Over the years, it is the small apartment -- that tiniest of homes -- that has emerged as a reflection of a lifestyle typical of our times. Yet even these small spaces can use ingenious extra touches to adapt residents' needs to minimal spaces -- without sacrificing style or comfort.
Small Apartments showcases 24 exquisite apartments from diverse worldwide locations such as Miami, San Francisco, New York City, Paris, London, Lisbon, and more, each of which features innovative design strategies such as multi-functional furniture, movable panels, splashes of color, or decorating restraint. Whether your design tastes run toward spontaneity in decor or the precision of architectural details, you'll find in these pages wonderful inspiration for making the most out of your own small apartment.

Small Apartments

Arts & Photography

Bahamón, Alejandro

Photography & Video

Collins Design

You may think you know Judy Chicago -- but it's time to take another look. Kitty City is a celebration of Chicago's life with these delightfully independent creatures. With a lavish design that evokes a contemporary version of illuminated manuscripts, Chicago tells this charming real-life story by adapting the concept of the Book of Hours, which first gained popularity in the early 1400's as intricately illustrated private devotional books, containing texts and prayers for each hour of the day -- meant to inspire and provide points of reflection for their owners.Cat lovers will recognize the familiar routine. The day begins with "6 A.M: Cat Alarm Clocks" and quickly moves to "7 A.M: Chowtime" and "8 A.M: Kitty Clean Up." The cycle continues through snacks and grooming, naps and play before ending with "5 AM: Home is Where the Cat Is." Interspersed amount these hourly activities are thought-provoking "Feline Fact" pages as well as vignettes that highlight a number of the kitty companions that Chicago has lived with since the early 60's when she adopted her first stray kitten.With exquisite full-color illustrations throughout -- including 36 new Judy Chicago watercolors created for this project -- Kitty City is breathtaking art in an exquisite package, a companion to be treasured by cat lovers and art aficionados everywhere.

Kitty City: A Feline Book of Hours

Chicago, Judy

Individual Artists

This fourth book in David E. Carter's perennially best-selling Big Book of Logos series is the largest yet!Now expanded to 400 pages of content, The Big Book of Logos 4 shows what is new and interesting in the world of logo design, providing endless inspiration for graphic designers in the critical 'idea-generating' stage. From over 11,000 logos submitted by the top design firms in the country, Carter has selected 2,500 of the very best to feature here. Many of the designs featured are show in use -- as appearing in uniforms, signage, packaging, and other applications -- as well as in stand-along imagery. Showcasing an impressive variety of logo styles and techniques, The Big Book of Logos 4 is another indispensable reference for every graphic designer’s shelf.

The Big Book of Logos 4

Carter, David E.

History & Criticism

For fifty years, the Type Directors Club has encouraged the worldwide graphic arts community to achieve excellence in typography through its annual international competitions. Typography 25 is the only annual devoted exclusively to typography and presents the finest work in this field for the year 2003. Selected from approximately 2300 international submissions to the fiftieth Type Directors Club competition, the 240 winning designs are models of excellence and innovation in the use of type design, encompassing wide range of categories, including books, magazines, corporate identities, logotypes, stationary, annual reports, video and web graphics, and posters. 
 Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the TDC competitions and the silver anniversary of the TDC printed annuals, Typography 25 is nothing less than a remarkable showcase of the years most innovative typographic design.

Typography 25

TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB

Vainesman, Diego

A massive book of visual ideas from those communicators to the media most adept at such thought - ILLUSTRATORS. This is the broadest survey of the leading visual thinkers working for mass media reproduction worldwide. This book is all about the IDEAS BEHIND THE ART, as seen by the artists themselves. It is not only a "How to" of media, but of "How to Think" visually. This book is a talent reference for art directors, an inspirational edition for students, a Who's Who for industry professionals and an "eye opener" to the general public.

Society of Illustrators 46: The 46th Annual of American Illustration

Society of Illustrators, The

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

New Apartments presents an exclusive collection of stunning apartments that form part of mulit-residential buildings designed by some of the most respected contemporary architects in the world.
Each project in New Apartments is illustrated with full color photographs and includes complete floor plans. The exterior of each building is pictured, along with the lobby and entryway, as well as the private interior units that make up the housing scheme. The renowned architectural firms whose work is featured in this book include Perkins &amp; Will, Murphy &amp; Jahn, MVRDV, Klein, Dytham, and Dale Jones-Evans.

New Apartments (Spanish and English Edition)

Music

Geared toward garage kits, character figures, subculture figures, limited editions, and extreme figures by master creators, this book satisfies the appetite of the figure aficionado with a continuous stream of figures and vast and comprehensive selection. Full Vinyl covers mass–produced popular favorites (such as Homies), sub–culture figures, Anime–inspired figures (such as Bome), category–defining "thingies", Hong Kong luminaries (such as Eric So and Michael Lau), figures based on the work of hugely popular artists (such as Gary Baseman or Yoshitomo Nara), and artists that take figure making to the next level (such as Shinichi Yamashita).
 This volume includes interviews with selected creators, and discussions on topics including aesthetics and the significance of the work for an older audience of collectors. 
 The catalog will include captioning for each figure, including licensing and distribution information.

Full Vinyl: The Subversove Art of Designer Toys

Customised amenities provide homeowners comforts they couldn't otherwise afford, and often in more economical and environmentally smart ways. This book presents scores of materials and items that can be used either in a total prefab environment or as individual items in a renovation or redesign.

Prefab Elements

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Sandy Mclendon

Home Improvement & Design

For over fifty years, the Type Directors Club has encouraged the worldwide graphic arts community to achieve excellence in typography through its annual international competitions. Typography 28 is the only annual devoted exclusively to typography and presents the finest work in this field for the year 2007. Selected from approximately 2300 international submissions to the annual Type Directors Club competition, the winning designs are models of excellence and innovation in the use of type design, encompassing a wide range of categories, including books, magazines, corporate identities, logotypes, stationery, annual reports, video and web graphics, and posters.

Typography 28

Oberman, Emily

Graphic Design

New Orleans designer Parlange shares tips and shows readers how to transform their homes and lives in true Creole style--creating modern beauty out of personal heritage without breaking the bank. (Interior Design)

Creole Thrift

Angele Parlange

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