Design category: 5388 books
The Ice Palace That Melted Away
Restoring Civility and Other Lost Virtues to Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
With The Ice Palace That Melted Away, Bill Stumpf, the designer of the first ergonomic chair, addresses the symbiotic relationship between design and the way we live, the often deadening effect of technology, and his hopes for a more humane future. As a designer associated with Herman Miller, Inc.,...
Living Labs
Design and Assessment of Sustainable Living
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
This book presents the results of a multi-annual project with sustainable Living Labs in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.
Living Labs – as initiated by the authors – have proved to be very promising research, design, co-creation and communication facilities for the...
Sustainable Buildings in Practice
What the Users Think
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2010
Current assessment methods of sustainable buildings do not adequately account for the users’ needs. Given that over the life of a building, total salary costs far outweigh both operating costs and combined capital and rental costs, the occupants’ needs are not something which should be sensibly...
Google SketchUp Cookbook
Practical Recipes and Essential Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
As the first book for intermediate and advanced users of Google SketchUp, this Cookbook goes beyond the basics to explore the complex features and tools that design professionals use. You'll get numerous step-by-step tutorials for solving common (and not so common) design problems, with detailed color...
New Asian Style
Contemporary Tropical Living in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
More than ever before, interior design is a global affair. And more than ever, Westerners are eager to try out elements of Asian design. This book is the ultimate resource for professional and amateur designers seeking to recreate the mysterious elegance, balance, and beauty of Asian design. Through...
DIY Decorating on a Budget: 19 Thrifty, Frugal & Inexpensive Ideas for the Interior Design of Your Dream Home
Decoration and Design
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Do you often walk into a store and find something you desire for your decorating needs, only to find out it’s far beyond your current budget?
Are you someone who likes to reuse items in order to keep from throwing them out?
Do you like custom made decorations in other’s homes, but...
Color Drawing
Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
The Third Edition of Michael Doyle's classic Color Drawing remains the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings.
Update with over 100 pages, this Third Edition contains an entirely...
Things That Make Us Smart
Defending Human Attributes in the Age of the Machine
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
By the author of THE DESIGN OF EVERYDAY THINGS.
Insightful and whimsical, profoundly intelligent and easily accessible, Don Norman has been exploring the design of our world for decades, exploring this complex relationship between humans and machines. In this seminal work, fully revised and...
Creating Sensory Spaces
The Architecture of the Invisible
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
Creating Sensory Spaces celebrates spaces enlivened with sensual richness and provides you with the knowledge and tools necessary to create them. Drawing on numerous built case studies in ten countries and illustrated with over 85 full color images, the book presents a new framework for the design...
Becoming Designer
Education and Influence
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2000
Design Research is an area that is both current and growing, but texts on the subjects are in short supply. This book is a response to the vitality of discussion within journals and at conferences, and it intends to place Design Research in its rightful place at the heart of studio-based education...
Fabricated
The New World of 3D Printing
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Fabricated tells the story of 3D printers, humble manufacturing machines that are bursting out of the factory and into schools, kitchens, hospitals, even onto the fashion catwalk. Fabricated describes our emerging world of printable products, where people design and 3D print their own creations as...
by Wongvipa Devahastin Na Ayudhya, Sakul Intakul
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Featuring hundreds of photographs, this Asian design book is a love note to the modern, stylish luxury homes and interior spaces of Asia.
In recent years Asian design—in architecture, interiors and product design—has catapulted on to the global stage. Gone are the thatched villas and vernacular...
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Kitchens: *Do-it-yourself and Save *Third Edition *Design & Planning *Quick Updates *Custom Cabinetry *Remode
*Do-it-yourself and Save *Third Edition *Design & Planning *Quick Updates *Custom Cabinetry *Remode
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
A new edition to the bestselling The Complete Guide to Kitchens, this updated book looks beyond the world of 500-square-foot kitchens with professional stainless steel appliances and presents a host of creative remodeling and updating projects that make sense for anyone. From converting a closet...
by Jobe Leonard
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Welcome to the first step of making what is arguably the largest purchase of your life!Your new home.I strongly believe that you made an excellent choice in purchasing The Home Design Made Easy Course. When you get into the multi-faceted area of designing a home, it really pays off in peace-of-mind...