David Carson:2nd Sight by Lewis Blackwell @ Art & Architecture book

David Carson:2nd Sight by Lewis Blackwell
2ndsight is the sequel to The End of Print, the first monograph on David Carson's work. While The End of Print showed the world Carson's radical new approach, his rejection of the traditional 'rules' of communication, 2ndsight examines the creative process behind the work, and considers the broader implications of his intuitive approach to graphic design. Intuition is central to the book's thesis, and its meaning and influence is explored both in Lewis Blackwell's writing and in the evocative texts by leading designers and thinkers interspersed throughout the book. As well as presenting Carson's commercial work - his latest ideas in advertising, magazine and book design, web sites, film and video - 2ndsight examines work inspired by exhibitions, talks and workshops. The student workshops Carson conducts in design colleges around the world throw particular light on his creative process. The workings of these sessions are examined: their chief aim being not to teach computer skills or encourage participants to mimic the master, but to help them find their own voice. Finally, a conversation between Blackwell and Carson probes Carson's working methods - his collage technique of using two or more files at once on screen; of working in black and white; of moving to and from the computer, printing out each stage of a design before developing it further; his experimentation with the balance of type and image. Above all, his respect for intuition and his conviction that it is the key to truly individual graphic expression.

AUTHOR: Lewis Blackwell
PUBLISHER: Universe Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Baroness Elsa by Irene Gammel
This biography of Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven reveals that she was assembling found objects before Marcel Duchamp coined the term ready-made and surreptitiously turning paintings upside down in New York galleries long before the modernist discourse about commercialism began. A true dadaist in her life and in her art, Baroness Elsa just might be modernism's first performance artist. This biography explores her pointed hijinks and places her ingenuity in the context of cultural history.

AUTHOR: Irene Gammel
PUBLISHER: MIT Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

A Raisin in the Sun by Amiri Imamu Baraka, Henry Louis Gates, Lorraine Hansberry, Robert Nemiroff, Spike Lee
The award-winning, now classic drama about a working-class African-American family on the South Side of Chicago--their hopes, their dreams, their aspirations.

AUTHOR: Amiri Imamu Baraka, Henry Louis Gates, Lorraine Hansberry, Robert Nemiroff, Spike Lee
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Perske Pencil Portraits, 1971-1990 by Martha Perske, Robert Perske
This hardcover book features pencil drawings by renowned artist Martha Perske. Martha`s pencil drawings of persons with disabilities have appeared in books, on postage stamps, in magazines, and in reports commissioned by the United States government and the Queen of England. Her illustrations stand out because she presents a rare, refreshing view of both a person`s disability and beauty.

AUTHOR: Martha Perske, Robert Perske
PUBLISHER: Abingdon Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Monet the Gardener by Robert Gordon, Sydney Eddison
Description not available.Rare period photographs and full-color reproductions of Monet's paintings capture the artist's remarkable efforts to create one of the world's most beautiful and innovative gardens at Giverny, explaining how Money used color and design both in his art and in his garden.

AUTHOR: Robert Gordon, Sydney Eddison
PUBLISHER: Universe Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Draw Fifty Cats by Lee J. Ames
Description not available.Utilizing an easy-to-follow, step-by-step method, the author explains how to draw a broad spectrum of felines--including the diverse domestic breeds, as well as the wild cats--in a variety of poses

AUTHOR: Lee J. Ames
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture