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Dutch Design Yearbook 2012 NAi Publishers 2012 ISBN 9789462080225 Acqn 21556 Pb 23x28cm 216pp 300col ills 31.50 The fourth Dutch Design Yearbook presents an overview of over 60 of the best projects in urban design, product design, fashion and graphic design produced in the Netherlands in 2011-2012. The Dutch Design Yearbook is sure to appeal to a wide (international) audience with an interest in Dutch design, as well as to (interior) architects, designers, studios and the industry. With a supplemental selection of several dozen important events, publications and exhibitions related to the field, the Yearbook also lends colour to the design year and substance to the design debate.

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The Style Of The Stedelijk - Book & DVD NAi Publishers 2012 ISBN 9789462080195 Acqn 21557 Pb 14x19cm 168pp 135ills 120col 18 Fascinating publication on the visual identity of a leading museum The reopening of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam on 23 September 2012 will mean the inauguration of a spectacular new edifice as well as a new house style. The Style of the Stedelijk is the fascinating account of the Stedelijk Museums unique relationship with graphic design and search for a new visual identity. In the documentary and the book The Style of the Stedelijk filmmaker Lex Reitsma and design historian Frederike Huygen examine the long search for a new house style. The various participating designers and their proposals are presented, as well as the house style concept developed under current director Ann Goldstein by Mevis & Van Deursen, and the museums fascinating history and unique relationship with graphic design. Lex Reitsma is a graphic designer and filmmaker. In 2011 he made the documentary Rietvelds Chair (Premsela Design Stories 1). Frederike Huygen studied art history in Leiden and Amsterdam and is a freelance design researcher and writer specializing in design.

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The Dutch Bike NAi Publishers 2012 ISBN 9789462080201 Acqn 21558 Pb 14x19cm 150pp 140ills 120col 18 Quintessentially Dutch, internationally fashionable This book traces the favourite, ubiquitous, Plain Jane workhorse of the Netherlands from turn-ofthe-century Amsterdam to the fashion pages of trendy American magazines and newspapers including The New York Times: The Dutch Bike. Universally accessible to young and old as well as the poorest and the most wealthy (including the Dutch royal family) the Dutch bike is as quintessentially Dutch as tulips and windmills, but it has also found a place in the urban scenes of major cities throughout the world. And the bicycle is changing. Professional racers and conceptual creators are putting avant-garde Dutch bike concepts to the test. Such designers are pushing the notion of a bike as an indispensible extension of the users style. They are also preparing for a time when bicycles will outnumber cars, experimenting fearlessly with new materials and new sustainable, ecologically sound forms, and devising manufacturing techniques close to home to truly liberate the Dutch bike. Zahid Sardar is a writer who lives and works in San Francisco. His articles on design are published in major design publications. The Dutch Bike is part of Premsela and nai010 publishers Premsela Design Stories series of books telling tales from Dutch design history. Each centres on an iconic object that is characteristic of a particular period and has played an important role in designs evolution.

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Girls Zine 2 BNN 2012 ISBN 9784861008283 Acqn 21792 Pb 15x21cm 120pp 100col ills 16 Text in Japanese The second title in the ZINE series includes interviews with ZINE producers, ZINE-related events, and the introduction of a ZINE label. This book covers the joy of getting published and discusses how such mini publications can be utilized as a tool to connect people of similar interests.

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Graphic Fashion BNN 2012 ISBN 9784861008184 Acqn 21794 Hb 24x31cm 240pp 300ills 230col 99 Graphic Fashion collects the fashion graphic works of Japanese and non-Japanese art directors, designers and photographers. Their work is introduced by category; such as advertisements, printed matter, Web, magazines, free-papers and virtual boutiques.

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Uglycute Revolver Publishing by VVV 2012 ISBN 9783868952131 Acqn 21803 Hb 17x25cm 264pp 146ills 140col 29.50 The catalogue Uglycute was published on the occasion of the exhibition Uglycute at Marabouparken in Stockholm, 18 February 13 May 2012. This book summarises more than a decade of work by one of the most influential Swedish art and design practices of recent times. Markus Degerman (artist), Andreas Nobel (interior designer), Jonas Nobel (artist) and Fredrik Stenberg (architect) developed their collaboration into a truly genre-crossing hybrid that takes place between art, design and architecture. The group has had a strong influence in Europe as part of a generation of artists, designers and craftspeople who have challenged the values of class, sex and style of modernism and neomodernism. By virtue of the members different professions, the groups work comprises theory, practice and education in equal proportions, and has now branched out into the Nordic and international art and design worlds through objects, exhibition architecture, interiors and teaching, which are labelled according to their clients.

