Design category: 5388 books
by Stephen A. Brown
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
The Design and Construction industry is in a state of attempted change. Improvement is a key word for employer, consultant and contractor. Real steps forward are slow, and most damning is the continuous repetition of the same mistakes. Communication in the Design Process considers the gap that can...
The iPhone App Design Manual
Create Perfect Designs for Effortless Coding and App Store Success
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
The creation of apps for Apple's iPhone is now a huge, and global business, with hundreds of thousands of developers, entrepreneurs and companies attracted by the potential rewards. But games, functional apps and promotional apps alike depend on attractive, intuitive design for their appeal, and most...
by Penny McIntire
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2007
Just as great artists must understand their tools, great Web designers must understand the technology behind their art. In Visual Design for the Web, author Penny McIntire shows novice Web designers how to use their tools--including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript--in conjunction with the principles of aesthetics...
Sustainable Thinking
Ethical Approaches to Design and Design Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Sustainable Thinking explores how values and sustainability can reshape the way design management is practised and applied. The book discusses how designers can combine innovative creative thinking with analytical problem-solving skills to produce outputs that are business ready and ethically driven.
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Mineral Processing Design and Operations
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
Mineral Processing Design and Operations: An Introduction, Second Edition, helps further understanding of the various methods commonly used in mineral beneficiation and concentration processes. Application of theory to practice is explained at each stage, helping operators understand associated implications...
Nathan Turner's American Style
Classic Design and Effortless Entertaining
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
With a style that is accessible and chic, Nathan Turner's aesthetic is Nate Berkus meets Colin Cowie and Domino Magazine. Turner's unique approach to design for living incorporates his accessible, California chic aesthetic. He will show readers how to design their home to create a space that is relaxed...
Technical Artefacts: Creations of Mind and Matter
A Philosophy of Engineering Design
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2012
This book presents an attempt to understand the nature of technical artefacts and the way they come into being. Its primary focus is the kind of technical artefacts designed and produced by modern engineering. In spite of their pervasive influence on human thinking and doing, and therefore on the...
by Richard Stillwell
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Analyzes all phases of the electronic product design process, including management, planning, quality control, design, manufacturing, and automation. A reference/textbook for students and professionals in such fields as electronics, manufacturing, circuit design, computer science. Annotation copyrig
by Vukota Boljanovic
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2009
As the only comprehensive text focusing on metal shaping processes, which are still the most widely used processes in the manufacture of products and structures, Metal Shaping Processes carefully presents the fundamentals of metal shaping processes with their relevant applications. The treatment of...
by Samuel Mills
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The theme of this book is that light is an inseparable part of architectural design, and is intended to provide students of architecture and interior design with a graphic guideline to the fundamental role lighting plays in this process. While simple light sources may be enough to satisfy practical...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
The capability approach of Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen places human capabilities at the centre stage of discussions about justice, equality, development and the quality of life. It rejects too much emphasis on mere preference satisfaction or resource provision and highlights the importance of...
Verbalising the Visual
Translating art and design into words
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Verbalising the Visual: Translating Art and Design into Words by Michael Clarke introduces readers to a broad range of language and terminology: formal and informal, academic and colloquial, global and local, all of which can be found in current art and design discourse.
Exploring the complex...
Inclusive scenarios for Hospitality
From integration to social inclusion between Interior Design and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018
This book promotes an inclusive approach in designing spaces, products and services for Hospitality sector. Methods and tools proposed try to change the actual state of the art in attempt to delineate a cultural change, from integration to social inclusion, through a design drive approach.
Sustainable Facades
Design Methods for High-Performance Building Envelopes
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013
Practical information on designing sustainable, energy-efficient building facades
As energy and other natural resources are being depleted, it has become clear that technologies and strategies that allow us to maintain our satisfaction with interior environments while consuming less of these...