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ANIME & MANGA TECHNIQUE Comic Illustration Guidance! Maiden Prayer
In this big volume book written by
artists, all stages of
comic illustration making are explicitly explained beginning from the concept to the rough sketching and painting and on to completion. This guide is filled with the original works of currently popular
artists. Abundant materials such as interviews
are also presented in this book to provide hints into creating comics. This book also contains a report from the studio of the maiden game top brand “Otomate” and includes character design collection “The Prince and Princess Picture Book.” Author: Yone Kazuki, Yuhi Azuma, Hukahire, Takashi Kiriya, Gengoro 186 × 257 mm 208 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-804-7 December 2011 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Comic Illustration Guidance! Swords and Magical Worlds
This book shows how to draw fantasy-comic illustrations, with intense focus on “swords and magical worlds.“ The opening closes up on behind-the-scene works of artists of “LORD of VERMILION,” SQUARE ENIX‘s popular card-game (Yusuke Naora, Kim Hyung-tae, Yoshitoshi ABe、KEI、redjuice, etc). Each part is explained in detail with stunning and beautiful visual artworks.
Author: Kazuaki,Rihito Takarai,Yoshinori Shizuma, Eri Takenashi,Soji Hisakata 186 × 257 mm 208 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-678-4 December 2009 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Comic Illustration Guidance! School Days Collection
This book shows how to draw illustrations for school comics. The popular illustrators in Japan, Kazuaki, Irihito Takara, and Yoshinori Shimazu- active in various fields of Manga, Animation, Game, and Light novels - teach you about how to make a concept and rough to CG coloring and finishing illustrations in Photoshop and SAI. Includes a reference for school uniforms, background materials in variety of school events, and photographs.
Author: Jun Futaba, Tomatika, Ryota Murayama, JUNNY, Ayaka Suda,Soji Hisakata 186 × 257 mm 208 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-736-1 December 2010 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Let's Make ★Character CG Illustration Techniques vol.5
Let's make★Character series give us instructions on how to draw illustrations. The whole process from scratch to completion of work is explained.
Author: Akatsuki Katoh 182 × 235 mm 224 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-744-6 April 2011 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Let’ s Make ★Character CG Illustration Techniques vol.4
Author: Mitha 182 × 235 mm 224 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-658-6 April 2010 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Let’ s Make ★Character CG Illustration Techniques vol.2
Author: Shimeko 182 × 235 mm 208 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-683-8 November 2009 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Let’ s Make ★Character CG Illustration Techniques vol.3
Author: redjuice 182 × 235 mm 224 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-672-2 January 2010 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Let’ s Make ★Character CG Illustration Techniques vol.1
Author: Kaori Minakami 182 × 235 mm 200 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-681-4 September 2009 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
VIP -Vocaloid Impor tant ProducerVocaloid DTM Technique
One of the most popular “Vocaloid Producer” introduces DTM music composing technique! First issue of this series features 8#Prince, his techno sounds are hailing around Vocaloid world. In this series the creation process is explained in detail, that is for example using the “Miku Hatsune” for the vocaloid and “SONAR X1” for the DAW. The completed music along with the in- making data and MIDI data can all be downloaded so that one can imitate Illustration © Crypton Future Media, Inc. www.cr ypton.net
the making process technique and actually make your own music.
Author: 8#Prince 182 × 257 mm 180 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Sample data to download Japanese 2200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-827-6 August 2012 All rights available
Illustration © Cr ypton Future Media, Inc. www.cr ypton.net
VIP -Vocaloid Impor tant ProducerVocaloid PV Technique
The 2nd book in the VIP series where now most popular “Vocaloid Producer” explains his techniques. In this book wakamura plex
Now Printing
who joined forces with 8#Prince, explains his PV creation techniques. For the image edition the software; “After Effects”, the character’s animation the 3DCG software; “MikuMikuDance” is used. In addition, in this book the whole PV production process of this series’ first book is explained.
Author: wakamura plex 182 × 257 mm 180 pages (Full color) Sof tcover with Jacket sample data to download Japanese 2800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-833-7 October 2012 All rights available
CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO Illustration Technique This guide book for the new paint tool CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO explains the techniques for creating digital illustrations and comics,
Now Printing
and provides a step-by-step explanation about not only illustrating and comic making but also about using software. All the process is included - from the start-up to the
Author: Fuyuno Haruaki Nagian 182 × 257mm 224 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2380 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-836-8 October 2012 All rights available
completion of the work of animation painting, water-color painting, thick painting and various other painting techniques.
