Laurence King Autumn 22 GBP catalogue

Laurence King Autumn 2022

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This season marks important departures for our list.

Firstly, on the book front, the launch of our most ambitious series to date. Crystal Astrology for Modern Life combines two of publishing’s favorite subjects, crystals and astrology, into a collection of pure beauty, with amazing crystal photography, illustrations, graphics and, of course, inspired writing. And if your appetite for a more spiritually balanced life was not yet satisfied by those twelve volumes, you will find plenty more in Joey Hulin’s Mind & Bowl or Isla MacLeod’s Rituals for Life, in my view the best book on this ever current subject – made even more inspiring by Luisa Rivera’s illustrations.

And while we are on the subject of lifestyles, we have the perfect book for these WFH times in How to Plant a Room, the long-awaited follow-up to Morgan Doane and Erin Harding’s How to Raise a Plant. It is also worth mentioning how our photography list is entering new fertile ground with As We See It, a book in which up-and-coming writer Aida Amoako showcases a new generation of non-white artists and photographers reshaping Black identity. It is also worth mentioning that our Harlem Renaissance jigsaw features a previous generation who did the same thing, shaking culture and identity from New York to Paris and beyond some one hundred years earlier.

And there are more departures as we move over to our gift list, starting with two original board games. The Shakespeare Game will transpose you to Elizabethan London and assess your brilliance as a bard and theatrical entrepreneur, while You Are the President will test your idealism and political mettle. Do you have what it takes to make the world a better place? Or just a more fun place?

Talking of ambition, our bingos have never been as gorgeous. You can spend an afternoon in the company of Agatha Christie’s characters and plots, or meander through the superb illustrations of our Tree Bingo (featuring not just the trees, but their leaves, fruit, flowers… their full regalia!)

But the biggest departures are in this Autumn’s jigsaw list. After the success of our literary jigsaws (from Shakespeare to Jane Austen) we are now taking it one step further and working directly with those great writers. No, not Shakespeare’s ghost… But living legends. The celebrated Scottish thriller writer Ian Rankin takes us through the mean streets of Edinburgh turning pavement stones into a darkly colourful jigsaw pieces, while the bestselling classicist Natalie Haynes transposes the mythical world of her groundbreaking books into an epic visual poem in 1000 pieces. The astonishing heroines of Greek myths have never seemed so close us.

And talking of inventive jigsaw formats, our highly successful ‘299 somethings and… a something’ series dives into the ocean with hundreds of sea creatures (as well as a diver) for you to piece together. Come on, be brave, go for it, headfirst!

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Trade, Art & Student Books Architecture: 20 Business/ Creativity: 21, 22, 23 Environment & Sustainability: 8, 9 Fashion: 16, 17, 18, 19 Humor: 11 Mind, Body, Spirit: 10, 12, 13 Photography: 6 Science: 14

Children’s Books & Gifts Children’s Activity: 28, 30 Children’s Books: 26, 27, 28, 29

Gifts & Games Activity Books: 52 Games & Puzzles: 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 50, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65

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PHOTOGRAPHY

As We See It Artists Reshaping Black Identity Aida Amoako ● How Black photographers are investigating and representing notions of Black identity in diverse new ways ● Includes photographers who are both exploring the history of Black visual identity while also resetting its future ● Full of visually refreshing and challenging narratives – including depictions of Black joy and love, as well as queer and non-binary identities, and images that underline photography’s role in challenging systemic racism ● Images come from across the world and straddle the worlds of portraiture, documentary, fashion and fine art A new wave of Black photographers and artists across photography, fine art, documentary and fashion - are depicting Black subjects in completely original ways, and in doing so laying claim to their own visions of identity.

As We See It brings together 40 photographers who are together investigating new possibilities and visually refreshing narratives over how Black subjects are depicted.

INFO 9781786279583 300 Images 192 Pages 7 x 9 inches £30.00 • Hardback OCTOBER 2022

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Aida Amoako is a London-based arts and culture writer. She writes for Hyperallergic and The Times Literary Supplement among others.

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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

How To Plant A Room and Grow a Happy Home Morgan Doane and Erin Harding ● Having a well-planted home is great for your mental health and is the next step in the strong and growing trend of plant parenting ● The perfect follow-up for readers of How to raise a plant and make it love you back, which has sold over 100,000 copies ● A perfect book for crafty people and those who wish they were, with easy-to-follow projects for making plant-centred pieces like propagation gardens, terrariums and plant-based wall art ● Authors Morgan Doane and Erin Harding are the creators of #houseplantclub, an Instagram account with over 1 million followers Whether you're a total novice, a newly minted plant parent or an experienced indoor gardener, this book will help you take the next step to having a well-planted home.

Featuring cool plant projects and styling ideas to make the most of your houseplants, this friendly guide will help you discover how to make a mounted wall garden, a kokedama and an air plant mobile. Create enviable shelf displays, terrariums and hanging plant features. The fun and easy projects are beautifully photographed in steps and accompanied by inspirational images of plant displays in the home.

How to Plant a Room is written by the successful authors of How to Raise a Plant, Morgan Doane and Erin Harding of #houseplantclub, who have over 1 million followers on Instagram.

INFO 9780857829061 150 illustrations 112 pages 6 x 8 inches £12.99 • Flexiback AUGUST 2022

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Morgan Doane from Tampa, Florida, and Erin Harding from Portland, Oregon, are the creators of #houseplantclub, an Instagram page with 1 million followers. Their first book, How to Raise a Plant, has been successful on both sides of the Atlantic.

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HANGING PLANTS / MODERN BEADED PLANT HANGER

For decades plant hangers have been made in homes around the world. While they have gone in and out of fashion through the years, they’re back now and can be customized in countless ways. Hanging plants in the home is not only beautiful and stylish, but also a great way to keep plants out of reach of children and pets.

We love this project because it’s so easy—you don’t need to learn how to tie a bunch of knots to make something that looks really great. The best part about it is that there’s no right way.

Get creative with your beading to produce the look you want!

Variations Here we show just one way to make a modern beaded plant hanger, but there are many variations to this project.

We used 3-mm macramé cord, but you could opt for hemp rope, string, or yarn instead. The length of the plant hanger can be adjusted to fit your needs. Here we show you how to make a plant hanger that is approximately 36 inches (90cm) long from the top of the wooden ring to the bottom of the fringe. It will happily accommodate pots up to 6 inches (15cm) in diameter.

Wooden beads like the ones we use here can be found at craft stores or online. Be aware of the bead size and hole opening, since the bead must fit easily over the six strands of cord. Another way to customize your hanger would be to paint or stain the beads instead of leaving them their natural color—this way they could be matched to your home decor.

The possibilities are endless!

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MIND, BODY, SPIRIT

Rituals for Life A Guide to Creating Meaningful Rituals Inspired by Nature Isla Macleod, Luisa Rivera (Illustrator) ● Rituals for Life can help you create a happier, more grounded and sustainable way of life through ritual ● Includes rituals for all kinds of significant transitions, including celebrations such as birthdays, weddings, new babies and new homes, as well as tougher times such as divorces, separations and the grieving process ● Includes background on the roots and purposes of ritual as well as seasonal ideas and ingredients that you can use to craft your own rituals Rituals are among the most powerful tools we have to create meaning and cultivate wellbeing in our lives. In Rituals for Life, you can learn to live a more intentional life, enriched by your connection with nature. The book explores the essential components of ritual and how to use them to bring happiness and inner peace into your every day life. Includes instructions for thirty rituals, some for every day and others for specific moments and occasions, that you can adapt for your own needs, as well as an exploration of the roots and purposes of ritual. Beautifully illustrated

by Luisa Rivera, this inspiring book is a guide more authentic and soulful way of living.

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Isla Macleod is a ceremonialist, celebrant and ritual weaver, creating bespoke journeys and rites of passage to honor natural transitions and life cycles. She runs workshops and festival events throughout the UK.

INFO 9780857829429 50 illustrations 192 pages 5 4/5 x 8 inches £16.99 • Hardback SEPTEMBER 2022

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Luisa Rivera is a London-based artist, illustrator and author originally from Chile. Most of her work is done with water-based paints. Her illustrations have appeared in books, magazines, newspapers, and art exhibitions.

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One way of depicting this reality is demonstrated by the symbol of the Tree of Life, or World Tree in shamanic traditions.4 The Tree of Life reveals the different dimensions of reality that coexist and collaborate through a vertical dimension, the Axis Mundi.5 This is the central axis that runs through the worlds, which shamans use to travel between dimensions and create a bridge between the physical and spiritual realms. The middle world is represented by the trunk, symbolising the physical reality we inhabit that connects us with the other worlds; the lower world is depicted as being the roots, or underworld, where our ancestors can be found; the upper spirit world can be reached by the branches of the Tree of Life. If the invisible realms are not acknowledged and attended to by those in the middle world, imbalance occurs and the tree is cut off from its roots and unable to bear fruit.

• ANCESTORS • POWER ANIMALS

In many indigenous cultures the veneration of ancestors is a vital part of community life, honouring those who birthed us and seeded their dreams, wisdom and resilience within us. In the Yoruba tradition (an ethnic group native to western Africa), the dead are buried at home and not in a cemetery so that the family can wish their ancestors good morning each day and good night before they go to bed. When someone dies a loved one says ‘Odabo’, which means ‘see you soon’, because the ancestors will visit in dreams or visions and be attended to in daily life with prayers and offerings at an ancestral shrine.

Festivals dedicated to tending the spirits of the dead are present worldwide in the Celtic Samhain, Mexican Day of the Dead, and Obon in Japan, creating a vital, rich landscape of belonging. By ritually attending the dead, the living create a bridge to the invisible realms, helping the dead to cross over and become well ancestors who can help guide and inspire the living. An awareness of their presence and influence can also help the living disentangle from inherited beliefs and patterns that have been passed down.

