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A young girl imagines living on an island filled with birds, animals, flowers, and song where her friends, including the reader, are always welcome. Full color.
Ranging from the humorous to the poignant, this collection of quotes highlights both the joys and challenges of gardening--the exhaustion at the end of a long day's work, the satisfaction of seeing a flower blossom, the peace and happiness of time spent in quiet contemplation.
Did you know no two zebras' stripes are alike, that flies don't like to land on striped animals, that hippos eat lots of grass at night and let turtles rest on their back during the day? Learn fun facts about the exotic animals of the savannas of Africa, Australia, and Brazil, including zebras, giraffes, hippos, meerkats, and more. Place horns on an impala, hide lion cubs behind tall grass, and stick fruits on a tree for elephants, and test your new knowledge with a short quiz at the end.
"As visually arresting as it is informative."—The Boston Globe"Du Bois's bold colors and geometric shapes were decades ahead of modernist graphic design in America."—Fast Company's Co.DesignW.E.B. Du Bois's Data Portraits is the first complete publication of W.E.B. Du Bois's groundbreaking charts, graphs, and maps presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition.Famed sociologist, writer, and Black rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois fundamentally changed the representation of Black Americans with his exhibition of data visualizations at the 1900 Paris Exposition. Beautiful in design and powerful in content, these data portraits make visible a wide spectrum of African American culture, from advances in education to the lingering effects of slavery. They convey a literal and figurative representation of what he famously referred to as "the color line," collected here in full color for the first time.A landmark collection for social history, graphic design, and data science.• Data display, visualizations, and infographics far ahead of their time• Colorful graphs and charts are mesmerizing pieces of art in their own right• A valuable companion to W.E. B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk• Includes contributions from Aldon Morris, Silas Munro, and Mabel O. WilsonW.E.B. Du Bois's Data Portraits is an informative and provocative history, data, and graphic design book that continues to resonate with audiences today.
Miyuki's imagination peaks at bedtime, when she remembers she needs to water the vegetables, gather snails, and prepare for the arrival of the Dragonfly Queen. Her patient grandfather follows along on her adventures in this beautiful story about family, nature, and love. Full color.
Originally published: Paris: Actes Sud, 2016 under the title Quand je serai grand.
Originally published in France by Marcel & Joachim in 2015 under title: En foraet.
Sixty spectacular color photos, representing twenty-five different species, from the familiar to the exotic, including bald eagles, kestrels, red-tailed hawks, spectacled owls, turkey vultures, aplomado falcons, a goshawk (the feathered star of H is for Hawk), and many others.
A new edition of this classic volume including high-quality images throughout: 153 black-and-white illustrations and 55 colour plates of Rand's iconic art
"The book offers not only gorgeous studies of Kundig''s signature details and integration with natural landscapes, but also a record of his refreshingly straightforward voice."—Archinect"The book is beautifully designed and produced: a match for its content, and a joy to browse."—FormTom Kundig: Works presents nineteen recent projects from award-winning architect Tom Kundig, from his celebrated modern home designs to commercial projects. Tom Kundig is known for his striking and innovative house design that is rugged, yet elegant and welcoming in style. Tom Kundig: Works illuminates the design process behind his work with lush photography, drawings, and sketches that will inspire any creative home owner.A wide range of projects showcase architectural design from a large scale to small details:Tom Kundig: Works details buildings as complicated as multistory complexes and the Tacoma Art Museum, and also homes in on intimate aspects of interior design such as his line of hardware handles, door pulls, hinges, and more. Architects and design enthusiasts will appreciate the incredible thought and care that goes into each project.As much memoir as monograph: In firsthand accounts, Kundig describes his design process for each project, interspersed with personal anecdotes. The book includes an introduction by design editor Pilar Viladas and in-depth conversations with Kundig''s frequent collaborators, including "gizmologist" Phil Turner and contractor Jim Dow (Schuchart/ Dow), and his clients, including Bigwood Residence and Studhorse.Tom Kundig: Works is another stunning addition to Tom Kundig''s growing portfolio of architectural masterpieces.
This book exposes our long-lasting obsession with trees, as metaphors for organising and representing hierarchical information and provide a broad visual framework for the various types of executions, many dating back hundreds of years.
This is a book of quotations by graphic designers. One quotation per page- the quote on the left and right side of the spread will in some way respond to each other.
2nd edition. Revised and updated edition, with 36 new pp. 150 colour, 50 b/w illustrations.
The ecologically inspired planning and innovative architecture created at The Sea Ranch in the mid-1960s caused a quiet revolution in architecture. This revised and updated edition of the now-classic monograph contains ten additional projects plus an updated account of the ongoing development process and land management issues.
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