Laurence King

An entertaining and highly original introduction to graphic design, this beautifully designed book uses puzzles and visual challenges to demonstrate how typography, signage, posters and branding work. Through a series of games and activities, including spot the difference, matching games, drawing and dot-to-dot, readers are introduced to concepts and techniques in an engaging and interactive […]

For the third edition of Graphic Design Stephen Eskilson has, with the aid of over 500 new and existing images, updated key parts of the book. Most notably he has expanded the introduction to begin with the origins of writing and added a new chapter 11 that investigates current trends in digital design. Organised chronologically, […]

A fantastic new nature activity book from Nina Chakrabarti, exploring the exciting natural world around us. This is your very own nature scrapbook, packed with fascinating facts and brilliant activities. Doodle, draw and colour in leaves, butterflies, frogs and much more. How many different types of snowflakes are there, and how are leaves formed? Find […]

We are all type consumers and interact with type in our everyday lives. Typefaces in all shapes and sizes evoke an emotional response and trigger associated memories before we’ve even read the words.  How to Draw Type and Influence People shows how we use type to understand different messages. Each typeface is introduced and explained […]

Aimed at a new generation of indoor gardening enthusiasts, this book is a perfect guide for anyone keen to see their plant offspring thrive. Plants have found popularity in the small home, and are being proclaimed the new stars of Instagram. This attractive little book is ideal for the novice ‘plant parent’, providing tips on […]

There is no greater aspiration than saving the world. Natalie Fee’s upbeat and engaging book is a life-altering guide to making those changes that will contribute to helping our planet. Covering all key areas of our lives, from food and leisure to travel and sex, Natalie will galvanise you to think and live differently. You […]

To run a successful fashion label you need to know about business as well as design. Packed with tips, case studies, and tasks to help you analyse yourself, your market, and your product, this book is for anyone wanting to start their own fashion, accessories or footwear business. Thoroughly revised for the social media age, […]

Three hundred ocean creatures populate the board of this carefully engineered game. Pick a counter from the box and be the first to spot that animal on the board! Coming in a triangular box with a hexagonal double-sided board, I Saw It First! Ocean features charming illustrations by Caroline Selmes. Simple to understand but addictive […]

Behind nearly every item in the modern male wardrobe is a ‘first of its kind’ – the definitive item, often designed for specialist use, on which all subsequent versions…..

A selection of 20 postcards based on the images from the bestselling Icons of Women’s Style title. Anita Ekberg • Audrey Hepburn • Bianca Jagger • Brigitte Bardot • Catherine Deneuve • Chrissie Hynde • Debbie Harry • Elizabeth Taylor • Faye Dunaway • Françoise Hardy • Grace Jones • Grace Kelly • Greta Garbo […]

Le Corbusier is a Modernist icon whose buildings and theories have influenced structures the world over. Now you can create ten of his most important works using the art of kirigami (cutting and folding). Each project features step-by-step instructions, cutting tips and a template that you can remove from the book. Photos of each finished […]

Keep track of every stage of the world’s most famous road race with this illustrated journal. Including a complete guide to every aspect of Le Tour, from who wears the polka-dot jersey and why the route changes each year, to how team tactics work and what the riders eat and wear on the road. There […]

This introduction to light for students and visual artists explores the way light can be used to create realistic and fantastical effects in a wide range of media. Divided into three parts, the clearly written text explains: the fundamental properties of natural and artificial light; how to create realistic images by observing people and the […]

Anne Frank was an ordinary girl living in extraordinary times. Forced to go into hiding to escape the Nazis’ persecution of Jews in World War II, Anne kept a diary that would become one of the most famous books in the world. Meet one of history’s most inspiring figures in this beautifully-illustrated guide to her […]

Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution caused both outrage and wonder, and quickly made him one of the most famous men in history. From his five-year voyage across the high seas to 20 years of research, follow Darwin on his adventure to prove a theory that would change the world. Little Guides to Great Lives is […]

Logotype mini is the definitive modern collection of logotypes, monograms and other text-based corporate marks. Featuring more than 1,300 international typographic identities, by around 250 design studios, this is an indispensable handbook for every design studio, providing a valuable resource to draw on in branding and corporate identity projects.  The book is truly international, and […]

Which movie is the most heartbreaking, Titanic or The Notebook? Is Dirty Dancing cheesier than Love Story? And which film is the most quotable, The Princess Bride or Casablanca? Rediscover your favourite romantic movies and pit them against each other with these 32 trump cards.

