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The second volume in Zebedee Helm's wonderfully irreverent series for young and old alike, Kit and Willy's Guide to Buildings examines iconic architecture around the world. Told from the perspective of Kit the Montana cowboy and his sausage dog, Willy, children are introduced to signature buildings throughout history. With hilarious commentary and dialogue that teaches as it entertains, we learn that "these days architects design buildings at ...

It may be true that every story has already been told, but that doesn't mean you can't still have some fun mixing them up!Nordic Fairy Tales gives players bits and pieces of classic Norwegian folktales and encourages them to shuffle the deck and assemble an endless variety of new stories, scene by scene. Forty gorgeous illustrations by Tora Marie Norberg wryly blend folklore and modern technology, and provide a jumpingoffpoint for the storytel...

A new, uniquely twenty-first century art genre has begun to emerge in the galleries of New York and San Francisco. Suggestivism, which gained traction by way of multi-artist exhibitions at Spoke Art Gallery, depicts vivid, otherworldly scenes in a variety of media and styles. The pieces collected here spark the viewer's creativity and beg to be placed in the context of a larger story, while any concrete narrative remains tantalizingly elusive....

This stunning survey starts with a body of work entitled Photographers Posed, first initiated by Solkær in 1993 while he attended FAMU, the Photo and Film Academy in Prague. Søren created some amazing images in this series as he documented master photographers such as Jan Saudek, Anton Corbijn and Shanta Rao, each captured in their own photographic style, utilizing their specific methods and materials. This apprenticeship exposed Solkær to the...

Inspired by Le Dictionnaire Infernal, a treatise on demons originally published by Jacques Collin de Plancy in 1818, Matthieu Hackière created stunning new illustrations of these dark beings in his own signature style with reinterpreted accompanying descriptions by Justine Ternel. Variously compiled from Judeo-Christian texts, literature and mythology, some of the creatures within may be eerily familiar to aficionados of Dungeons and Dragons o...

Hidden in a portfolio among Auguste Rodin's inventory of more than 7, 000 drawings donated to the state after his death in 1917 was a collection of figure drawings and watercolors labeled "Secret Museum.¿ Scandalous at the time of their creation, and illustrated in a loose, gestural style, they depict 110 graphic nudes of women alone or with female partners displaying their most private selves. Available now for the first time, this body of wo...

Previously featured on Colossal and with a successful production company and Etsy shop, worldrenowned paper artist Wolfram Kampffmeyer (under the brand name Paperwolf) has created some of the most captivating paper sculptures we've ever seen. With faceted, geometric surfaces and in a wonderful array of modern designs and color palettes, his animals exhibit personality, movement and charm and make for wonderful home accents. This first volume i...

Known for its simplicity, minimalism, and functionality, Scandinavian graphic design has influenced the rest of the world for more than half a century. New Scandinavian Graphic Design provides topnotch examples of how the five Nordic countries - Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland - continue to be industry leaders in branding, packaging, editorial and web design. Featuring work from renowned designers and studios, this follow-up to Sc...

A strong visual identity makes an immediate and lasting impression, a vital step in creating relationships with consumers. A designer must understand the brand inside and out, and create a visual signifier that represents the company on multiple levels. Telling a brand's story through good graphics is one of the most direct and effective ways to introduce a brand to its market. The cafes, restaurants, media companies and organizations in this ...

Continue to explore the geography of genius in Desperately Seeking Frida, a pocket-sized hardcover guide that catalogs and explores the most important locations in Frida Kahlo's life. Detailed maps show her movements around the world, while archival photographs of the artist and the spaces she inhabited bring her international journey to life. Quotes from contemporaries and Frida herself accompany historical and biographical details that give ...

Explore the geography of genius in Desperately Seeking Bowie, a pocket-sized hardcover that situates major milestones from David Bowie's career in the locations where they took place. Detailed maps show his movements around the world, while profiles of notable locales illuminate the interaction between artist and place. Bowie fans will be thrilled by this career-spanning tour of his global trajectory, from his home in New York City to the stud...

Explore the geography of genius in Desperately Seeking B**ksy, a pocket-sized, smaller sibling of Where's B**ksy that illuminates the interaction between artist and space. Where its predecessor featured in-depth analysis of each piece displayed, Desperately Seeking B**ksy offers accessibility and brevity for the more casual fan. The maps are streamlined, and analysis has been replaced by individual quotes that offer insight into the inspiratio...

This volume celebrates 101 seminal rock ¿n' roll records, from the Beatles 1963 debut through the Sex Pistols' 1977 classic "Never Mind The Bollocks.¿ The blue-chip artists are there, but this thoughtful book is also peppered with lesserknown nuggets and underexposed musicians. The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Pink Floyd rub elbows with Laura Nyro's "More Than a New Discovery¿ and Pentangle's "Sweet Child.¿ An essay on each title accompanies re...

The way apparel has been worn and created by skateboarders has had a tremendous impact on popular culture at large. In Skateboarding Is Not A Fashion, the authors have taken great effort to document all aspects of this aesthetic movement, from its roots in the 1950s as an offshoot of surfing culture, through the early 1980s when skateboarding ¿found itself¿ after a crucial underground period of soul searching and DIY expressions of individuali...

Sequel to the groundbreaking Machine Rendering, The Book of Iron showcases the latest and greatest work in mechanical rendering and design by some of the world¿s leading artists in the field. The book is conveniently divided into two sections, Automated Machines and Manned Machines. The first part covers robots, androids and other self powered technology. The second part includes spaceships, transport vehicles, weapons and equipment. With mult...

Claudio Romo is a revelation. Simply the most exciting discovery to come out of Chile since Roberto Bolaño, Alejandro Zambra or Lina Meruane. Though one finds hints of Italo Calvino and a nod to Jules Verne, he deftly combines the narrative arts of literature and illustration to create a form all his own, part graphic novel, part imaginary bestiary. With stunning illustrations throughout, the book is written as a travel diary by Lázaro de Saha...

Influenced by the likes of Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares and Francisco Coloane, Claudio Romo¿s work is highly original, blending literary fantasy with adventure in a way that is never cliché or expected. Equally talented as both writer and illustrator for his works, he believes that the ¿two forms of narrations¿ combine to create ¿a single fabric: ourselves.¿ In A Journey in the Phantasmagorical Garden of Apparitio Albinus, we explore...

Similar to a kaleidoscope, a good story also employs reflection on the different elements to create a narrative or pattern that is captivating to the reader. The pressure is that much greater when the storyteller is a graphic artist and has a page or less to tell the tale with few to no words. The result relies heavily on the artist¿s ability to turn the lens just right and capture the essentials of setting characterization, mood, detail, moti...

The immutable black line, its effect is primal and direct with a lineage to prehistoric cave drawings first rendered in charcoal eons ago. Within the pages of Juxtapoz Black & White an impressive list of artists expound upon the role monochromatic treatments play in their practice, with fascinating results. The paintings and drawings used to buttress this dialogue are lavishly presented in an oversize format. A fascinating list of contributors...

In an age where most everything is mass-produced and technology has become the filter through which we experience much of life, there is a growing appreciation of the handmade. From scented soaps to designer jeans, leather wallets to jewelry, furniture to bicycles, we place more value in goods that were crafted by hand, feeling a human connection. Handmade Art explores the art and artists who exemplify the movement through the skill of their c...