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about my workspace before starting a new project, in my car if I am embarking on a long journey, and around any room that I feel needs a quick clearing of energy.

In addition to your home environment, you might want to change your physical appearance with a haircut, or reimagine your style by wearing some bold, eccentric clothes that you were saving for a summer festival! Finding ways to push your comfort zone will expand your capacity for welcoming new experiences, so taking playful steps to explore different ways of expressing yourself can be immensely rewarding.

The initiatory energy of spring makes it a supportive time to begin new routines and create wellbeing practices to complement the vision you have for your best self; consider joining a new fitness class, committing to a daily meditation practice or finding a club to connect with others who share a similar passion or hobby. Follow your joy and seek out what brings you real soul-level nourishment, while listening to the needs of your body. Take an honest inventory of yourself and see what needs to change in your life so you are able to thrive.

You can create the conditions for inner wellbeing by enjoying a spring cleanse or detox, following a green diet filled with wild plants and plenty of water to flush out the toxins for a week, or omitting certain things from your diet, such as sugar, alcohol or dairy. Fasting also offers a powerful way to reset the system and can be done intermittently each day, only eating for the six hours between noon and 6pm, or by carrying out a three-day fast.

The barriers to change are nearly always found in your mind and the well-trodden pathways you have created by living habitually and often unconsciously. Witnessing your thoughts without attaching to

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HUMOR

The Little Book of Ick 500 Reasons to Get Over Them - For Good Anna Burtt, Kitty Winks ● Beautifully illustrated and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the perfect gift book for Gen Z-ers: serial daters, those who've been dumped, those who've done the dumping, or even for a divorce party ● Appeals to girls, gays and theys - as well as a hilarious reference of the icks you might have encountered, the book teaches you how to use the ick to get over your ex in times of heartbreak You've been dating someone for a while and you notice something about them that turns your stomach. That's the "ick" - it might be something weird or unremarkable, it might even be something you do yourself. Whatever it is, once you've got the ick there's no going back from it and, for better or worse, it's onto the next swipe.

The Little Book of Ick is a celebration of the dating phenomenon that plagues millions. Split into chapters that chart all the stages of finding love, this book is a collection of 500 hilarious icks: some you'll have already encountered, all ready for you to use when you need to get over someone - qu-ick-ly! Cutting, relatable, witty, sharp - The Book of Ick will reassure you it's fine to be fussy, it might even soothe your future heartbreak... or just make you laugh on the loo.

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Anna Burtt has worked in publishing for almost a decade and is currently Head of Events at a global writing consultancy.

She is the host of the Brighton Book Club on Radio Reverb and has run a successful writing group for the last four years.

She's recently finished her first novel, which is set in Yorkshire and explores grief, sexuality, intergenerational friendships and drag.

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Trips with lovers are funny, aren’t they?

Out of your usual routine, on neutral territory, in a different country … what could possibly give you the Ick? Well, a lot, it seems. Turns out that airports, planes, strange currency and even buffets can bring on the Ick. And, really, as much as we deny it, flip-flops are kinda weird. Especially when they’re paired with blue jeans and a fancy fedora.

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Kitty Winks is one of Instagram's sassiest book bloggers, known for her brutally honest opinions and refusal to conform to the norm. Like many respectable Gen Zs, Kitty now works at a tech startup after having previously worked as a bookseller and museum guide.

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MIND, BODY, SPIRIT

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SCIENCE

The Short Story of the Universe A Pocket Guide to the History, Structure, Theories and Building Blocks of the Cosmos Gemma Lavender ● A new and innovative approach to telling the fascinating story of our universe ● Unravels the history of the universe and explores the objects found within it, as well as its structure and the theories behind our understanding of it ● Explains it all in an accessible and concise way ● The book for stargazers, amateur astronomers and the perennially curious to understand the complete story of the cosmos The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe.

Covering 130 key components that make it up from dwarf galaxies and spiral arms to red giants and the planets of the solar sytem - and linking these to the universe's structure and the theories that help us understand it, this book simplifies this riveting yet mind-boggling subject, telling the story of how it came into being and how it will eventually be no more.

Accessible and concise, generously illustrated throughout, and with all the essential information presented without jargon, readers are given all the tools they need to enjoy the fascinating history of the deepest depths of the universe.

INFO 9780857829382 133 illustrations 224 pages 5 13/16 x 8 1/4 inches £14.99 • Flexiback AUGUST 2022

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Gemma Lavender is Content Director of Knowledge & Education at Future Plc, Editor of All About Space magazine and an Editor at the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory.

She holds a PhD in astrophysics, degrees in astrophysics and the physical sciences and is a researcher in physics education at Cardiff University. She is the author of several books on space and physics, including Quantum Physics in Minutes.

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Fashion Portfolio Create, Curate, Innovate Tamara Albu, Michelle Nahum-Albright ● Personal strategy and clear identity are key to successfully presenting yourself as a designer within the fashion industry ● A stand-out portfolio displaying these qualities is essential for advanced students, emerging fashion professionals and career builders Fashion Portfolio: Create, Curate, Innovate is a practical guide to a forward-reaching portfolio, emphasizing the value of personalised storytelling. Its focus is in helping designers reach visual and conceptual clarity in representing their potential. As part of a personal brand strategy, the portfolio becomes a stronger sales tool. This is why the book also explores research, personal branding, presentation materials, online presentation, interview technique and follow up.

The book also includes a section on different fashion professional paths providing invaluable career advice not just for aspiring designers but all those looking to evolve in the fashion industry.

Case studies from successful recent graduates working across the world offer further insight on how to make your mark.

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Creative process The creative process is complex and non-linear.

Experimenting is part of the protocol, and leads to exciting discovery. It demands an abundance of imagination and passion. The process of designing fashion does not have a well-defined beginning and end. It cannot be tied to a 9 to 5 schedule. Inspiration may visit randomly. Taking a walk or listening to a song can spark an idea. These inspirations percolate and emerge within their own time. A ride on the subway, daydreaming, or sleeping may bring forth exciting possibilities.

Tamara Albu is Associate Professor of Fashion at Parsons School of Design, where she has developed a number of their courses including Fashion Portfolio. She has also guest lectured and conducted workshops internationally at a number of institutions in China, as well as in Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Saudia Arabia and Kyrgyzstan.

Inspiration A designer can draw inspiration from anything: a time period, a manner of material manipulation, or a specific muse. When this inspiration is clearly demonstrated within your portfolio, it informs and supports the customer profile. Inspiration is part of the unique story of your collection. It sets you apart and calls to employers. Some designers are inspired by an actual person, their image, or style. This could be an iconic figure such as Princess Diana, or a Pop icon such as Prince Others find outsiders such as Teddy Boys or the Punks motivating. In some cases, designers tap into their own needs, desires, shopping habits, aesthetic affinities or socio-economic background to model collections for audiences like themselves. In these cases, the designer acts as their own target customer, or even as their own muse.

(opposite) Karl Lagerfeld sketching. (below) Yves Saint Laurent sketch with swatch and notes, and finished garment.

Collection: Development, Identity and Focus

Michelle Nahum-Albright is Assistant Professor of Fashion at Parsons School of Design, where she teaches Process and Skills for Fashion. Previously she has taught a number of design courses at FIT and at Pratt Institute. Her industry experience includes 17 years as an in-house designer at Elizabeth Arden.

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The Sketchbook as a Designer’s Diary Interesting designs may come to you in the blink of an eye. To avoid losing them, it is essential to develop a system to capture your ideas while they are fresh.

Every designer finds their own method of collecting thoughts. Some prefer a sketchbook, others use dedicated folders organized by category: i.e. sketches and notes, research and inspirational images, fabric sourcing. These are all forms of a designer’s diary or journal and offer a refuge for you to create and experiment without any self-imposed restrictions.

The unleashed imagination results in a flood of ideas to be curated and culled later. Sketches are usually rough and filled with creative immediacy. They can be supported by quick notes, fabric swatches and bits of reference. A diary may serve as a way to document or plan a fashion show.

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(above) Gianfranco Ferré, gala evening coat in velvet and peau d’ange color taffeta. F/W 1988-89 Couture Collection design specs (opposite, left and right) Anna Sui, S/S 2007 Collection. Sketch and Garment of Pirate Dress inspired by Marie Antoinette, pirates and rock ‘n’ roll.

This intimate personal collection may supply material for a mood board. Waiting within this barrage of creative thought may be a collection concept, theme, silhouette information, a color story or fabric story.

We all have good days, when ideas pour out, and those other days when nothing seems to work. A journal’s treasures can pay off when you confront these dry periods.

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The main material used in fashion bags other than leather is a type of plastic called polyurethane or PU. PU, also called ‘synthetic leather’ is used extensively in footwear, fashion bags and accessories as a cheaper and vegan alternative to animal leather. It has also been used as a replacement for PVC which is the most environmentally damaging plastic of all.

PU can be made out of recycled plastic bottles and both virgin and recycled PU can be made to look and feel indistinguishable for genuine leather.

PU can be manufactured in a range of colours, textures and finished that emulate all the variations of leather hides at a much lower price. Because PU does not have the restrictions of leather skins in terms of size and imperfections, it is cost effective and less wasteful during manufacture so it is ideal for mid to lower priced bags but has been used throughout the industry at every level.

The downside, is that PU is not breathable and does not wear in like leather. It can be torn and cannot be easily repaired so PU bags are quickly discarded once they are damaged. And while fewer resources are used to make PU than other synthetic materials, like all plastics it is originally made from fossil fuels and does not decompose. Designers such as Stella McCartney, Comme des Garcon and Matt & Nat have all used PU to create fashion bags and accessories.