After Effects Standard Techniques 4 Advanced Opening Works
After Effects Standard Technique Series 4 focuses on an explanation of the “opening.” The openings of TV programs and movies and the like require a high level of creativity. In this book can be found examples of such openings and its no doubt make one want to try to produce such an opening. This book is
Author: Atsushi Ishizaka 182 × 257 mm 368 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Sample data to download Japanese 3800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-835-1 August 2012 All rights available
suitable for intemediate and advanced level of users.
After Efffects for Animation Sparkling lights, time and space warp, fireworks against night sky, lightening, flames, and other elements in cell animation production are photographed and processed mainly with After Effects. This book shows all the techniques unique to cell animation production, in chapters on basic functions,
Author: Kouki Ohira 184 × 232 mm 256 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Sample data to download Japanese 3800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-699-9 February 2010 All rights available
camera work, and effects. Sample materials of different levels can be downloaded.
After Efffects for Animation BEGINNER
In the making of After Effects animation it is required that the creator have knowledge of both After Effects operations and animation. In this book a step-by-step explanation is made of ideas unique to animation, the process of how animation is made, the actual operation methods of After Effects and the download materials available.
Author: Kouki Ohira 184 × 232 mm 256 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Sample data to download Japanese 3200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-790-3 December 2011 All rights available
Character Design Sample Book How to create comics, animation and game characters is explained in detail, from basics of drawing to tips on character design, scene drawing, and art direction. With various samples categorized into “fantasy” and “school life” and accompanied by detailed explanation, the book clearly shows you how to design attractive characters. There are also columns on costume design, composition and perspective.
Commentary: Naoki Nishimura (Studio MUGENK AI) Illustrator: Asawaki 182 × 257 mm 240 pages Japanese 2000 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-685-2 March 2010 Rights sold: Simplified Chinese, Korean
HOW TO MAKE THE STOP MOTION ANIMATION When Taijin Takeuchi posted on the internet a stop motion animation of a wolf trying to catch a pig, it immediately became the talk of the web community. Takeuchi, who calls himself a komadorist (stop motion animator), shows 20 samples of stop motion animation, and in doing so teaches readers how to create
Author: Taijin Takeuchi 182 × 240 mm 128 pages Japanese 2200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-723-1 April 2011 Rights sold: Simplified Chinese
such art, e.g. utilizing everyday things such as foods, stationeries, and clay and sand. ※ Complete video downloadable.
Let's Make 3DCG Character !
vol.3
development of polygon character in Blender The 3rd book in the “Let’s make 3DCG Character!” introduces the definitive resource for computer modeling in Blender while it is a wonderful free and open source program for 3DCG animation. Covering the techniques from low poly to high poly modeling and bipedal locomotion, this book is suitable for the animators who want to switch to Blender and for 3DCG intermediates to blush up their skills.
Author：Tomo 180 × 235 mm 264 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-765-1 June 2012 All rights available
DESIGN & ART Books on Japan 1931-1972 Japanese propaganda books
In this book 100 propaganda books, published between 1931 and 1972, are introduced. The front cover and middle page of each magazine is introduced by year along with a brief overview. By “propaganda books” we mean such books promoting political, military and cultural ideas as is represented by the magazines NIPPON (Nihon Kobou) and FRONT (Tohosha). Also included in these 100 magazines is tourist guides, export product catalogues, world fair catalogues and Olympic brochures. In such “propaganda books” published by the government or large companies generous budgets were provided for such Author: Yoshiyuki Morioka 182 × 257 mm 208 pages Hardcover with jacket Japanese 3800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-826-9 October 2012 All rights available
publications. Accordingly, many persons who have contributed greatly to the history of Japanese photography and graphic design are introduced.
Play Printing This is a general guide explaining offset printing. We are surrounded by mountains of printed matter but how many people know the history of printing or how printing is now carried out. This book describes what kind of knowledge is useful when ordering offset
150 × 195 mm 176 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1980 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-814-6 June 2012 All rights available
printing and also explains how to write a specification document. The author, a professional in offset printing, provides this overview of offset printing.
Designing Tumblr This is a guide book for aspiring design creators of the most effective promotion tool; Tumblr. It explains basic operations and the most creative use of this tool along with providing examples of uses for portfolio and one-concept sites. Also how to customize a design, what Tumblr sites one should follow and client software are clarified. It introduces sites with high-quality ideas and explains how to customize and build your own Tumblr.