Struggling to meet the right partner? Worried your powers of seduction are lacking somewhat? Want to improve your relationships with family and friends? Elizabeth Taylor, Shakespeare and a host of famous lovers are here to help. Simply select any card from the pack, choose the oracle s advice on one-night stands, long-term relationships and break-ups, […]

How do women paint or photograph each other? How do they represent each other in performance or sculpture? As mothers or heroines? With tenderness, aggression or respect? Madam & Eve explores the female gaze as it focuses on other women. The authors – an artist and a curator – investigate the work of over 200 […]

Will you survive the game of Mafia? Two teams compete in this delightfully deadly party game. Based on the classic role-playing strategy game, it’s kill or be killed as innocent city folk pit their wits against a mob of ruthless international gangsters. Engage in a tangled web of intrigue, subterfuge, wild accusations, protestations of innocence, […]

Make a Living Living is for anyone who has ever wished they could build a successful career doing something they love. Structured around the stories of inspiring individuals, from a vegan chocolatier to a nomadic photographer and a tiny-house builder, the book explains how they achieved their ideal existence, and the challenges they faced along […]

White Arkitekter, Scandinavia’s leading interdisciplinary architecture practice, create environments that inspire sustainable ways of living. An employee-owned company, White is a collective of people interested in people. They are architects, anthropologists, planners, engineers, artists, sustainability experts, researchers and more. In their new book, White showcase over 80 international projects. By integrating research and practice, their […]

Immerse yourself in a world of abstract equilibrium with 57 tiles inspired by the modernist master Piet Mondrian. Arrange the tiles to create table-top compositions of perfect balance, large or small. Beautifully presented and with millions of possible arrangements, Make Your Own Mondrian will delight would-be modernists of all ages.

Construct your own spaceships and then launch them into space at hyper speed! This set includes 14 spaceships for you to press out and slot together (no scissors or glue required). Twelve of the craft have been individually decorated by a gang of leading illustrators and artists, the other two are blank and ready for […]

Show off your best animal-tracking skills in this brilliant matching game. The task is to match 25 tracks to their animal owners. Has an elephant just crossed your path or was it an echidna? Can you track down a coyote, make out the trail of a peacock and recognise the paw print of a panda? […]

Fashion designer Matthew Williamson is internationally renowned for being a master of print, embellishment and kaleidoscopic colour. His collections reflect a refined yet spirited sense of glamour inspired by global and artistic influences. This fabulous colouring book shows inspiration shots, behind-the-scenes photographs, sketches and prints from Matthew’s 20-year archive. Includes beautiful drawings of his prints […]

Designers from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland have long pursued the shared goal of social equality through design, believing that well-designed everyday goods not only enhance daily life, but should also be the birthright of all. Modern Scandinavian Design is the ultimate guide to the distinctive design tradition arising out of these five Nordic countries […]

A fascinating insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre, Morbid Curiosities features 18 unique collections and an extensive interview with each collector, explaining how and why they collect, and showcasing the most remarkable pieces from each collection. The collections include skulls, mummified body parts, taxidermy, occult objects and various carnival, and side-show […]

Jazz up your card games with the top talent of four fantastic music genres: Pop = Hearts; Rock ’n’ Roll = Spades; Folk & Country = Diamonds; Soul, Blues & R&B = Clubs. Includes 52 playing cards featuring illustrations of all the big names – including Madonna and Prince in Pop, Kurt Cobain and Jimi […]

Be guided and inspired by the gods of the music world with this creative set of oracle cards. Are you suffering from creative block? Struggling to make a difficult life decision? Find out what David Bowie, Grace Jones, Maria Callas and other great artists would have done. Simply select a card from the pack and […]

Dinner parties a bit tame? Tired of hearing the same old playlists? Liven up your evenings with these hilarious after-dinner sound and music experiments. There are 21 techniques each illustrated by a handsome card including step-by-step instructions and presented in a beautiful gift tin. From turning a carrot into a recorder and playing your wine […]

