Design category: 5388 books
by Rob Imrie, Emma Street
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2011
From the earliest periods of architecture and building, architects’ actions have been conditioned by rules, regulations, standards, and governance practices. These range from socio-cultural and religious codes seeking to influence the formal structure of settlement patterns, to prescriptive building...
by Brian Wood
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
If you are a graphic designer and want to design and create Web sites without using code, then Muse is for you. Muse is a new tool from Adobe that allows you to create professional HTML Web sites using familiar tools like those found in Adobe InDesign. With Muse, no longer will you need to hand off...
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles
Design Journeys
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Praise for the previous edition:
"[A] fascinating book." John Thackara, Doors of Perception
"Provides the foundations for a radical new perspective." Ethical Pulse
"At last a book that dispels the idea that fashion is only interested in trend-driven fluff:...
iPad Design Lab - Basic
Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
iPad Design Lab - Basic is about storytelling in today's world, as more and more people consume information using the iPad and other tablets. This guide is the first to analyze the way that consumers take in information on the tablet platform and to help journalists and designers better understand...
Looking Closer 4
Critical Writings on Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
The most stimulating installment yet in the acclaimed Looking Closer series! This enthralling collection of essays assembles some of the most intriguing critical commentary published in professional and general interest design magazines from 1997 to 2000. Over thirty contributors, including Rick Poynor,...
A Project Guide to UX Design
For user experience designers in the field or in the making
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2009
“If you are a young designer entering or contemplating entering the UX field this is a canonical book. If you are an organization that really needs to start grokking UX this book is also for you. " -- Chris Bernard, User Experience Evangelist, Microsoft
User experience design is the...
Ordering Disorder
Grid Principles for Web Design
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010
The grid has long been an invaluable tool for creating order out of chaos for designers of all kinds—from city planners to architects to typesetters and graphic artists. In recent years, web designers, too, have come to discover the remarkable power that grid-based design can afford in creating intuitive,...
Material Change
Design Thinking and the Social Entrepreneurship Movement
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Material Change shows that there is something going on in design-something powerful. Design can change the world. This new way of thinking is revolutionizing the business of design and the design of business.
Material Change is the story of trained architect and entrepreneur Eve Blossom, who built...
The Business of Design
Balancing Creativity and Profitability
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
The Business of Design debunks the myth that business sense and creative talent are mutually exclusive and, unlike other lackluster business books, is written and illustrated to captivate a visually thinking audience. For nearly thirty years, consultant Keith Granet has helped design professionals...
Psychology of Web Design
Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2012
Among the most important ingredients for successful Web designs are creativity, planning, coding and design skills. However, many people forget that various psychological factors also play an important role when making design decisions. Psychology of Web Design (eBook #16) gives you insights on how...
by Smashing Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Whether you're creating a game or a website, a lasting bond with users is more often than not the result of emotional attachment. Knowing the ins and outs of emotional design will enable you to imbue your creation with personality and to shape the user's perception. Find out how to integrate emotional...
The Mobile Book
Digital Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
This is the Digital edition of our brand new printed Mobile Book. It features the most important things that you need to know as a designer, developer or mobile strategist for your websites. You’ll dive deep into the peculiarities of the mobile industry, explore responsive design strategy,...
Neuro Web Design
What Makes Them Click?
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2009
“While you’re reading Neuro Web Design, you’ll probably find yourself thinking ‘I already knew that…’ a lot. But when you’re finished, you’ll discover that your ability to create effective web sites has mysteriously improved. A brilliant idea for a book, and very nicely done.”
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The Interior Design Business Handbook
A Complete Guide to Profitability
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Thousands of interior design professionals have come to rely on The Interior Design Business Handbook for comprehensive, accessible coverage of the essential procedures, tools, and techniques necessary to manage a successful interior design business. The Fifth Edition of this essential resource has...