148 × 210 mm 160 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-830-6 September 2012 All rights available
“QUOTATION” Worldwide Creative Journal “QUOTATION” Worldwide creative journal introduces the forefront of creative activities from around the world - Internet and computer technology changed our “creative and design” environment widely.
no.12 Creatives in London 186 × 256 mm 88 pages ISBN: 978-4-86100-808-5 November 2011
Editor: Gradation Blue Paperback Japanese (par tly English) 580 yen Rights sold:Complex Chinese(no.1 〜 no.3) Simplified Chinese(no.1 〜 no.5)
no.9 The Special Interviews of Remarkable Creators 182 × 250 mm 80 pages ISBN: 978-4-86100-755-2 October 2010
no.6 Nordic Culture Now 186 × 256 mm 88 pages ISBN: 978-4-86100-711-8 January 2010
Creatives in Japan
Keywords to know the front line of creatives in Japan Reporting on what is happening in the contemporary Japanese creative scene attracts attention from around the world, so for this issue “QUOTATION” has selected people and places from an array of media, and introduces them by category.
Editor: Gradation Blue 212 × 150 mm 188 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese-English Bilingual 1200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-729-3 September 2010 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
WE LOVE ARTISTS
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCIES AROUND THE WORLD The visual book features the best 90 Artists in Residence (AIR) programs in the world, with details of more than 100 artists who are in AIR. You’ll find the latest news from the AIR where Paul Gauguin, Donald Clarence Judd, Takashi Murakami and Makoto Aida and other great artists have stayed. There is a comprehensive list of 520 AIRs at the back of the book.
Production: SOMEONE ’S GARDEN 187 × 265 mm 384 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese-English Bilingual 3800 yen ISBN:978-4-86100-669-2 December 2009 Rights sold: Simplified Chinese
Fun Logo Making
Ideas and developments from a typography form In this book the technique for making Japanese and English logos is systematized and explained. The author’s technique of first studying the characteristics of the letter shapes and then conceiving creative and original logos is explained in detail. This explanation will no doubt be most beneficial for those who are beginners in logo making or those who are now pondering some actual logo designs. Actual examples of the author’s logo making process, (broadcast in NHK BS1 / BS Premium) that is from the rough ideas stage to the brush-up stage and completion are documented. Author: Hajime Kabutoya 148 × 210 mm 176 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-839-9 September 2012 All rights available
Cut, Paste, Collective
Digital x Analog collage techniques This book teaches you the best collage techniques utilizing both Analog and Digital methods. All collage works in this book are not created just in computer, they are based on handmade artworks. You will learn how-to make the hybrid collage works using Photoshop and Illustratior. Attached CD-ROM includes the complete data and sample
Author: T YMOTE, Ayame ONO 182 × 257 mm 192 pages Sof tcover with Jacket CD-ROM Japanese 2400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-803-0 January 2012 All rights available
materials of most of the works in this book.
Tips & Ideas for D.I.Y. Motion Graphics Art direction for fashion photography
Today, there are many motion graphics teemingly, what a creator really needs is “idea” and “D.I.Y. spirit” to accomplish great works. The popular creators from “Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 100” will show you their making processes and ideas of various types of Motion Graphics such as classic illustration animation, motion capture, gravitation computing in 3D software, and programming works.
Editor: Kurando Furuya 182 × 257 mm 204 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-791-0 October 2011 All rights available
Design Based on Logical Thinking a basic and practical method to construct form
This is a textbook about design technique by engineering approach that is getting the most important part for product development for next generation! This book explains the foundations and the practice method for creating and developing two-dimensional and three-dimensional modeling from an
Author：Toshiki Yamaoka 150 × 210 mm 224 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-805-4 February 2012 All rights available
engineering point of view.
The great masters of Nordic design Following their footprints
This is a classic, yet novel book on Nordic designs: a photodocument with travel story of Denmark, Sweden, and Finland to follow the great masters such as Arne Jacobsen, Erik Gunnar Asplund, and Alvar Aalto. Their views on daily life, flow of time, as well as their aspirations to design not just the shape of things, but lifestyle itself. Enjoy the real-life
Author: Kentaro Hagihara 145 × 210 mm 176 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-738-5 May 2011 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
description and backgrounds of the great masters.
Design Scenar y This book features around 10 years' writing from the column “what design can do” in the magazine Web Designing. The designer Yasuhito Nagahara has been observing a changing society, new trends of design technology and other topics from his professional point of view. He comments on
Author: Yasuhito Nagahara 148 × 210 mm 416 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2500 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-704-0 April 2010 All rights available
historical phenomena from various genres including graphic, image, typography, book design, web design, interaction, and art.
