General Design category: 1730 books

In the two decades between its debut performance and the death of impresario Sergei Diaghilev in 1929, the Ballets Russes was an unrivalled sensation in Paris and around the world. But while scholarly attention has often centered on the links between Diaghilev’s troupe and modernist art and music,...

Derived from a one-of-a-kind, hand-painted studio sourcebook of the early 1900s, the patterns in this stunning collection combine to form a treasury of bold, colorful designs. These images have never before appeared in print, and this compilation affords users a unique selection of remarkably brilliant...

How to confront, embrace, and learn from the unavoidable failures of creative practice; with case studies that range from winemaking to animation. Failure is an inevitable part of any creative practice. As game designers, John Sharp and Colleen Macklin have grappled with crises of creativity,...

Numbers can tell an exciting story. The trick is to know what story to tell and make it understandable. This compact, practical guide will show everyone who must design numeric data how to transform raw data into readable, relevant information. The Designer’s Guide to Presenting Numbers,...

Graphic designers will enrich their understanding of American type design and type designers with this unique and extensive reference. The fascinating history of type in America is chronicled through the typefaces and biographies of sixty-two of the most influential type designers, including Linn...

This accessible handbook from design guru Rob Forbes uncovers the beauty in the commonplace and reveals how visual thinking can enrich our lives. In friendly text complemented by photographs taken on his travels around the world, Forbes explains how to appreciate the design elements that surround...

El disseny d'un nou producte implica un procés de recerca d'idees i solucions que han de ser acompanyats per un conjunt de múltiples habilitats i coneixements disciplinaris. Depenent de la complexitat del producte, pot donar-se fins i tot que necessiti la creació d'equips de treball molt heterogenis....

Volevo scrivere qualcosa di più di un semplice manuale. Volevo offrire ai professionisti del web quel faro nella nebbia che aiutasse ad approdare in un porto sicuro, approfondendo tutte le conoscenze indispensabili per essere ottimi web designer. Ho illuminato tutti gli angoli della professione:...

CRITS: A Student Manual is a practical guide to help art and design students obtain maximum benefits from the most common method of teaching these subjects in college: the studio critique. CRITS positions studio critiques as positive, productive, and inspirational means to foster development – not...

Typography, the art of designing printed words, was once the domain of an elite few artists but has become an area with which millions of people engage daily. The widespread usage of digital devices from laptops to tablets and smart phones which are used for written communications means that we are...

Scritto in collaborazione con l’architetto Ogden Codman Jr e pubblicato nel 1897, La decorazione della casa è il primo libro di Edith Wharton, tuttora considerato uno dei testi fondamentali del design di interni. Nel libro viene tracciata un’ampia panoramica, arricchita da moltissime illustrazioni...

Eine Zusammenstellung von Artikeln über die Tätigkeit als Grafik-Designer – die Dos und Don’ts, die Fallstricke und Highlights. Alles, was den Berufsalltag erhellt! Die ganze Bandbreite, die Sie angestellt oder freiberuflich in Agenturen und Verlagen erleben können. Schauen Sie herein. Es wird Sie sicherlich interessieren!

Secondo la visione corrente e accreditata la complessità è una complicazione, un sinonimo di disordine. Norman è invece convinto che la complessità sia insita nel mondo, sociale e naturale. Come tale deve dunque essere considerata una caratteristica fondante e ineliminabile della modernità, una...

A celebration culture and technology, as seen through the history of the humble yet ubiquitous toothpick, from the best-selling author of The Pencil. From ancient Rome, where emperor Nero made his entrance into a banquet hall with a silver toothpick in his mouth, to nineteenth-century Boston,...