East Meets West Art Deco Motifs CD-ROM and Book

East Meets West Art Deco Motifs CD-ROM and Book PDF

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton

Publisher: Dover Publications

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780486991146

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Originally published in Tokyo in 1939, these advertising designs and motifs exemplify a commercial impulse to marry a distinctly Japanese esthetic with the Western Art Deco style popular at the time. People, landscapes, animals, flowers, and food are rendered in full color in a variety of techniques, including lithography and machine-printed woodcut. Reproduced from a rare portfolio never reprinted.

The Art of Perfume CD-ROM and Book

The Art of Perfume CD-ROM and Book PDF

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2009-11-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0486990869

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Dating from 1880 to 1940, perfume labels, trade cards, posters, and bottles evoke the romance of bygone eras. This collection of 196 full-color illustrations features elegant Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco styles.

Deco Japan

Deco Japan PDF

Author: Kendall H. Brown

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 9780883971574

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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Japan Society Gallery, New York, N.Y., Mar. 16-June 17, 2012, the John and Mable Ringing Museum, Sarasota, Fla., July 14- Sept. 30, 2012, and the Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 9-Jan. 19, 2014.

Japanese Circular Ornamental Designs

Japanese Circular Ornamental Designs PDF

Author: Kodo Kawarazaki

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 0486475301

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Filled with deep, rich colors and delicate natural ornamentation, these diverse circular designs have been selected from a rare and extremely expensive volume. A visual feast for lovers of Japanese art, the images are perfect inspirations for textile, wallpaper, and tattoo applications. Includes a bonus CD-ROM.

835 Victorian Designs and Emblems

835 Victorian Designs and Emblems PDF

Author: Palm & Fechteler (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0486417344

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This selection of royalty-free designs from a rare 1882 catalog of transferable designs for carriages and buggies includes ornamental crests, coats of arms, shields, mottos, and a wealth of other eye-catching designs — many incorporating dogs, handsome steeds, various birds, wild beasts, mythical creatures, and other eye-catching images.

Traditional Korean Designs

Traditional Korean Designs PDF

Author: Madeleine Orban-Szontagh

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-02-16

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 0486164292

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Inspired by authentic Korean arts and crafts dating from the 1st through the 19th centuries, these 142 bold black-and-white line drawings include abstract forms, costumed figures, birds, flowers, and landscapes in many sizes and shapes, all royalty-free.

Inca Designs

Inca Designs PDF

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2014-05-21

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 0486498492

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A treasury of hard-to-find Inca artwork, this compilation features hundreds of striking designs. The images are drawn from the collections of a 19th-century anthropologist whose expeditions to Peru yielded a remarkable store of artifacts that reside today in museums throughout Germany. Designs, paintings, and relief representations depict ancient people, animals, and rituals. Reprint of selections from Ancient Peruvian Art, Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1902–03.

Surfaces

Surfaces PDF

Author: Judy A. Juracek

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780393730074

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Looking for images of architectural materials? Surfaces offers over 1,200 outstanding, vibrantly colorful visual images of surface textures - wood, stone, marble, brick, plaster, stucco, aggregates, metal, tile, and glass - ready to be used in your designs, presentations, or comps, as backgrounds or for general visual information. Photographed by a designer for designers, these pictures show specific materials and how they change with time, weather, wear, and different lighting. Each section offers general views of the material, a gallery of commonly used or manufactured samples, and hundreds of specimens showing types and finishes in architectural settings. Captions provide information about the physical properties, dimensions, construction techniques, specific varieties of the material, and types and styles of treatments. Interviews with eight design professionals provide practical advice on how they approach visual research, and a comprehensive glossary of visual and technical terms offers a vocabulary for professional communication. An index of subject matter and materials makes it easy to find just the image you need. CD-ROM included: easy-to-use screen resolution TIFF files of every image!