Beautiful Fonts and Designs
The character and Logo Designs of Masterpiece Fonts Not only the historical background of classical or masterpiece fonts, but also the aesthetical characteristics are visually explained, which makes the book unique. As Roman alphabet is widely used in logo design, it also features a step-by-step guide on logo creation with the Roman alphabet. Furthermore, it will become a handy, practical guidance on choosing the best font for any design purpose.
Author: Hajime Kabutoya 148 × 210 mm 176 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1980 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-689-0 March 2010 All rights available
CR AFT & HOBBY Craft Idea Book by HELLO SANDWICH “Everyday life is very special and we can stop appreciate these moments by using cute handmade items.” A cute Australian artist, HELLO SANDWICH suggests how to enjoy making craft and introduces pop and colorful handmade items not only stationery, card case, and accessories designed by herself but scrapping photos and printed matters to memorize your day. You can find full of ideas to enjoy making craft and cherish your daily life from this book.
Author: Hello Sandwich 148 × 210 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-798-9 July 2012 Rights sold: German
girls ZINE 2 This is the second title in this series. ZINE is about publishing by individuals or groups in small numbers, also called “little-press.” This book covers the joy of getting published and discusses how such mini publications can be utilized as a tool to connect people of similar interests.
Editor: obscure inc. 148 × 210 mm 120 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-828-3 September 2012 All rights available
girls ZINE This book is for girls who are interested in ZINE, who love printed work, or who like expressing themselves. ZINE is a cute, fashionable, and flexible way of self-expression, and this book, with plenty of pictures, shows how to make various types of ZINE. There is also information on the hottest ZINE events. People will feel “I want to make a ZINE right now!” after reading this book. They will realize afresh how interesting – and easy – it is to express and convey one’s thoughts.
Editor: obscure inc. 148 × 210 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-745-3 September 2010 All rights available
ATELIER C ARTONNAGE
boites décorées de fleurs de saison pour embellir tous les jours de votre vie This is the second cartonnage textbook written by cartonnage artist Kayoko Bigeard who resides in France. Using flowers from the 12 months as motifs the author describes how to make 25 different cartonnage boxes and items such as a lamp, a bookstand, a craft goods box and a cosmetics dresser. Each work is decorated with an artificial flower and so its double use both as a vase and as a storage box is one point which is emphasized. Five projects which all persons, that is from beginners to those who have experience in cartonnage making, can make are Author: Kayoko Bigeard 260 × 190 mm 120 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-799-6 May 2012 All rights available
explained using step by step photos, explanations and drawings.
ATELIER C ARTONNAGE
12 months jewelry boxes - Une année de boîtes à bijoux The author Kayoko Bigeard is a Cartonage creator based in France. She shows how to make 36 boxes decorated with beautiful textile, ranging from a small box to put in a handbag every day to a wedding accessory, with a focus on jewelry box of 12 months. The lessons are shown in photos, and they come with step-by-step explanations and drafts of all the boxes.
Author: Kayoko Bigeard 260 × 190 mm 96 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-709-5 October 2010 Rights sold: French, Korean
Pop up Paper Craft Have fun with this paper craft book designed by a Japanese popular crafter Yoko Ganaha (PIGPONG). The package includes more than fifty-five ready-to-cut projects such as cute and pop-up animals with message cards and paper items. Recommended as a surprising gift or a desktop interior. Suitable Author: Yoko Ganaha (PIGPONG) 210 × 147 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-829-0 July 2012 All rights available
for kids as well as adults.
CUT OUT BOOK
Little paper boxes to play and decorate CUT OUT BOOK includes plenty of patterns of the boxes and illustrated labels. Cutting out the pages directly along the patterns, you can make little tiny sundries such as boxes with various illustrations and cute as “kawaii” labels. From children to adults, CUT OUT BOOK for people who love fancy handcraft
Author: PIGPONG (Yoko Ganaha, Piggy Tsujioka) 182 × 257 mm 76 pages Sof tcover with jacket Japanese 1200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-758-3 Octber 2010 All rights available
works.
CUT OUT BOOK 2
Little paper boxes to play and decorate A pencil case, a sewing kit box, gift labels, mobiles, pencil mascots and mini milk cartons … all these projects can be made by simply cutting out the paper templates and constructing them. There are also cute label designs. All kinds of cute paper boxes and goods can be made from this book.
