As a typophile, I snatch up any typography books I can find and Type Player 2 is a great one.
Going far beyond the typical, Type Player shows the creative use of yarn, hair, grass, fire, barbed wire, wood, and curry powder to make the most remarkable creations for editorials, illustrations, fashion design and large scale installations.
This prodigious book by New York City based interior designer Miles Redd is filled with a beautiful melange of bold, glamourous images of interiors and art.
Published by Assouline.
How do you combine recipes, makeup, entertaining, crafts, parlour games, vintage wares, and grooming in to one glorious book?
Author and proud Anglophile Angel Adoree expertly brings these seemingly incongruous subjects together with creative aplomb.
Fabulous illustrations, photos and (the lovely Lady Rene typeface which takes center stage) make this a a wonderfully enchanting book.
For this stage of my life as a burgeoning artist, my mind is eager and pixelated. I am excited like a child to begin my day and see where my artistic path takes me.
The challenge is to focus; there are so many things to discover and create. For the creative mind, the day is never long enough. Today, my focus is on learning photography- 8 foot ladders, flood lights, acrobatic nimbleness, and shutter speed. Tomorrow, it will be embroidery, mail art, publishing, calligraphy, sketching and watercolors.
It is said that art is intelligence at play. I like to think that this is the case. And it is certainly what I tell my fine husband.
Play on.
I adore the style of Kate Spade.
Bright. Bold. Colorful. Polka Dots. Stripes. Fun. Feminine. Convivial. Stylish.
This book, celebrating 20 years of Kate Spade, is a melange of kitsch, fashion, history, and design and one of my favorites for elevating the spirit.
I devour graphic design books and Fingerprint No. 2 is a treasure.
It is the sequel to Fingerprint which showcased designers' work created by hand; with ideas for typography, illustration, bookmaking and film titles-seemingly on the fringe but now embraced.
In this edition, 133 projects- combining handmade and digital efforts-are presented with notes about how the projects were conceived and created.
Interior designer Charlotte Moss's latest book "A Visual Life" uses collages and scrapbooks to reveal the things that inspire Ms. Moss's beautiful design.
This feast for the eyes is a wonderful find for those who enjoy creating their own mood or color boards.
Style Me Pretty blog founder Abby Larson has published a book inspired by her beautiful wedding blog.
Style Me Pretty Weddings is well presented with illustrative imagery of a variety of wedding themes- from rustic to classic.
Opulence.
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