Just moved into your new home? No idea where to start or what to do? Landlord won’t let you paint your walls? Hate your sofa but can’t afford a new one? Wondering if you can paint your horrible plastic chairs? Look no further, interior design stylist and expert Joanna Thornhill will guide you through an […]

Do you share your garden with a car? Worried that your neighbour’s trees are blocking your light? Is your garden too big? Too small? An awkward shape? Or maybe you just don’t know where to begin… Whether you are grappling with a particular dilemma or just need some inspiration, this guide leads the way forward with […]

Untouched nature, deep blue fjords, impenetrable forests, rugged cliffs, wolves, owls and bears – journey into the wild landscape of the Nordic Wilderness with this new colouring book by artist Claire Scully. Discover the species that populate the region and bring the wild beauty of the North to life with your own colours. With nine […]

With 233 (to be exact) hints, tips and pieces of advice, Now Try Something Weirder shows those in the creative industry how to have great ideas (every day). Internationally award-winning graphic designer Michael Johnson draws on over thirty years’ experience (his CV clocks up eight creative posts, three dismissals and the launch of his own […]

Mr X the Phantom Thief is back, with a new evil plan! He wants to steal the shining light from the top of the Empire Maze Tower, New Maze City’s greatest treasure. Pierre and Carmen are called to New Maze City, along with others of the world’s best Maze Detectives, to help solve the puzzles, […]

Introduce a macabre yet groovy edge to your next card game with these 54 playing cards featuring the bright, quirky and eye-catching illustrations of Ricardo Cavolo. Day of the Dead imagery is increasingly popular outside of Mexico. Swap your poker face for a smiling skull!

Forceful, intense and visionary – in an incredibly short and turbulent life Jackson Pollock changed painting forever. This vivid graphic novel delves into his pioneering physical approach to making art, highlights the key characters surrounding the New York mid-century art scene and reveals the intriguing relationship between Pollock’s painting and the covert activities of the […]

Underpants + Winnebago + chemistry set = ?! Can you identify your favourite TV show from just three visual clues? Put all those hours spent watching box sets to good use puzzling out the answer from Cajsa Holgersson’s intriguing illustrations (answer = Breaking Bad, of course!)  Featuring 60 shows – from Game of Thrones to […]

Following on from the success of Lan Nguyen-Grealis’s first book, Art & Makeup, this book invites the reader to use their artistic flair and get hands-on with practical application.  Hundreds of stunning photographs provide inspiration and advice for creating key looks for magazine editorials, celebrities, fashion shows and advertising campaigns. Organized by technical themes, dozens […]

Everything you need to know about road cycling – the bikes, the races, the famous riders – in an intricately illustrated, compact volume. Every major historical development of the road bicycle and the road race is illustrated, from the first geared bikes to modern-day time-trial machines, and from the first penny-farthing races up to the […]

Resist! is the indispensable how-to guide for people looking to make a stand. Included are solid pieces of advice, practical tips and inspirational stories from those who have already successfully stood up and made a difference. Learn the principles of direct action, discover strategies for tackling social media, unearth ideas for motivating others, and understand how […]

Retro Fonts is a fantastic compilation of over 400 of the best retro fonts from 1830 to the end of the 20th century. The fonts are presented in the style of old type specimen books as alphabets…..

A unique, Futurist-inspired version of the quick-draw Rock, Paper, Scissors game with illustrations by Mads Berg. The pack contains 40 playing cards and one explanatory instruction card. The twist? There are also four special ‘BOMB’ cards which beat all the other cards!

Ever wondered why Yayoi Kusama dresses in dots or dreamt of asking Picasso: why the Breton tee? Enter sARTorial, a fun guide to the signature looks of 60 key artists from the 19th century to today. Short texts unpack the style essentials from icons such as Claude Monet to millennials including Tauba Auerbach, revealing how they construct their looks and why it reflects the works they create. Featuring fantastic images of the artists in all […]

This collection of 20 iconic film posters by Saul Bass, one of the greatest American designers of the 20th century, is a must for graphic designers and film fans. Each poster is removable and designed to fit the standard frame size 12 x 16 inches.  The posters included are: The Man with the Golden Arm; […]

People of earth, prepare yourselves for the ultimate showdown of classic sci-fi films. Who has the best special effects – Avatar or Gravity? Who has the biggest cult following – The Matrix or ET?  Which film best predicted the future – Blade Runner or 2001: Space Odyssey? Journey to a land far, far away with this set of 32 intergalactic trump cards.

