Книга "100 главных принципов дизайна. Как удержать внимание" – это глубокое практическое исследование причин, лежащих в основе поведения людей. Автор книги, Сьюзан Уэйншенк - дктор психологических наук. В книге она использует данные последних исследований и демонстрирует множество примеров создания привлекающего внимание дизайна. При создании интуитивно понятного и привлекательный дизайн для веб-сайта, программы, товара или бренда, вам необходимо представлять, что лежит в основе психологии поведения людей. Сьюзан Уэйншенк рассматривает такие темы. Как человек видит. Оказывается, люди отождествляют объекты с узнаваемыми образами. В основе просмотра изображений лежат опыт и ожидания. Рассказывается о значении цвета в зависимости от культуры и истории. Как человек читает. Всегда ли человек адекватно понимает прочитанное. Как работает память. Человек одномоментно может запомнить только 4 элемента. Чтобы не забыть информацию, ее необходимо использовать. В главе о том, как человек думает, автор рассказывает о ментальных моментах, о взаимодействии с концептуальными моделями. В книге "100 главных принципов дизайна. Как удержать внимание" подробно освещаются вопросы мотивации, вопросы принятия решений. Сьюзан Уэйншенк объясняет, как заставить людей сделать то, что вы хотите? Вы поймете, как привлечь внимание людей, какие ошибки они совершают и почему, а также многое другое, что поможет сделать ваш дизайн лучше.

"100 идей, изменивших моду". Хариет Уорсли. Книга рассказывает о самых влиятельных идеях, которые изменили моду. Это не просто «документирование изменений в моде, автор комментирует, почему эти изменения произошли. И какие дизайнеры были авторами этих идей. Например, легендарная Коко Шане

TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition!

 

This book offers a cross-section of the history of nude photography, ranging from the earliest nude daguerrotypes and ethnographic nude photographs to experimental nude photography. All the pictures shown are taken from the late Uwe Scheid`s collection, which was one of the world`s largest and most important collections of erotic photography.

Книга "140 технологий раскрутки сайтов. Все, что нужно знать о SEO, чтобы вывести свой сайт в лидеры", Кристофера Джонс Кристофер Джонс рассказывает, как определить свою целевую аудиторию, использовать и оптимизировать мета-теги, настроить свой сайт для разных браузеров. Создавать сообщества при помощи блогов и форумов. Использовать GoogleAnalytics™ . Вы сможете получить промо через социальные сети, максимизировать трафик от социальных сетей, Монетизировать трафик.

TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition!

 

The history of photography began some 150 years ago, but only relatively recently has it been fully recognised as a medium in its own right. Cologne's Museum Ludwig was the first museum of contemporary art to devote a substantial section to international photography. The L. Fritz Gruber collection, from which this book is drawn, is one of the most important in Germany and one of the most representative anywhere in the world, constituting the core of the museum's holdings.

Color is one of the mosl effective tools in architecture and interior design. One of its most important aspects is the effect it has on a person's mood: color has the power to contribute to the mental well-Being of the occupants of a house. Harmonious and welcoming surroundings can be obtained with one or two colors, or combinations of color.

500 идей, собранные в этой книге, показывают возможные решения, которые для удобства распределены по темам. Первые главы рассматривают отделочные материалы и то, как их использовать, чтобы квартира визуально казалась больше. Речь пойдет о натуральных и синтетических материалах, о том, как применять их для полов, стен и потолков, а также об их свойствах поглощать или отражать свет.

Do you ever find yourself wondering, "Has she had work done?" Do you flip through supermarket tabloids to see who's the latest star to have gone under the knife? Do you secretly adore before and after photos? Well, let's face it, who doesn't? Aesthetic surgery has become a global phenomenon. In places like Hollywood, the mystery isn't who's had work done, but who hasn't. Those who have been to the world's best surgeons can get away with lying about it, while others have the evidence written all over their faces. From liposuction to lip implants, this book explores all the ins and outs of body sculpting via photos, illustrations, essays, and interviews.

The dream of flying has preoccupied man since time immemorial. The fascination of discovering distant destinations and overcoming distances quickly resulted in the demand to optimize traveling times from the aspect of comfort. Meanwhile, airline companies offer their passengers a wealth of on-board possibilities: Releaxing sleep in a bed above the clouds, internet connection, or bars.

The Roaring Twenties

 

Prohibition made liquor illegal and all the more fun to drink. Speakeasies, luxury cars, women`s liberation, bathtub gin and a booming economy kept the country`s mood on the up-and-up. Women sheared off their locks and taped their chests, donning flapper dresses and dancing the Charleston until their legs gave out. Gangsters flourished in big cities and gangster movies flourished in Hollywood. It was the roaring twenties in America: a singular time in history, a lull between two world wars and the last gasp before the nation`s descent into the Great Depression. Forging the way into the future like a modern ocean liner in a sea of antiquity, advertising in the 20s sought to bring avant-garde into the mainstream-which it did with great success.

Hard times, hard sells 

 

At the dawn of the 1930s, modernism started to influence the American advertising industry as waves from the European avant-garde movement made their way across the Atlantic. The trend of literal, uninspired print ads was shaken up by new stylized, symbolic, and even abstract advertisements that relied more on aesthetics than copy. These techniques worked well at first, and ultimately paved the way for advertising as we know it today, but were overshadowed by the need of a country in depression for hard-sell, shirt-sleeve advertising. Subtlety and irony could hardly sell products to a nation struggling to feed itself. Surprisingly, however, the ads of the 1930s reveal nothing of the hard times, painting instead an optimistic picture of affluent American family life. Cheerful and colorful, these ads served an important role as morale boosters, promising happiness and success to a country in crisis.

Discofunkalicious: An exhaustive overview of the decade that spawned glam rock and The Brady Bunch

 

Both eclipsed and influenced by television, American print ads of the 1970s departed from the bold, graphic forms and subtle messages that were typical of their sixties counterparts. More literal, more in-your-face, 70s ads sought to capture the attention of a public accustomed to blaring, to-the-point TV commercials (even VW ads, known for their witty, ironic statements and minimalist designs, lost some of their punch in the 1970s).

With the cold war ebbing, crime and inflation at record levels, and movie star-turned-President Ronald Reagan launching a Star Wars of his own, the 1980s did not seem likely to become one of the most outrageous, flamboyant, and prosperous decades of the 20th century. The "greed is good" mantra on Wall Street spawned the power-dressing, exercise-obsessed "Me Generation" of Yuppies-high on cash, cocaine, and Calvins. The art world enjoyed the influx of capital; computers and video games ruled in the office and at home; and the Rubik`s cube craze swept the nation. Leg warmers were big, shoulder pads were bigger and hair was biggest of all. Whether your heart warms nostalgically at the memory of E.T., marathon Trivial Pursuit sessions, and "The Cosby Show"; if you think "Knight Rider," Alf, and break dancing are totally awesome; or Tiffany, baggy acid wash jeans, and Cabbage Patch Kids make you wanna scream, "gag me with a spoon," this book`s for you. To all those who still hear the echoes of "I want my MTV": All-American Ads of the 80s will leave you ready to reach out and touch someone. So just do it!

"For the person who gets a kick out of movies such as Shrek 2 and Finding Nemo, consider Animation Now!, a survey of 80 of the great cartoonists and animation studios worldwide, from Hollywood's Pixar, Walt Disney, and DreamWorks SKG, to decidedly higher-brow practitioners such as South African artist William Kentridge." - Business Week, New York

"This book reveals everything about me. It's been a 60-year contract. Photography is love and death-that'll be my epitaph."
-Araki

"Archi-Doodle. Креативные задания для архитекторов". Стив Боукетт Творческая книга для тех, кто любит архитектуру и дизайн. Эта оригинальная книга будет интересна профессиональным архитекторам и дизайнерам, а также студентам. Каждая страница книги – это прекрасный рисунок и новое

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TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition!

 

If you've ever wondered what goes through architects' minds when they design buildings, you'll be happy to know that there's no shortage of brilliant reading material to satisfy your curiosity. Wading through the archives at your local library may prove fruitful to your endeavor, but it won't give you the instant gratification that Architecture Theory will.

 

The past five years have seen a revolution in Chinese architecture - the emergence of independent designers, and a number of new stars - and above all new and interesting buildings that are not the product of direct Western influence. These developments have laid the groundwork for an indigenous modernity that differentiates itself from outside schools as well as eschewing the temptation to put a "Chinese-style" roof on ordinary office blocks. The fact that Beijing has been chosen to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games has been more than a catalyst for the development of high-quality contemporary architecture in China. Major foreign firms like OMA/Rem Koolhaas or Herzog & de Meuron are participating in the design of buildings that will have functions during the Games, but Chinese architects, too, have been mobilized in this massive effort to prepare the country for an unprecedented level of world-wide attention.

TASCHEN's new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects' or firms' most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.

TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects’ or firms’ most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.

It might surprise some to hear that Spain has a vibrant culture of contemporary architecture. Delayed by the Spanish Civil War and the ensuing dictatorship under Franco, the emergence of modernity in Spain may have been late in coming, but today’s young architects are making up for lost time in a spectacular way. Original personalities like César Manrique Cabrera marked a move toward the modern in the 1960s, while Richard Bofill’s innovative work in the ’70s helped bring Spanish architecture to the world stage. In the 1990s, architects such as Rafael Moneo and Santiago Calatrava began to create the look of contemporary architecture in Spain as we know it today. From a modern interpretation of a bullring to cutting-edge green architecture, the book covers a dizzying variety of architectural innovation.

TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects’ or firms’ most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.

The small emirates and states located on the Gulf, at the eastern edge of the Saudi Arabian peninsula, are building new cities in the desert at an astonishing rate, from Bahrain to Doha, and south to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Comprised of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain, the UAE is an oil-and-gas-rich region that has experienced an unparalleled architectural boom in recent years. With a dizzying array of ultra-modern towers popping up throughout the area, it's no surprise that the Gulf region has attracted many of the world's most prominent architects, including Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, and Jean Nouvel, who are all designing groundbreaking projects for the ambitious Cultural District project on Saadiyat Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. With these and many more remarkable, large-scale projects recently built or in progress, the Gulf emirates are perhaps today's top architectural hotspot.

TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects’ or firms’ most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.

TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to worldarchitecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—fromthe firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how theyhave contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation.Entries include contact information and short biographies in additionto copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects’ or firms’ mostsignificant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country tocountry, this new series celebrates the richly hued architecturalpersonality of each nation featured.

TASCHEN's new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects' or firms' most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.

Concrete is the most widely-used building material in the world today. Some seven billion cubic meters of concrete are used in construction each year, more than one cubic meter per person. Concrete is stone created by human hands in which the human creative spirit is reflected together with the timelessness and serene appeal of an 'everlasting' material. This volume presents 25 contemporary buildings from all over the world in more than 300 illustrations and architectural drawings: particularly interesting examples of the interior and exterior use of concrete in construction.

The use of glass as a building material was encouraged in particular by garden design, as the protection of exotic plants required the construction of greenhouses and orangeries. In a record time of just five months, Joseph Paxton, himself a garden designer, put up the Crystal Palace in London's Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Architects at the cutting edge 

 

Architecture Now! Volume 3 was the winner of the prestigious Saint-Etienne Prize for the Best Architecture and Design Book of 2004. Volume 4 proves that the best keeps getting better, with new names from all over the world and the most exciting and unique buildings and designs. As always, easy-to-navigate illustrated A-Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and website addresses.

Now in its fifth installment, the Architecture Now! series is an ongoing project documenting the work of the most innovative and influential architects across the globe. Volume 5 features famous names and newcomers alike, and this time around a number of designers are also included, reflecting the new ways in which design and architecture are coming together. Since architecture also extends beyond walls, landscape architecture makes its appearance as well. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A-Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and web sites.

This sixth installment of Architecture Now!, featuring buildings ranging in size from Terunobu Fujimori’s tiny (6.07 square meters) Teahouse Tetsu to Norman Foster’s gigantic Crystal Island project in Moscow (1.1 million square meters), provides an overview of what is happening right now in architecture, be it of traditional inspiration, or at the very edge of current thinking. What is the spirit of this moment, and how does architecture reflect the creativity as the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close? Architecture Now! 6 is THE reference for what is happening and what is to come. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A–Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and websites.

"ArCon. Дизайн интерьеров и архитектурное моделирование" рассказывает об известной немецкой разработке — приложении ArCon, предназначенном для быстрого моделирования жилых зданий и оформления их интерьера и экстерьера. Программа достаточно проста в использовании, не требует практически никаких навыков трехмерного моделирования, однако позволяет создавать дизайнерские проекты, которые почти ничем не уступают разработанным в 3ds Max или Maya.

В книге подробно и обстоятельно описан функционал последней версии программы ArCon, приведено большое количество практических примеров, размещено полное описание библиотеки стандартных элементов, которые используются при проектировании в ArCon. Но главное преимущество издания — прилагаемый компакт-диск с видеокурсом, демонстрирующим различные этапы работы с программой.

Книга "ArCon. Дизайн интерьеров и архитектурное моделирование" предназначена для архитекторов и дизайнеров, а также для обычных пользователей, которые хотят быстро выполнять проекты различной сложности в сравнительно простом и недорогом графическом редакторе.

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behind his easel, at his piano, sitting smoking on his throne-like chair: the photographs of Arnold Newman (1918-2006) are classics of portraiture. His subtle arrangements constituted the foundations of "environmental portraiture." His photographs integrate the respective artist`s characteristic equipment and surroundings, thus indicating his or her field of activity. The enormous fame of Newman`s portraits can be ascribed to their daring compositions and sometimes astounding spatial structures.

Here the reform movement of the turn of the century is not only dealt with as an artistic event, but those economic and political interests which inspired, supported, and handicapped it are also taken into account. In the chapters "Movement," "Unrest", and "Equilibrium," the historical phenomenon as a whole is characterised and is also presented with its own distinct local features. The centres of Brussels, Nancy, Barcelona, Glasgow, Helsinki and Chicago are dealt with in subchapters as are Munich, Darmstadt and Weimar. Finally, Vienna, that city in which the synthesis achieved its culmination, is described separately. The outstanding artists are examined in detail in connection with the respective cities of their greatest activity. The result is a complex picture of the symbiosis of architecture, furniture design, and craftsmanship with their corresponding approaches to artistic revitalization.

This Art Now 25th anniversary special edition brings together recent work and biographical information for over 80 of today's most influential artists, forming a broad and vibrant spectrum of the work that has shaped the art world in recent years.

Featured artists include: Matthew Barney, Maurizio Cattelan, John Currin, Tacita Dean, Thomas Demand, Rineke Dijkstra, Douglas Gordon, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Hirschhorn, Damien Hirst, Mike Kelley, Martin Kippenberger, Jeff Koons, Sharon Lockhart, Won Ju Lim, Paul McCarthy, Mariko Mori, Sarah Morris, Vik Muniz, Takashi Murakami, Shirin Neshat, Albert Oehlen, Chris Ofili, Gabriel Orozco, Jorge Pardo, Elizabeth Peyton, Thomas Ruff, Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Luc Tuymans, Jeff Wall, and Andrea Zittel.

TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition!

 

Who could possibly have forecast on New Year's Eve 1899 that, one hundred years later, painting and sculpture would be only options, not prerequisites? The term "art" has been defined and redefined so many times over the last 100 years that it has gained entirely new social, political, and technological meanings.

Nowadays there is hardly an interior design publication which does not contain at least one article on Feng Shui, the one-thousand-year-old Chinese tradition of the harmonious arrangement of sacred buildings, graves, palaces and streets.

Her beauty has proved timeless—should we be surprised? Equally graceful whether moving or standing still, blessed with a balletic poise, luminous dark eyes, and an exquisite profile a queen might envy, Audrey Hepburn would no doubt have become famous in her youth even if the movies hadn't found her—simply because no self-respecting camera could resist her. What sets her iconic beauty apart now, for us, more than a decade after she's quit the stage of this life, is that her physicality is oddly secondary. Her extraordinary good looks merely halo a still-living smile.

Cool comforts in the Catalonian capital

 

Angelika Taschen has selected a delectable range of hotels and hotspots for your stay in Barcelona, from the Hotel Neri in the Gothic district to the modern and minimal Hotel Omm with breathtaking views of Gaudí's Casa Milà; to the Casa Camper, a quirky and multicultural smoke-free hotel in the former prostitute quarter run by the famous Spanish shoe makers. She also tells you where to taste the best tapas and innovative Catalan cuisine as well as where to check out contemporary art exhibitions and the best markets.

The Bauhaus Archiv Museum of Design in Berlin holds the most important
collection on the Bauhaus today. Documents, workshop products from all
areas of design, studies sketches in the classroom, and architectural
plans and models are all part of its comprehensive inventory. The
Bauhaus Archiv is dedicated to the study and presentation of the
history of the Bauhaus, including the new Bauhaus in Chicago and the
Hochschule für Gestaltung (Institute of Design) in Ulm.

Berlin has survived two world wars, was divided by a wall during the Cold War, and after the fall of the Wall was re-united. The city emerged as a center of European power and culture. From 1860 to the present day, this book presents the story of Berlin in photographs, portraits, maps, and aerial views. With , from giddy pictures of the Roaring Twenties to devastating images of war to heartwarming postwar photos of a city picking up the pieces-the Reichstag in ruins and later wrapped by -this is the most comprehensive photographic study on Berlin ever made. More than a tribute to the city and its civic, social, and photographic history, this book especially pays homage to Berlin's inhabitants: full of hope and strength, in their faces is reflected Berlin's undying soul.

Melting pot metropolis

 

Glamorous in the Roaring Twenties, destroyed during World War II and divided afterwards, rebuilt in the 1950s, and now reunited, Berlin is a city of vibrant contrasts where diverse cultures form a multihued urban fabric. Derelict former Communist neighborhoods have been reincarnated as haunts for artists and designers while elsewhere the city's old traditions are also still very much alive.

You can feel like a true Berliner thanks to the insider’s tips in this handy guide. From the best Currywurst stand to the coolest place to grab a cocktail and all the best places to sample fine Berlin cuisine, these are truly priceless pointers.

Go traipsing through Berlin and be sure to catch all the most trendy, original, and traditional shops with this guide to the best the city's shops have to offer. Whether you're a fan of avant-garde fashion or old-fashioned handmade items - or both - we've got all your bases covered. As always, we also suggest perfect places to grab a bite or relax with a refreshing drink while on your shopping spree.

Book-Art -коллекция новаторских, остроумных, оригинальных и достойных подражания примеров дизайна книг. На наших страницах собранна интереснейшая коллекция, включающая в себя весь спектр книжной продукции от массовых изданий до эксклюзивных авторских книг. Мы изучили книгу и с креативной, и с технологической сторон, и предоставили вам калейдоскоп идей для создания практичной публикации и достижения желаемого результата. Перед вами комплексное исследование использования цвета, художественной ретуши, типографики и постпечатной обработки в создании книг, многие из которых можно считать произведениями искусства. Book-Art необходима тем, кто не боится экспериментировать, кто наслаждается творчеством и использует новейшие технологии, чтобы сделать свои работы неординарными.

“You say everybody wants to be Cary Grant? Even I want to be Cary Grant.” – Cary Grant

A unique world full of pathos, poetry, humour and enchantment

 

Marc Chagall, who died in 1985 at the age of 97, was without doubt one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. In his paintings he created a unique world full of pathos, poetry, humour and enchantment, drawing on vivid memories of Vitebsk, his birthplace and childhood home in today`s republic of Belarus. He was clearly influenced by Byzantine and Russian icon painting and folk art, but wished his own mythologigal floating figures and symbolism to be interpreted freely.

