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The Art of Graphic Design: 30th Anniversary Edition

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Bradbury Thompson (1911-1995) remains one of the most admired and influential graphic designers of the twentieth century, having trained a generation of design students while on the faculty of the Yale School of Art for more than thirty years. The art director of Mademoiselle and design director of Art News and Art News Annual in the decades after World War II, Thompson was also a distinguished designer of limited-edition books, postage stamps, rationalized alphabets, corporate identification programs, trademarks, and sacred works (most notably the Washburn College Bible). Thompson also designed more than sixty issues of Westvaco Inspirations, a magazine that was published by the Westvaco Corporation and distributed to thousands of printers, designers, and teachers to show the range and versatility of printing papers. Thompson was especially revered for his ability to adapt classic typography for the modern world Bradbury Thompson: The Art of Graphic Design is a landmark in the history of fine bookmaking. First published by Yale University Press in 1988 and designed by Thompson himself, it was praised by the New York Times as a book in which "art and design are gloriously and daringly mixed." Original texts by the author and other notable designers, critics, and art historians, including J. Carter Brown, Alvin Eisenman, and Steven Heller, explore Thompson's methods and design philosophy, and a newly commissioned afterword by Jessica Helfand attests to the enduring importance of his work. Both a retrospective and a manifesto, the book surveys Thompson's timeless contributions to American graphic design, including his experimental work and his work in magazines, typography, books, simplified alphabets, and contemporary postage stamps. Published for the first time in paperback, this classic text is now available for a new generation of designers and students

Naive Chocolate Mini Bars - Forager

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Go an adventure of flavour with this Forager gift set from Naïve Chocolate Madly experimental and multi-layered, this collection uses locally sourced and intense ingredients that naturally extend the complex chemical flavour of cacao Perfect for embracing your adventurous side or spoiling a chocolate connoisseur, this collection won’t be around for long Set includes: 3x 20g individually wrapped chocolate bars: 1x Kefir – probiotic milk chocolate1x Ambrosia – dark pollen chocolate1x Porcini – dark milk/chocolate with porcini Please note this item is non-returnable unless faulty

RNIB ‘Nail Protector’ Soap

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Inspired by life hacks created by the blind and partially sighted community Turn a soap on its head by using before instead of after you get dirty. Scrape the surface to plug nails with soap, preventing any dirt from getting stuck under your nail beds. Simply wash away when you’re done The purchase of this product goes towards RNIB's efforts to create a world without barriers for people with sight loss

Famous Ordinary Things

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Famous Ordinary Things is a tribute to modest objects developed within Swiss design culture "Famous" Swiss actors from the creative, artistic, or political field contributed to the book by taking a snapshot of a design item from environment. The resulting images underline the contemporary landscape of home and office interiors in Switzerland and remind us how these objects impact our everyday lives. They present a beautiful kaleidoscopic voyage through nostalgic and progressive visions, whereby the relationship between object and owner is filled with anecdotes and irony With contributions by Mario Botta, Olaf Breuning, Alain de Botton, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and many others

This Brutal World

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A curated collection of some of the most powerful and awe-inspiring Brutalist architecture ever built This Brutal World is a global survey of this compelling and much-admired style of architecture. It brings to light virtually unknown Brutalist architectural treasures from across the former eastern bloc and other far flung parts of the world It includes works by some of the best contemporary architects including Zaha Hadid and David Chipperfield as well as by some of the master architects of the 20th century including Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Paul Rudolph and Marcel Breuer

Merry & Bright Card

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A colourful festive card with white lettering Merry & Bright spaced between traditional hanging Christmas tree lights Blank inside for personal message Illustrated by Charlotte Trounce

Making of a Masterpiece: Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (book & DVD set)

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Based on William Makepeace Thackeray’s picaresque novel of 1844, Barry Lyndon tells the story of a social-climbing opportunist (Ryan O’Neal) who succeeds in marrying a beautiful aristocrat far above his social station (Marisa Berenson), only to see his gains eventually undone by avarice and spite. Meticulously conceived and sumptuously photographed—using a specially-modified lens and almost exclusively lit by candles and natural light—Barry Lyndon is at once a satirical and sympathetic portrayal of a strangely endearing antihero. (Because “he has charm and courage,” said Kubrick, “it's impossible not to like him despite his vanity, his insensitivity, and his weakness.”) Despite underwhelming audiences and critics alike when it was released in 1975, a time when period pieces were not all the rage, Barry Lyndon has quietly risen in the ranks of Kubrick’s canon and is now widely considered to be not only among his finest achievements but a cinematic masterpiece without equal. This collection is part of the Making of a Masterpiece series, offering a behind-the-scene glimpse into movie milestones This set includes:Film stills, behind-the-scenes photographs, screenplay drafts, and other exclusive material from Stanley Kubrick’s archivesBackground about the making of the film, interviews with Kubrick, and an illustrated biography and filmographyA fold-out film posterA DVD of the remastered film

Fashion in LA

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The first book to document Los Angeles's remarkable explosion onto the global fashion scene Thanks to its unique blend of cultural influences and artistic industry, the City of Angels has earned its place alongside other traditional creative capitals. This book goes beyond the red carpet to profile more than 40 designers instrumental to its success It's a who's-who of talent, a true insider's guide to the men and women who have put twenty-first century Los Angeles on the world’s fashion map