Author: PIGPONG (Yoko Ganaha, Piggy Tsujioka) 182 × 257 mm 68 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-807-8 November 2011 All rights available
HANDMADE ZAKK A & CR AF T “TUESDAY, a globally successful designing studio, introduces cute and easy ideas to make everyday life more colorful. Learn the fun of creating room ornaments from paper and thread, accessories from felt, the most exciting party items, and picture collections to enjoy especially with families! Children will love reading this book with you.”
Author: TUESDAY 148 × 210 mm 144 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-777-4 September 2011 Rights sold: German
Illustration School with Cute Animals
Author: Sachiko Umoto 160 × 200 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-591-6 September 2008 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, English,French, Finnish, German, Thai
Illustration School
Plants and Small Creatures Author: Sachiko Umoto 160 × 200 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-635-7 March 2009 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, English, French, Thai
Illustration School with Happy People
Author: Sachiko Umoto 160 × 200 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-592-3 September 2008 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, English, French, Finnish, German, Thai
Illustration School Magical Color Selection
Author: Sachiko Umoto 160 × 200 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-715-6 April 2010 Rights sold: Simplified Chinese, Complex Chinese, Korean, Thai
Let's make ever yday things look antique! Antiques are adorable…if you don’t mind the high price and the bother of searching for the right color and texture. But read this book and you can create your own original antique items, simply by utilizing products that cost only 100 yen! This book is full of such remake ideas and creative techniques, introduced by
Author: WOLCA 148 × 210 mm 96 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-794-1 September 2011 All rights available
the popular website WOLCA.
Wallsticker Book
Cute and Small Handmade Crafts A wall accessory called “wall sticker” is now all the rage. In this book, readers will learn how to use cutting sheet, masking tapes, and paper to make small, convenient sized wall stickers. Complete with adorable samples of how to use the stickers.
Author: CHIKU 148 × 210 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-731-6 November 2010 Rights sold: Complex Chinese
Travel Scrapbook Train tickets, leaflets, maps, and other paper materials that you haven’t been able to throw away after your travel can make a nice collage along with your photos. Why don’t you make an album which keeps your vivid memories from your travel? This book features 10 artists’ scrap books on the theme of travel. It’s full of ideas and tips in making travel albums, and
148 × 210 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-682-1 October 2009 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean
will surely make you feel like going on a trip again and again.
Collage Book 11 collage artists show their original ways to create attractive design pieces with everyday materials by cutting, pasting, sewing, or drawing. The book is full of unique ideas and practical tips on the choice of materials and techniques.
148 × 210 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-794-1 March 2009 Rights sold: English
BOX&YOU
paper box to color your life TUESDAY, a globally successful designing studio, introduces cute and easy ideas to make everyday life more colorful. Learn the fun of creating room ornaments from paper and thread, accessories from felt, the most exciting party items, and picture collections to enjoy especially with families! Children will
Supervisor: BOX&NEEDLE 148 × 210 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-746-0 November 2011 All rights available
love reading this book with you.
mt Wrapping Book This book will show the many ways to use mt masking tapes – a popular creative material – for wrapping presents. The concept is “cute, smart, and no fuss.” Plenty of pictures are used in this book, so readers will know exactly how to wrap their parcels in their own taste.
Super visor: K AMOI K AKOSHI CO., LTD. 148 × 210 mm 112 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-725-5 October 2010 Rights sold: Complex Chinese
Shop and Creator This book features 20 creators; from their creations, birth of the works, and to promote and sell their works. The shop “Baden Baden” cooperates the every step with creators, and this book shows you how artists and shop can be deeply connected together.
Super visor: Chizuko Mori ( Baden Baden) 148 × 210 mm 176 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-768-2 September 2011 Rights sold: Simplified Chinese
Women Creator's Desk This book introduces the 25 women active in the design and in the creation, and each attractive working space with their interviews and a lot of photos. You can discover their variety of ideas and their own skills in the many types' working spaces which are from personal atelier to company's office.
Author and Editor: Junko Yazaki 148 × 210 mm 136 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-649-4 October 2009 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
GIRLS HANDICR AF T DICTIONARY This photo-encyclopedia introduces all the tools and material needed in various kinds of fancywork and handcraft. It is not only for specialists, but also for those who are seeking a hobby, or those interested in fancywork/ handcraft. Readers will be inspired with imaginative ideas, or lured into trying a new
Author and Editor: Junko Yazaki 148 × 210 mm 192 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-741-5 May 2011 All rights available
type of handwork.
