The ultimate travel guide for hip parents on the go, CITIXFamily complements the bestselling CITIX60 series by providing city specific supplements tailor-made for families with young children. Tour some of the worlds great cities with expert advice from local creative parents for making the most of your trip and introducing younger ones to the joys of traveling. Each colorful and charmingly illustrated volume includes a folded city guide with map of kid friendly attractions, a memory card game, postcards, and a journal for young travelers. Viction: ray launches the series with Barcelona, Copenhagen, London, New York, Paris and San Francisco, all carefully designed to help create unforgettable experiences for you and your children.

Curated by a select group of artists, designers, chefs, architects, musicians, photographers and filmmakers that call each city home, provides an insiders look at the hidden gems that make a trip memorable. Museums, notable architecture and sculpture, cultural icons, public events and every necessity is covered, along with up-to-date recommendations on the hottest accommodations, eateries and shops.

From scrolls and sheets of papyrus to elaborate and expensive codices to the mass press-printed volumes as we know them today, books have come a long way since writing was first developed. Although digital technology has impacted how we consume information over the last few decades, book design has survived as a means of showcasing creativity and craftsmanship, as books remain important sources of inspiration, knowledge, and entertainment. A Book on Books showcases some of the best book design work from all over the world in celebrating the designers' contributions to preserving reading culture, as they continue to make books eye-catching and exciting to read or own. It also captures the voices of key influencers from publishing, printmaking, book fair organizing, and bookshop-owning standpoints, as they continue to play a crucial role in keeping the book-making industry alive and thriving even in the unknown future.

As the digital medium has been infinitely explored in the graphic environment we have seen a return to the analogue, the crafty, and the real world manifestation and creation of visual ideas. One of the truly inspired methods within this setting is the creation of graphics within a sculptural or £D environment. Now logos are no longer flat but reflect a physical presence, typeface is now carved and sculpted. The edge has again been blurred between the real, the physical and the imagined. Stereo Graphics explores the application of prop building towards the creation of inspired graphics, and especially fresh new font design, by showing hundreds of successful projects based on model creation. Promotional flyers, brochures, in-store graphics as well as textiles and clothing reflect this brave new world of boundless design.

In the 21st Century packaging counts at least as much as the product within. In a fiercely competitive commercial world where products clammer for attention the consumer has become incredibly discerning about how a product is presented. Marketers know that people pay not only for the product, but for the packaging as well. It's a Matter of Packaging is number 4 in Amatterofdesign'sTM brilliant new series and it is an elite array of the hottest contemporary packaging designs from all around the globe. It covers everything from the product itself to whatever encases it, including bags and boxes of all shapes and materials. Categories covered include cosmetics, food and beverages, CD albums, fashion, furniture, seasonal items, and more.

Following its first bestselling predecessor, GRAPHIC FEST 2 continues its legacy with a brand new selection of visual identities that appeal to the right audiences with the same vigour and sensations. As the world slowly opens up after years of the pandemic, previously cancelled or postponed festivals and fairs are springing back to life with a new wave of creativity and energy, while organisers and designers are tasked with enhancing the event's overall experience and atmosphere after people have spent so much time in isolation. Ranging from logos, typography, to systematic approaches and environmental settings, the series continues with a fresh bout of inspiration to create attractive and memorable events or festivals.

Illustration is the foundation of design, be it industrial, product and interior design. However it is in the fashion industry where great illustration has has made the biggest impression and has been able to confer the most lasting impact. Hot fashion illustration demands attention and evokes an emotional rsponse. In recent history it has lept from the private notepads and sketchpads of designers and on to the pages of magazines, and gallery walls as art in it's own right, demonstrating a continuity from inspiration to manifestation. Fashion Illustration - the sequel to Fashion Unfolding studies the power of illustration in the mediums of print, installation and branding. The luminous modern work collected here provides many examples to inspire designers and fashion followers in every field.