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BOOKS : The Penguin Folk Guitar Manual (Used)

2009-02-07T10:55:00.005+08:00

The Penguin Folk Guitar Manual
Price : RM10.00 (SOLD)
MBS013

A complete course of instruction for teaching yourself the American finger-style guitar.
A step-by-step guide to folk guitar with hints on different styles.
Suitable for beginers and more advanced players.
New easy-to-read "tableture" notation, showing all melody notes and fingerings at a glance.
Exciting, varied repertoire of tunes from America's musical heritage.
More than 100 instructive line drawings showing all fingering and hand positions.
Takes you through picks and scratches, the rocking bass, blues, ragtime and much, much more at an easy, friendly pace.

Author : John Pearse
Publisher : Penguin Book Limited, 1978
Contains : 208 Pages

BOOKS : Presentation Techniques (Used)

2009-02-07T10:22:00.004+08:00

Presentation Techniques
Price : RM50.00
MBS012

Today competitive world increasingly emphasizes the importance of good design.
Imaginative and original ideas by themselves are not enough - it is vital to present them with the maximum clarity and precision. Written by a prize-winning designer, Presentation Techniques is the only book entirely devoted to this crucial aspect of industrial design.
Starting with the essential tools of the trade, the book describes the principles of perspective drawing and colouring techniques with chapters on marker, airbrush and coloured paper rendering. Step-by-step drawings show how to build up a product visual, and follow through the entire design sequence to the finished drawing. Of special interest is the separate feature on automotive design - a field which attracts many creative designers. All types of line and descriptive drawing are explored, including cutaways and exploded views. Sections on special finishes, the use of backgrounds and mounting materials make this book a comprehensive design tool.
With 320 colour and black and white illustrations, including examples by some of the most interesting and imaginative designers working today, as well as the author's own drawings specially prepared for this volume, Presentation Techniques will give designers confidence in presenting their ideas in the most visually exciting way.

Author : Dick Powell
Publisher : Macdonald Orbis Book, London, 1985
Contains : 160 Pages

BOOKS : Design For Artists And Craftsmen (Used)

2009-02-06T14:57:00.006+08:00

Design For Artists And Craftsmen
Price : RM25.00
MBS011

Here is a book, prepared by a nationally-known artist and teacher, that carries you step by step into the actual creation of more than 1,280 original designs, enabling you to turn objects around you into design that is fresh, well founded, and your own. Geometric patterns, plants, animals, birds, people, landscapes, man-made objects--these are the author's raw materials and with his guidance they can be yours as well.
The presentation is not confined to a single approach or technique. Instead, you will see how the same natural object or geometrical element can be simplified, amplified, rearranged or "distorted" into a number of different designs, ranging in style from near representationalism to advanced forms of abstraction. Free forms, block forms, linear designs, ribbon forms, topological forms, geometricized heavy-contrast forms are all shown and their principles are all explained. There is a full awareness throughout of such modern artists as Leger, Picasso, Henry Moore, Braque, and Miro and of their contributions.
The book is invalueable both for individual and for classroom use. Once you have worked through it and performed the more than 100 do-them-yourself exercises, it is unlikely that tou will ever again be at loss for design ideas or for the means of rendering them.

Author : Louis Wolchonok
Publisher : Dover Publications, Inc., 1953
Contains : 207 Pages+ 1,280 Illustrations

BOOKS : Calligraphic Alphabets (Used)

2009-02-04T11:29:00.004+08:00

Calligraphic Alphabets
Price : RM25.00
MBS010

In the history of art has never been a collection of alphabets like this.
It is Arthur Baker's second book of calligraphy, and it outdoes even his first in boldness and originality. It concentrates on alphabets and gives further evidence of Baker's power in creating a calligraphic art that is particulary relevant to the twentieth century.
Arthur Baker has created nearly 150 complete alphabets for this book. As you study them you will discover the subtle rhythms, the internal consistencies of design, the playful variations that make each alphabet unique and powerful. You will find alphabets done in brush, with steel pen, large size, small, angular, bold, with serifs of different weights and pens held at varied degrees.
They range from broad and massive forms to fine-line designs; from ornamented letters, rich with flourishes, to simpler designs in a quieter mood; from letters that exhibit an almost abandoned freedom to those that are more settled and precise.
In creating these alphabets Arthur Baker has worked as a toolmaker, forging the instruments of human communication. Used in combination with modern methods of photo-reproduction the written word can again compete with movable type in individual expression.
This book can used for many unique effects--in design, in advertising, in personal communication. It will be sourcebook for students of calligraphy and letter design, for showing methods of stimulating work that is meaningful today. It will also be enjoyed by those who find beauty in the simple rhythm and expression of the written word.