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Retro Fonts 1830-1990 BNN 2012 ISBN 9784861008399 Acqn 21814 Pb 15x21cm 176pp 176col ills 18.50 Text in Japanese In this book the technique for making Japanese and English logos is systematized and explained. The authors technique of first studying the characteristics of the letter shapes and then conceiving creative and original logos is explained in detail. Actual examples of the authors logo making process, from the rough ideas stage to the brush-up stage and completion, are documented.

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Designing Tumblr BNN 2012 ISBN 9784861008306 Acqn 21815 Pb 15x21cm 160pp 160col ills 16.50 Text in Japanese This is a guide for aspiring design creators of the most effective promotion tool; Tumblr. It explains basic operations and the most creative use of this tool along with providing examples of uses for portfolio and one-concept sites. How to customize a design, which Tumblr sites one should follow and client software are all covered. It introduces sites with high-quality ideas and explains how to customize and build your own Tumblr.

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iTunes BNN 2012 ISBN 9784861008252 Acqn 21816 Pb 18x24cm 160pp 160col ills 22.50 Text in Japanese This book is a report of universities that are using iTunes and iPads within their education programs. In addition, this book includes iBook Authors explanations of how to create iBooks and get them distributed. This book is essential reading for educators and will give the reader knowledge about ICT use and the present state of open education.

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VIP Vocaloid Important Producer BNN 2012 ISBN 9784861008276 Acqn 21817 Pb 18x24cm 184pp 184col ills 22.50 Text in Japanese Popular "Vocaloid Prince" introduces the DTM music composing techinique! The first issue of this series introduces a step by step process of how to compose a real techno sound, including not only a complete track but MIDI data of music data and phrase under process for trial listening are set to download. An enjoyable guide to learning DTM technique and composing your original song!

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Books On Japan 1931-1972 BNN 2012 ISBN 9784861008269 Acqn 21873 Hb 19x26cm 114pp 300ills 200col 38 Text in Japanese Books on Japan collects 100 propaganda magazines, published between 1931 and 1972, which are introduced chronologically by the front cover and middle pages, as well as a brief overview of each. Includes those known for promoting political, military and cultural ideas such as NIPPON (Nihon Kobou) and FRONT (Tohosha).

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Tattoo Selection Fujimi 2012 ISBN 9784799501139 Acqn 21900 Pb 23x30cm 160pp 1000col ills 31.50 An anthology of work by Japanese studios, with page after page of colourful and striking body artwork. The selection of photographs is divided by theme, colour or placement, with customary categories like Dragon, Black & Gray, Tribal and Skull, but also more unexpected groupings like Ear Back, Space, Aquarium and Symmetry. A must-have inspiration for any tattoo enthusiast, the book includes a detailed index of the featured studios, their locations and contact information.

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Self Service 37 Self Service 2012 no ISBN Acqn 21904 Hb 24x31cm 360 400ills 200col 21.95 Issue 37 of Self Service features Charlotte Casiraghi and much more.

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Cochae - Nippon Ori. Origami Card Book Seigensha Art Publishing 2012 ISBN 9784861523410 Acqn 21910 Pb 23x14cm 64pp 24col ills 17.50 Nippon-ori is an origami collection based on Japanese motifs with a special focus on folk toys.

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Inventario 05 - Everything Is A Project Corraini Editore 2012 ISBN 9788875703639 Acqn 21911 Pb 21x27cm 160pp 190ills 150col 14 This edition of the Italian bookazine about design, architecture and everything in between, where everything is a project, begins with an exploration into the precision and lightness of the drawings of Lisa Ponti, followed by a tender appreciation for the work of photographer Rinko Kawauchi. Looking further afield, Daniele Pario Perra researches low cost design, Annalisa Ubaldi documents interactions between architecture and trees, and Francesco M. Cataluccio reflects upon the nature of time. These and other contributions make this a fascinating compendium of objects, ideas, projects and threads of inspiration.

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Trend Book 04 - Dutch Desigh Week Eindhoven, Istanbul Design Week Dutch Design Week 2012 ISBN 9789490395032 Acqn 21927 Pb 12x17cm 192pp 150ills 120col 15.75 The fourth edition of the annual Trend Book is a platform for communication and a framework for the exchange of ideas created in collaboration between Istanbul and Eindhoven. The cultural, social and economic ties between Turkey and the Netherlands form a longstanding and multifaceted tradition, and each nation is eagerly looking forward to the future. With the theme Glocalisation = Smart Society = We-generation as the point of departure, numerous designers and thinkers from both places share their visions of upcoming trends, developments and innovation. Condensed, informative, and above all, imaginative.

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