John Hopkins Bücher

Der kompakte Band aus der Serie 'Mode Design Basics' vermittelt in gewohnt professioneller und praxisnaher Weise die Grundlagen des Modezeichnens. Reichlich bebildert werden Illustrationstechniken von Materialien, Schnitten und Proportionen, aber auch verschiedene Zeichenstile dargestellt. Ob traditionelle Methoden, schnelle Skizzen oder ausgefeilte Entwürfe mittels digitaler Medien – keine Wissenslücke wird nach der Lektüre vorhanden sein. Eine Anleitung zur erfolgreichen Portfolioerstellung, ein Verzeichnis mit Bezugsquellen sowie Interviews mit führenden Modedesignern runden das Basisbuch gelungen ab.

Ein weiterer Titel aus der Reihe 'Mode Design Basics' widmet sich explizit der Männermode: Ganz praxisorientiert und mit zahlreichen Beispielen aktueller Kollektionen untermauert, gibt der Autor Anregungen zur eigenen Designentwicklung, zeigt Recherchemöglichkeiten und Inspirationsquellen auf und beleuchtet Einflüsse sowie Stilrichtungen in der Männermode. Zahlreiche Interviews mit renommierten Brancheninsidern lassen tief in ein Genres blicken, das so vielfältig wie kreativ ist und der Damenmode um nichts nachsteht.

The autobiography of one of the most talented, charismatic and popular racers ever to grace the sport of motorcycle racing.

Tangier, the white city poised atop the dark continent which turns out to be the continent of light. Tangier in the 60s and 70s was a fabled place. This edge city, the Interzone, became muse and escapist s dream for artists, writers, millionaires and socialites, who wrote, painted, partied and experienced life with an intensity and freedom that they never could back home. Into this louche and cosmopolitan world came John Hopkins, a young writer who instantly became a part of the bohemian Tangier crowd with its core of Beats that included William Burroughs, Paul and Jane Bowles and Brion Gysin, as well as Tennessee Williams, Jean Genet, Yves Saint Laurent, Barbara Hutton and Malcolm Forbes. Those intoxicating decades Tangier s Golden Years are long gone. Grand old houses that once sparkled with life are shuttered and dark and most of the eccentrics who once lived and loved in the city have died. But here, in the pages of Hopkins cult classic, all the decadence and flamboyance of those days is brought to life once more."

To become a successful fashion designer, you will need to develop your drawing skills, but for any career in fashion it is important to have an understanding of the basic principles of good fashion drawing.Basics Fashion Design 05: Fashion Drawing presents a fresh perspective on the basic principles and practices of contemporary drawing styles, applied to a fashion context.The book takes a practical approach in discussing the process of fashion drawing, offering advice on the selection of materials and media and advising on their different uses and applications. It also considers the theory and history of fashion drawing, and the range of styles used by contemporary designers; from quick sketches to sophisticated digital pieces.This discussion is accompanied by interviews with designers and illustrators, a glossary, resources directory and templates.

Set against a backdrop of supernatural intrigue, the story follows a clandestine organization that manipulates humanity from the shadows. This science fiction action-adventure novel combines thrilling elements with a gripping plot, exploring themes of power, control, and the hidden forces shaping our world. As the characters navigate a web of secrets, they confront not only external dangers but also the complexities of their own motivations and alliances.

It all began at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station, New York, in 1961...

Translating the success of his popular food holiday blog into book format, John-Bryan Hopkins makes Foodimentary a celebration of (mostly) American food, pairing 365 delicious recipes with corresponding food fests.

"Now moving swiftly southwards through thorn and cactus country--cattle country--towards real heat and, perhaps, renewed creativity." While writing a novel set in South America, John Hopkins travelled back there to "reacquaint himself with the scene". In 1972-3, he travelled by train, bus and boat from Mexico City to the centre of the continent, through Belize, Guatemala and Nicaragua and on to Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. Hopkins travelled slowly, deliberately, savouring every experience along the way. But the journey was fraught with his angst-ridden strivings to write his novel and with the troubled love he had for Madeleine, his travelling companion. In these heat-scorched, tequila-infused pages, Hopkins paints a sultry, exquisite portrait of South America and in so doing masters an art that he believed would forever elude him.