Author : Arthur Baker
Publisher : Dover Publicationsn Inc., 1974
Contains : 153 Pages+154 Plates

BOOKS : Fundamentals of Layout (Used)

2009-02-04T09:13:00.007+08:00

Fundamentals of Layout
Price : RM30.00
MBS009

The first and most crucial test of the effectiveness of an advertisement is simply, "does it catch the eye?" And what is ultimately responsible for capturing the reader's attention may not be the picture or a catchy headline or striking typeface, but the total design, the overall interplay of the verbal and pictoral elements... the layout of the ad. This unique volume, devoted exclusively to layout design, sets forth the conditions of good, fresh, inventive design and the means of achieving it time and time again.
Based on the author's own years of working experience, this handbook concentrates on the effective arrangement of the elements of an ad, the adaptation of each element to the other so that contrasts, tensions, harmonies--the "eyecatching" qualities--are created.
Typeface selection, column measurement, calculating the manuscript, cropping photographs, sizing pictures, all illustrated by numerous cleary marked diagrams, are the basics with which the instruction begins.
Having explained the fundamentals, the text progresses to the more complicated and more subjective areas of layout design: the use of color, varieties of contrast and how to accomplish them, dividing up space, dummying pages, and perhaps most important of all, suiting the ad to its purpose and medium (newspaper, magazine, brochure, catalogue, label. poster, etc.)
Here more than 100 illustration and sample ads are most helpful. The concluding chapter on reproduction and printing techniques, sensible, sound and non-technical, simplifies an often too complex area and prepares the reader to make intelligent selections among the three printing processes: letterpress, offset lithography and gravure.
Not only an invaluable instruction aid for the novice just begining to come to terms with layout, it is also an indispensable handbook for the professional who will refer to it again and again for on-the-spot advice. Layout belongs in the library of every designer, layout artist, copywriter, graphic artist, photographer, typographer, book producer, advertising teacher and, of course, student.

Author : F. H Wills
Publisher : Dover Publications, Inc., 1971
Contains : 124 Pages +121 illustration

BOOKS : Guide To Greenhouse Gardening (Used)

2009-02-02T16:08:00.006+08:00

Guide To Greenhouse Gardening
Price : RM30.00
MBS008

One of the great advantages of greenhouse gardening is that, with a little planning and forethought, a greenhouse can provide you with numerous gardening options - from raising hardy and half-hardy plants for transplanting outdoors to producing both summer and winter fruit and vegetable crops or, even more simply, for raising and maintaining house plants.
The Sunday Express Guide to Greenhouse Gardening will give you all the information you need to make the most of your greenhouse.
For those buying their first greenhouse, this helpful guide is packed with practical advise on how to choose the greenhouse that suits their individual needs - from the traditional wood-frame, glass-glazed greenhouse to the less expensive and easy-to-erect polytunnels.
A general section on the many greenhouse fixtures and fittings currently available is followed by a section on basic greenhouse gardening techniques. You will learn about temperature control, propagation, potting up and potting on, and you will also find out how to defend your greenhouse against attack from pests and diseases. The book concludes with an enlightening chapter on the wide range of plants that can be grown in the greenhouse. The author gives her own expert recommendations on planning and choosing which plants to grow in the exciting arena of greenhouse gardening. Illustrated throughout with splendid colour photographs, The Sunday Express Guide to Greenhouse Gardening is a handbook that no gardener should be without.

Author : Ethne Clarke
Publisher : Sunburst Books, 1988
Contains : 64 Pages

BOOKS : Simple Checkmate (Used)

2009-02-02T15:57:00.004+08:00

Simple Checkmates
Price : RM7.00
MBS007

All chess players need to be alive to every possible chance of forcing checkmate on their opponent. This book has over 400 examples of forced checkmates, arranged according to type.
You woll soon learn the basic methods and be able to spot similar opportunities in your own games.

Author : A. J. Gillam
Publisher : B.T. Batsford Limited, London, 1978
Contains : 128 Pages (491 diagrams)

BOOKS : The Mind Of The Malay Author (Used)

2009-01-31T14:35:00.004+08:00

The Mind Of The Malay Author
Price : RM5.00
MBS006

Equipped with a wide understanding of new critical theories, a pride of Malaysian literary roots and the insight of a practising poet, Professor Muhammad returns to the varied and rich traditions of Malay literature - to the oral as well as the chirographic and the printed.
He contributes his perspective towards the study of the narrative hikayats, pantuns, and syairs.
From their lines, words, and nuances, he has unravelled concepts of authorship, text and genre that enlighten this dark terrtory of Malay poetics.
Muhammad Haji Salleh is at present an Exchange Fulbright Scholar at University of California, Berkeley, and also Professor of Malay Literature at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi.
He has published widely both nationally and internationally.
His recent work in poetic is

Author : Muhammad Haji Salleh
Publisher : Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, 1991
Contains : 178 Pages

BOOKS : The Complete Interior Decorator (Used)

2009-01-31T14:28:00.005+08:00

The Complete Interior Decorator
Price : RM50.00
MBS005

A lavishly illustrated manual with step-by-step instruction in all the materials, techniques and effects in interior decorating.
A frame-by-frame guide to achieving perfect results in decorating - simply, quickly and logically.
Outlines basic techniques, highlights the problems and provides practical solutions.
Incorporates the latest developments in decorating equipment, materials and ideas.
Time-saving and cost-cutting tips from the experts.

