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Details: Much of today's most exuberant, most creative and most telling imagery is all around us, in the street. All over the world, the street has become a public art gallery of visual icons, each city with permanent collections and temporary exhibits, each country with its own much-loved identity. Cuba has a unique place in these international street galleries. Its colonial past and its revolution have created something vibrantly distinct. Beyond the ideology, this is the venue to enjoy a nostalgic whiff of the chromium trim and high tail fins of the 1950s automobile, the locale for Cohiba cigars, pre-Revolution enamel Coke signs, the ever popular Bacardi rum and all the excitement of the Buena Vista Social Club. Ideal for: Perfect for students and practitioners of design. This
paperback book has 112 pages and measures: 23 x 22 x 1cm.
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Details: Much of today's most exuberant, most creative & most telling imagery is all around us, in the street. All over the world, the street has become a public art gallery of visual icons, each city with permanent collections & temporary exhibits, each country with its own much-loved identity. Cuba has a unique place in these international street galleries. Its colonial past & its revolution have created something vibrantly distinct. Beyond the ideology, this is the venue to enjoy a nostalgic whiff of the chromium trim & high tail fins of the 1950s automobile, the locale for Cohiba cigars, pre-Revolution enamel Coke signs, the ever popular Bacardi rum & all the excitement of the Buena Vista Social Club. Ideal for: Perfect for students & practitioners of design. This paperback book has 112 pages & measures: 23 x 22 x 1cm.

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Vista - A computer operating system from microsoft released in 2006
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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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