Interior Painting to Make a Comfor table Life Changing in the wall colors of your room can make your room’s atmosphere completely different. This book introduces examples of how a wall color change makes for a dramatic difference. Also, using numerous photos, a detailed explanation of how to go about a color change of your walls can be found in this book.
Author and Editor: Ayako Ota 148 × 210 mm 128 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-782-8 December 2011 Rights sold: Complex Chinese
JAPANESE NEW HANDWORK The younger generation is now looking with new eyes at traditional Japanese handcraft
(teshigoto) . This book responds to such sentiment, taking up teshigoto not merely retrospectively, but also as a novel concept that is being expressed and accepted among the young.
Author and Editor: Junko Yazaki 148 × 210 mm 120 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 1600 yen ISBN:978-4-86100-718-7 October 2010 All rights available
FOLK TOYS NIPPON In Japan, artisans have been making folk handicrafts for centuries in different regions. This book features the best of them, selected from a contemporary viewpoint. They make ideal, cute souvenirs of your travels in Japan. Their unique origins and how to use them in today's interior environment are also featured.
Author: Masashi Kido 148 × 210 mm 144 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2000 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-647-0 June 2009 All rights available
COMPUTING iTunes U and University Education This book is a report of universities which are using iTunes U and iPad in their education programs. In addition, this book includes iBook Authors’ explanations of how to create iBooks and get them distributed. This book is essential reading for educators and will give the reader knowledge about ICT use and the present state of open education.
Editor: Amarugon 182 × 257 mm 160 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-825-2 September 2012 All rights available
iOS Programming Technique
Basic study of application development in Objective-C ＋ Xcode 4 This book is a beginners guide for iPhone and iPad application developers with the need for knowledge of Objective-C and iOS. The guide is based on the comprehensive development software; Xcode 4. Even for those who are new to using Objective-C, the basics of iOS programming are explained in an easy to
Author: Makoto Ohtsu 182 × 235 mm 416 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-764-4 June 2011 All rights available
understand step-by-step format.
iOS AUTOMATISM BY THE PAT TERNS This book is about developing iPhone / iPad apps for people who finished studying the basics and wishes to learn about more sophisticated programs. Makoto Kinoshita of HMDT Co., Ltd. will teach how to make such apps. All the knowledge he gained will be grouped into 7 categories (“Patterns”), and readers will learn how to make RSS readers of sample apps, and the most effective way to develop software.
Author: Makoto Kinoshita 170 × 227 mm 208 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-734-7 February 2011 All rights available
IA100
Information Architecture for User Experience Design The first book of the genre in Japan gives a systematic overview on Information Architecture. It covers all the web- related topics from user research, contents analysis, and concept definition to actual planning: 100 essential topics about IA are featured in two pages each. The author Atsushi Hasegawa is the president of Concent, Inc. and a leading
Author: Atsushi Hasegawa 216 × 254 mm 224 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 3200 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-577-0 October 2009 Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Information Architect. This book gives us a comprehensive overview of IA.
Pd Recipe Book
Sound Programming by Pure Data This is a beginner’s guide on Pure Data, a graphical programming environment. Readers will learn the basic operation of Pure Data while making sample patches as instructed. Pure Data is an open source, graphical programming environment made by the developer of MAX/MSP. This is a book
Author: Seiichiro Matsumura 182 × 257 mm 344 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 3400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-780-4 February 2012 All rights available
for people interested in programming software effecters or making autonomic music via computer algorithm.
Beyond Interaction
Introductory of openFrameworks Programming for Media Art This book is the world- first manual on openFrameworks, the production environment highly appreciated in interactive design and media art today. It shows us how to use the C++ framework, from the first step in programming to advanced applications. Beginners in programming, and professionals who want to try a more powerful
Author: Atsushi Tadokoro, Satoru Higa, Akihiro Kubota 182 × 257 mm 304 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 3400 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-670-8 February 2010 All rights available
programming environment will find the book equally useful.
Built with Processing
Programming for Design and Art [Revised Edition: Ver.1.x. compliant] The revised edition of the first manual on Processing in Japan is finally published. Processing is a programming environment with open source used widely in design and art production. The book explores the attractive world of Processing and explains basics of forming with programming.
Author: Kotaro Tanaka, Takashi Maekawa 182 × 257 mm 288 pages Sof tcover with Jacket Japanese 2800 yen ISBN: 978-4-86100-707-1 June 2010 All rights available