Charles Chaplin’s Little Tramp is the supreme icon of motion pictures—still recognized and loved throughout the world, more than 90 years since he first burst on the screen. The shabby little figure—with derby hat, too-tight jacket, oversized boots and pants, dandified bow tie, and swagger cane—seemed to symbolize the hopes and fears, defeats and optimism of all humanity. Chaplin’s own biography was a rags-to-riches story that saw the product of a destitute childhood in Victorian London become one of Hollywood’s first millionaires and the owner of his own studio before he was 30. His supreme gift was to transform his experience and knowledge of the human lot into comedy, for which his invention and skill have never been surpassed.

“I was one of the people who took the hero further away from the white hat. In A Fistful of Dollars, you didn’t know who was the hero till a quarter of the way through the film, and then you weren’t sure; you figured he was the protagonist, but only because everybody else was crappier than he was. I like the way heroes are now. I like them with strengths, weaknesses, lack of virtue.”—Clint Eastwood

Images annual review of contemporary architecture again delivers inspirational projects from around the world. Included in this volume are recent works from high-profile architects including Gehry Partners, the 2004 Pritzker Prize laureate Zaha Hadid, Rafael Moneo, Foster and Partners, Murphy Jahn, NBBJ, and many other world-rewned firms. Projects have been selected for their innovative and prize-winning qualities, all demonstrating the latest in corporate, educational, public, institutional, residential, and retail design. Sourced from North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and South America, each project includes plans, descriptive text and full-colour photography. Architectural critic and writer Catherine Slessors in-depth introduction is an interesting and insightful commentary on particular projects and current international architectural trends.

В книге "CSS3 для веб-дизайнеров" Дэна Сидерхолма дается основная информация об использовании CSS3. Области взаимодействия, используемые свойства, в каких частях интерфейса их можно применять. CSS3 – это будущее веб-разработок. Автор рассказывает о спецификации CSS3. Представляет возможные браузеры и связанные с ними префиксы WebKit, Mozilla и Opera, объясняет, как работают браузерные префиксы. Детально рассказывается о CSS-переходах, полной записи и состоянии, о том, как использую переходы сделать так, чтобы изменения значений CSS-свойств протекали плавно в соответствии с указанным интервалом времени. Сидерхолм демонстрирует дизайн веб-страницы и объясняет использование перечисленных инструментов. Изучив книгу, вы сможете разрабатывать элементы со сглаженными углами и скруглять углы фона. Выполнять разметку, создавать различные градиенты и переходы между цветами, не используя картинки. А также оформлять фоновую картинку элементов, создавать анимацию, разнообразные эффекты переходов, добавлять цвета и многое другое. Книга "CSS3 для веб-дизайнеров" будет интересна и полезна для владельцев сайтов, программистов, веб-дизайнеров.

Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often staggering results. Our homes and workplaces turned into veritable galleries of style and innovation. From furniture to graphics, it`s all here - the work of artists who have shaped and recreated the modern world with a dizzying variety of materials.

Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) is best known for his magical, timeless 35mm street portraits taken in Paris and its suburbs. Fresh, unstaged, and full of poetry and humor, his photographs portray everyday people (in everyday places, doing everyday things) frozen in time, unwittingly revealing fleeting personal emotions in a public context. Doisneau`s gift was the ability to seek out and capture, with humanity and grace, those little epiphanies of everyday Parisian life. This book traces Doisneau`s life and career, providing a wonderful introduction to the work of this seminal photographer.

This volume of a series, focussing on the basic elements of architecture delivers a very close insight into the divers possibilities of designing doors. The door is the most essential component of a house. It is both a seperating as well as an adjoining element and permits entering from an external area to the private interior. This book presents over 80 projects showing exceptional designs of doors and entrances of shops, hotels, private houses, museums and many other spaces all over the world. An index with contact information of the designers and architects is enclosed

No country inspires as much fascination as Italy, and no region in Italy inspires as much adoration as Tuscany—for its interior design, art and architecture, fashion, artisans and crafts, food and wine. In Dreaming of Tuscany you'll experience the essence of a place that dreams are made of, ensuring you'll get the most out of your experience. Sharing her recommendations of favorite insider places and word-of-mouth gems, best-selling lifestyle author Barbara Milo Ohrbach acts as a guide to food markets, exquisite shops, overflowing antiques markets, not to mention cooking courses, outdoor painting classes, ancient palazzos and small museums. And you can live like a Tuscan once you return home, with this book providing sources for everything from luscious bed linens to peppery olive oil. Dreaming of Tuscany is illustrated with three hundred sumptuous images by photographer Simon Upton. Don't dream of visiting Tuscany without first reading this book

Treasures from the ancient land of the Pharaohs

The art of ancient Egypt that has been handed down to us bears no names of its creators, and yet we value the creations of these unknown masters no less than the works of later centuries, such as statues by Michelangelo or the paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. The present volume introduces a series of such masterpieces, ranging from the Old Kingdom, or the 3rd millennium B.C., to the Late Period in the 9th century B.C. The works in question are sculptures, reliefs, sarcophagi, murals, masks, and decorative items, most of them now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but some occupying places of honor as part of the world cultural heritage in museums such as the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum in London, the Egyptian Museum in Berlin and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

Though her work has often been overshadowed by that of her peers such as Le Corbusier and Marcel Breuer, Irish designer, lacquer-artist, and architect Eileen Gray (1878-1976) is now widely recognized as a designer of great talent and individuality. She first excelled in the exacting craft of lacquer, creating screens, panels, furniture, and objects of technical virtuosity and poetic strength. Eileen Gray then developed an interest in architecture, designing two houses, “E-1027” (completed 1929) and “Tempe a Pailla” (completed 1934) in the south of France, which are seminal examples of the spirit of the Modern movement. This book analyses and illustrates the full range of her furniture, interiors, and completed architectural projects.

During the first two decades of the 20th century, many artists famously experimented with nonrepresentational expression. Taking cues from ideas hinted as by artists such as El Greco, Goya, Van Gogh, and Munch, Expressionists sought to transform reality rather than depict it in any sort of literal fashion. Egon Schiele, Max Beckmann, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky are among Expressionism`s most famous exponents.

Otherworldly works

This book brings together a colorful mixture of various works focusing on themes of the fantastic and surreal, starting with Böcklin's "Toteninsel" and including Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, Hans Bellmer`s dolls, the Australian painter Sidney Nolan, Giger's monsters, Cattelan's pope, and the Chapman brothers` hybrids, as well as surreal painting from Magritte and Delvaux, the mystical and sensual work of Gustav Klimt, and Frida Kahlo`s dreamlike self-portraits.

Compiled by the style-savvy staff of the seminal monthly i-D, Fashion Now highlights the work of over 90 designers around the globe, focusing on not only the biggest names but also the most exciting new talent. A to Z designer entries include exclusive interviews, biographical information, photos of recent designs by today`s leading photographers, and current catwalk shots.

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TASCHEN portfolios feature high quality prints that beg to be framed. Tucked in each portfolio are 14 large-format reproductions, each with a brief description. Guaranteed to brighten any day, they also make great gifts for art lovers!

The perfect big calendar for the year you make it happen

 

The TASCHEN Big Calendar features 12 big and beautiful reproductions, and an elegant layout for the days of the month. The perfect big calendar for the year you make it happen.

"This book is a personal interpretation of the penguins I met, rather than a natural history of all penguins," Frans Lanting writes. "I wanted to create an impression of who these penguins are and what they go through. I hope my work will be seen as an homage to the individual within them all."

The Italian avant-garde

Inspired by the development of Cubism, the Futurist movement was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, along with painters Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, and Gino Severini. The school, which celebrated technology and the mechanical era, was comprised of painters, sculptors, designers, architects, and writers. Motion and machines were two main themes of this movement, which attacked the bastions of establishment and sparked controversy by its glorification of war and support of Fascism. Experimenting with movement, and speed, and abstract light and color, the Futurists developed approaches and techniques that were revolutionary at the time, and in retrospect one can see that the Futurists influenced other avant-garde art movements, most notably Russian Constructivism.

Anyone who visits Barcelona today will come across the works of Antoni Gaudí—the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain. It was here, in the capital of Catalonia, that the famous master of architecture produced nearly all of his works, including villas for the well-to-do bourgeoisie, the expansive Güell Park (which today is open to the public), and the famous church designed in honour of the Holy Family—a project which was begun over 100 years ago and has yet to be completed.

"Go! Самая простая книга по графическому дизайну". Чип Кидд. Чип Кидд – известный дизайнер, совершивший переворот в книжном дизайне. Работает графическим дизайнером почти двадцать шесть лет. Специализируется на создании обложек для книг. Чип сделал потрясающие обложки для тысячи кн

The earliest Gothic art dates back to mid-12th century France, from which it spread throughout Western Europe through the 15th century. The Gothic style, which dominated the European aesthetic for four centuries, was prominent both in architecture, especially cathedrals and churches, and the arts—painting, sculpture, stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, and frescoes. Predominantly religious, Gothic art was dark and emotional, marked by intensity and logical formalism. The later Gothic period, known as the International Style, was a precursor to the Renaissance.

The top female box-office star of 1954, 's status as icon takes in an 11-film, three-year, screen career and a glamorous later life as Princess of Monaco. More than any other star, she was in three memorable films the quintessential Hitchcock blonde, delineating traits of cool beauty, depths of hidden passion, intelligence, playfulness, and style-in short, the qualities that led biographer James Spada to call her "the pious man's Marilyn." Yet Grace Kelly also showed her versatility and won her acting honors for playing against type in the title role in the grimly realistic movie . Grace Kelly was a classic beauty, a public figure, and serious actress representative of an era.