Cotton Cotton is produced in different ways and can be woven to different thicknesses and types of cloth like canvas and denim. It can be finished in different colours, and coated to make it waterproof or more durable. Cotton material can be made from sustainably produced, recycled cotton or traditionally grown chemically treated cotton.

have a glazed finish and are used extensively to create fashion accessories providing an alternative to leather hides. They are durable, water-proof and similar to leather, they acquire an aged appearance over time. Cotton fabrics are biodegradability and recycled cotton fibres are often combined with other fabrics to add strength. Cotton canvas is a staple material for most brands. Spanish luxury brand Loewe introduced their Balloon shoulder bag as a new signature piece crafted from canvas combined with a leather trim but canvas has been used

by Celine, Louise Vuitton, Prada and Barbour and many more.

It is spun into yarns and woven into different densities of cloth which will affect the weight of a bag for example when it is used to make canvas, which is a much denser material. Cotton is usually coated with wax using a technique originally used in ships sails in the 19th Century. Waxed materials

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Polyester Polyester is commonly used for making bags and backpacks used for branding purposes. Although it was invented in 1941 it became popular in the 1970s when it was used in brightly coloured materials for casual cloth and disco wear. This gave polyester a reputation as a cheap fabric. Made from plastic, polyester bags are foldable and lightweight but do not break down and biodegrade easily. They take printing inks well and are ideal for creating branded printed bags and have been used extensively as reusable give away promotional products.The sheer amount of plastic waste produced each year has encouraged innovative solutions to recycling polyester.

There is no difference between recycled polyester and virgin polyester in terms of performance, durability, or strength. Brands such as SKFK have pioneered the use of recycled polyester fabrics in their bag ranges.

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growth in consumer trends toward recycled, vegan, eco-friendly and fair trade products many fashion accessories brands have begun to explore sustainable and ethical materials as commercial alternatives to leather. With the growth of the vegan fashion market natural alternatives being trialled for use in accessories include cork and bark fibre reinforced with polymers, and innovative leather substitutes derived from pineapple, coconuts, grapes, coffee, mushrooms and seaweed. Many are emerging as viable alternatives to leather along with re-purposed and upcycled materials.

was originally intended for military use during World War II. After the war the trend for modern materials saw acrylic plastic materials like Lucite and Perspex adopted for use in fashion accessories. Acrylic materials can be shaped, dyed, textured, produced in any colour or left clear and made to imitate tortoiseshell and ivory. Acrylic is tough and durable, but can be easily scratched. The manufacturing process can release toxic fumes and it is not biodegradable but it can be reused.

The popularity of acrylic plastics has not diminished and they remain extensively used for fashion bags particularly clutch styles. Los Angeles based brand, The Cult of Gaia, created one of Fashion’s most famous IT bags using acrylic plastic. Their half-circle contemporary take on the Ark bag is constructed of jointed acrylic pieces woven together.

Rubber Every year millions of rubber tubes are sent to landfill so there are clear environmental benefits to reclaiming rubber. Synthetic rubber is not biodegradable so this glut of types and rubber inner tubes presents a huge resource perfect for reimagining into innovative products that go beyond the soles of shoes. The textured matte finish of rubber and its strength makes it a perfect choice for directional bags. Brands such as Paguro have reinvented recycled rubber to create innovative fashion bags that are a real alternative to leather. Paguro also use a wide range of other reclaimed and repurposed materials including reclaimed canvas.

There are estimated to be 51 trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans, a single plastic bag can take 20 years to decompose, plastic bottles last as long as 450 years, and fishing line, 600 years. The frightening escalation of plastic pollution in the ocean has created an opportunity to develop a new non-natural material that is being used within the fashion industry. Parley for the Oceans is an environmental global network that aims to collaborate with brands and designers to explore environmental initiatives. Working with Adidas they have created Parley Ocean Plastic™ a material

The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries but it is vital for global economic growth.

In its desire to create a more sustainable, greener fashion system and in response to an explosive

Microfiber Lorica and Vegetan are two branded non-woven synthetic fabrics that match the characteristics of

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The first acrylic bags were created out of a trademarked material called Lucite, invented in 1931

by DuPont. Lucite is a durable acrylic material that

created from upcycled marine plastic waste.

This recovered raw material has been used by Adidas to make trainers and sportswear. Parley have created their Ocean Bag range of totes, working in collaboration with several contemporary artists to create a series of limited edition bags.

Ocean Plastic

Leather Alternatives

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Darla-Jane Gilroy is Associate Dean of Knowledge Exchange and Reader in Fashion and Enterprise. She has extensive teaching experience having lectured at London College of Fashion, Ravensbourne, The University of Westminster, Southhampton University, the University of East London, and the Royal College of Art. A key figure of the Blitz scene and a former fashion designer, Gilroy has played an influential role in British fashion since the 1980s and her design work has been exhibited at the V&A. She has maintained her professional practice through her trends consultancy, The Future Perfect.

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Fashion bags and accessories are a constant force driving innovative design, creative branding and sales across the global fashion industry.

New categories of accessories such as wearable technology cases are boosting market growth and the global fashion accessories market is predicted to increase by 6.5% in the next five years.

This book will explore fashion bags and related accessories, such as purses, wallets, clutches, cases, gloves and belts, through various approaches to creative design, product development, technological innovation, materials development, component design (hardware) and branding. Readers will become familiar with key constructions - T base, Turned, Bucket or Baguette bags and gain grounding in both traditional craftmaking techniques and contemporary digital manufacturing process. Traditional accessory materials like leather will be considered alongside new and emerging sustainable materials. It will also explore key elements of fashion bags and accessories like component design, signature branding and logo design.

Primarily aimed at students in fashion design, product design, or specialised accessories courses, the book will also be a go-to reference for professionals wishing to move into this product area.

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Regenerative Fashion A Nature-based Approach to Fibres, Livelihoods and Friendship Safia Minney Regenerative Fashion presents the future of fashion built on the regenerative use of natural resources and the revival of craft in the global South. It shares the stories of our interconnectedness with the natural world - and each other - and the urgency we face in the convergence of crises: the climate crisis and social crisis highlighted by the fight for racial justice.

Fashion has been inspired by nature for hundreds of years. Biomimicry highlights our dependence on nature and why we must shift fashion to respect this. A new commercial approach is possible and Safia Minney shows how it can be done through a regeneration, which goes beyond sustainability.

With dozens of case study interviews from best practise designers and organizations and initiatives around the worlds, as well as thought pieces from leading figures (Orsola de Castro, Dilys Williams. Kate Fletcher etc).

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Safia Minney MBE is an awardwinning, international social entrepreneur, speaker and advisor.

She has over 20 years' experience as a Global CEO of the company she founded, People Tree, developing the first sustainable and Fair Trade supply chains and standards with advisory roles with industry bodies.

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Textile Exchange Interviewee: Sarah Compson (organic cotton specialist) Location: global

SEKEM Interviewee: Konstanze Abouleish (Director of Organic Textiles) Location: Egypt

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Folding Techniques for Designers

Folding Techniques For Designers

Second Edition

Paul Jackson

With 10 vid eo tutori als

From Sheet to Form

From Sheet to Form Paul Jackson Many designers, from jewellers to architects, use folding techniques to make three-dimensional forms from two-dimensional sheets of fabric, cardboard, plastic, metal and other materials.

This unique handbook explains key folding techniques, such as pleated surfaces, curved folding and crumpling. It has been updated with a new chapter covering some lesserknown techniques, suggesting yet more creative possibilities. The techniques are accompanied by clear step-by-step drawings, specially commissioned photography and ten new instructional videos.

AUTHOR

Second Edition

Paul Jackson is the author of over 30 books on paper arts and crafts. He has taught the techniques of folding on over 150 university level design courses in the UK, Germany, Belgium, the US, Canada and Israel and been a 'folding consultant' for companies such as Nike and Siemens. He is the founder and director of the Israeli Origami Centre.

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Curved Folding 9.6.2. Two Curves in Opposition

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Curved Folding 9.6.3. ‘S’ Curves

Two Curves in Opposition

The simplest way to put two curves on a sheet is to place them in symmetrical opposition to each other. There are just two ways of doing this, although clearly, their position on the sheet and their distance from each other will change the result somewhat.

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‘S’ Curves

The curve may bend as previously described in one direction, like a letter ‘C’, but it can also bend in two directions like a letter ‘S’, or even several. The effect can be very lyrical, allowing light and shade to creep delicately over the curved planes.

9.6.2 _ 1 The bend of the curves should be equal, and neither too great nor too shallow. There is a sweet spot where the curve is just about ideal for the effect. The best way to find it is to make a few examples. Sometimes, experimentation is the only way!

9.6.3 _ 1 As before, use a template to draw an accurate curve with the back of a knife.

‘S’ curves will not end up as tight as the simpler ‘C’ curves, remaining relatively open and flat.

Pairs of curves may be placed along a strip.

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Step-folds in Origami Books

This is not an origami book. At least, it is not a book of representational models of animals, flowers and objects. From that, it may be falsely assumed that origami is irrelevant to the designer in search of folded forms that do not resemble an elephant or a lily.

However, instead of looking dismissively at the final model, look instead at some of the step-folds; that is, some of the folded forms made on the way to folding that model. Some of them are exceptionally interesting and can easily become a source of design inspiration. Generally, the early step-fold forms are more useful than the later ones, which can be too detailed.

References are best found in books, rather than online instructional videos.

This is because step-fold forms can be assessed quickly from line illustrations or photographs, whereas in a video they are often more difficult to see.

