Create amazing animated effects such as fiery blazes, rippling water, and magical transformations. Animation guru Joseph Gilland breaks down the world of special effects animation with clear step-by-step diagrams and explanations on how to create the amazing and compelling images you see on the big screen. 'Elemental Magic' is jam-packed with rich, original illustrations from the author himself which help explain and illuminate the technique, philosophy, and approach behind classical hand drawn animated effects and how to apply these skills to your digital projects.

* Create stunning animated effects such as sparkling pixie dust, roaring tidal waves, and raging fires
* Apply the theory behind effects animation to your traditional and digital animation projects
* Written by animated effects guru, Joseph Gilland, who has worked on such feature films as Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear, Pochahontas, Tarzan, and Mulan.

Naoto Fukasawa (b.1956) is one of the best-known Japanese product designers working today. After graduating from Tama Art University in 1980, he moved to the United States and worked at IDEO, one of the world's most innovative design companies. In 1997, Fukasawa moved back to Japan to set up the IDEO Tokyo office. During his time at IDEO, he developed his sense for how people perceive and use objects. In 2003, Fukasawa left IDEO to form his own design company Naoto Fukasawa Design. Besides being a consultant for major companies, especially MUJI, he has also set up a new product brand called PLUS MINUS ZERO, a collection of minimal home appliances and products that has achieved worldwide acknowledgement for its user-friendly aesthetics. Moreover, Fukasawa's designs for companies such as Driade and B&B Italia attracted attention in Europe at the 2005 Milan Furniture Fair, and have continued to do so since. Fukasawa's design philosophy relies on carefully observing what people do and feel in their everyday lives in order to find simple solutions that touch the senses and link to shared memories. By working with the 'iconic' value of a product, be it a watch or a sofa, Fukasawa is able to come up with designs that address the common knowledge about things that people have. His groundbreaking wall-mounted CD player for MUJI in 1999 was based on the image of a kitchen fan and moved away from all the conventions of hi-fi equipment manufacture. It was a simple appliance, restrained in appearance and function, and very different from the numerous black boxes that had become the standard in the market. Interestingly, as Fukasawa's products are based on people's common and not always conscious view of things, his design solutions sometimes swim against the current of received opinions to achieve popularity and success. The LCD TV monitor he designed for PLUS MINUS ZERO reinstates the shape of the cathodic-tube TV set instead of becoming even thinner; his mobile telephone Infobar for KDDI/au has large keypads, referring back to the first models of the 1980s. The book is the first monograph published in English of the work of this innovative designer. Edited by Fukasawa himself and with contributions by writers from East and West, it includes a selection of his products to date, ranging from umbrellas and vases to sofas and telephones. Illustrated with never-before-seen photographs and drawings, Fukasawa's text elucidates the ideas behind each of his projects. Essays by artists, designers, and lecturers, notably Antony Gormley, Jasper Morrison and Bill Moggridge from IDEO, complete the book by giving an account of Fukasawa's design philosophy and of the significance of his work for the contemporary design world.

MUJI这个来自日本的品牌，本身却是以“无品牌”这一独创性概念营销全世界，MUJI起源于日文“Mujirushi Ryohin”，其含意为无品牌的商品。希望淡化商品对于消费者的品牌意识，希望以自然、简约的生活方式让现代的民众有另一种生活选择。在1980年代之际，日本的经济被全球的经济崩盘拖累，因此当时的消费者希望有便宜却仍拥有好质量的商品，这时木内正夫创立的MUJI所倡导的便宜且高质量的消费选择立刻受到日本当地民众的欢迎，而这样的消费趋势不仅止于日本，全世界开始吹起无印良品的风潮。MUJI的商品以素雅为主，没有多余的色彩，却是最让我们人体舒适的颜色，而如今MUJI更贴近环保与健康的条件，推出了相当多的环保商品，甚至成立了专门店陈列相关商品，与其说MUJI无品牌，还不如说他介绍了一种新的生活哲学，让我们更贴近自然。
这本Muji Book整合了Muji的商品、形象广告与营销相关概念，并邀请了几位为muji做出很大贡献的策划人、设计师来讨论他们对muji品牌的理解，可以说是继MUJI：Brands A to Z之后，最重量级的MUJI终极版著作，也是所有无印良品迷不可或缺的终极收藏。

