General Design category: 1730 books
by Roger Fry
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Twenty-five art-related essays by distinguished British art critic and painter reveal his wide-ranging interests. Writings explore relationships between ancient and modern art and between art and life, examining such diverse topics as the art of the Bushmen, African sculpture, ancient American art,...
Iconic Designs
50 Stories about 50 Things
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2020
Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to fifty classic 'things' – designs that we find in the city, in our homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives. In her introduction, Grace Lees-Maffei explores what makes a design 'iconic', and fifty essays by...
From Shed To Chic
How to create a money-making holiday let
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Shed to Chic is about one woman's dream to turn her garage into a money-making holiday cottage. It shows that all it takes is drive and motivation, and that, by making the right choices with simple touches and the right attention to detail, you too can be inspired to create a perfect space for holiday...
Cutting and Draping Party and Eveningwear
Dressmaking and pattern cutting for special occasion clothes
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
This is the complete guide to pattern cutting for special occasion clothes: party dresses and eveningwear. With step-by-step instructions and clear, informative diagrams, Dawn Cloake shows how to develop the basic design blocks to create a wide range of designs, encouraging you to 'mix and match'...
by Dr. Shan-Tung Hsu, Jenny Nakao Hones
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
With hundreds of feng shui books in the market and more information on the internet, often with contradicting principles, it has become very difficult to decipher what is true feng shui. The more books I read, the more confused I have become has been the common experience. In this book the authors, internationally...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
In an era of increasingly available digital resources, many textile designers and makers find themselves at an interesting juncture between traditional craft processes and newer digital technologies. Highly specialized craft/design practitioners may now elect to make use of digital processes in their...
The Hidden History of American Fashion
Rediscovering 20th-century Women Designers
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
This book is the first in-depth exploration of the revolutionary designers who defined American fashion in its emerging years and helped build an industry with global impact, yet have been largely forgotten. Focusing on female designers, the authors reclaim a place in history for the women who created...
The Art of Setting Stones
& Other Writings from the Japanese Garden
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect...
The Swastika
Symbol Beyond Redemption?
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
"Force[s] even the most sophisticated to rethink and rework their ideas of how images work in the world."--School Library Journal.* Traces the history of the swastika, from religious symbol to reviled symbol * More than 175 illustrations * Powerful examination of the impact of one graphic symbol on...
Designing Logos
The Process of Creating Symbols That Endure
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
How to design great logos, step by step by step.
* Lavishly illustrated with 750 color images
* How-tos, case studies, and detailed analysis of well-known logos
What makes a logo good? What makes it bad? What makes it great? The entire process of logo design is examined, from the initial...
by Theo Stephen Williams
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
This helpful guide provides startup and experienced design business owners with dozens of useful, creative methods for achieving profitability. Updated throughout with additional material on time management, expanded coverage of Web and multimedia pricing, and numerous new interviews with leading...
UX Research
Practical Techniques for Designing Better Products
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
One key responsibility of product designers and UX practitioners is to conduct formal and informal research to clarify design decisions and business needs. But there’s often mystery around product research, with the feeling that you need to be a research Zen master to gather anything useful. Fact...
Orchestrating Experiences
Collaborative Design for Complexity
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
A playbook of best practices, tools and frameworks that shows you how to: Connect and create an engaging customer experience across all your channels and touchpoints (cross–channel or omni–channel experience) Create seamless brand experience for customers as they move through your various online...
by Jon Goodbun, Michael Klein, Andreas Rumpfhuber
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
As growth was the defining condition of the 20th century, so scarcity is set to define the 21st. Already it pervades political discourse and shapes our reading of the economy and the environment. But scarcity is not just the inevitable result of growth and resource exploitation - every innovation results...