The world is your oyster

Our selection of the 90 best hotels around the globe

Whether you want to take a relaxing vacation in Asia, a backpacking journey in South America, a road trip in the USA, a cultural tour in Europe, or a safari in Africa, we've got the most inspiring and eclectic collection of hotels, guesthouses, boats, lodges, spas, and houseboats that you could ask for. Culled from our Great Escapes series, favorite spots include futuristic-looking, Star Wars-style houseboats made of bamboo poles, palm leaves, and coconut fibers in Kerala, India, as well as a luxury lodge and spa on a java plantation in (you guessed it) Java. An Ayurvedic spa in the Himalayas where nothing matters but peace and relaxation will certainly tempt you, or perhaps you're more the type for a lush Kenyan open-walled, thatched-roof hut fashioned from tree trunks?  On a more modern vibe, oogle Gio Ponti's sleek blue and white hotel perched on the cliffs in Sorrento, Italy, and you'll yearn for a sojourn there.

The 18th century`s Neoclassicist movement, with its white marble sculptures inspired by the art of the ancient world, has helped Greek art to remain vivid in our memories even today. But the reality of ancient art was entirely different, as surfaces were in fact much more brut. As author Michael Siebler points out, recent findings have revealed that the seemingly perfect bodies of statues and sculptures were very often painted in flamboyant colors and ornaments. Thus ancient Greek art combined a high level of classical identity with an equal amount of sensuality. Despite being viewed in a new light, the beauty of the works of art persists.

Various - and often irreconcilable - concepts of environmentally-friendly architecture

 

When is a house ecological? Does the use of natural materials and solar cells on the roof make a building an example of "green" architecture? Perhaps even Antoni Gaudí and Frank Lloyd Wright designed "greener" buildings than most contemporary architects, whose low-energy houses scarcely differ outwardly from traditional ones.

Greta Garbo’s uniquely photogenic beauty belies her great talent as an actress, as her performances in Queen Christina and Camille prove. A hint of a Garbo smile, touch, or glance conveyed volumes. She was languid, distant, and melancholy, yet in her love scenes she conveyed a passion and hunger that startled audiences and overturned American notions of eroticism and sexuality. Part of her fascination, too, is the mystery of her private lives and loves: “I want to be alone,” she insisted, but she remains the world’s divine woman.

A guaranteed trip down memory lane, this book celebrates All Hallows' Eve in American graphic and print media from the early 1900s to the '60s. Featuring witches, ghouls, ghosts, and jack-o-lanterns, the scariest postcards and decorations, the silliest costumes and candid photos are collected here. With an introduction tracing the unexpected history of Halloween and its traditions, Vintage Halloween is a nostalgic tribute to one of America's favorite holiday

Книга "HTML 5. Путеводитель по технологии" (автор Сухов К.) посвящена вопросу практического использования HTML5, пятой версии HTML, одного из главных языков разметки Интернета. Новый стандарт современных интернет-технологий. Новые API: Canvas, WebStorage, Geolocation API, WebSockets, WebRTC, WebGL IndexedDB и многое другое представлены на основе практических примеров, и многие из представленных примеров можно сразу же применять. Можно по разному относится к новому стандарту, но несомненно, что HTML5 – стал основным языком разметки. И тот, кто работает с информационными технологиями не может без него обойтись. Для того, чтобы хорошо понимать представленную иноформацию, нужны знания HTML/DHTML/JavaScript и понимание устройства Всемирной сети Интернет. Книга "HTML 5. Путеводитель по технологии" (автор Сухов К. предназначена веб-программистам и веб-верстальщикам, а также ведущим веб-проектов и тем, кто занимается разработками для интернета.

В книге "HTML5 для веб-дизайнеров" Кита Джереми дается необходимая информация об истории и развитии, принципах устройства языка разметки HTML. В книге рассказывается о спецификациях HTML5. Объясняется, что происходит, когда в документе встречаются ошибки разметк, как нужно указывать кодировки документа разметки. Вы узнаете о появлении прототипно-ориентированного скриптового языка программирования JavaScript, элементе img, увеличении количества Ajax-приложений. В книге даются подробные рекомендации по использованию структурных элементов HTML5. Вы сможете выбрать стиль каждому элементу, который хотите изобрести, начнете использовать доступные дополнительные уровни заголовков. Множество атрибутов, списков опций, элементов, кодов. Изучив книгу "HTML5 для веб-дизайнеров", вы научитесь применять разметку; изменять стили картинки используя JavaScript; генерировать картинку на сервере динамически; добавлять различную векторную, аудио-, видео- графику на веб-страницы (без Flash); применять технологию canvas, рисовать c помощью JavaScript и т. д. Джереми великолепно разъясняет HTML5 и уделяет внимание вопросам, которые являются основными для дизайнеров/разработчиков. Так же четко он описывает DOM и JavaScript.

В книге "HTML5. Для профессионалов" Хуана Гоше вы найдете всю необходимую информацию о HTML 5 ( HyperText Markup Language 5). Это пятая версия одного из главных языков разметки Интернета, HTML, которая полностью соответствует стандарту XML. С помощью книги вы сможете освоить сложные темы, которые включены в спецификации HTML5. Автор рассказывает, как организовать ваши документы с HTML5, оформлять их разными стилями используя помощь CSS3, как работать с наиболее самыми продвинутыми JavaScript API. Книга - не введением в HTML5, это полный учебный курс, изучив который вы научитесь создавать с помощью HTML5 современные веб-приложения и сайты. Каждая глава книги раскрывает одну из важных тем HTML5. Автор рассмотривает сложные вопросы HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript. Предоставляет многочисленные примеры программного кода, что поможет быстро изучить и применять знания по каждому тегу, стилю, функции, входящими в спецификации HTML5.

Humphrey Bogart is a legend and an icon whose magic has not dissipated with time. The wounded tough guy image Bogart molded over the decades of his career still resonates. There is a truth to this image; audiences sense that the world-weariness, the angst, and the vulnerability, which made him an icon of noir as well, were rooted somehow in reality. Even if the spectator knew nothing about his personal life, they believed and still do believe in his performances in cinema classics like Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, High Sierra, The Big Sleep, In a Lonely Place, and The African Queen.

On April 15th, 1874, in the Parisian studio of photographer Nadar, was the opening of the first group exhibition that was uninhibited by government interference and the dictates of an official selection committee. This date has gone down in the annals of art history because it marks the birth of the Impressionism. Impressionistic paintings now rank among the most popular works of art and are the pride of any museum or collection worldwide. However, in 1874 the public response to the exhibition, and to Impressionist painting, was not adoration but rather shock and even outrage. The Impressionists and the succeeding Neo-Impressionists were avant-gardist and revolutionary, paving the way for modern art. Present-day viewers, hardly realizing this revolutionary potential, can be content to enjoy the aesthetic of light and color.

Ingrid Bergman was more than the luminous image of healthy sensuality that intoxicated audiences worldwide during and immediately after World War II in movies like Casablanca, Gaslight, Spellbound and Notorious. In later life she found continued film success with Anastasia, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Indiscreet, and Autumn Sonata. She was also a ferociously ambitious actress who played Strindberg, O’Neill, Cocteau, and Maugham on the stage to great acclaim, as well as a woman who found the most lasting sensual experience to be found in the response of an audience rather than any individual husband or lover.

The cradle of civilisations and the meeting point of East and West, Israel - the Promised Land - has produced the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, through the writings of their leaders, which have become recognised as Holy Scripture. The Holy Land has become the common inheritance of humanity, where universal contradictions of human nature are expressed: the close relationship between man and God, and also the fratricidal struggles between the three Peoples of the Book. Here, the traveller is often a pilgrim in search of a spiritual ideal. In his pictures, Philippe Roy invites us to travel to the striking sites of the Old and New Testaments, the biblical landscapes which have been sources of inspiration for two millennia. He also enables us to discover a country where the inhabitants are continually fighting against the desert through the development of modern agriculture.

James Dean died at the age of 24, yet half a century later his mystique is unfaded. Had luck favored him that fatal evening, he might still be with us, an actor in the same generation as Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Sean Connery. His phenomenally charismatic performances in such classics as Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden have immortalized him as a cinematic great. Dean also had serious ambitions of becoming a writer-director, and it is haunting to imagine what he might have done if his life had not been cut short. He remains such icon of gifted youth: even 50 years after his death, we still look at James Dean in full suspense, wondering how he’s going to turn out.

 

The Japanese garden, like all gardens, is more than mere nature; it is nature crafted by man. It needs the hands of the designer to give it meaning. The Japanese garden belongs to the realm of architecture; at its best, it is nature as art. The phases of its history document the constant redefinition of man's position within and towards nature. Its changing forms respond both to socio-economic developments and to religious and philosophical trends, and thereby reflect the spiritual climate in which its architecture was conceived.

"I have been searching for time past all my life." -Jeanloup Sieff

Josep Maria Jujol (1879-1949) developed his unusual architectural style through many years of close, creative collaboration with Antoni Gaudi. Jujol’s work is characterized by a high degree of sensibility to the forms of nature, an emphatically anti-geometric aesthetic, attention to workmanship and detail, as well as the imaginative use of old and previously utilized material. It is an eloquent expression of his affection for the Catalonian landscape, his modesty, and deep religious faith.

TASCHEN's Modernism Rediscovered (2000) brought to light for the first time forgotten architectural masterpieces, drawn from photographer Julius Shulman's personal archives. Paying tribute to residential and commercial buildings that had slipped from public view, Shulman`s stunning photographs uncovered a rarely seen side of California Modernism. This extensive, three-volume follow-up to that remarkable volume brings over 400 more architectural gems into the spotlight. Not just restricted to the West Coast this time, the images were taken all across the United States as well as in Mexico, Israel, and Hong Kong.