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Indifference towards people and the reality in which they live is actually the one and only cardinal sin in design' - Dieter Rams. Dieter Rams' life and work are indelibly linked to his thoughts about how people live, and how they can live better. Products he designed in the 1960s are still being produced and sold today - only one demonstration of the strength of his work.
This comprehensive monograph covers both Rams' life and his work, as well as his ideas on good design, which continue to inspire designers and consumers today. A personal foreword by Jonathan Ive evokes the influence that Rams has had on his own work and, by extention, the objects with which so many of us share our everyday lives. An introduction and an essay by Klaus Kemp tell the story of Rams' early life, his training as an architect, and the intellectual context in which his ideas were developed. The next four chapters examine Rams' work and his life - which are more or less synonymous - in depth. This includes his role at Braun as well as the work he did for the furniture company Vitsoe. Each chapter includes sketches, prototypes, finished products and the marketing for those products, giving a complete picture of Rams' work and its context. Two other chapters in this section present Rams' own house, the only work of architecture that he completed, and examine the products he designed at the level of detail, a crucial aspect to his work. A further chapter examines Rams' 'ten commandments' of good design and his credo, 'less but better', in the context of his role as head of design at Braun, and a final chapter explores his legacy in the work of contemporary designers including Naoto Fukasawa, Jonathan Ive, Sam Hecht, and Konstantin Grcic.
This beautifully designed book includes a wide variety of visual material, including sketches and technical drawings, photographs of Rams' work as well as his life, archival material from both Braun and Vitsoe, Ingeborg Rams' subtle photographs and Vitsoe's playful graphic design and advertising. This book will appeal not only to fans of Dieter Rams' work, but to everyone drawn to the message behind his 'ten commandments' of good design - which are really ideas about how we can all live better and more sustainable lives.

在日本被誉为西文字体第一人的小林章先生，是日本和西方两个世界的字体大师，他通晓东西方文化、历史、近代书法和字体设计。常被聘请为国际字体设计大赛的评委，发现很多亚洲人不懂得如何正确使用西文字体，更不懂得如何将亚洲文字与西文组合在一起。
本书分为六章，分别从“字母的形成”、 “认识西文字体”、“西文字体的选择”、“玩味西文字体”、“西文字体制作”、“致立志要学习西文的朋友”等几个方面，细致讲解了西文字体的发展背景，拉丁字母的构造，如何理解不同字形，以及西文字体的鉴别方式。书中还以图片的方式展示了很多正确使用西文字体的范例，以及不成功的设计效果，使读者能对西文字体有一个既感性又生动的认识。

Manuals 1: Design & Identity Guidelines is an archaeological dig through 20 such manuals from 1963 to 1981. A book for graphic design cognoscenti, it comprises a short section of essays and interviews on the thinking and history of corporate identity, followed by a much longer section that includes comprehensively photographed highlights from the manuals. Icon

We are pleased to announce our most ambitious Unit publication to date – a monograph of the legendary Herb Lubalin, one of the foremost graphic designers of the 20th century. Along with Saul Bass and Paul Rand, Herb Lubalin forms a trio of American graphic design greatness.
This meticulously researched book offers a complete career overview of Herb Lubalin, beginning with his early days as one of the original Mad Men in the New York advertising world of the 50s and 60s, and continuing into the years of his greatest achievements as one of the world's most influential typographers and graphic designers.
Herb Lubalin's work is enjoying an unprecedented revival of interest amongst young graphic designers. The Lubalin cult is global, with strong pockets of interest in Korea, Japan and, of course, the USA
and UK.