El lado adorable de la vida

This book explores the relation between modern design and the Belgian State. The ideology of modern design was closely linked to the utopian attempt of improving the everyday material world. Modernists had the universal belief that everyday spaces and objects affected their users in such a way that design practice could be a kind of political and social reform, or even a moral education. Modern design was however not only invested with these social aspirations, but knew also succes in political circles as an exponent for ideological positions, as a tool for political propaganda or as a marker ...

Latin American Graphic Design.- In this bilingual book Romulo Peralta Moya brings together 75 designers and design studios in Latin America. He does this through a general introductory study and a one by one country case, along with the collaboration of important curators and scholars in the field representing every country. Graphic design has progressively gained relevance in the field of communication of ideas, currently turning into a true source of persuasion, given that its goal is to influence people's way of thinking, inducing consumption and generating expectations. In addition, this...

The Best of News Design 31st Edition, the latest edition in Rockport’s highly respected series, presents the winning entries from the Society for News Design’s 2010 competition. Featuring work selected by a panel of judges from more than 14,000 international publication entries, this inspirational volume sets the bar for excellence in journalistic design. Bold, full-color layouts feature the best-of-the-best in news, features, portfolios, visuals, and more, and each entry is accompanied by insightful commentary on the elements that made the piece a standout winner. Every industry...

Yemayá, deidad superior del templo yoruba, es considerada la madre de todos los hijos de la Tierra; Freya, perteneciente a la mitología nórdica, siempre eligió libremente a quién amar; Isis, diosa de todos los dioses del Antiguo Egipto, protagonizó numerosas hazañas, incluida la resurrección de su esposo... Madres, hijas, guerreras, sabias, protectoras, valientes, luchadoras: diosas. Sus nombres y sus poderes han sido a menudo menospreciados u olvidados, pero aquí están sus inspiradoras historias para que eso no vuelva a ocurrir.