9.5 _ 1 These illustrations of step-folds are taken from origami models designed by the author over the last few years. The models themselves are unimportant – so their names, such as ‘Flower’, ‘Baby Bird’ and ‘Candle Holder’ have been removed – it is the step-folds that are of interest.

9.5 _ 2 Whereas the drawings make the forms look singular, stiff and geometric, the photographs reveal the forms to be unexpectedly fluid – they can be pulled open, collapsed, twisted, folded in half and more, to create many new forms not seen in the drawings.

Some are 2-D, others 3-D; some look to be of practical use, others are perhaps more decorative. Some will flex or collapse, some are rigid. What they have in common is that they are forms that are not easily found by thinking in the abstract. Instead, they are forms that are found when creating representational models, and because of this, they are different from the forms found elsewhere in this book, offering something fresh and new to the designer.

If you have an aversion to the craft of origami, look again. Some of the step-folds can be more interesting than the final models. Two of the forms can be seen in the photographs opposite.

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A History of Western Architecture Seventh Edition Owen Hopkins, David Watkin ● Covers the whole history of western architecture from ancient Egypt to the present ● Authoritative, comprehensive and highly illustrated ● Updated with information on re-use, digital cities and virtual architecture In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the late twentieth century. For this seventh edition, revising author Owen Hopkins provides a new introduction contextualising Watkin's approach. The final chapter on the twenty-first century has been completely rewritten with a global outlook and new entries on reuse, sustainability, neo-modernism and activism. Hopkins brings the story right up to date with a discussion of re-use, digital cities and virtual architecture.

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Owen Hopkins is Director of the Farrell Centre at Newcastle University.

Previously he was Senior Curator at Sir John Soane's Museum and before that he was Architecture Programme Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. He is the author of several books including Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon (2012), Architectural Styles: A Visual Guide (2014; both Laurence King), Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore (2020) and The Museum (2021).

David Watkin was Emeritus Professor of the History of Architecture at the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. His many books include Sir John Soane: Enlightenment Thought and the Royal Academy Lectures (1996), Morality and Architecture Revisited (2001) and The Roman Forum (2009). He died in 2018.

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The Twentieth Century

787, 788 Above and below Wright: Plan and exterior of Robie House, Oak Park, Chicago (1909)

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classical piers do not conflict with the Gothic tracery inside because the dominant visual element is everywhere provided by the emphatically exposed structural elements, which consist of reinforced concrete and of massive timber beams.

Two novel non-domestic works by Wright of about this time are the Larkin Administration Building, Buffalo, New York (1904; dem. 1949–50), designed for a mail order business, and the Unity Temple (1906), a Unitarian church at Oak Park, Chicago. In both the office block and the church a solid sculptural exterior, largely unrelieved by windows, leads to a monumental interior, top-lit from

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Creativity Begins With You

Andy Neal & Dion Star

CREATIVITY BEGINS WITH YOU

Can creativity be ‘taught’?

31 Practical Workshops to Explore Your Is creativity simply innate?

Creative Potential book will help develop your creativity by Andy Neal, DionThis Star

harnessing your own unique identity and experience, challenging you to get out of your habitual comfort zones and – most importantly – play.

● Students will learn to use their own identities and Part practical workshop and part provocative experiences to develop their unique creativity guide, Creativity Begins With You is an invaluable companion for any student working across the

BEGINS WITH

Andy Neal & Dion Star

creative disciplines. ● Suitable for students working across the creative disciplines: graphic design, design, architecture, advertising

CREATIVITY

Andy Neal and Dion Star teach at the School of Communication, Falmouth University, UK. This book is the result of over thirty years’ combined experience running creativity workshops at the school.

● Reintroduces FUN and PLAY into everyday studio work creativitybeginswithyou.co.uk

Can creativity be 'taught'? Or is it simply innate?

This book will help you find your creativity through your own unique identity and experience, challenging you to fight those negative voices, get out of your habitual comfort zones and - most importantly - play. Part practical workshop and part provocative guide, Creativity Begins With You is an invaluable companion for any student working across the creative disciplines.

YOU 31 practical workshops to explore your creative potential

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AUTHOR

Andy Neal and Dion Star teach at the School of Communication, Falmouth University, UK. This book is the result of over thirty years' combined experience running creativity workshops at the school.

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supportive. By focusing our attention on crafting our daily routines and rituals, we can better nourish our creative minds, while also taking into consideration (much more holistically) the impact on our physical and mental health.

An Hachette UK company Copyright © 2022 Andy Neal and Dion Star The moral right of Andy Neal and Dion Star to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

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is a normal and regular occurrence for most of us. Our brains get tired, primarily as a result of either working for too long, or working on the same task without any real sense of progress. Much like reviewing our use of time (and the tendency to over-exert ourselves), considering the relationship between mental and physical fatigue – and particularly, how

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The Brand Book An Insider’s Guide to Brand Building for Businesses and Organizations Daryl Fielding ● Inspiring, no-nonsense guide to the fundamentals of brands and branding ● Essential reading for anyone needing to create a powerful brand - from entrepreneurs to marketers to CEOs ● Written with enthusiasm, wit and wisdom based on years of experience in the world of marketing and brand building ● The final chapter includes handy templates and checklists to help you develop your own brand The Brand Book provides a straightforward and practical guide to the fundamentals of brands and branding, enabling anyone in business to create their own powerful brand. Entertainingly written in jargon-free language, the author draws on her experiences of creating new brand strategies across a wide range of categories.

Real world examples and case studies, including images from well-known brand campaigns, are used to illustrate the principles that underpin the best of brand practice. The final chapter includes handy templates and checklists to help you develop your own brand.

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12. WHAT SHOULD YOUR BRAND DO AND NOT DO?

pillars of classical marketing is not a bad structure to help think it through: Product, Promotion, Point of Sale, Packaging, People. One could include an infinite variety of examples – I have chosen the following six.

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Daryl Fielding has held senior roles in advertising, media and marketing. She has created new brand strategies across many categories, from Dove to Vodafone, and is a recognised speaker on brands and marketing leadership.

Promotion A good example of this is Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty, which almost immediately became known as the ‘Real Women’ campaign in the press and among consumers. When we were creating the ads, we had to decide what we did or didn’t do with regard to the casting and to the photography to ensure that the integrity of the idea remained.

With regard to casting, we had to define what we meant by a real woman – after all, even Cindy Crawford is real! In the end we decided that any woman who had not had an agent at the time of the casting defined her as ‘real’. There was a lot of debate about whether that ruled out musicians or dancers, but in the end, we settled on the lack of agency representation as the best way we could be objective when we made those decisions. We felt that people who were paid to perform would probably not show up as authentically as women who were not. A fine distinction, but we had to make it somehow and to make it clear to 400 marketers worldwide who had to deliver their own versions of the advertising.

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1. WHAT IS A BRAND AND WHY DO BRANDS MATTER?

digital. A CEO might be very antipathetic to brand building if, to her, it is synonymous with spending vast sums on TV commercials. She will, however, care hugely about the company’s reputation. And should be willing to invest to build it.

What is a brand and why do brands matter?

A clear definition of ‘brand’ There are over half a billion results if you type ‘definition of a brand’ into Google search. For those of you who have not quite the time to sift this cornucopia of wisdom for the perfect definition, let me give you the one that I like: ‘A brand is the sum of the product and its reputation.’

Or informally: ‘The thing and what people think about the thing.’

And for product, read service, organisation or any entity.

I’m going to call any of these things ‘the product’ from now on to keep matters simple. To me, the product is what people buy, in the broadest sense of that word. It’s what you are offering, whatever that is.

The product and reputation are inextricably entwined.

Make a bad product and your reputation will suffer. And the reputation you have will drive the kind of products you develop. If you are known for flame grilling, then you will look for more stuff to flame grill. If you are a retailer with a reputation for high end glamorous fashion, you may expend into homewares, but at the blingier end of the design spectrum.

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‘A brand is the sum of the product and its reputation.’

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The world’s oldest brands Some brands go way back. Weihenstephan and Weltenburger breweries each claim to be the oldest German beer brand, having been founded in 1040 and 1050 respectively. Sudo Honke is a Japanese brand of premium Sake founded in 1141 and one of the oldest brands and companies in the world.

Guangyuyuan is a Chinese herbal remedy dating from 1541 and is still one of the biggest brands in China. Bushmills, a northern Irish distillery, was granted a licence in 1609. As Colum Egan, the head distiller, says: ‘We’re not the best because we’re the oldest, we’re the oldest because we’re the best.’ Whether you agree with his assessment or not (some prefer a Scottish single malt, me included), staying in business for over 400 years, with the same brand, demands respect.

And Egan’s brand-centric point that maintaining quality has made that firm sustainable should give pause for thought.

Founded in the UK in 1706, Twining’s tea created its logo in 1787 – believed to be the oldest brand mark in continuous

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Dove’s Honest Beauty campaign.

Some of the world’s oldest brands: Weihenstephan beer, Weltenburger beer, Bushmills whiskey.

Brands will be judged as much by what they do and don’t do as by what they say. This is ever more significant in the days where reputations are built and trashed very quickly on social media and in user reviews. Any organization can be called out when it is found to be hypocritical, for instance not complying with its own policies.

In my experience, brand behaviours evolve naturally, and I would counsel against inventing the rules on this too early.

If you do, you’ll get overburdened with rules and regulations, and some will prove unnecessary – both the kiss of death for getting them adopted by the wider organization. As you begin to act on your strategy, you’ll find those things you do that support the strategy and you’ll get a feeling that this is something you should always do. Then it’s worth defining them and making them part of the brand guidelines.

