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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin
April 2010 978-3-981-04586-4 |
Pictoplasma - contemporary character design and art




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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin
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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin Haus der Kulturen der Welt April 2009 Peter Thaler, Lars Denicke Bernd Scherer 328 18,4 x 22,3 cm / 7.24 x 8.78 in full colour, hardcover 978-3-98104-587-1 |
The 328 page and colorful catalogue, published on the occasion of the Pictopia exhibition at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in spring 2009, assembles texts and works by international artists, designers and theorists, all investigating the aesthetic principle of reduction and abstraction in the design of anthropomorphic characters. Including work by AJ Fosik, Ben Frost, Borris Hoppek, Dylan Martorell, Edwina Ashton, Faiyaz Jafri, Fons Schiedon, FriendsWithYou, Gary Baseman, Hideaki Kawashima, James Marshall, Jeremy Dower, Mark Ryden, Motomichi Nakamura, Nagi Noda, Olaf Breuning, Sam Gibbons, Shoboshobo, Tim Biskup and many more…
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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin
November 2006 396 3-9810458-3-1 |
With this long awaited follow-up publication Pictoplasma delivers an in-depth exploration of the latest tendencies in current character design and art, spanning from drawing, design and painting to its use in installations and sculpture.
Pictoplasma not only creates the world’s first Encyclopaedia of figurative design - by cataloguing the characters as independent life-forms of their own right, the compilation enables to examine similarities and permutations of globally recurring motifs and styles.
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Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin
November 2003 224 3-89955-021-8 |
Avoiding the lure of creating a straightforward sequel or the simple repetition of the winning formula, pictoplasma has once again distilled a fine selection of first-rate works from over 9,000 entries. While the traditional role of these loveable icons as commercial branding tools remains important, this volume delves even deeper into the world of contemporary character design, additionally focussing on their wider usage outside of the printed page. No matter if it’s sculptures, installations, graphical work, street art, urban vinyl toys, dolls or fine art, for pictoplasma its all about the power of reduced and abstract character visualization, and its usage as an global language.
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Gestalten Verlag, Berlin
November 2001 216 3-9810458-3-1 |
Pictoplasma 1, the first ever documentation of modern character design, presents a comprehensive overview of this truly global graphic language and illustrates the remarkable status figures with lively traits and faces have achieved in our society, culminating in a visual feast.
As likeable, global identifiers they act as indispensable mediators in the era of multimedia, serving purposes as diverse as branding, logo design, game design, web design, icons or mascots. Selected from more than 6,000 excellent entries Pictoplasma offers both independent artists and corporations an international platform.