Each chapter will be accompanied by an introductory text covering the history and context of each magazine type, with extended captions throughout. Individual covers are presented in terms of their importance to their historical and visual context.

Alphabets features illustrations, found objects, graphic design, art, conceptual typography, graffiti and much more.

Art and Text covers the development of the textual medium in art from the early combinations of text, lettering and image in the work of seminal artists such as El Lissitzky and Kurt Schwitters right up to the present day.

Breaking the Mould showcases an impressive international array of makers and designers, from emerging talents to established figures. Over 60 ceramicists including Grayson Perry, Anders Ruhwald, Richard Slee, Phoebe Cummings and Marek Cecula.

Contemporary Art in Eastern Europe, the third book in the ARTWORLD series, is a fresh, challenging, and insightful compilation of the most inspiring Eastern European art made from the 1960s to the present day.

Contemporary Art in Latin America, the second book in Black Dog Publishing’s ARTWORLD series, is a bold and rousing exploration of the most significant art being created by Latin American’s today.

Diverse in content and style, Contemporary Art in North Americareflects the expansive area and multiple cultural influences from which the artists’ works are borne.

Contemporary Art in the Middle East is the first in the cutting-edge new ARTWORLD series which opens up the most challenging and under-exposed art scenes in the world.

Beautifully illustrated, Contemporary Textiles: The Fabric of Fine Art, is a stunning and comprehensive look at emerging artists from one of the most exciting mediums in the fine art world today.

This comprehensive study of the art of drawing provides both a commentary on leading contemporary practitioners and a ‘how to explore drawing’ style approach to the art form, celebrating drawing as the process of seeing made visible.

In a comprehensive survey of this highly pertinent subject, leading academic Sandy Black examines the way the fashion industry is changing to accommodate the environmental concerns of the twenty first century.

Fantastic Plastic is a comprehensive survey of the ecological, technological, and aesthetic qualities of plastic. Fantastic Plastic explores the evolution of this ubiquitous and endlessly malleable material.

Composed largely of color and black and white photographs, commentary, and relevant statistics, this book is an up-close view of one of the most vigorous, dramatic, entertaining cities in North America.

Illustrated Children's Books explores the history, design and influence of the children s books which have inspired and enchanted generations.

From the First World War to the Cold War, the sexual revolution to the Velvet Revolution, communism to capitalism, the 20th Century was marked by sweeping historical events and changes.

This sourcebook asks 18 of the world's premier designers what captures their imagination on the topics of buildings, products, books, cars, cinema, fine artists, music, press, people, and especially other designers.

Kantor Was Here: Tadeusz Kantor in Great Britain is the ultimate volume on the Polish avant-garde artist Tadeusz Kantor and the impact of his work on the British art scene in the 1970s and 1980s.

Krzysztof Wodiczko is the first complete collection of the politically charged installations and projects of internationally renowned artist, Krzysztof Wodiczko.