Download or read book Thonik written by Aaron Betsky and published by Lars Muller Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Netherlands at the forefront of design! Everybody is a designer! But why? Why do we colour, organize, and form the world around us - and why do we call that a profession? In this book, Thonik, an Amsterdam-based studio led by lauded designers Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven, researches eleven personal reasons why they design - from the need to create impact to a constant search for independence; from the benefits of systems to the urgency of play. Why We Design looks back on twenty-five years of design practice and speculates on the future of graphic design. SELLING POINTS: * Thonik's collection of works from the past 25 years * The Amsterdam-based studio discusses their past, present, and future need to design.

Download or read book Atlas of Graphic Designers written by Elena Stanic and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive collection illustrates the world of graphic design country by country, featuring the best graphic designers from all over the world. An amazing reference, this book provides insight into how designers from varied backgrounds approach their work, how different cultures associate communication and creativity in different ways, and how we see this reality used, pushed to its limits, and even completely transformed by design. No matter where you are from, this book will leave you with a broadened awareness of your own visual taste and an in-depth, contextual understanding of graphic design worldwide.

Download or read book Studio Thonik written by Thonik (Amsterdam) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Thonik I Am Your Type written by Hugues Boekraad and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning Thonik design studio is specialized in visual communication with an emphasis on graphic design, combining an integrated strategic approach with high-quality design and an adventurous exploration of a wide array of media. Working for organizations as diverse as Rotterdam|s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Dutch Socialist Party (SP), Thonik's attractive and clear-cut concepts are conveyed with a minimum of means. Thonik also has an anarchistic side and regards each project as a chance to experiment. This book focuses on the studio|s innovative and provocative approach, analysing and highlighting signature projects and design stances that will inspire design professionals and afi cionados alike.

Download or read book The Golden Crossroads written by Marco Bevolo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the field of fine arts, design and culture as an alternative source of inspiration for ways to work. It is a book about a better future for brand marketing and business leadership, thanks to the dreams and the visions of artists, designers and other creative industry leaders.

Download or read book 1000 More Graphic Elements written by Grant Design Collaborative and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1000 More Graphic Elements is the follow-up to the extremely successful 1000 Graphic Elements, published in 2004. This edition features 1000 new unique graphic embellishments across all kinds of projects, from books to brochures, invitations to calendars to annual reports. It is often the smallest detail that can turn a project from ordinary to spectacular. Inspiration will be at your fingertips with examples of specialty processes such as diecutting and embossing, unique materials, fasteners, specialty inks, binders and more.

Download or read book Eternally Yours written by Ed van Hinte and published by 010 Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to map out ways of designing and planning products so that their value is sustained and they can be kept in use for a longer time. It tells the story of Vivian, a name that represents any product. The life oF Vivian is traced from preconception, through development, purchase and long period of use, right up to oblivion. Vivian's story is embedded in the information and experiences that the Eternally Yours Foundation has gathered over the past years, culminating in the 'Time in design' conference organized in October 2003 in cooperation with the Long Now Foundation. This book includes most of the lectures by, among many others, Ezio Manzini, Brian Eno, Gustaf Beumer and John Thackara - introduction.

Download or read book Thonik by Wim Crouwel written by Hugues Boekraad and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Thonik by Max Bruinsma written by Hugues C. Boekraad and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 1 000 Bags Tags and Labels written by Kiki Eldridge and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When attempting to create a bag, tag, or label design that is strong in every respect, you are contending with some of the world's best designers. To compete in this league, you have to know your competition. Finally, here is a book in which you can find 1,000 examples of brilliant bags, tags, and labels. Fresh ideas from a variety of industries are offered in a format that is as easy to read as any catalog. This book gives you the information you need to know in a quick-hit format, allowing the visuals to speak for themselves. Jam-packed with exciting samples from around the world, this consummate style resource provides you with an abundance of inspired ideas that will help your clients get noticed-and remembered.