Brand behaviour also covers the organizations that a brand might support, such as sponsorships and charity partnerships or preferred areas for staff volunteering. Of course, partnerships and sponsorships form a key aspect of marketing, and these also need to be aligned with the strategy for the brand. But this chapter deals with the less high-profile aspects of brand behaviour, which all underpin and build a well-rounded and authentic brand. The sort of things a brand should and shouldn’t do are infinitely variable, but the relevant ‘P’ 105

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In this age of social media, any organization can be called out when found to be hypocritical.

Dove’s Honest Beauty campaign, featuring Irene (age 96).

At the time we were creating the campaign, Kate Winslet had just had a major row with GQ magazine after they stretched her cover photo image to lengthen her legs and make her look slimmer. This widespread practise represents unrealistic ideals that impact the self-esteem of women and was one of the forces we were battling against. We had to have standards of behaviour that measured up to our ideology and we decided not to retouch or manipulate our photographs.

Our brand behaviour in this instance was not what we messaged overtly in our ads, but is an example of what we did and didn’t do to uphold the integrity of our brand promise of Honest Beauty. Our customers could tell that our women were not fake and that helped massively with their love for and trust in the brand.

As promotion becomes more and more digitally enabled, companies need to adopt policies with regard to automated customer contact that works for driving sales as well as building, or at least not detracting from, the brand. For example, some simple principles on how often you email, whether you serve ads on social media following searches and how often or what you do with abandoned shopping carts.

Balancing the frequency and personalization of messaging with relevance and sense of intrusion or use of customer data is a minefield that many organisations are navigating.

There are whole books on this topic, so all I would say is that it is the role of the brand director to consider how this will affect the brand. Much as I love Net-a-Porter (an on-line retailer of designer goods) and am a regular customer, I feel they cheapen their brand by emailing me every day. I am less bothered by their discount stablemate, The Outnet, doing so.

Interestingly, Apple, the master of unattainable allure, do so once a week, and, knowing them, this will not be an accident. Airbnb ensure that contacting customers about abandoned carts does not feel like stalking and high pressure selling, by sending highly relevant and timely messages about the destination rather than about the customer’s buying behaviour. Someone who has searched for a destination and when they plan to travel would be sent a prompt email 107

Our customers could tell that our women were not fake and that helped massively with their love for and trust in the brand.

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Copywriting

Gyles Lingwood & Mark Shaw

*Copywriting

Successful writing for design, advertising and marketing Third edition

Third Edition

Writing great copy is often assumed to be a natural talent. However, there are powerful techniques you can employ to craft strong written content with ease. This essential guide teaches the art of writing great copy for digital marketing, branding, advertising, websites, social media, retail environments, packaging, catalogues, internal communications and company magazines.

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Using a series of practical exercises and up-to-date illustrated examples of award-winning campaigns and branded communications, *Copywriting, Third Edition takes you through step-by-step processes that will help you to write engaging content quickly and effectively.

Gyles Lingwood is Director of Education (Arts) at the University of Lincoln, having previously worked in London’s branding and advertising industries. His work has won a number of awards including D&AD, British Interactive Media Association and the US Creativity Awards. He is the author of Read Me: 10 Lessons for Writing Great Copy (Laurence King, 2014).

● Shows how to write for all formats and contexts: from catalogues and advertising to magazines and websites Mark Shaw was a professional copywriter for more than 30 years. He founded UK design agency Jupiter Design, and was President of Liquid Agency Europe, where he managed global brand and messaging for some of the world’s leading organisations. He died in 2017.

● Contains tips and techniques on writing copy for digital content and social media “Significantly revised and updated, this third edition covers so much more than simply writing. It considers the integration of strategy with the creative process and articulates the stages necessary for successful communication, using excellent examples and illustrations.

An inspiring and essential book for everyone interested in improving the way they write.”

Brian Minards, School of Advertising, Academy of Art University, San Francisco

Writing copy is often assumed to be a natural talent. www.laurenceking.com However, there are simple techniques you can employ to craft strong written content with ease. This revised edition teaches the art of writing great copy for digital media, branding, advertising, direct marketing, retailing, catalogues, company magazines and internal communications, and aspects of writing for social media are integrated throughout. There are also new interviews and case studies. Using a series of exercises and up-to-date illustrated examples of award-winning campaigns and communication, Copywriting, Third Edition takes you through step-by-step processes that can help you to write content quickly and effectively.

Getting to grips with copywriting

“If you are a writer of novels, or plays, or poetry, you can write and take your own time, generally speaking. But in advertising, you’ve got deadlines, you’ve got to have the idea, and it’s got to be a great one, and you’ve got to have it Tuesday morning.”

David Ogilvy

In Mesopotamia, the earliest cuneiform writing was developed to record ownership of animals and goods. Writing was at the heart of trading, and its invention was the catalyst for the dawning of modern civilization. It is now one of our greatest forms of expression, and, whatever the brief, is a powerful tool for all types of business. The techniques of creative copywriting are really about finding the most natural way to communicate well with others.

Business has one aim: to deliver a profit. Everyone in every sort of commercial enterprise is trying to sell a product or service for more than it costs them to produce it, and make an honest profit to live off. Selling – which is what you’re doing when you’re writing copy – used to be a case of steering customer demand by pointing people in the direction of the leading brands.

Before the competitive nature of the global marketplace really hotted up, all you needed to do to have a viable business was to identify and satisfy a customer need. Our abundant times have created a huge amount of choice, and with choice comes competition: it is no longer enough to hold up your hand and tell your customers where you are; you now have to tell them why you are

• the value of effective writing across different forms of marketing communications • how understanding and writing for a defined audience is critical for commercial success • the importance of communicating benefits rather than features and the value of creating intrigue • the use of consistent and appropriate tone of voice for effective and engaging creative communication.

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Checklist: Hidden structure

Techno babble.

We looked at our language – and at the other lot down the road. We decided that 3’s competitors in the mobile world are a funny bunch. They all sound a bit similar. And some of them have a tendency to philosophize while also lapsing into impenetrable techno-babble.

HEADLINE

A STRONG CREATIVE HOOK TO GRAB ATTENTION AND PROVOKE INTEREST. First paragraph: Creative copy giving clarification to the headline, rewarding the reader for looking into it, and promising lots of interesting discoveries in the following copy.

Verbs.

So, focusing on verbs, ask these questions of your language for 3: 1. Can you turn a noun into a verb?

2. Can you make the verb form active without a trace of the passive?

3. Can you choose verbs that give out energy rather than simply exist?

The tone is created by increasing the number of verbs while reducing the number of nouns (these make it more difficult to gain a full understanding in a quick reading).

An example of this would be changing “our quality control is good” to “we check everything”.

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Creative writing for business is challenging and rewarding in equal measure, and when it all comes together with great design to create innovative communications it can feel like the best job in the world. Copywriting is an essential part of the design communications mix, and those of us who do it for a living will tell you that crafting messages and telling stories is a rewarding mental process, even in the business context. You’ll find that being able to generate a response from your audience is a valuable and highly sought-after skill.

Copy (or text, or words) used in design is a very particular type of creative writing that requires the inspiration of an artist and the control of a craftsman or craftswoman. In comparison to the rails on which the copywriter runs, the novelist or poet has no limitations. Poetry and storytelling are flights of the imagination, with no client or news editor to bear in mind. Whether the personality of the writer shines through directly or indirectly, this is the purest creative writing – it can take off in any direction, be as fictional as it wants to be and go wherever it pleases. Writing copy, however, is all about sticking to a brief, while paying homage to the creativity and style of the poet and storyteller.

Journalists and copywriters are commercial writers, but the essence of their roles is completely different. In most cases journalists have to create the story from scratch, usually by following leads. They will have to research the facts to get to the heart of the matter, discover the different viewpoints and opinions and bring this material together accurately and coherently. Articles are often written to a tightly defined structure, while features can allow more room for individual expression and the interweaving of the writer’s viewpoint.

The message has to be factually correct, balanced and fair, but the writer is allowed to take a stance, which could reflect that of the newspaper or, in the case of a regular column, the writer’s own opinion.

Copywriting borrows from all other fields of writing in its quest for creative expression, but there is no room for your personality in the copy that you write; you are simply a scribe, a hired mouthpiece for your client, and it is the brand’s voice that must come through, loudly and clearly. The starting point, whether you’re working on a one-off project or are writing copy every day, is to set aside your ego, forget all ideas about expressing your own thoughts and put on the company overalls. You’ll be surprised how well they fit and how good you look in them.

Good writing makes things happen

In this chapter you will learn about:

The tone-of-voice guide for the telecommunications company 3 explains how to write for the brand, recommending that the writer clears away adjectives to leave real simplicity, and uses immediate emotion and a simple energy without dumbing down.

Successful writing for design, advertising and marketing

Why do I need to know about copy?

Fresh and original writing oils the wheels of every aspect of commercial activity, and language is a key element of many forms of modern design.

Copywriting is not about copying – it’s about communicating in an original way. You can put a sentence together, and your imagination is alive and well, so you have everything it takes to be a creative writer. All you need are some guidelines to help you figure out when your writing is good, and a little inspiration from some practitioners in the field.

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Third Edition

● New to this edition: 5 new interviews, 6 new case studies, with updated and increased material on digital content, specifically social media

Copywriting Successful writing for design, advertising and marketing

This revised edition includes new, insightful interviews from a diverse range of leading copywriters, as well as new illustrated case studies of major brands that explore the practical challenges involved in creating cutting-edge copy, providing you with all the tools and advice you need to become a confident and versatile creative copywriter.

