Tag Archives: Design

Fusion Junction: Queen of Arts

Posted on February 14, 2011 by goldnsilver

Publisher: ABDOTC Publishing Date Published: 2008 Pages: 116 Size: 12.3″ by 9.5″ (Hardcover) Artwork by Female Illustrators ‘How wrong it is for women to expect the man to build  the world she wants, rather than set out to create it herself.’ – Anais Nin  The Fusion … Continue reading →

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Fusion Junction 3

Posted on November 5, 2009 by goldnsilver

Publisher: ABDOTC Publishing Date Published: 2008 Pages: 103 Size: 10.9″ by 7.4″ (Hardcover) A collection of contemporary character art ‘Fusion Junction 3’, the third installment of the ‘Fusion Junction’ series, continues the anthology of character design for modern gaming, comic, film and … Continue reading →

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the new 100 houses

Posted on May 15, 2009 by goldnsilver

  Editor: Robyn Beaver  Publisher: images publishing Date Published: 2007 Pages: 348 Size: 280mm x 280mm ‘the new 100 houses’ is a fairly self explanatory title, as is the concept of the book. It showcases recently completed housing architecture, 100 projects in … Continue reading →

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Fusion Junction 2

Posted on February 15, 2009 by goldnsilver

  Publisher: ABDOTC Publishing Date Published: 2007 Pages: 113 Size: 10.2″ by 7.4″ (Hardcover) A collection of contemporary character art ‘Fusion Junction 2’ continues the compendium of modern game, cartoon and comic character design established in ‘Fusion Junction 1‘. Four new artists are featured in … Continue reading →

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Gothic & Lolita

Posted on December 6, 2008 by goldnsilver

Photographer: Masayuki Yoshinaga Foreward by: Katsuhiko Ishikawa Publisher: Phaidon Date Published: 2007 Pages: 270 colour photographs, 272 total Size: 6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in From the publishers of ‘Fruits and Fresh Fruits’ comes another installment of the Japanese street fashion compendium. … Continue reading →

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Fusion Junction 1

Posted on October 27, 2008 by goldnsilver

Publisher: ABDOTC Publishing Date Published: 2006 Pages: 124 Size: 10.2″ by 7.4″ (Hardcover) A collection of contemporary character art ‘Fusion Junction’ is an interesting art book dedicated to a niche genre – game and comic book character design. Since the steep rise in … Continue reading →

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Small House Tokyo

Posted on August 26, 2008 by goldnsilver

Creator: Naohisa Kuriyama Introduction Author: Brett Bull Publisher: cocoro books Date Published: 2008 Pages: 72 Size: 8’3 x 5’9 x 0’3 inches “How The Japanese Live Well In Small Spaces” ‘Small House Tokyo’ is a pocket sized showcase of the recent … Continue reading →

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Fruits and Fresh Fruits

Posted on June 28, 2008 by goldnsilver

  Creator: Shoichi Aoki Publisher: Phaidon Date Published: (Fruits) 2001 & (Fresh Fruits) 2005 Pages: Both 268 photograph pages, 272 in total Size: Both 6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in When people think of Japan a sense of refined, minimalistic subtlety comes to … Continue reading →

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The Cutting Edge Of Wallpaper

Posted on May 11, 2008 by goldnsilver

Editor: Cigalle Hanaor Authors of Essays: Timothy Brittain-Catlin, Jane Audas and Charles Stuckey Publisher: Black Dog Publishing Date Published: 2006 Pages: 175 No, you did not misread the title – the words ‘cutting edge’ and ‘wallpaper’ have actually been used in … Continue reading →

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