From birth, Katharine Hepburn seemed destined to become a symbol of the modern woman on stage, on screen, and in the world. Fiercely competitive, private, and independent, Hepburn was one part Olympic athlete Babe Didrikson, one part Amelia Earhart, and two parts Greta Garbo. Although often paired with the greatest actors in Hollywood—Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen); Cary Grant (Bringing Up Baby), James Stewart (The Philadelphia Story), and Spencer Tracy (Adam's Rib, Woman of the Year)—Hepburn was able to carry her own films like Summertime, Little Women, and Sylvia Scarlett over a stage and screen career that spanned eight decades. Her home was never in Hollywood (where she won four Oscars) or New York but in Connecticut, where she died lamenting "I could have accomplished three times as much. I haven't realized my full potential."

The secrets of the unconscious and the labyrinths of the mind

The Vienna of the Belle Epoque - of Sigmund Freud, Otto Wagner, Mahler and Schönberg - has prompted the admiration of the whole world for the quality and diversity of its cultural and artistic life. And Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was without doubt its defining and most fascinating painter.

In the mid-60s, artists in the USA and Europe began planning works for sites outside the narrow boundaries of galleries and museums. It began with ephemeral enhancements or traces left in deserted landscapes, in the deserts of America, or in the moors of Scotland. Following this were spectacular earthen sculptures of gigantic proportions, some of which are still in the process of completion today. One distinguishing feature of Land Art is its critical preoccupation with the tradition of sculpture. Sculpture can now be an earthwork excavation, a field of metal poles, a buried hut, a trace in the grass, or even a book. Another of the movement's special characteristics is its emphasis on site-specific, outdoor works intended to lastingly alter our perception of places, and to set new parameters in art production and reception.

"LEGO. Секретная инструкция". Аллан Бедфорд. Аллан Бедфорд – бизнес-аналитик и "пожизненный" поклонник LEGO. Бедфорд активно участвует в Интернет-сообществе LEGO. Строит самые амбициозные модели. Гордость его коллекции - копия телебашни CN Tower (с 1976 по 2007 год - само

In the year 2000, world-renowned wildlife photographer Frans Lanting set out on a personal journey to photograph the evolution of life on earth. He made pilgrimages to true time capsules like a remote lagoon in Western Australia, spent time in research collections photographing forms of microscopic life, and even found ways to create visual parallels between the growth of organs in the human body and the patterns seen on the surface of the earth.

Under the burning Tuscan sun roll marvelous hills, vineyards, olive groves-all postcard-perfect landscapes nestling medieval towns, rural villas, and contadino farmhouses, endless niches of dreamy dwellings exuding all the charm for which the region is revered. We`ve tracked down the best examples of such havens-from the typical to the surprising-to paint a warm-hued picture of the look and feel of Tuscan living. Inspiration abounds from these pages of achingly beautiful homes; who knows-maybe you can bring the magic of Tuscany to your corner of the world.

London calling 

 

Such a big, hectic, and crazy city as London isn`t easy to navigate unaided, which is why anyone planning a trip there should grab this invaluable guide. A wide selection of hotels, from classic to designer, gives a perfect variety to choose from, whether it`s the Dorchester in Mayfair, the Soho Hotel, a Notting Hill's Lennox Hotel or Eleven Cadogan Gardens in Chelsea. Antique hunters and style mavens alike will find their personal happiness in our list of must-see boutiques, restaurants, bars, and cafes; Angelika Taschen tells you where to procure a classic English tailor-made suit and where to enjoy tea and scones while you`re wearing it. From Dickensian charm to modern cool, London has it all - and this guide will help you find it.

English food is much more varied than fish ‘n’ chips (though we can tell you where to get the best London has to offer). Indeed, England’s capital city is home to a dizzying array of culinary options and of course Angelika Taschen has selected the finest London eateries where you’ll delight in a meal, tea, or simply hobnobbing with the jet-set.

London is huge, sprawling, and chaotic, so before you set out on a shopping spree we recommend you arm yourself with this handy guide to make sure you never get lost and don’t miss out on anything—from the oldest traditional establishments to the most avant-garde boutiques. And because we want you and your purchases to stay nice and dry, we’ve kindly included the address of a legendary umbrella maker!

"Forget everything you think you know about this person," Elia Kazan cautioned, in his autobiography. The icon we cherish under the name Marilyn Monroe was in truth the inspired creation of a smart, voluptuous, star struck and self-motivated fantasist named Norma Jean Mortenson. A pure product of Hollywood, she abides across time as brightly as two other self-inventors, Charlie Chaplin and Cary Grant. Few things make an afterlife blaze more mythically than a sexual reputation—ask Cleopatra. Norma Jean paid a huge price to become Marilyn, yet here she is—still setting the bar high for all other would-be goddesses.

Marlene Dietrich once said, "I am not a myth." But by referencing the term, Dietrich only reinforces the fact more emphatically. For, using almost any common dictionary definition of that word, Dietrich is a myth. Her image was fashioned by director Josef von Sternberg in films like The Blue Angel, Shanghai Express, and The Scarlet Empress, after which she maintained a Hollywood career that included Destry Rides Again, Rancho Notorious, and an accomplished performance in Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution. She has been an object of worship to millions throughout the decades, up to and including this jaded, post-modern 21st century. She is the "intellectual's pin up girl," as author Herman G. Weinberg called her, of filmmakers and film critics alike. She is the "Monstre Sacre" as one of her recent biographers has labeled her. She is her own "Superior Product," (her daughter's words) manufactured and refined in her fertile brain. In other words, Marlene Dietrich is an icon for all ages.

Had he not been an actor, Marlon Brando once wrote, he would have become a criminal—specifically, a con artist. Take him at his word. Too many complain that Brando, the greatest actor of his generation, wasted his life in futile rebellions and left far too few masterworks in his wake, especially measured against his potential; but considering his sincere confession of criminal potential, we can be grateful for the little we do have. The actor who starred so unforgettably in A Streetcar Named Desire, The Wild One, On the Waterfront, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and Last Tango in Paris certainly owes no apologies to posterity.

This publication demonstrates what effect high-qualtity and mordern architecture has on hospitals, doctor's offices, pharmacies and other health institutions, and what the future-oriented tendencies are for health sector buildings. The book offers a qualified selection of more than 60 projects around the world. Using photos, diagrams and floor plans, it illustrates the significance that a humanitarian architectural language will have in the modern and ever-changing health field. An index of contact information of the designers and architects is enclosed

Mexican Design is a weaving layer of ancient high cultures from the sacred metropolis of the Aztec civilization up to the present. The relationship between the past and the present is manifested with the use of materials, light, uninhibited colours, contrasting tones, textures and the delicate coservancy of space. This book features a fine selection of the most vibrant spaces created by a new generation of architects and designers; fusing naturally function and aesthetics, focusing on details to embrace its context mutually. By keeping a fundamental honesty and clarity of its makers, architects and designers have conceived a timeless path. Mexican Design shows about 60 project, divided into the chapters living spaces, public spaces, hotels & resorts, restaurants, lounges & bars as well as retail & working spaces.

Founded as a backlash against abstract expressionism, minimalism was characterized by simplified, stripped-down forms and materials used to express ideas in a direct and impersonal manner. By presenting objects as simple objects, minimal artists sought to communicate without referring to expressive or historical themes. This critical movement, which began in the 1960s and branched out into land art, performance art, and conceptual art, is still a major influence today.

Originally from Vienna, Richard Neutra came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on post-war architecture is undisputed, the sunny climate and rich landscape being particularly suited to his cool, sleek modern style.

Neutra had a keen appreciation for the relationship between people and nature; his trademark plate glass walls and ceilings which turn into deep overhangs have the effect of connecting the indoors with the outdoors. Neutra's ability to incorporate technology, aesthetic, science, and nature into his designs brought him to the forefront of Modernist architecture.

This book embodies some of the latest trends in interior design, displaying the work of innovative architects from around the world, who project a unique vision of interior spaces limited only by the extent of their imagination. new apartment design is intended for those who wish to transform their home into a personalized space in which to experience sensations, colors, forms and textures that reflect a contemporary aesthetic and the personality of its inhabitant.

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The aesthetic of a bathroom need not be sacrificed in exchange for its functionality. The passing of time and the evolution of different lifestyles have restored the importance that this space within the home deserves. The challenge of marrying aesthetic harmony and practicality generates innovative and unique solutions. This book gathers among others the work of renowned designers, included among a new range of designs that contribute a general overview of current trends and particular examples of original and unusual designs.

The bedroom is the domestic area designated for absolute repose, and represents the most private space inside the home, thus rendering it the most intimate. Today, one of the most common trends in bedroom design is the absence of unnecessary elements that inhibit our ability to rest and the presence of simple forms and diaphanous spaces. One of the challenges consists of integrating the bedroom into new kind of living spaces generated by evolving social patterns, such as lofts, small studios, and etcetera. The implementation of light-both natural and artificial-is also of major importance in creating pleasant and intimate spaces. For this reason, some of the most interesting bedrooms displayed in this book have focused their architectural interventions around this objective. Предисловие книги на английском, немецком, французском, испанском и итальянском языках.

While a spatial division between kitchen, living room and dining room was originally implemented, today an eating area is often integrated into the living area. Interior areas designed in this way are open and create large spaces, which promote social interaction. Decisive here is the shape and size of the table, as well as the choice of lighting. If there is a smaller space available, a simple and unadorned round table combined with a round lamp suggests itself. If the table is very long, optimal lighting can be achieved by several lamps installed in a line above. To create an especially bright illuminated interior space, it is best to use materials like glass or PVC. Предисловие книги на английском, немецком, французском, испанском и итальянском языках.

The entrance to a house acts as its visiting card. Its conception has changed enormously over the years, as has its social uses, and the space that was once considered indispensable for receiving guests and keeping the house from view on first contact - whether out of a desire to preserve privacy or a belief that it was bad taste to put living space on display - has changed to such an extent that it is on the verge of disappearing from many homes. Even in cases where there is no hall, however, its absence constitutes a type of entrance that tells us about the personality of the occupants and the layout of the space. In fact, in many cases the entrance is the axis around which the space is organized and it takes on a far greater importance than is immediately apparent: if the entrance is well planned, the space will be used to greater advantage and the layout of the various areas will follow a logical order; in contrast, a misguided placement results in an erroneous starting point for a residential project. So, we are devoting these 192 pages to solutions for entrances, of various shapes and styles, belonging to different types of homes from all around the world, drawn up by a wide range of architects.

