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Total Armageddon: A Slanted Reader on Design edited by Ian Lynam
Total Armageddon: A Slanted Reader on Design
Edited by Ian Lynam
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Published: March 2019
Total Armageddon is about design. And culture. And complexity, notably how we, as a global civilization, deal with science fiction, taste, social media, the cities we live in, aesthetics, PowerPoint, burkas, Big Tech, full-contact sports, and other thorny topics. The book celebrates 15 years of independent publishing and brings together a who’s who of authors and essays from 32 issues of Slanted Magazine.
A Field Guide to Color by Lisa Solomon
A Field Guide to Color: A Watercolor Workbook
By Lisa Solomon
Publisher: Roost Books
Published: August 2019
In this creative workbook you’ll discover fresh ways to connect with color in your art and life. Using watercolors, gouache, or any other water-based medium, explore color theory while playing with paint through a balanced blend of color experiments and loose color meditations. This inspiring workbook will change the way you relate to color
Five Oceans in a Teaspoon by Dennis Bernstein and Warren Lehrer
Five Oceans in a Teaspoon
Poems by Dennis Bernstein
Visualizations by Warren Lehrer
Introduction by Steven Heller
Publisher: Paper Crown Press
Published: September 19, 2019
“From a kidnap note for a world held hostage by an A-bomb, to a Holocaust survivor’s tattooed arms where the numbers just don’t add up, Five Oceans in a Teaspoon re-envisions a poetry memoir via a textual kaleidoscope... Bernstein and Lehrer are the Rodgers and Hart of Visual Poetry.” — Bob Holman, poet, poetry activist and chronicler, and founder of the Bowery Poetry Club
Ballpark: Baseball in the American City by Paul Goldberger
Ballpark: Baseball in the American City
By Paul Goldberger
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: May 2019
An illustrated, entirely new look at the history of baseball: told through the stories of the vibrant and ever-changing ballparks where the game was and is staged, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic.
Charleston Fancy by Witold Rybczynski
Charleston Fancy: Little Houses and Big Dreams in the Holy City
By Witold Rybczynski
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: May 2019
Charleston, South Carolina, which boasts America’s first historic district, is known for its palmetto-lined streets and picturesque houses. The Holy City, named for its profusion of churches, exudes an irresistible charm. Award-winning author and cultural critic Witold Rybczynski unfolds a series of stories about a group of youthful architects, builders, and developers based in Charleston: a self-taught home builder, an Air Force pilot, a fledgling architect, and a bluegrass mandolin player.
Teaching Graphic Design History by Steven Heller
Teaching Graphic Design History
By Steven Heller
Publisher: Allworth Press
Published: June 2019
An examination of the concerted efforts, happy accidents, and key influences of the practice throughout the years, Teaching Graphic Design History is an illuminating resource for students, practitioners, and future teachers of the subject.
Recent Articles
Aric Chen
Aric Chen is the recently appointed Cur
ator of Design and Architecture at M+, the new museum for visual culture that will be a centerpiece of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District. In this capacity, he is charged with developing a design and architecture permanent collection, and related programming, for a 62,000 square-meter, multidisciplinary museum that will also encompass 20th- and 21st-century art and the moving image.
Originally from the U.S., Chen most recently served as Creative Director of Beijing Design Week, a government-supported event that he helped lead in 2011 and 2012. Prior to that, he was an independent curator and writer in New York, organizing exhibitions internationally and contributing to dozens of publications including the New York Times, Wallpaper*, Metropolis, Fast Company, Architectural Record, PIN-UP, and others.
陈伯康简介
策展人／建筑；平面设计；产品设计／中国／M＋，西九龙文化区
陈伯康是香港西九龙文化区M＋博物馆新近任命的设计与建筑策展人，这座博物馆将成为西九的视觉文化中心。他的责任包括为这座62,000平米的多领域博物馆建立一系列设计与建筑的永久收藏，策划相关活动等。同时博物馆也将覆盖20世纪和21世纪的艺术与影像文化。
陈伯康来自美国，是北京国际设计周的前任创意总监。他协助并带领了2011和2012年设计周的顺利举行。在此之前，他是一位纽约独立策展人和撰稿人，在世界各地策划展览，并为各大出版物撰稿，包括纽约时报，Wallpaper*，Metropolis，Fast Company，Architectural Record，PIN-UP等等。
Chinese translation by Lynn Zhang.