This book will survey the innovative entrepreneurial options a broad group of contemporary graphic designers have engaged in over the past decade, while also addressing the creative, fabrication and promotion issues necessary to bring unique prod...

Now in a new "mini" edition, this third volume in the best-selling LogoLounge series provides 2,000 totally new logos from designers worldwide. This book, like the previous titles in the series, is compiled in association with LogoLounge.com, th...

New in paperback!

Brochure design is a perennial in the world of marketing and graphic design, yet it can be challenging to execut...

This comprehensive reference provides hands-on techniques for created posed figures for fashion illustration. The first section illustrates various examples of nude and semi-nude poses (male and female). Later chapters illustrate...

A collection of traditional Japanese patterns plus a CD ROM companion featuring 250 for use in design work

Patter...

A collection of Chinese-inspired patterns to use in your own art and design projects

This book offers a collection of Chinese-sty...

Bringing the pleasure of a never ending summer inside your home is without a doubt a very powerful interior design element. It changes the perception and the ambience of a space not only in the way it looks, but also in how it affects your mood. ...

The primary skill needed by anyone who works in fashion is the ability to convey—to clients and the general public alike—images of the designs. The impression given to the viewer depends on whether the fashion design drawings are good. Con...

Whether a marketing campaign or a museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Because no one can be an expert on eve...

Graphic Design, Referenced is a visual and informational guide to the most commonly referenced terms, historica...

1000 Ideas by 100 Graphic Designers showcases work from a selection of today’s best designers while providing precious tips to the graphic design enthusiast. The book delivers a behind-the-scenes depiction of every project, providing a ...

Pattern design has a long history on the Japanese culture. This book presents a collection of carefully selected traditional Japanese patterns in 60 categories for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work. An companion CD ...

As the popularity of outdoor living spaces has grown, they have become versatile extensions of the most used interior spaces. Homeowners and designers have joined forces to create outdoor settings as comfortable and practical as interior spaces.<...

No Rules! Logos is a new survey series that rounds up the most innovative, radical, and out-there graphic solutions, from around the world. In each book, dyed-in-the-wool design rules are identified, and a range of examples demonstrate how...

The 2009 One Show Interactive not only proved that the future of interactive advertising is here but also that it can bring to life some of the most engaging pieces of the year.

Masters of Design: Logos and Identity profiles twenty well known designers, who are recognized for the particular areas of design in which they’re profiled in the Masters series. The profiles are not only inspirational, but they provide ...

The best-selling series continues!

Brochure design is a perennial in the world of marketing and graphic design, yet it can be chal...

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 ap...

How dull would a seasonal holiday or special day be without the addition of celebration graphics—be it greetings cards, gift wrap, food packaging, sales promotions, gift supplements, merchandising, window displays, or room and street decoratio...

This hardworking reference book is the second volume in Rockport's Pattern and Palette series. Like the first, it is an invaluable tool for art directors, designers, and students working in the fashion, product, and graphic design fields, as ...

Furniture design is a complex art. Traditionally, techniques of the craft have been passed down from master to apprentice, but these days that is less and less the case in contemporary design. Students are now required to take courses and figure out much of it themsel...

A visual look at the architectural details of smaller residential spaces

The Contemporary Design Details <...

The artists featured in Dirty Fingernails, make a concerted effort to do projects that require them to step away from the computer to create one-of-a-kind designs for clients and themselves. They demonstrate that good design doesn’t hav...

This new-in-paperback edition, part of the bestselling annual Letterhead and Logo Design series, features the most innovative and exciting work in the field from well-known design leaders, new design firms, and cutting-edge artists. From log...

Layout Workbook is one of five volumes in Rockport's series of practical and inspirational workbooks that cover the fundamental areas of the graphic design business. In this edition, author Kristin Cullen ta...

An indispensable primer for students and first-stop reference for professionals, Form, Fit, and Fashion guides the fashion designer through the entire design process, from conceiving a garment to marketing it.