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Over the course of time designers have managed to optimise fireplaces to avoid problems such as smoke and smells. However, heating the home is no longer the sole aim of chimneys and heaters. They create cosy, warm atmospheres, allowing us to enjoy the magnetism of their flames. This book presents designs of both wood and gas fuelled chimenys and heaters, made from a variety of materials and original designs. Предисловие к изданию на английском, французском, немецком, испанском, итальянском языках.

For many years, water has been an essential element for live and for the evolution of man. Countless examples throughout history present an interaction between this liquid element and man's way of life. In Roman times, the domus was built around a patio with a small pool, which became the centre of the house. However, with the passing of time, its original function as a place to collect rainwater has given way to another much more thought -provoking one, which contributes to improving people's life. Swimming pools, especially those found inside a home, such as the ones in this book, have become a popular feature for architects and designers, who see the creation of these spaces as a great ally fo their most innovative architectural projects.

A child’s room is a place of play, work and rest, for this reason, it should consist of a space that is comfortable, and endowed with plenty of storage space. This edition offers a multitude of suggestions and tips on how to achieve all these characteristics when designing a child’s room. Throughout these 192 pages, stylists and interior designers from around the word display their designs, offering imaginative, colourful and practical solutions that taken on classical, urban and contemporary styles. Предисловие к изданию на английском, французском, немецком, испанском, итальянском языках

Book Description the fires lit long ago inside traditional kitchens defined the concept of home since antiquity. Since today, the kitchen can be considered the heart of any domestic space. Kitchen types have evolved over time and adapted to the needs of each time period. Today, kitchen designs from a great number of countries look to the model of the American kitchen, characterized by its open-plan scheme and its integration into traditional apartments, lofts of studios.

Artists have always been early adopters of emerging media technologies, from Albrecht Dürer and his use of the printing press in the 16th century to Nam June Paik’s experiments with video in the 1960s. In 1994, the advent of the Internet as a popular medium catalyzed a global art movement that began to explore the cultural, social, and aesthetic possibilities of such new communication technologies as the Web, video surveillance cameras, wireless phones, hand-held computers, and GPS devices. This book addresses New Media art as a specific art historical movement, focusing not only on technologies and forms but also on thematic content and conceptual strategies. New Media art often involves appropriation, collaboration, and the free sharing of ideas and expressions, and frequently addresses the political ramifications of technology around issues of identity, commercialization, privacy, and the public domain. Many New Media artists are profoundly aware of their art historical antecedents, making reference to Dada, Pop Art, Conceptual art, Performance art, and Fluxus.

New Orleans will never again appear as it does in these rare and stunning photographs by William Claxton taken for the book Jazzlife in 1960. While traveling around the United States with musicologist Joachim E. Berendt to record America`s original art form, Claxton met and photographed the jazz personalities in every major and minor city, capturing these musicians in their natural environment. Among the most poignant and soulful photographs are these from the colorful melting pot of New Orleans, the city where jazz was born.

A recognized prodigy at age 10, world famous by age 23, Orson Welles was a triple magician of theater, radio, and film—and by age 25 a promising figure in American politics. President Franklin Roosevelt encouraged him to try a run for the Senate; newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst branded him a pariah. But by the time he turned 30, Orson Welles’ professional success ended irreversibly; from then until the day he died, he endured ridicule and reproach over what many judged his “failure.” Few knew how feverishly he had persisted as an independent filmmaker. Now, decades after his death, “new” work keeps emerging, and his reputation as an undefeated genius and creator only grows.

No other architect in the history of Western art has had an influence so spontaneous and yet so enduring as Andrea Palladio. Palladianism broke through all cultural stylistic barriers. It spread not only throughout the Neo-Latin nations but held Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and the countries of Eastern Europe in its sway and formed the lineaments of English architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. Palladio lived in an age which was extremely exciting for the historical development of architecture and his work was an important factor in the evolution from Renaissance to Baroque. This volume offers a thorough introduction to the architecture of Palladio and includes all works which researchers have attributed to him.

At once cosmopolitan metropolis and venue for a pensive stroll, Moloch and emblem of the modern, Paris has been a source of inspiration for countless artists and writers down the ages. But not least it is the home and constant muse of a relatively young art: photography. Since the earliest days of the daguerreotype right up to our time, renowned photographers such as Joseph Nicéphore Niepce, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, and Jeanloup Sieff have lived and worked in the city of lights.

The total Paris experience

 

Where to stay and what to visit in the City of Love? Among the sumptuously-photographed accommodations hand-picked by Angelika Taschen are the Christian Lacroix-designed Hôtel du Petit Moulin, the Trocadéro Dokhan's (designed by Frédéric Méchiche), the ultra-chic Hôtel Costes by Jacques Garcia, the charming low budget Hôtel Recamier overlooking the magnificent Place Saint Sulpice or the intimate secret hideaway of Tom Ford and a Marais apartment for rent owned and decorated by fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa. While you're in town, enjoy her suggestions for everything from a literary café experience to a luxurious perfume boutique or a renowned cheese shop. Everything in this guide is carefully tailored to help make your Parisian holiday as fulfilling as possible.

French cuisine may be one of the most refined in the world, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to find great food in Paris. That’s why you’d be smart to carry this fabulous little guide book along with you, secure in the knowledge that your Parisian meals will be nothing but délicieux. Packed with photos, information and hotspot recommendations, this little treasure will have you eating in not only the yummiest and most chic restaurants, but also being seen in the city’s nicest bars, cafés, and beautiful tea salons.

Arm yourself with the stylish guide to style in the world’s style capital! Small enough to fit in a tiny handbag but big enough to include descriptions and photographs of Paris’s best fashion, shoe, and perfume shops, but also concept stores, bakeries, cheese and chocolate havens, and other hotspots, this little number will help you get the most out of your Parisian shopping experience. Warning: most shops accept credit cards!

Photographs have a strange and powerful way of shaping the way we see the world and influencing our perceptions of reality. To demonstrate the unique and profound influence on culture and society that photographs have, Photo Icons puts the most important landmarks in the history of photography under the microscope.

Each chapter focuses on a single image which is described and analyzed in detail, in aesthetic, historical, and artistic contexts.

Volume I begins with the very first permanent images (Nicéphore Niépce's 1827 8-hour-exposure rooftop picture and Louis Daguerre's famous 1839 street scene) and takes the reader up through the avant-garde photography of the 1920s.

Photographs have a strange and powerful way of shaping the way we see the world and influencing our perceptions of reality. To demonstrate the unique and profound influence on culture and society that photographs have, Photo Icons puts the most imp

Pop artists of the 1960s, heralded by the Great Andy Warhol, commented on everything from mainstream media to consumer society to advertising to product packaging with colorful and often comical works. Pop Art`s profound influence on contemporary art and culture remains prominent today. Nowhere else can you find so much Pop Art in such a compact, stylish book!

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Art history's most important movements and genres 

 

Art imitates life in the work of the realists. Through painting, photography, and sculpture, 20th century realists invoke reality in works that capture what Freud called "the uncanny"-the inexplicable strangeness of something which seems at once real and not real.

The rebirth of culture

 

Art as we know it today could not exist had not the revolutionary work of the Renaissance artists paved the way. Widely considered the most important and influential movement in the history of fine arts, literature, architecture, and science, the Renaissance marked the emergence of Western civilization from the Middle Ages into the modern era. Beginning in the 14th century in Italy, the movement spread throughout Europe by the late 15th century, the main centers of fine art activity being in Florence, the Low Countries, and Germany. For the first time, art became intellectual; influenced by humanism, artists experimented with secular subjects and revived classical antiquity. Advances in anatomy and geometry produced more realistic depictions in terms of space and perspective for the Italians, while new oil painting techniques made their mark in Flemish painting and woodcuts and engravings were the specialties of the Germans.

"The array of buildings by Renzo Piano is staggering in scope and comprehensive in the diversity of scale, material, and form. He is truly an architect whose sensibilities represent the widest range of this and earlier centuries." Such was the description of Renzo Piano given by the Pritzker Prize jury citation as they bestowed the prestigious award on him in 1998. Whereas some architects have a signature style, what sets Piano apart is that he seeks simply to apply a coherent set of ideas to new projects in extraordinarily different ways. "One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again," Piano says. "Like a movie director doing a love story, a Western, or a murder mystery, a new world confronts an architect with each project."

This ICON title will be of special interest to anyone fascinated by early space travel and technology, those who simply want to wax nostalgic about a bygone era of their youth, and of course to collectors and fans of 50s and 60s tin toys. The roots of today's toys can be seen in these precursors, notably in the early transformer robots.

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TASCHEN portfolios feature high quality prints that beg to be framed. Tucked in each portfolio are 14 large-format reproductions, each with a brief description. Guaranteed to brighten any day, they also make great gifts for art lovers!

The dramatic style of the 18th century 

 

Emerging out of Baroque as a more relaxed style, Rococo was dominant in interiors, decorative art, and painting throughout Europe in the 18th century. With sentiment and emotion prevailing over reason, Rococo was a dramatic and theatrical style. In the Parisian art world, gallant scenes by Watteau, Boucher and Fragonard predominated, along with the delicate still lifes and genre paintings of Chardin. In Venice, we find the magnificent cityscapes and veduta of Canaletto and Guardi, along with Tiepolo's brilliantly illuminated ceiling frescos. London society celebrated portraitists of stature such as Hogarth, Gainsborough, and Reynolds, while in Southern Germany and Austria, pious images of celestial serenity created by Asam and Troger spanned the church ceilings.