Fonts based on handwritten scripts are some of the bestselling typefaces of the font foundries. They bring personality and authenticity to graphic design – whether on business cards and flyers, or in packaging and advertising.  Script Fonts is a visual encyclopedia of over 300 fonts that includes complete alphabets and numerals for each font and […]

What is the artistic impulse uniting Robert Hooke’s drawings of insects, George Stubbs’s studies of horses and Damien Hirst’s pickled shark? In this new and spirited account of British art, Jonathan Jones argues for empiricism. From the Enlightenment to the present, British artists have shared a passion for looking hard at the world around them. […]

Play your favourite card games with Romeo and Juliet as King and Queen of Hearts, Lady Macbeth as Ace Villain, and let Adam Simpson’s artwork bring Shakespeare’s plays to life. Arranged in four suits – with hearts = lovers, clubs = fools, diamonds = heroes and heroines, and spades = villains, plus two jokers, of […]

This guide shows you how to take your concept from idea to proper publication, step by step. It covers all the nuts and bolts of indie magazine publishing, from budgeting and distribution to design and print. Inspirational and informative, this book gives you the behind-the-scenes information you need to take your idea all the way […]

In the 1950s the space race between the USA and the USSR was well and truly on, and was for both a matter of pride and propaganda. But before man ventured into the cosmos, his four-legged friends would pave the way for space exploration. The first canine cosmonaut was Laika, meaning ‘barker’. The little stray […]

Celebrate Hollywood film-making in all its formulaic and predictable glory! Spoiler Alert takes 40 mainstream movie genres, from ‘Teen Sex Comedy’ and ‘Buddy Action Comedy’ to ‘Film Noir Detective Thriller’ and ‘Alien Invasion Thriller’, and through detailed illustrations reveals what makes them so hilariously recognizable – the plots, the key lines of dialogue, the essential […]

The biggest and most comprehensive volume on Steve McCurry published to date and the final word on forty years of McCurry’s incredible work. Written and compiled by Bonnie McCurry, Steve’s sister and President of the McCurry Foundation, Steve McCurry: A Life in Pictures is the ultimate book of McCurry’s images and his approach to photography. […]

Be guided and inspired by the world’s richest and most powerful people with this creative set of oracle cards. Need to get your cash flow moving? Angela Merkel’s guidance is at hand. Stuck in your search for the next big idea? Steve Jobs might have your answer. Pick a card and let 50 gurus of […]

From fine art to street style, the aesthetics and motifs of the gothic are entwined with the heart of today’s alternative visual culture. Vampires and demons have become screen icons of the modern underworld. Skulls, crosses and religious iconography represent symbols of rebellion for a new gothic generation, a shorthand for an allegiance with a […]

The Book of the Bird celebrates the bird in art with an elegant, international collection of paintings, illustrations and photographs, featuring all kinds of birds from the smallest tits and wrens to colourful exotics. Interspersed though the illustrations are short texts giving background to the pictures and information on bird species. This is the perfect […]

Dip into the Box of Emotions to find the perfect expression of how you feel. Each of the 80 cards contains a mini-essay on a different emotion on one side and a mesmerizing colour pattern on the other. Learn more about yourself and what makes your fellow beings tick, from anger and worry to empathy […]

Taken from the cult BBC 6 Music show, The First Time invites you inside the lives of some of the music world’s most notable legends. From Alice Cooper to Yoko Ono, Courtney Love to Elton John, follow their lives and careers starting with their first musical memories, first records and first gigs, finding out the […]

What happens when you hide from dinos in an outhouse? This comic spin on a classic film scene, dreamed up by Little White Lies magazine, will ensure you never look at prehistoric predators in quite the same way.