Whatever Shall I Wear? A Guide to Assembling a Woman’s Basic 18th C. Wardrobe

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A small but complete guide to 18th C. women’s costume, throughout the century. Includes fabric choices, sewing hints, colors, shifts, petticoats, pockets, stays and jumps, bed gowns, short gowns, jackets, gowns aprons, caps shoes, cloaks, hair styles, jewelry and more. Illustrated by Cathy (Kate) Johnson, longtime member of the Costume Society of America. Cover blurbs from Sharon Ann Burnston and Sally Queen, authors and clothing historians, and Sue Felshin, re… More >>

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Graphis Design Annual 2010

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GraphisDesignAnnual2010 features the year’s best international Design work in a variety of categories ranging from Annual Reports, Branding and Exhibits to Logos, Packaging and Posters, with detailed explanations in the back of the book written by designers on their process to the solution. This year’s edition includes Q&A’s with Robert Priest, one of the platinum winners in this Annual; Office, who branded the only non-profit pirate store in San Francisco and Goodb… More >>

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An Initiation in Typography

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“Did you notice how picturesque the letter ‘Y’ is?” asks a poem by Victor Hugo. “That the letter ‘O’ stands for the sun or that the letter ‘Y’ stands for tree, glass or a fork in the road?” In this fascinating initiation into visual design and typography, the authors awaken readers’ curiosity page by page as they reveal
the magic of typography. Short, succinct texts introduce each topic, and typographical puzzles are presented with simple geometric shapes. The… More >>

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