Gyles Lingwood, Mark Shaw

Getting to grips with copywriting

Gyles Lingwood & Mark Shaw

Body copy: Deliver the promises, clearly linking these revelations to the promises.

Further temptations: Offer new promises later in the text, delivering them before the end of the article.

Final paragraph: Remind the readers about the promises, how they will be fulfilled, how they will benefit them, and what they need to do, if anything.

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Gyles Lingwood is Director of Education (Arts) at the University of Lincoln, having previously worked in London's branding and advertising industries.

His work has won a number of awards including D&AD, British Interactive Media Association and the US Creativity Awards. He is the author of Read Me: 10 Lessons for Writing Great Copy (Laurence King, 2014).

Mark Shaw was a professional copywriter for more than 30 years.

He founded UK design agency Jupiter Design, and was President of Liquid Agency Europe, where he managed global brand and messaging for some of the world's leading organisations. He died in 2017.

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The Real Women of Greek Myths A 1,000-piece Jigsaw Puzzle Natalie Haynes, Natalie Foss (illustrator) ● Featuring the women of Greek mythology as you've never seen them before ● Spot famous figures and mythical moments as you build the puzzle - can you find Pandora and her jar, or Medusa with snakes for hair? ● Includes a fold-out poster featuring the stories of the real women of Greek myth from bestselling author and classicist Natalie Haynes Think you know these women? Put the pieces together and you will start to think again. In this beautifully illustrated 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle, rediscover the lives and stories of the women of Greek myth, portrayed by author, broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes with illustrator Natalie Foss. Featuring mortals and goddesses alike, from Medusa and Medea to Helen, Euridice, Aphrodite, Phaedra, Artemis and more, uncover the truth about the women of the classics.

INFO 9781399601665 1,000 pieces 8 7/8 x 12 3/8 inches £16.99 incl. UK VAT AUGUST 2022

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Natalie Haynes is a writer, broadcaster and classicist. She was once a stand-up comic, but retired when she realised she preferred tragedy to comedy. She has published three novels, The Amber Fury (The Furies in the US) in 2014, The Children of Jocasta (2017) and the New York Times bestseller, A Thousand Ships (2019), which was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020. She has also published two non-fiction books, The Ancient Guide to Modern Life (2010) and Pandora's Jar (2020). She also has a radio series, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, which is available on BBC Sounds and Audible.

Natalie Foss is a Norwegian illustrator who focuses on bold colours, patterns and emotions. Clients include Penguin, Little White Lies and the BBC.

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299 Fish (and a diver)

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● Charming illustrations by Léa Maupetit Have you got what it takes to corral all 299 sea creatures into a perfect puzzle? In this cunning cluster puzzle, there are no regular jigsaw shapes: each piece takes the outline of the creature itself.

And there are 299 of them! Can you fit them all together?

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Léa Maupetit is a French illustrator living and working in Paris. Her clients include the New York Times and Möet Hennessy.

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Agatha Christie Bingo Agatha Christie Ltd, Ilya Milstein (illustrator) ● The whole family will love this high-stakes game featuring 64 characters and clues from Agatha Christie's novels ● This board game comes with a leaflet packed with Agatha Christie trivia. Learn about Poirot's toughest cases, Agatha Christie's medicine cabinet and more! ● Perfect for dedicated crime fans and bingo players Follow the trail of murder, blackmail and mystery set by the Queen of Crime. Travel down the Nile, on the Orient Express and into the drawing rooms of quaint English country cottages hot on the heels of Poirot, Miss Marple and other famous characters while you play this fun new bingo game. Includes a booklet packed full of Agatha Christie trivia for discerning crime fans.

INFO 9781399602983 Game 12 playing boards 10 1/3 x 9 1/3 inches £25.00 incl. UK VAT OCTOBER 2022

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Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) has been managing the literary and media rights to Agatha Christie's works around the world since 1955, when the company was set up by Christie herself. It is now chaired and managed by Agatha Christie's great grandson James Prichard.

Ilya Milstein is a graphic artist who was born in Milan, raised in Melbourne, and presently lives and works in New York. In 2018 he was a winner of ADC Young Guns.

ALSO AVAILABLE The World of Agatha Christie (9781399600910)

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Tree Bingo Tony Kirkham, Holly Exley (illustrator) ● Features an accompanying illustrated booklet with text written by a specialist giving you info and fun stories about each of the 64 trees ● Features 64 amazing trees from around the world, each illustrated in gorgeous detail ● An easy-to-play bingo game for the whole family: be the first to get all 25 trees on your card to win BINGO! Play bingo with 64 spectacular trees from around the world. Each player gets a game card with 25 trees: be the first to get all the trees on your card to win BINGO! The accompanying booklet notes the distinguishing features of each tree, along with fascinating nuggets of information about how humans and animals live alongside them.

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Holly Exley is an illustrator and watercolour enthusiast based in Derbyshire. She has illustrated several products for Laurence King, including Match a Leaf and Ocean Bingo.

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Sweary Bingo A Party Game for the Potty-mouthed ● THE POTTY-MOUTHED PARTY GAMEWARNING! ● Contains deeply offensive words, smut and all round bad language ● The Perfect Gift: ideal for sweary friends and family ● For 3-12 players: the ultimate party game for large and small groups Play bingo with 64 colourful and highly offensive swear words! Each player gets a gamecard with 16 random expletives: the first to complete their board gets to shout BINGO - orsomething far worse...

The box contains a master board, 12 player boards, 64 tiles, 100 counters, fold-flat tilebox, Sweary Glossary.

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9781529425635 Game 10 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches £19.99 incl. UK VAT SEPTEMBER 2022

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Accidentally Wes Anderson Postcards Wally Koval ● 26 full-colour postcards featuring photographs from the bestselling Accidentally Wes Anderson book ● Based on the Accidentally Wes Anderson Instagram account, which has 1.6 million followers ● Portable and giftable format, with hardback case and pad-bound interior that is unique and collectable FOR FANS OF WES ANDERSON and Wally Koval alike, these postcards pay homage to the director's unique style with photographs from the most interesting locations spotted all around the world. Wherever you are in the world - home or away - with this beautiful postcard set you can send a little piece of Wes Anderson's unique aesthetic to your loved ones, complete with your own 'wish you were here' note. Or, put them in a frame, hang them on a wall and admire these quirky landscapes and unexpected gems forever more. Featuring a 'best of' collection of 26 photographs from the Accidentally Wes Anderson book, each postcard features a full-colour image, a description of its beautiful location and a blank space for your message.

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The Shakespeare Game Make Your Fortune in Shakespeare's London Adam Simpson ● All the world's a stage in this fun and strategic family board game for 2-5 players aged 8 and up ● Part of the bestselling Shakespeare range illustrated by Adam Simpson, including The World of Shakespeare Jigsaw Puzzle and Shakespeare Playing Cards Journey from Stratford to London in the footsteps of the world's best loved playwright, collect characters and race round London's theatres to put on as many plays as you can before other playwrights steal your ideas, burn down your theatres or spread the plague! In this fun family board game, you will absorb details of Elizabethan England as well as learn loads of references to Shakespeare's plays. The winner is the player whose plays take the most money at the box office, and the fastest in the race to fame and glory.

ALSO AVAILABLE Shakespeare Playing Cards (9781786275936) The World of Shakespeare Jigsaw Puzzle (9781786274250)

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Adam Simpson's Simpson work always features a strong emphasis on drawing. He has contributed to major exhibitions in London, New York, Edinburgh, Bologna and Japan. His work has been shortlisted for a British Design Award.

INFO 9780857829184 Board Game 10 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches £25.00 incl. UK VAT AUGUST 2022

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Matchmaking The Jane Austen Memory Game John Mullan, Barry Falls (illustrator) ● A follow-up to the successful The World of Jane Austen jigsaw and Jane Austen Playing Cards ● A classic memory game format that pairs perfectly with Regency-era matchmaking ● Contains 50 beautifully illustrated cards and a booklet packed with literary details AUTHOR

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife'! Help Jane Austen's most eligible characters find their perfect partners in this matchmaking memory game. With all the cards face down, you must turn over two at a time in hopes of pairing up Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy, Emma Woodhouse and Mr Knightley, and many more couples besides. Put your literary knowledge and memory skills to the test as you piece together romantic courtships, rash, illadvised matches, long, comfortable marriages and everything in between.

ALSO AVAILABLE Jane Austen Playing Cards (9781913947187) The World of Jane Austen Jigsaw Puzzle (9781786279118)

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Professor John Mullan is Lord Northcliffe Chair of Modern English Literature and head of the English department at UCL. Barry Falls is an illustrator based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has worked for The New York Times, The Guardian, American Airlines, Unicef and Random House.

INFO 9781399601252 50 illustrated cards 5 11/16 x 3 15/16 inches £14.99 incl. UK VAT SEPTEMBER 2022

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Sherlock Holmes Playing Cards Nicholas Utechin, Doug John Miller (illustrator) ● Fun, colourful illustrations of the characters, places and objects important to super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes appear on every single card ● Learn about Holmes in the accompanying booklet, which includes expert notes on everything in the deck The game is afoot! Play your card games with Holmes and Watson, and other well-known characters from Arthur Conan-Doyle's thrilling series. Discover more about the great detective's comrades, clients and adversaries in a booklet packed with expert notes.

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You Are the President Thomas Howey, Alexander Glandien (illustrator) ● A new social board game for adults (age 14+) ● Debate ethical dilemmas: will you betray your principles for power? How well do you know your friends? See how far they'll go to win... ● Contains 155 cards, 12 wooden playing pieces, booklet, one die and board Should football be state funded? Should soldiers vote on whether to go to war? Should robots be given legal rights? You are the President. You decide.

