases, quite a lot ofthem. They are an integral part ofthe decision-making process, used in the early stages ofdesign, in brainstorming sessions, in the phase ofresearch and concept exploration, and in presentation. Drawing has proved to be, next to verbal explanation, a powerful tool for communicating not only with fellow designers, engineers or model makers but also with clients, contractors and public offices. This book can be regarded as a standard book on design sketching, useful for students in product design.
Koos Eissen and Roselien Steur both teach design drawing techniques. He is an associate professor at the Delft University of`l'echnology and responsible for the freehand drawing classes at the Faculty oflndustrial Design Engineering, while she teaches at the Faculty of Visual Art and Design, Utrecht School ofthe Arts.
TYPE PLAYER
978-981-245-832-2
285mm x 210mm
256 pages
hardcover
w ex. ch & to
Type can be commonly seen in our everyday lives, from covers of books, contents of commercial posters, to prints on T-shirts. Despite its commonness, it is still one of the most favoured elements that designers love to play with. The talented type players always inject life and sprit into the letters and characters, making type more appealing and fascinating. Type Player collects the world’s latest and creative typographic design and their applications and presents them in their full glory. This book is expected to be an indispensable resource to any designer who looks forward to original and high quality work in typography, regardless of the medium.
日常生活中我们到处都可以看到字，书上、海报上还有T恤上；尽管很普通，却是设计师们喜欢摆弄的；全能打字机通常会注入生命精神在每一个字母和字符上，使得打印出来的东西更具有吸引力；《Type Player》汇集了世界上最新的和最具创造性的排版设计及其应用，这本书是每个追求原有的高品质作品的设计师不可或缺的资料。
ATLAS OF GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
978-981-245-824-7
290mm x 230mm
600 pages
hardcover with jacket
ack & j
This comprehensive collection takes readers on a whirlwind tour of contemporary graphic design featuring the best graphic designers from all over the world. An amazing reference book, Atlas of Graphic Designers provides insight into how designers from varied backgrounds approach their work, how different cultures blend communication and creativity in different ways, and how we see this being completely transformed by design. The work of almost 90 designers and studios are featured, together with their biographies, creative influences and industry accolades.
这本书不仅收集了来自世界各地最好的平面设计师的平面设计作品，更是深入设计师的内心世界，了解到他们如何发挥创造力将不同文化联系在一起的思维方式、并且如何将这类思维方式运用到现实中，将设计作品推向极致；以及在完成一件作品后以怎样的态度来对待。不管你来自那里，这本书都会让你对你自己的品味有一种广泛的认识。
SPAN
978-981-245-781-3
285mm x 210mm
248 pages
hardcover with jacket
w ex. ch
The book features a variety of graphic elements and their applications in different spaces. The visual elements do not only display the philosophy of spatial decoration, but also create a great interaction with audience, providing many insights into the visual relationship between graphics and space. With the use of different motifs in different spatial situations, this book shows the powerful effect of graphics in creating a certain atmosphere. Suitable as a reference in almost all instances, the selected projects encompass installations, stands, interior graphics, exterior graphics and wall coverings. A reinvention of graphics and space, Span offers a unique visual experience to readers.
本书介绍了各种平面图形元素及其在不同地方的应用；视觉元素不仅展示了空间设计的原理，而且与读者产生很好的互动；本书深入研究了平面与空间的视觉关系；主要选择介绍了有关设备、楼台、室内和室外平面以及墙面的案例；平面与空间是个古老的话题，但也会是个全新的尝试；《SPAN》将带你进入独特的视觉享受世界。
BIG IDEA
978-981-245-780-6
270mm x 210mm
400 pages
hardcover
ac ex. ch
Originality is the soul of advertising. Based on such a fact, Big Idea is dedicated to showcasing the most creative and original advertising works of prestigious advertising agencies and outstanding practitioners across the globe. All featured works are divided into clear categories such as Cyber, Outdoor, Print, Film, Press, Poster and Design. With winning works from international advertising competitions, such as the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, Asia-Pacific Advertising Festival, London International Advertising Festival, D&AD Global Award, Epica and Mobius Awards. This book is an informative source for professionals and amateurs as well as all who take great interest in the top international advertising.