Download or read book All that Dutch written by Ben Hurkmans and published by Nai010 Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dutch international cultural policy is unusually generous, an international exemplar. And it has recently become the subject of heated debate at home. Though there are no plans to cut back, there are questions: the government's primary role has been providing favorable conditions for a highly varied collection of individual artists and arts institutions. Should a firmer hand be taken? Should the policy be more results-oriented? Should political, economic or societal considerations be involved or is culture an independent sphere of public duty? In All That Dutch, art professionals, academics and policy-makers--including Aaron Betsky--share their insights and views on this subject along four themes: culture and politics, culture and the economy, international reflection and cultural profiling. PLUS: the design of this reader is very cool: each essay comes with a 4 x 6 inch four-page artists' illustration booklet bound in--and it actually works.

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Download or read book Choosing Color for Logos and Packaging written by John T. Drew and published by Rotovision. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Choosing Color for Logos and Packaging" is not only a wonderful resource for ideas and inspiration, but also a handy manual that shows designers how to best communicate with color. Color is a powerful and extremely important decision in any design because it impacts legibility, promotes an emotional response, and greatly influences the overall aesthetic of a piece. Because of this, color plays a major role in determining the success of a design, so getting it right is imperative. Each design featured includes details on its color scheme and associative color response, along with elements such as typography, overall style, and key features that set the piece apart. The result is an invaluable guide, which offers readers a comprehensive overview in a concise, quick-hit format that can be digested quickly.

Download or read book Lettering Large written by Steven Heller and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typography has jumped off the printed page to stand on its own as branding, sculpture, and even architecture. Lettering Large examines this phenomenon through a diverse collection of images collected from a vast range of sources around the world. As technology has made construction and production of monumental letters possible, the demand for their design has grown exponentially. This book is the first to chronicle letters as presences in the urban landscape. Preeminent graphic design and typographic commentator and historian Steve Heller teams with Mirko Ilić, a noted graphic designer, to select the most dramatic and telling examples culled from sites across the United States and throughout Europe and Asia.

Download or read book Big Brand Theory written by Shaoqiang Wang and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Brand Theory is a spectacular best of compilation featuring the highest-profile branding campaigns and providing an invaluable resource guide for those wishing to understand the key elements of a successful brand. Case studies for key players such as Adidas, Colette, Converse, Starbucks, H & M, Nike, Isse Miyake, Lacoste, Levis, Thonik, UNIQLO, and many more illustrate the crucial design elements essential to crafting a youthful and dynamic corporate identity. Examination of each branding concept is multi-faceted, with examples devoted to not just one, but many elements utilized in major campaigns: for example, Nikes featured campaigns include individual product packaging, posters, store displays, athletic wear, retail bags and boxes, corporate giveaways, and high-end designer products and gifts. Richly illustrated, Big Brand Theory is an indispensable guide through a variety of industries to reveal what really works in the world of branding.

Download or read book Thonik written by Ed van Hinte and published by Netherlands Design Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in a new series of monographs that will be devoted to the most successful young designers in the Netherlands. Thonik, formerly known as Gonnissen en Widdershoven, finds itself in the exclusive company of a group top Dutch design agencies that have been able to attract attention and acclaim from their international peers. Thonik's style is not easily defined but it could be said that their designs are deceptively simple. In each work, underlying a minimum of graphic devices, is a hidden expressive gesture that brings agility and cheek to conceptual precision. In 1998 they won an award from ID Magazine for a book they designed titled "Eternally Yours," the subject of which was sustainable product development. In an environment where so much loud shouting is required to capture public attention the work of Thonik provides welcome relief.

Download or read book Building Design Portfolios written by Sara Eisenman and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting one's portfolio is where every designer begins his or her career. Therefore, crafting a portfolio, whether online or for presentation in person, is an essential skill for survival. Because a portfolio can make or break a career, it is vital that designers go out armed with all the right moves and materials. This book talks both to the professionals who have both designed their own portfolios and those on the other side of the table who have looked at scores of portfolios, to uncover the tips and tricks that have won jobs, as well as the must-avoid moves that have lost opportunities. This book is not only a handbook for dos and don'ts; it also provides plenty of inspiration from a wide collection of portfolios, both virtual and real-life. This book asks leaders in the field about the real-world realities of presenting one's work for consideration and answers the question, "What sells and what doesn't."