Out of the shadows: art and architecture of ancient Rome

 

For a long time, Roman art was somewhat overshadowed by the art of ancient Greece. It was only in about 1900 that a search began for ancient Roman art and architecture. The foundations of Roman imagery were laid in the early days of the Empire under Emperor Augustus. The imperial court and the imperial family were role models for artistic style, taste and fashion-trendsetters, so to speak, which imperial society was obliged to follow. It was at court that the "new" took shape, pieced together from the vocabulary of Greek originals, copies and imitations as well as new creations, but fulfilling entirely new functions and expressing new meanings. The portrait of the ruler and the so-called state reliefs, which enhanced and embroidered real events, by depicting gods for example, had a particular influence in the shaping of the imagery. Using classical stylistic means, Roman art was able to fulfill all the desires and ideas of its patrons for more than two centuries.

The first universal style of the European Middle Ages

 

Reaching its peak in the 11th and 12th centuries, the Romanesque movement was marked by a peculiar, vivid, and often monumental expressiveness in architecture and fine arts. The main centres were located in Italy, France, the German-language countries, Spain, and England, though the voices of Scandinavia and Eastern Europe expressed themselves distinctly in the genre, which patterned itself on antique and Byzantine art. Despite untold losses, countless Romanesque masterpieces remain preserved today.

Harmony between man and nature

 

In a revolt against Rationalism, Romanticism was characterized by a return to nature and belief in the goodness of humanity, with the artist considered to be a profoundly individual creator. Beginning in the early 19th century, Romantic ideals developed largely in opposition to entrenchment in the traditions of Greco-Roman antiquity, and advocated an open-ended and progressive-that is, modern-view of the age.

Mark Rothko belongs to the generation of American artists who completely revolutionized the essence of abstract painting. His stylistic evolution, from a figurative visual repertoire to an abstract style rooted in the active relationship of the observer to the painting, embodied the radical vision of a renaissance in painting. Rothko characterized this relationship as "a consummated experience between picture and onlooker". His colour formations indeed draw the observer into a space filled with an inner light.

Animal sexuality differs from eroticism in that human sexuality is limited by taboos and the domain of eroticism is that of the transgression of these taboos" is how explains eroticism. Casting a new light on that most human of acts, presents us here with a book of erotic power rarely seen. The brilliant technique and skillful presentation of his videos and stills present sexuality directly and without prudery.

In his second book for TASCHEN, a groundbreaking exploration of "authentic human passion," Roy Stuart produced photos that were both finely crafted compositions and highly charged representations of desire, without slipping into the tired stereotypes of pornography and the degrading portrayals that genre normally offers up. In his pictorial world, women are potently sexual figures who know what they want and are going to get it. Exploratory, experimental, they hold all the cards in the consensual power plays and fantasy enactments presented.

Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the world’s most prominent architects, but also an engineer and an artist. With recent projects such as the stadiums for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens or the new railway station in Liège, Belgium, he has reached a level of undeniable notoriety in Europe and continues to move further ahead. The only architect ever to have his work exhibited at both the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he is currently working on the main transportation hub for Ground Zero in Manhattan as well as the tallest building in the United States: the 160-story Chicago Spire Tower. Winner of the 2005 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal as well as numerous other prestigious awards, Calatrava is one of the greatest and most innovative architects alive.

TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition! 

 

Ranging from ancient to contemporary sculpture, this bookis the first study of the history of sculpture to present such an original and comprehensive approach. Taking the sculptures out of the museum context (and thus off of their proverbial pedestals), Sculpture presents a completely new view which affords enlightening comparisons between erasand genres. This remarkable work is indispensable for artlovers of all tastes and disciplines.

"We would like to take you with this book on a journey to some of the most beautiful and purest places on the globe. Skies are cerulean blue. Follow us as we set sail for distant, dreamy shores." Diane Dorrans Saeks

In order to meet increasing public demand, institutions worldwide have opened their doors to provide their own definition of a spa - from medical day spas in mid-Manhattan to five-star destination spas in the south of France. The concept of the spa - healing waters, massage and body treatments - has now pervaded our way of life and leisure in a manner never witnessed before. Spa: The Sensuous Experience provides a timely exploration of forty of the very best spas created over the years, from more recent examples to traditional destinations that have become classic icons in the spa world. This new publication also takes an authoritative look by one of the worlds leading spa architects, at the three basic elements of each property: site, design and treatments.

In ancient Greece, the term stadium was defined as a footrace over a distance 192 m. This distance measurement was then later used as a description for the competition facility. Nowadays a stadium is considered a total competitive sporting complex with field, oval-shaping running track, shot put, javelin and broad jump facilities as well as viewer seats and press boxes. Nowadays, stadia are not only simply sporting sites, but also act as tourist attractions, distinguishing features and gathering place for clubs. This tendency has led to increased value being placed upon architecture in stadium design. Additional uses for covered stadia may include stores, offices, hotels and restaurants. In the following, various solutions of modern stadia design are presented. In so doing, examples of various use types and sizes will be addressed.
32 projects are introduced, they are catching the eyes because of an extraordinary architecture. As well the "inner life" with VIP lounges will be shown. Included are all 12 stadiums which are scene of the soccer world championship 2006. Plans and sketches will be enclosed to every project.

Steve McQueen found it hard to balance worldwide fame with a desperate need for solitude. Through performances that were effortless yet powerful, he connected with the people who saw him on stage, on television, in movie houses, and on magazine covers anywhere on earth. Sometimes more comfortable racing a motorcycle than in front of a camera, twice at the height of his stardom he took more than a year off from movies. Despite this, and despite dying young, he left an indelible imprint. Images, his own words, and the words of others chronicle his rise from juvenile delinquent to the highest paid star in Hollywood.

With Salvador Dalí at its mast, the great ship of Surrealism launched off into the wild and turbulent sea of the Roaring Twenties, its sails puffed full of winds blown by Sigmund Freud and André Breton. With dreamlike, fantastic imagery, the Surrealists made great, sensational waves in the art world. The influence of artists such as Dalí, Ernst, and Magritte, on 20th century film, theatre, literature, and thought is inestimable.

Shot by Italian interior photographer Giorgio Possenti, these sumptuous photographs of penthouses, open space interiors, and minimalist homes are a rare and wonderful treat.

Who took 1970's porn esthetic and made it fashion chic? Terry Richardson. Who made the trailer park trendy and the tractor hat ? Richardson again. Who's equally at home in and ? Our boy Terry. Who uses his fashion money to fund an X-rated website? Yes, Richardson. And who can't resist getting his clothes off and jumping in front of his own lens? Well, that would be Terry Richardson as well.

As one of the 21st century`s most travelled, acclaimed, and influential fashion photographers, Mario Testino has unsurpassed access to the most magnetic stars of popular culture. For some time now he has been collecting a personal archive of off-screen moments, often snatched spontaneously before, during, and after more official sittings for Vanity Fair, Vogue, and Testino`s many clients in the world of fashion. The result is a portrait not just of a generation of the most wanted and talked-about, but an invitation to be part of the backstage parties and unstaged moments of Testino`s life. Sometimes offbeat, but always on the pulse, Let me in!, with Testino`s eye for a modern kind of elegance liberated from conventional polish, is a new chapter from the photographer who has already made his mark with the books Any Objections, Front Row Backstage, Alive, Portraits, Kids, Diana Princess of Wales, and numerous exhibitions and publications worldwide.

Relive Playboy's fifty-year history with this sweeping retrospective of the groundbreaking magazine that grew from Hugh Hefner's pet project into an icon as recognizable as Disney and Coca-Cola. Visit Hef's Playboy Mansion, canoodle with his delectable Bunnies, tour the DC-9 Big Bunny jet, experience the sizzling atmosphere of the Playboy Clubs, read the best Playboy interviews, original fiction, and humor, cackle at the irreverent cartoons and social satire pieces, and - of course - admire each Playmate of the Month since the first issue (all six hundred of them!). All of the magazine's most glorious moments are highlighted in this extravaganza of Playboy nostalgia.

Culled and assembled by Romeyn Beck Hough between 1888 and 1913 in what still remains a stunning and unparalleled achievement, American Woods —originally published in 14 volumes, with actual specimens mounted on card stock—is a work of breathtaking beauty that has set the standard for the study of trees and wood.

TASCHEN portfolios feature high quality prints that beg to be framed. Tucked in each portfolio are 14 large-format reproductions, each with a brief description. Guaranteed to brighten any day, they also make great gifts for art lovers!

The immediacy and accessibility of video makes it an ideal medium for artists who want to work with sound and moving image; no sooner than video cameras were available to the public in the 1970s were artists already beginning to experiment with the possibilities of video. Though it took decades for it to be widely embraced by mainstream art, video is now firmly accepted as an important medium, thanks to the work of artists such as Matthew Barney, Bruce Nauman, Bill Viola, and Gillian Wearing.

Книга "Web-разработка средствами MODx" (автор Шпак Ю.А.) - учебное пособие, которое поможет изучить и освоить популярную систему управления контентом MODx. В книге рассматриваются две версии: традиционная Evolution и прогрессивная Revolution. Структура материала - "от простого к сложному". Шаг за шагом, начиная с работы в среде MODx (базовые компоненты, шаблоны, и конфигурирование сайта), вы перейдете к многочисленными практическим примерам: ведение блога, просмотр многостраничного контента, разработка меню, работа с комментариями пользователей, создание галереи и многое другое. Даются рекомендации по оптимизации и защите сайта, объясняются основы HTML, CSS, а также рассказывается о построении регулярных выражений PHP. Адресована создателям сайтов. Для работы с книгой нужны базовые познания в сфере Web-разработки.

The book Jazzlife, the original fruit of their labors, has become a collector`s item that is highly treasured among jazz and photography fans. In 2003, TASCHEN began reassembling this important collection of material—along with many never-before-seen color images from those trips. They are brought together in this updated volume, which includes a foreword by Claxton tracing his travels with Berendt and his love affair with jazz music in general. Utilizing the benefits of today's digital technology, a restored audio CD from Joachim Berendt's original recordings has been produced and is included in this package. Jazz fans will be delighted to be able to take a jazz-trip through time, both seeing and hearing the music as Claxton and Berendt originally experienced it.