The President has been assassinated and you, the Senators, must vote on the issues facing your fictional state - while keeping one eye on the presidency, of course! Wrestle with political dilemmas of the past, present and future and navigate the election without damaging your image. As you get closer to the top spot, you'll find out how well you really know your friends and discover what you'll do for power.

INFO 9780857829351 Board Game 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches £30.00 incl. UK VAT SEPTEMBER 2022

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Alexander Glandien is an artist and illustrator who currently works and lives in Vienna. His clients include The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, BMW, Porsche, Financial Times and The Economist.

Tom Howey is a book designer and typographer based in Berlin. He has designed hundreds of book covers, and dozens of complete books, including Why Your Five Year Old Could Not Have Done That (Thames & Hudson) one of The Independent's 'Art Books of the Year' for 2012. Tom has also written books about typography, design and architecture including Design: The Whole Story (Thames & Hudson, 2016).

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Tattoo Wonderlands A Colouring Book Cally-Jo Pothercary ● A colouring book with a unique hook, allowing for a broad range of themes and subjects and interesting and imaginative compositions created by a talented artist ● The adult colouring market remains buoyant, even experiencing growth during lockdown and beyond ● Cally-Jo is as tattoo artist at Custom Propaganda in the UK, and previously worked at the legendary Bondi Ink in Sydney, Australia and on the hit MTV series Just Tattoo of Us ● Clients include Rihanna, Sienna Miller and Jordan Dunn ● Cally-Jo has an engaged fanbase who travel from all over the world to be tattooed by her ● She has 232k followers on Instagram and will use her channels to promote Open the door into new worlds ready to complete and colour with the first colouring book from international tattoo artist Cally Jo. Each spread in this original and surprising colouring book takes you into a different world, from tropical floral glasshouses to a gypsy psychic's caravan, underwater jungles or a French big-top circus.

Escape into your imagination as you complete and colour these beautiful pages.

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Cally-Jo Pothercary is as tattoo artist at Custom Propaganda in the UK, and previously worked at the legendary Bondi Ink in Sydney, Australia and on the hit MTV series Just Tattoo of Us. CallyJo studied Fine Art and specialises in small, fine-line black and grey tattoos.

INFO 9780857829009 80 pages 8 1/4 x 11 3/8 inches £12.99 • Paperback OCTOBER 2022

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THE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

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by David Gibson

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THE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE

Tips, Tricks and Ideas to Reinvent Your Photography David Gibson ● An accessible, fun and inspirational box of visual challenges, tips and prompts for keen and curious photographers ● From David Gibson, best-selling street photographer, writer and instructor ● Follow David’s simple and inspirational ideas to begin taking your own masterpiece shots ● Includes a detailed booklet and 10 bonus tips from some of the legends of street photography, from Daido Moriyama to Joel Meyerowitz

Tips, Tricks and Ideas to Reinvent Your Photography

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David Gibson is a UK-based street THE STREET photographer, writer and teacher. He is PHOTOGRAPHY the author of The Street Photographer's CHALLENGE Manual – now in its second edition – as well as Street Photography: A History in 100 Iconic Images (2019).

INFO 9780857829177 50 illustrated cards 4 11/16 x 6 1/4 inches £14.99 incl. UK VAT SEPTEMBER 2022

Capture a reflection, play with layers, blatantly blur, or just try and ‘shoot nothing’. The Street Photography Challenge is a boxed set of 50 cards, each giving keen photographers a simple prompt or idea for snapping great images in everyday environments. Flip the card over for an example image, and turn to the enclosed booklet when you need more detail. Also includes 10 bonus cards of inspirational quotes and key tips from some of the legends of street photography, from Daido Moriyama to Joel Meyerowitz. Forget about lenses, shutter speeds and apertures – just grab your camera or phone, pull a card, and get out there!

THE ART AND CHALLENGE OF STREET PHOTOGRAPHY Street photography is real: it is not set up. It is ordinary life on the street, sometimes made extraordinary. It has attitude; it can be edgy, dark, humorous, poignant, just plain odd and sometimes beautiful. Street photography is not an exact discipline; it strays into other territories, such as documentary, reportage and portraiture. It celebrates colour and light, often with finely constructed compositions, but it is also poetic, reflective and slightly abstract. Sometimes it features people, and sometimes it is about the absence of people, which can be equally as powerful. The work of the husband-and-wife team of Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb expresses these nuances beautifully.

HOW TO USE THE CARDS You might close your eyes and pick one or two of the cards out of the box before you hit the streets. Take an idea and see where it leads, adapting to what suits you. One of the hardest challenges of street photography is building up a signature style. Bruce Gilden’s up-close, in-your-face images are sometimes quite brutal and may not be to everyone’s taste, but they are consistently recognisable as the work of Bruce Gilden. As you experiment with the challenges, don’t be afraid to inject your own personality.

By the same token, don’t be afraid to vary your approach, to build up a style and then look for ways to move forward.

‘Working within the constraints of a single subject or technique can really bring out your creativity.’

If a card concept particularly resonates with you, try creating a series of works to more thoroughly explore it.

Joel Meyerowitz did a whole workshop in New York based around the particular energy of street corners. What an innovative idea! Meyerowitz’s gregarious style is perfectly suited to the busy flow of people caught in the eddy of a street corner. It would be a challenge for me to attempt this subject, but maybe stepping away from my comfort zone would be enlightening. Sometimes working within the constraints of a single subject or technique can really bring out your creativity.

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What camera you use does not really matter. A few years ago William Klein and Daido Moriyama, two giants of photography, had a big touring exhibition. Photographically, they are strange bedfellows, perhaps, but they are also kindred spirits, and this collaboration was not random.

Both photographers over the years have used different cameras. While one might imagine Klein in his studio work using a formal, high-end camera, such as a Hasselblad, a documentary shows him in later years using a small, cheap digital camera on the street. Moriyama, never a studio photographer, currently uses a small Ricoh GR camera, which fits his frenetic, loose, informal style.

‘The camera you use for street photography is of far less interest than what you do with it.’

I have long held the view that a camera close up to the eye is best, as an extension of the eye, but now that we have mobile phone cameras, such rigidity and rules have become less certain. Magnum photographer Gueorgui Pinkhassov frequently uses his phone as a camera, taking both still shots and short videos, and the results are remarkable and inspiring. Ultimately, the make and model of the camera you use for street photography is of far less interest than what you do with it.

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The Vegan Kit All You Need to Know to Try Plant-based Veganuary, Cachetejack (illustrator) ● Start your vegan challenge today with the help of The Vegan Kit from Veganuary ● Inspiration, secret tricks & tips for a fulfilling vegan lifestyle ● The perfect gift for the vegan-curious: do your bit for the animals, for the people, for the planet, and for yourself Join the vegan revolution! Going vegan and staying vegan is simple with The Vegan Kit. Inside you'll find everything you need to plan the weekly shop, navigate dinners out, make informed nutritional decisions and more. Start your vegan challenge today!

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Veganuary is a charity registered in England and Wales, UK, inspiring people to try vegan for January and throughout the rest of the year.

Cachetejack are a Spanish illustration duo with a nomadic lifestyle, whose work is full of colours, energy, humor and irony.

INFO 9781399601245 40 illustrated cards 6 3/8 x 4 13/16 inches £14.99 incl. UK VAT OCTOBER 2022

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Fiction Prescriptions Bibliotherapy for Modern Life Ella Berthoud ● 120 recommendations for great literature to soothe your soul and offer a cure for modern life, from Ageing through to Boredom via Hangovers and Procrastination ● The first bibliotherapy gift, created by the coauthor of the international bestseller, The Novel Cure ● The ideal gift for book lovers in a stylish archive box ● Inspired by the golden age of cover design and complemented by a bold, uplifting colour palette In times of trouble, worry or strife, a fiction prescription is just what the doctor ordered.

Discover over 120 reading recommendations for great literature to soothe your soul and offer a cure for modern life, from Ageing through to Boredom via Hangovers and Procrastination.

Reach for the perfect book in any situation with insightful and surprising recommendations for classic and current literature that offer words of wisdom, comfort and inspiration.

The perfect gift for book lovers (or anyone) in uncertain times, from bibliotherapist and coauthor of the bestselling The Novel Cure.

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Ella Berthoud is an artist, writer, School of Life bibliotherapist, author of The Art of Mindful Reading and coauthor of the bestselling The Novel Cure and The Story Cure.

She has worked with the World Economic Forum, The Guardian, The New Yorker and co-wrote a column for the Independent.

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For the Love of... ● 20 notecards with envelopes featuring artwork from The Book of Cat Poems and The Book of Dog Poems illustrated by Sarah Maycock ● High-quality gift package in a presentation box with beautifully illustrated cards with blank insides for your personal message

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Featuring the work of John Keats, Keats Margaret Atwood, Atwood D H Lawrence, Lawrence Oscar Wilde and many more. Quotes curated by the editor of several bestselling poetry anthologies, Ana Sampson and illustrated by the supremely talented Sarah Maycock.

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For the Love of Cats

For the Love of Dogs

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Features the feline friends inspired by the poems of John Keats, Margaret Atwood and Oscar Wilde among others, alongside short quotations from the works on the back.

Features the canine companions inspired by the poems of William Wordsworth, Rudyard Kipling, Emily Dickinson and Thomas Hardy among others, alongside quotations from the works on the back.