In its third year of publication, One Show Design continues to showcase the winners of the 2009 One Show Design competition as they take their place amongst the best of the best. This yea...

Modeled on the format and presentation of Business Graphics, this book features a vast collection of designs for special events from around the globe. Designing for special events such as fundraisers, trade shows, and conferences is becom...

250 Inspired Patters to Use in Creative Projects and Designs

This book is a magnificent and useful collection of World-style patte...

This book explores influential designers’ sketchbooks as a truer reflection of a designer’s thought processes, preoccupations, and problem-solving strategies than can be had by simply viewing finished projects. Highly personal and idiosyncrat...

This book, the second in the series following Really Good Logos Explained, addresses the elements of effective packaging vs. packages that aren’t successful and what makes a particular design more powerful or attention-getting than other...

Whether the task is to redesign a company’s identity or the promotional launch of a new product or service, business graphics are the bread and butter of the design industry. This new volume presents a vast array of work within the corporate se...

First-hand experience and passion for fashion illustration were the driving forces behind the creation of Essential Fashion Illustration: Men. The first half of the book focuses on technical drawings of the human body. The second half then...

Now in paperback, this fourth volume in the best-selling LogoLounge series delivers a fresh collection of 2,000 totally new logos from designers worldwide. This book, like the previous titles in the series, is compiled in association with LogoLo...

Restaurants, bars, and cafés are some of the most competitive businesses in the world. Getting the marketing and branding right is essential for survival. This book provides a catalog of creative ideas for getting restaurant graphics right. It ...

 After more than three decades of publication, the One Show Annual just keeps getting better and better. This all-inclusive and best-selling text, which is often referred to as “The Bi...

Restaurants, bars, and cafes are some of the most competitive businesses in the world. Getting the marketing and branding right is essential for survival. This book will provide a catalog of creative ideas for getting restaurant graphics ri...

A visual look at the architectural details of sustainable residential spaces

The Contemporary Design in Detail

The author polls several designers of different age groups and phases in their careers about what they consider “good design”. Each has selected an existing design piece they feel to be good, based on their personal definition of what “good...

Best of Business Card Design 8 features an innovative collection of the most current and best work by top designers worldwide. The “go-to” sourcebook for business card design inspiration, this volume contains no text—other than des...

Brochure design...

The best visual design work is about emotion as much as appearance. Powerful, brilliant pictures—presented in just the right layout—can make us experience a whole range of emotions, from fear to attraction, anger to happiness. The Society of ...

This book offers designers a vast collection of inspiring and innovative graphic works from the real world. The main emphasis is on fashion from t-shirt graphics, to sneakers, to baseball caps and more. The book will feature trends as well as gra...

The Best of Newspaper Design: 30th Edition, the latest edition in Rockport’s highly respected series, presents the winning entries from the Society for News Design’s 2008 competition. Featuring work selected by a panel of judges from ...

LogoLounge Master Library, Volume 1, is the beginning of a new series of books by the authors of LogoLounge, featuring the ultimate collection of logos by category. The first book will focus on logos featuring crests and initials. As with Rockport's other books on logos, this ...

Masters of Design: Corporate Brochures profiles 20 current design leaders. This book features the best corporate designers—those who create award-winning annual reports, internal communications, and corporate brochures. These are often ...

New miniature version!

The ability to wield typography is one of those things that is a clear indication of a talented designer. B...

After a goldmine of cultural and subconscious information, the history of patterns parallels and informs the history of humanity. After decades of modern minimalism and clear lines, people are enjoying a return to more playful design, rich in colors and...

There are no lengthy case histories, just logos, logos, and more logos. It's a fast-paced book featuring one to six logos per pa...

Current fashion is a complex phenomenon. In a constant state of constant flux, contemporary fashion combines a mix of the different cultural aspects that inform the modern individual. Atlas of Fashion Designers i...

Now in paperback, this third volume in the best-selling LogoLounge series provides 2,000 totally new logos from designers worldwide. This book, like the previous titles in the series, is compiled in association with LogoLounge.com, the largest database of logo designs in the world. The firs...