The golden age of the perfect chair Danish designers are renowned around the world for their beautiful and functional chairs. This substantial new book tells the full story of the Danish chairs that were created during the 20th century. The Danish Chair: An International Affair is structured around chair types and illustrates how the "golden age" of Danish furniture design was driven by the study and refinement of historical furniture types, including chairs from abroad that served as important sources of inspiration. It traces the family relations between the chairs and shows how they influenced each other in terms of detailing, construction and concept. Design was the cultural phenomenon that put Denmark on the world map in the mid-20th century. The international brand of Danish design arose in 1949 when American journalists began to write about the Danish furniture at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild exhibition. This was not only the beginning of an important export opportunity but was also taken up as a challenge by Danish designers, who became world-renowned for their obsession with creating the perfect chair. Prominent figures such as Hans J. Wegner, Arne Jacobsen, B rge Mogensen, Finn Juhl and Poul Kj rholm were constantly seeking to refine existing chair types, and the chair became the touchstone, the true measure of the designer's skill. The Danish Chair is a highly visual introduction to the Danish chair of the 20th century. It is based on a permanent exhibition of the same name that opened at Designmuseum Danmark in 2016 and written by the museum's head of exhibits and collections, Christian Holmsted Olesen.

“By Hound &amp; Eye: A Plain &amp; Easy Guide to Designing Furniture with no Further Trouble” is an illustrated cartoon journey through the world of pre-industrial design geometry. It stars Journeyman and his pizza-loving dog, Snidely, as they untangle the world of points, segments, arcs and the three-dimensional world using nothing more than a compass, straightedge and pencil.<br /><br />After each new idea is introduced, you are shown how to perform the exercise yourself right in the workbook.<br /><br />You can perform all the exercises in an afternoon. And even you have been steeped in geometry for years, we are certain you will experience several eye-opening moments while performing the exercises. This book connects geometry to furniture design in a way that no other book has. And the exercises ensure the lessons will make it from the page and into your fingers. Reading about it is one thing. Doing it is another (like woodworking).<br /><br />Also fun: George and Jim have given their work the look and feel of a middle-school workbook, complete with slightly corny jokes.<br /><br />The 192-page workbook is softcover with a sewn and glued binding for durability. Like all our products, "By Hound &amp; Eye" is printed in the United States.<br /><br />The workbook is being hand illustrated and hand lettered by Andrea Love. It is written as a companion to the hardbound book "By Hand &amp; Eye" by Walker and Tolpin. The two books are meant to complement one another. "By Hand &amp; Eye" focuses more on the history behind the geometrical systems and offers projects using the simple ratios explored in the book. The workbook "By Hound &amp; Eye" is concerned mostly with the practical exercises needed to open your inner eye and offers exercises not found in the hardbound book.

《字体设计法则》将历年来总结出的设计法则、原理和理论等元素编写到书本中，与此同时，还运用浅显易懂的文字解析来帮助读者认识与理解其中的概念和法则，从而加快读者的学习效率。全书共计7个章节，内容丰要涉及一些字体设计的基础法则，如字体的导向编排法则、字体的构成法则和字体的视觉组合法则等。通过阅读，希望读者能够填补自身基础知识的空缺，并在探索的过程中受到一定的启发，从而创作出更有建设性的字体作品。

Krenov once again provides instruction and inspiration to his legions of fans. In this oversized format you'll find 100 black-and-white photographs, 47 in color, and an intimate text that showcases the peak of his talent. The pictures by Bengt Carlen reveal the signature on all of Krenov's pieces-- precision, delicacy, quiet strength, intricate grains, satin-smooth finishes, matched joints, attention to detail, and a respect for the tools and materials themselves. These are but a few of the more than 20 examples exhibited in this collection--*a cabinet of old Swedish elm *a writing table of Italian walnut *a no-glass showcase of lemon wood *a wall cabinet of English brown oak *plus numerous others. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11 1/2.

Netflix最新制作了一系列关于文化创意时尚工业领域的艺术纪录片《抽象: 设计的艺术（Abstract: The Art of Design）》，探访全球创意艺术名家，分享这些活跃于世界顶级设计领域舞台的设计师所持的创意艺术理念。

A reprint of two rare catalogs (circa 1908-1910) delineating the early achievement of furniture makers (brothers of Gustav Stickley) who played a key role in the Arts and Crafts movement in America, with captioned illustrations of over 200 of their furniture designs -- many rarely seen in recent years.

What do you get when an accomplished woodworker and senior editor of Fine Woodworking magazine sets himself the challenge of designing and building one box a week for a solid year? You get 52 Boxes in 52 Weeks, a book dedicated to making relatively simple--yet gracefully elegant--boxes that woodworkers of all skill levels will be eager to build. Readers will begin by learning the fundamental box-making techniques that are applicable to almost every box in the book: how to match grain at corners how to cut miters how to make tops and bottoms how to finish a box with shellac, sometimes highlighted with milk paint ( a major trend in finishing right now). Following that, Kenney reveals some universal design principles that can be used as guidance as readers develop their own design aesthetic. And then, of course, the book transitions to the 52 boxes themselves.

Robin Williams provides a practical introduction to the classical principles of design in this pamphlet-sized book. Her discussion of layout is organized around four basic design principles: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity. Each is presented in its own chapter with plenty of you-can-do-it-at-home examples. The typography section explains the principles of Concord, Conflict and Contrast, based on Williams'classification of type faces by style (Oldstyle, Modern, Slab Serif, Sans Serif, Script and Decorative), weight (Light, Bold), Shape (Narrow, Wide), and spacing. A discussion of color is notably absent; the roots of this book in early grayscale Macintosh computing show through.
Williams's book should hit the mark for amateurs creating one-page designs such as simple web sites, brochures or business cards. Set aside an hour or two to read it and do the exercises, and your designs should improve immensely. Mine have.

The function of design is to communicate--whether it's about a product, concept or a company. This comprehensive book shows readers how design works and how it can work for them. It provides all the groundwork a beginner needs, and acts as a sourcebook for experienced designers who are is looking for fresh ideas and approaches. Authors Alan Swann and David Dabner break the subject down into three comprehensive sections: - BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES details the ground rules of design, type and color- DESIGN DECISIONS examines the various stages of design--including the initial brief, copy, imagery and results--and how each may be analyzed- DESIGN PROJECTS AND CATEGORIES reviews various types of design with commentary on how the above principles have been applied Hundreds of illustrations, step-by-step instructions, exercises and case studies clarify every lesson, while checklists at the end of each section highlight all the points readers need to remember.

Contents: - How We Read - How Type Works - Evaluating Typefaces - Choosing and Pairing Typefaces - Typographic Systems - Composition. Typography is your design's voice and the most powerful tool you have to communicate with your readers. Learn how to wield

From advanced selectors to generated content to the triumphant return of web fonts, and from gradients, shadows, and rounded corners to full-blown animations, CSS3 is a universe of creative possibilities. No one can better guide you through these galaxies than world-renowned designer, author, and CSS superstar Dan Cederholm. Learn what works, how it works, and how to work around browsers where it doesn’t work.