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Hegarty on Creativity. There Are No Rules

Hegarty on Advertising represents the 21st century's answer to David Ogilvy's bestselling Confessions of an Advertising Man and provides both John Hegarty's advice on the

Why You Can Go Out Dressed Like That. Modern Fashion Explained

In an informed defence of innovative fashion, Marnie Fogg explains why challenging established codes of dress can be highly creative if also, at times, wildly

Why Your Five Year Old Could Not Have Done That. Modern Art Explained

The book examines 100 works of modern art that have attracted critical hostility – from Cy Twombly’s scribbled Olympia (1957), Jean-Michel Basquiat’s crude but spontaneous LNAPRK (1982), to the

Material Innovation: Product Design

This volume features carefully selected products that showcase the innovative use of a particular material, focusing on specific categories of products – grown materials, surface

Inventions that Didn't Change the World

Welcome to the world of Victorian product design, and the improbable inventions that never quite made it into production during Britain’s period as the workshop

Why It Does Not Have To Be In Focus. Modern Photography Explained

The art of photography is much more sophisticated than it may seem...Why take a self-portrait but obscure your face with a lightbulb (Lee Friedlander,Provincetown, Cape

Material Innovation: Architecture

Material Innovation is an ambitious new series identifying and examining the new and innovative materials that are transforming art, design and technology practice.Clearly structured and

Architecture: The Whole Story

From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its examples from all around the globe, Architecture:

The Elements of Modern Architecture. Understanding Contemporary Buildings

Fifty of the world’s modern architectural masterpieces, constructed between 1950 and the present, are analysed through specially commissioned drawings that reveal the principles and details