European architecture is distinguished by a variety of forms and styles. This building diversity is influenced by architects and agencies throughout all of Europe. Many "heads" of various nationalities with a diversity of approaches and concepts contribute to this multiplicity with their creative ideas and unconventional solutions.

There are several young architects in the bunch. New offices, recent graduates, young-at-heart, interdisciplinary career changers and lone warriors provide insight into their work with both the realized projects and visions for the future depicted in this book. Today, architects work less and less within geographical borders. Nowadays, they think more globally, since competitions are increasingly advertised on an international basis. These competitions provide new architects and relatively young and inexperienced agencies with the chance of vying for larger jobs along with the well-known and well-established stars of the branch. Many of the featured buildings illustrate this continual development of borderless building. It is no longer clearly visible in whose heads they were conceived and where they were built. Europe is not only getting smaller in a political sense; this fusion is also evident in architecture.

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Среди множества программ для обработки фотографий признанным королем цифровых преобразований является Фотошоп (Photoshop) от компании Adobe. Но разобраться с Фотошопом «за один присест» практически невозможно. Это профессиональная программа, дающая тому, кто умеет ею пользоваться, огромные возможности. Для того, чтобы начать работать с Фотошопом, совсем не обязательно изучать его «от корки до корки». Достаточно ориентироваться в основных инструментах и уметь применять их на практике. Именно этому была посвящена глава из «Оранжевой книги цифровой фотографии», которая называлась «Растворимый Фотошоп».

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Истинная суть здания проявляется не в четырех стенах и крыше, а в пустоте, заключенной внутри", - говорил Лао-Цзы. "Пространство", книга из серии "Архитектура в деталях", создана специально для того, чтобы вы могли своими глазами увидеть работы лучших мировых дизайнеров и архитекторов. Творческое мастерство и стиль любого дизайнера ощущается именно в "последовательности пустот" - здесь можно вспомнить и изящные анфилады, и "эффект пространства", возникающий, когда узкий вход внезапно открывается в гостиную с высоким потолком и верхним рядом окон, и плавный переход комнаты в террасу, и многое другое - элементы и их отношение ко всему пространству в целом образуют ту гармонию, которая стоит неимоверно выше капризов моды и стиля.

Связь формы и цвета волновала зодчих и художников с давних времен. В этой книге из серии "Архитектура в деталях", неразрывное единство формы и цвета используется для того, чтобы как можно ярче продемонстрировать стиль и мастерство современных архитекторов. Все еще неясным остается ответ на вопрос о том, как наша инстинктивная реакция на цвет отражается на восприятии формы и массы. Сможем ли мы достичь наибольшего эффекта, если используем строительные материалы, - дерево, бетон и металл, - в их "естественных" оттенках? И каким образом дизайнерам, выходящим за рамки общепринятых канонов цвета и формы, удается воплотить в жизнь свои идеи и вдохновить других на смелые эксперименты? Продолжая спор, не утихающий веками, "Цвет" представляют на ваш суд целый "спектр" мнений, которые, как нам кажется, непременно вас заинтересуют.

Серия "Архитектура в деталях" продолжает изучать роль элементов в современной архитектуре на основе работ молодых и признанных мастеров, проекты которых нельзя не назвать прецизионными и яркими. Все коллекции деталей, составленные Оскаром Ойедой, представлены фотографиями известного фотомастера, Пола Уорхолла, и вводным эссе Марка Пасника, расставившего все образы в исторической и концептуальной последовательности. Некоторые проекты - отражение мыслей дизайнера, уменьшены и приближены к реальности для простоты визуального и чувственного восприятия. В такие моменты мы понимаем, что архитектура может быть могучей силой, иногда вызывающей исторические ассоциации, иногда побуждающей к радикальным экспериментам. Эти детали показаны не как простое собрание идей, а скорее как индивидуальное выражение открытий, восторга, резкости, красоты и четкости. Они - значимые признаки работы архитектора, сознательные сигналы того, что истинное искусство дизайна живет и процветает.

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В книге "Веб-мастеринг на 100% Изучаем HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, CMS, AJAX, SEO", представлены наиболее популярные и востребованные веб-технологии. Язык для структурирования и представления содержимого для сети интернет HTML5, формальный язык описания внешнего вида документа CSS3, прототипно-ориентированный скриптовый язык программирования JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, PHP. Автор, Роман Клименко описывает основные приемы работы с системой, управляющей содержимым сайта CMS Drupal. Даются эффективные рекомендации по продвижению сайта (SEO). Используя информацию, данную в книге, вы сможете создавать различные сайты: от самых простых "визиток" и блогов до сложных интерактивных интернет-магазинов и порталов с постоянно обновляемыми новостями.

"Век моды". Жан Филипп Ворт. Автор посвятил книгу Чарльзу Ворту, своему отцу, известному дизайнеру, одному из первых создателей моды Haute Couture. У него заказывали платья представительницы королевских династий Европы. Жан Ворт написал замечательную книгу, в которой описывает зол

"Великие здания. Мировая архитектура в разрезе: от египетских пирамид до Центра Помпиду". Патрик Диллон, Стивен Бисти. Бестселлер Amazon.com, высшая строчка рейтинга среди изданий по архитектуре для детей. Книга будет интересна и школьникам и взрослым, которые интересуются архитек

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"Величайшие архитектурные шедевры". Вилков Михаил. Книга иллюстрирована прекрасными фотографиями, красочно оформлена. Рассказывает о шедеврах архитектуры, которые создавались гениальными архитекторами. В книге рассказывается о самых известных и необычных сооружениях, существующих н

"Визуальный словарь архитектурных стилей". Оуэн Хопкинс В архитектуре, как в любом виде искусства существует несколько основных стилей. Архитектурные стили - важная составляющая мировой культуры (классицизм, готика, барокко, рококо, модерн и другие). Эта книга объясняет, как опреде

"Визуальный словарь архитектуры" (автор Хопкинс О.) Этот словать идеально подходит для изучения и запоминания различных архитектурных терминов. Прекрасные цветные иллюстрации всех основных архитектурных элементов и многочисленные чертежи и планы обеспечивают наглядность. Книга дает

Перед вами книга о практическом применении дизайна в контексте успешного бизнеса и современной потребительской культуры. Идеи предлагаются читателям не для пассивного восприятия, а для критического осмысления. Здесь дизайн рассматривается как средство создания впечатлений, система культурного производства и творческий способ потребления. На примере ведущих мировых компаний в этой книге изучается практика применения дизайна в контексте успешного бизнеса, рассматриваются вопросы инноваций, конкурентоспособности и дизайн-менеджмента, описываются наиболее актуальные методики исследований в дизайне, ориентированном на впечатления, история, тенденции и перспективы дизайнерской индустрии, а также формулируются профессиональные требования к дизайнеру-практику будущего. Эта книга - для всех, кто имеет серьезные намерения эффективно использовать дизайн для профессионального роста и коммерческого успеха - от дизайнеров до топ-менеджеров компаний.

Книга "Гибкая разработка веб-приложений в среде Rails" (Agile Web Development with Rails) адресована программистам, которые занимаются созданием и развертыванием современных веб-приложений. Авторы: Сэм Руби - руководитель Apache Software Foundation и разработчик формата Atom, Дэйв Томас - автор книги Programming Ruby, Дэвид Хэнссон - создателем технологии Rails. Ruby on Rails — интегрированная среда, написанная на языке программирования Ruby. Ruby on Rails предоставляет архитектурный образец Model-View-Controller (модель-представление-контроллер) для веб-приложений, а также обеспечивает их интеграцию с веб-сервером и сервером базы данных. Среда Rails служит для облегчения разработки, развертывания и обслуживания веб-приложений. C момента первого релиза, Rails из малоизвестной технологии выросла до феномена мирового масштаба и стала той средой, которую выбирают для создания так называемых "приложений Web 2.0". "Гибкая разработка веб-приложений в среде Rails" стала настольной книгой по изучению Ruby on Rails для программистов. В первой части книги дается начальное представление о языке Ruby и общие сведения о интегрированной среде Rails. Во второй части на примере создания интернет-магазина авторы рассматривают концепции, которые положены в основу Rails. В третьей части Руби, Томас и Хэнссон рассматривают вся экосистема Rails: функции, возможности и дополнительные модули. Четвертое издание "Гибкая разработка веб-приложений в среде Rails" описывает работу с Rails 3.1 и Ruby 1.9.2.

"Гид по стилю для мужчин". Бернхард Ретцель. Бернхард Ретцель - известный эксперт мужской моды. На страницах книги - мир мужской элегантности, который ненавязчиво подсказывает, как создать собственный безупречный стиль. Ретцель рассказывает о мужской одежде и аксессуарах (например

"Графический рисунок для профессиональных дизайнеров". Питер Кениг. Третье издание. Автор. Питер Кениг дизайнер и архитектор. Профессор университета Флориды. Самый известные проекты Case Study Houses и Stahl House. В одной книге сочетаются методы и навыки, связанные с эскизами, д

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Эта книга содержит подробный обзор структурных и встроенных элементов интерьера, а потому послужит источником вдохновения и для любителей, и для профессиональных дизайнеров. Более 350 фотографий представляют разнообразные дизайнерские решения - от стен из стеклянных блоков до полов из твердых пород дерева. Здесь рассказывается о последних достижениях в сфере строительных материалов и практичных, инновационных способах их использования дизайнерами и архитекторами.

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С этой книгой вы сможете быстро и легко своими руками сделать красивый дизайн интерьера квартиры или загородного дома с помощью программы АгCon Home 2. От вас не требуется никаких предварительных навыков. В начале книги даже даются общие принципы и правила создания красивых, гармоничных, стильных ин