INFO 9781399600125 20 notecards 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches £12.99 incl. UK VAT AUGUST 2022

INFO 9781399600149 20 notecards 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches £12.99 incl. UK VAT AUGUST 2022

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My Feelings Bingo Dr Emily Midouhas, Bee Grandinetti (illustrator) ● Illustrations clearly and amusingly depict each emotion so that they can be recognised and explored in a fun, low-pressure way ● Features 48 emotions ranging from happiness and sadness to anger, apathy, and anxiety ● An easy-to-play bingo game for the whole family: be the first to get all 16 emotions on your card to win BINGO! A fun and engaging way for kids and adults to talk about their emotions. The gameboard features 48 emotions as characters, illustrated

by Bee Grandinetti whose warm and sensitive illustrations have been featured by Headspace and Airbnb. Each player gets a card with 16 emotions. An accompanying booklet by developmental psychologist Dr Emily Midouhas explains each emotion in child-friendly language and gives tips on learning to express emotions and allow them to be felt in healthy ways.

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Bee Grandinetti is a Brazilian director, designer, animator and illustrator based in Stockholm.

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Dr Emily Midouhas is a developmental psychologist who specializes in children's emotions.

9781399600781 Game 10 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches £18.99 incl. UK VAT SEPTEMBER 2022

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Dino Dash A Jurassic Puzzle Caroline Selmes ● Unique puzzle experience: Each piece takes the shape of an entire dinosaur, and no two shapes are alike! Plus they don't lock together like regular jigsaw pieces do for a whole new puzzling experience ● Other puzzles are in the shape of dinosaurs and dragons, but their pieces are regular jigsaw shapes. Not here! ● Series: The fourth in Laurence King's line of animal-themed cluster puzzles, and the first one for kids! ● Accurate yet playful illustrations: Caroline Selmes brings personality to these prehistoric creatures so that each piece is a delight: a puzzle you could even frame! ● High-quality: Dust-free pieces come in a sturdy gift box There are 49 unique puzzle pieces, each in the shape of an entire dinosaur, clustered together along with an asteroid puzzle piece. Build the frame to hold the pieces together and then assemble the dinos into one big group. This is a cluster puzzle, so the pieces don't lock together the way traditional jigsaw pieces do. A super challenge for dinosaur lovers and keen puzzlers!

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Caroline Selmes is an illustrator and former advertising art director based in London. Her projects for Laurence King include I Saw it First!

Jungle, I Saw it First! Ocean, Dinosaur Bingo, Jungle Bingo and Who's Hiding in the Jungle?

INFO 9781399601269 Puzzle 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches £14.99 incl. UK VAT SEPTEMBER 2022

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Find My Behind An Animal Memory Game Daniel Frost ● Follow-up in LKP's best-selling memory game series ● Pair up the adorable animal faces with their rear ends ● This simple game is cute and funny, and easy to play with all the family ● Contains 50 cards Help! These mixed-up animals have misplaced their bottoms! Match up the front and back of each creature to win this hilarious memory game for all the family.

Creative kids will love making their own mix-and-match combinations. What does a croco-phant look like? How many legs does a peng-ypus have? Can a rab-lebee fly?

Anything goes in Find My Behind!

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Daniel Frost (Author, Illustrator) is an awardwinning British artist living and working in Copenhagen. He has worked with a wide range of prestigious clients in the worlds of advertising, fashion and publishing. An author and illustrator of both fiction and non-fiction picture books, his works have been enjoyed around the world and have been translated into many languages.

Daniel's charming and playful illustrations are created using a range of artistic materials. He approaches his work with passion and curiosity, which breathes life into every piece he makes.

INFO 9780857829160 Game 50 illustrated cards 5 11/16 x 3 15/16 inches £14.99 incl. UK VAT JULY 2022

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The Big Poo Quiz Toilet Trivia for All the Family Aidan Onn, Natasha Durley (illustrator) ● Poo is a bestselling subject on our gift list ● Fun illustrations of animals, objects and yes, the occasional poo, will keep kids entertained and engaged ● Bursting with 150 quiz questions, children (and toilet humor parents, you know who you are!) will be kept busy for hours ● Contains 50 question cards and one instruction card Do you know what bat poo has in common with fireworks? Ever wondered what you call a person who studies poo? Brush up on your toilet trivia with these family-friendly quiz cards all about the stinky stuff. Each card features an easy, medium and hard question guaranteed to challenge even the most knowledgeable poo-head.

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Writer Aidan Onn was born in the UK but grew up in Hong Kong. After returning to the UK to study design and film production, he settled in London. His other titles for Laurence King include Who Did This Poo?, Monster Hotel and Poo Bingo.

Natasha Durley is an illustrator based near Bournemouth in the UK who creates vibrant and playful images inspired by her favorite subject, the natural world.

Her work has been commissioned for a wide range of applications: murals, homeware, stationery, apparel, toys and apps.

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Pratchett ● HUGE AND DEDICATED FANBASE Terry Pratchett has sold more than 90 million books around the world. This is the first time a book of his is being adapted for the screen for children and families ● PRIZE-WINNING STORY Pratchett won the annual Carnegie Medal (2011) for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents

The Amazing Maurice MATCHING GAME This family matching and memory game is the perfect way to explore the world of The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents after enjoying the film. The games features 25 pairs of characters and objects from the film can you be the first to remember where they are and match them up? But watch out! Just like in the film, there are traps everywhere: mind you don't get caught! Includes an illustrated booklet with bios of all the characters.

INFO 9781399604949 Game 50 illustrated cards 4 x 5 3/4 inches £12.99 incl. UK VAT NOVEMBER 2022

Major International Cinema Release in February 2023

ABOUT THE AUTHOR TERRY PRATCHETT was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels. Pratchett, with more than 90 million books sold worldwide in 37 languages, was the UK's bestselling author of the 1990s. He was awarded an OBE in 1998 and knighted for services to literature in 2019. In 2011 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book for children.

The Amazing Maurice JIGSAW PUZZLE This family jigsaw puzzle is the perfect way to explore the world of Bad Blintz after enjoying the film, featuring the historic town in all its glory with the educated rodents in their very own town right in the center. The accompanying poster gives behind-the-scenes info about the film, including "making of" highlights that adults can enjoy just as much as children.

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GAMES AND PUZZLES

Monster Chef Make the Grossest Burger Ever Juan Molinet ● Gross Fun! Score points for each disgusting sandwich you complete ● Simple rules and a quick-start video will have you playing right out of the box ● Perfect for ages 5-9; and great fun for older chefs, too A card game in which children play short-order cooks competing to be the first to complete a revolting sandwich for their monster customers.

Each sandwich needs two pieces of 'bread' and five ingredients to be finished, from crispy fried ants to toenail clippings and belly button lint!

But these are some fussy monster customers: not everybody loves sewer spinach or elephant ear wax! Can you be the first to satisfy your customer and achieve the title of Monster Chef?!

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Juan Molinet is an Argentinian illustrator based in Berlin. He studied graphic design at Universidad de Buenos Aires before moving on to work for production companies as a character designer, illustrator and art director.

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9780857829085 Game 50 illustrated cards 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches £12.99 incl. UK VAT OCTOBER 2022

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Monster Maths: Card Games for Maths Aces Card Games for Math Aces Rob Hodgson ● 10 games in 1, for 2-4 players aged 5+ ● Includes parential guidance in the rule book, and 52 playing cards featuring fun monsters ● Perfect stocking stuffer or birthday present!

When the monsters declare a Monster War, start a Monster Race or mix up their order in the Monster Line... can you play by the rules and sort them out? Develop math skills as you play 10 fun games in 1 with Monster Math.

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Rob Hodgson was born in a seaside town in the south of England in 1988. Today he lives in Bristol where he spends his days making a mess and turning it into quality illustration projects and books. In 2017 he released his first picture book, The Cave, and since then has published a small bookshelf more.

higher or lower prediction is wrong, put the first card into a new discard pile, leave the second card faceup, and play passes to the next player. The first player to make a complete monster line from 0–12 wins! If no player has completed a monster line when the cards in the middle run out, then the player with the most complete number line wins.

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9780857829368 Game 52 illustrated cards 3 15/16 x 5 inches £12.99 incl. UK VAT JULY 2022

which of their monsters will fight in the next monster battle, then all the other players do the same in turn. The person who turns over the biggest group of monsters (highest value card) wins that battle. The winner of the battle takes that group of cards and places them faceup in a separate pile, growing their monster army. Battles continue until all the cards have been played.

Count up the cards in your faceup pile: whoever has the most cards has the biggest army and is the winner of the Monster War! For a longer game, add any cards you win to the bottom of your facedown playing pile and keep going until one player has won all the monsters over to their side, becoming the ultimate winner of the Monster War.

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Deal all the cards out equally between players. Hold your cards facedown in one pile.

The youngest player kicks off the fight by turning their uppermost card faceup to see

MONSTER MATCH The monsters love to play together, but their favorite thing is to meet up with their best friends in matching groups. Will you help them find each other?

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Deal out the cards equally between the players and hold your cards facedown in a pile. Take it in turns to turn one card faceup into a pile in the middle. Look out for monster matches, e.g. two 3s. When you spot a pair, shout ‘monster match!’ The first player to shout ‘monster match!’ and correctly count up all the monsters on those two cards (in this case 3 + 3 = 6) can take all the cards in the middle pile. Put the matched-up monsters aside in your points pile so they can play with their friends. If you get the total number of monsters wrong (you might be really rushing to get there first!), the cards stay on the table and play continues. (They will be swept up with the next pair, the next time someone shouts ‘monster match!’) Keep going until all the cards have been played. The player with the most cards in their points pile is the winner.

To take this game to the next level, add up the value of all the monster matches in your points pile to calculate your monster bff points. In this version, it’s the player with the highest monster count that wins— and that might not be the player with the most cards…

MONSTER KINGDOMS The kings of the four monster kingdoms (snot, crystal, hair, and fire) have announced a competition to choose their successors.

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