Author : Mike Lawrence
Publisher : Macdonald & Co. Ltd, 1986
Contains : 192 Pages

BOOKS : The Artist's Manual (Used)

2009-01-31T14:07:00.000+08:00

The Artist's Manual
Price : RM50.00
MBS004

The complete handbook for every artist includes:
Painting and drawing.
The development of artist's materials.
Principles of painting and drawing.
Oils.Acrylics.Tempera.Watercolours.Gouache.Pastel and chalk.Charcoal.Pencil.Pen and ink.Airbrushing.Printmaking.Presentation and display.Fresco.Exterior painting.Graphic design.History of graphic design.Design equipment.Copying and photoprinting.Designing for print.Design techniques.Using photography.Reproduction processes.Printing processes.Sculpture.Design principles in sculpture.Stone.Wood.Foam Plastic.Modeling.Casting.Metals.Kinetic.Light.Chrome and mirrors.Perspex(Plexiglass).Paper.Mixed media.Happenings.Display and transport.

Author : Paul Hogarth
Publisher : Macdonald Educational Limited,London,1980
Contains : 320 Pages

BOOKS : Present Affairs (Used)

2009-01-31T14:02:00.001+08:00

Present Affairs
Price : RM30.00
MBS003

Present Affairs is packed with ideas for beautifully wrapped presents where the wrapping is as much fun as the present itself.
Give your presents that individual touch and tailor the wrapping to the recipient whether they're a music-loving teenager or a theatre-goer, a lover or a mother.
For each of the 40 different ideas there's a full-colour picture of the finished present and step-by-step instructions and illustrations which make wrapping quick and easy.
Stuck for present ideas? Angela Douglas gives imaginative suggestions for all the occasions and types of people included in the book.
Her gift-wrapping ideas will inspire you to create your own wonderful variations to suit your family and friends. With this book present wrapping and giving become a pleasure not a chore.

Author : Angela Douglas
Publisher : Ebury Press, 1987
Contains : 96 Pages

BOOKS : The Art Of Hand Lettering (Used)

2009-01-31T13:56:00.000+08:00

The Art of Hand Lettering
Price : RM30.00
MBS002

With over 30 years of experience in both Europe and America as a commercial artist specializing in advertising, Helm Wotzkow has written a thorough, practical guide to the art of hand-lettering. While leading the student step-by-step from begining-level to advanced problems, he charges the text with so many suggestions and tips learned from long experience that even professional letterers will find usefil new ideas on almost every page.
The book differs from other texts in several important ways.
Where most texts deal with execution and form only, this one goes beyond to consider such questions as spacing, weight, layout, and appropriatness of style to message.
the author also employs several original and effective teaching aids: frequent comparison of bad styling with good; and the analysis of each letter of the alphabet for optical illusions and other characteristics. Finally, Wotzkow attempts throughout the book to avoid presenting the student with hard and fast rules to follow, but rather helps him to analyze existing forms, to discover new ones for himself, and to develop his own critical faculties.

Author : Helm Wotzkow
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc. 1967
Contains : 320 Pages

BOOKS : Script Lettering For Artists (Used)

2009-01-31T12:45:00.000+08:00

Script Lettering For Artists
Price : RM25.00
MBS001

One feature of the general resurgence of the graphic arts is the revival of the script letter.
Media such as advertising, packaging, book and periodical page design, etc. have brought the glories of the master penmen of the past back into vogue.
This volume, prepared by a noted authority and containing numerous examples of his handiwork, is a basic guide to the construction of the script letter and its practical use.
The book gives the beginner a thorough, straightforward course of instruction, with advise on virtually every facet of the art of script lettering.
In his clear and economical presentation, the author tells you how to hold the pen, how the letters should be slanted, how to "build" the letters out of a few primary strokes, the direction of the pen in inking, and every other step of the process.
He also deals with the construction of numerals, the flourish and its basic elements, how to correct mistakes, commercial handwriting, etc. and gives a concise introduction to layout and package design. Throughout his account, Thompson stresses materials, tools and equipment needed and provides exact specifications, brand names, penpoint types and sizes, and the like.

Author : Tommy Thompson
Publisher : Dover Publications, Inc. 1965
Contains : 128 Pages