Design list 71

Do Design

Why beauty is key to everything

by Alan Moore
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016

So much passes us by, unnoticed. We multi-task, switch between screens, work faster. When was the last time you paused to consider a beautifully made object or stunning natural landscape? Yet this is when our spirits lift, our soul is restored. Designer Alan Moore invites us to rethink what we produce...

Sustainable Residential Interiors

by Associates III, Annette Stelmack, Kari Foster
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014

The Second Edition of Sustainable Residential Interiors addresses cutting edge processes, strategies, and principles as well as details for in-depth product vetting criteria. Award-winning, leading interior designer Annette Stelmack shares her expertise from the perspective of LEED Building Design...

Vern Yip's Design Wise

Your Smart Guide to a Beautiful Home

by Vern Yip
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016

WHAT MAKES A HOME BOTH SMART AND BEAUTIFUL? Have you ever wondered exactly how high to hang your artwork? How about the light fixture over your dining table? Do you know how to ideally size a rug for any room, or the best way to arrange your furniture? Trusted designer Vern Yip answers these...

Experience Required

How to become a UX leader regardless of your role

by Robert Hoekman Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2015

For all the resources on great design, there is almost nothing on how to be a great design professional. For all the schools and classes and workshops on what constitutes a good user experience, there is not one bit of formalized education on how to earn the respect of your team and get your recommendations...

The Mobile Book Addendum

by Smashing Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013

When it comes to desktop browsers, we are used to obvious big players and traditional platforms — Mac, Windows, Linux. The mobile world is entirely different, and the platforms are very different, too. We have to learn and understand new design languages, patterns, techniques and tools. In these...

White Space Is Not Your Enemy

A Beginner's Guide to Communicating Visually Through Graphic, Web & Multimedia Design

by Kim Golombisky, Rebecca Hagen
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017

White Space Is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout guide that introduces concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communication across a variety of formats—from web to print. Sections on Gestalt theory, color theory, and WET layout are expanded to offer...

Discussing Design

Improving Communication and Collaboration through Critique

by Adam Connor, Aaron Irizarry
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015

Real critique has become a lost skill among collaborative teams today. Critique is intended to help teams strengthen their designs, products, and services, rather than be used to assert authority or push agendas under the guise of "feedback." In this practical guide, authors Adam Connor...

Creating Flat Design Websites

by António Pratas
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014

This book contains practical, step-by-step tutorials along with plenty of explanation about designing your flat website. Each section is introduced sequentially, building up your web design skills and completing your website. Creating Flat Design Websites is ideal for you if you are starting on your...

The Graphic Designer's Guide to Clients

by Ellen M. Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014

Here is the perfect volume for graphic designers who want real-life advice for long-term success. Renowned designer Ellen Shapiro reveals time-tested tricks of the trade—for making sure the clients you want to work with know about you, become your clients, and work with you productively. Then, in...

Designing Social Interfaces

Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience

by Christian Crumlish, Erin Malone
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015

Designers, developers, and entrepreneurs today must grapple with creating social interfaces to foster user interaction and community, but grasping the nuances and the building blocks of the digital social experience is much harder than it appears. Now you have help. In the second edition of...

How to Start a Home-Based Interior Design Business

by Nita Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2009

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based interior design business? Have you been hesitant to put your business plans into action? This book contains all the necessary tools and success strategies you need to launch and grow your business. An experienced designer shares her experiences...

How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer

by Debbie Millman
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010

Take a peek inside the heads of some of the world’s greatest living graphic designers. How do they think, how do they connect to others, what special skills do they have? In honest and revealing interviews, nineteen designers, including Stefan Sagmeister, Michael Beirut, David Carson, and Milton...

Breaking into Graphic Design

Tips from the Pros on Finding the Right Position for You

by Michael Jefferson
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005

Packed with information on every step of the job search from writing a cover letter to assembling a portfolio, Breaking into Graphic Design is the definitive book on creating a professional, employable image. Interviews with more than forty award-winning designers, career counselors, and business...

Son of Interior Design for Idiots, The Shopper's Guide

by Mark McCauley, ASID
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011

Mark McCauley is the Dave Barry of interior design. Chicago Tribune Beneath the humor beats the heart of a true artist, poet and philosopher. WF Magazine McCauley discusses interior design for those with dogs, children and in-laws, he's the Anti-Martha Stewart. Boston Globe Mark McCauley is the interior designer for the rest of us. San Francisco Chronicle