原创性是广告的灵魂；《Big Idea》以事实为基础，致力于展示来自享有声誉的广告公司以及全球杰出的广告从业者们的最具创造性和原汁原味的广告作品，并将作为创造力产生背后的强大后盾；本书将是想创造世界顶尖水平广告的专业人士和业余好爱者的信息资源；本书汇集了国际广告设计获奖作品分别有戛纳国际广告节、伦敦国际广告节、全球广告设计大赛、里程以及莫比斯广告大赛等等；类别包括：网络、户外、印刷、电影、新闻、海报、设计等。
TYPOMOFO
978-981-245-766-0
260mm x 180mm
352 pages
hardcover
w
With the proliferation of digital tools that fuses both traditional and cutting-edge techniques for graphic formations, modern typography is becoming increasingly experimental and multifarious as a powerful medium for visual communication and personal expression. From pen-and-ink-drawings and digital renderings, to the use of mixed media, Typomofo showcases the most expressive works to demonstrate how contemporary type has developed and morphed. Each of the 100 projects is accompanied with details such as names of typefaces and type of production methods to show how the typographical forms are conceptualised and creatively applied as a graphic device to form symbolic images, patterns and the message, rather than just its conveyor. Typomofo is an ideal source for designers, illustrators and anyone keen in the creative possibilities of type as part of a more sophisticated visual language that communicates and intrigues.
现代字体设计正在成为视觉沟通和个人情感表达的强有力的媒介形式，它融合了平面设计方面传统和前卫的设计技巧。从笔绘到数码表现，以及二者的混合运用，本书向读者呈现了最出色的作品，展示了现代字体设计是如何被用在各种媒介印刷载体上的。书中的100件高质量的作品都附有细节说明，诸如字体类别的名称和设计方法，从而让读者理解最新的字体形式是如何被创造性的运用的。本书是设计师、插画师、客户以及任何对字体设计感兴趣人士的理想的工具书。
100% – EUROPEAN GRAPHIC DESIGN PORTFOLIO
978-981-245-731-8
300mm x 220mm
400 pages
hardcover
oct'08
w ex. ch
100% – European Graphic Design Portfolio introduces the prevailing design trends in Europe through advanced design concepts, original works of outstanding designers and prestigious design companies throughout the region. It includes a detailed description of European design, from corporate identity to website design; poster design to packaging design. With its in-depth perspective of European design, this book will prove to be an informative resource to all creative professionals.
本书清晰地展示了欧洲的商业设计，包括公司型录设计、标志设计、书籍设计、网页设计、海报设计、插画设计、字体设计、标识系统设计以及包装设计。向读者展现了欧洲设计的最新趋势，介绍了欧洲先进的设计理念、一些原创作品、杰出的设计师、以及一些有名望的设计公司。本书是专业工作者的信息源泉。
DESIGNING THE BRAND EXPERIENCE
978-981-245-732-5
285mm x 210mm
270 pages
hardcover with jacket
oct'08
w ex. ch
Corporate identity affects all parts of a company, it allows for sustainable and clear corporate communication, and it is a strategic approach tailored towards specific goals of a corporation and its customers. Designing the Brand Experience is a collection of close to 150 corporate identity projects, which demonstrate effectively how a brand succeeds in visual implementation, message communication and conduct. The rich content and extensive coverage of various industries makes this book a valuable reference when executing corporate identity projects.
公司视觉识别系统会影响一个公司的各个环节，它是一个公司持续的沟通工具，它能达成公司与客户之间的特定目的的沟通。这本书选取了近150个公司视觉识别设计作品，阐释了一个品牌是如何在信息传达方面取得成功的。本书内容丰富，涉及多个行业领域，是关于公司视觉识别系统设计方面很有价值的参考资料。
