General Design category: 1730 books
Creating the Perfect Design Brief
How to Manage Design for Strategic Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
In the only book of its kind, now revised and updated with the latest research on the topic, veteran design consultant Peter L. Phillips offers the tools for success gained from nearly thirty years of developing corporate and brand identity programs. Readers will discover the most effective formats...
Museum Experience Design
Crowds, Ecosystems and Novel Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
This state-of-the-art book explores the implications of contemporary trends that are shaping the future of museum experiences. In four separate sections, it looks into how museums are developing dialogical relationships with their audiences, reaching out beyond their local communities to involve more...
Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design
Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, July 17–21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
This book discusses the latest advances in affective and pleasurable design. It reports on important theoretical and practical issues, covering a wealth of topics including aesthetics in product and system design, design-driven innovation, affective computing, evaluation tools for emotion, Kansei...
Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design
Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, July 21-25, 2018, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
This book discusses the latest advances in affective and pleasurable design. Further, it reports on important theoretical and practical issues, covering a wealth of topics including aesthetics in product and system design, design-driven innovation, affective computing, evaluation tools for emotion,...
by Jackie Von Tobel
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
The Design Directory of Bedding is the must-have resource for designers, workroom professionals, and do-it-yourselfers. Concise, straight-to-the-point lists, definitions, and descriptions of design fundamentals and components provide a comprehensive education on bedding design.
Hundreds of inspirational...
by Emy Nelson Decker, Seth M. Porter
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018
This book demonstrates how aesthetics, design elements, and visual literacy can be implemented in the library to enhance spaces, programs, services, instruction, and outreach so that your library will appeal to all users.
• Clearly explains how to recognize, understand, and interpret basic...
Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design
Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2019
This book discusses the latest advances in affective and pleasurable design. It reports on important theoretical and practical issues, covering a wealth of topics including aesthetics in product and system design, design-driven innovation, affective computing, evaluation tools for emotion, Kansei...
Human Systems Engineering and Design II
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design (IHSED2019): Future Trends and Applications, September 16-18, 2019, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Munich, Germany
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2019
This book focuses on novel design and systems engineering approaches, including theories and best practices, for promoting a better integration of people and engineering systems. It covers a range of hot topics related to: development of human-centered systems; interface design and human-computer...
Lolita - The Story of a Cover Girl
Vladimir Nabokov's Novel in Art and Design
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
What should Lolita look like? The question has dogged book-cover designers since 1955, when Lolita was first published in a plain green wrapper. The heroine of Vladimir Nabokov's classic novel has often been shown as a teenage seductress in heart-shaped glasses--a deceptive image that misreads the...
by Water Environment Federation
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Contemporary Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Methods
Fully revised and updated, this three-volume set from the Water Environment Federation and the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers presents the current plant planning, configuration,...
Building Design Strategy
Using Design to Achieve Key Business Objectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
How can design be used to solve business problems? That's the question answered, in many innovative ways, by Building Design Strategy. Mark Dziersk, EunSool Kwon, Arnold Levin, Laura Weiss, and many more top-name contributors share their experience and insights. Topics explore the full range of issues...
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles
Design Journeys
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Praise for the previous edition:
"[A] fascinating book." John Thackara, Doors of Perception
"Provides the foundations for a radical new perspective." Ethical Pulse
"At last a book that dispels the idea that fashion is only interested in trend-driven fluff:...
Material Change
Design Thinking and the Social Entrepreneurship Movement
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Material Change shows that there is something going on in design-something powerful. Design can change the world. This new way of thinking is revolutionizing the business of design and the design of business.
Material Change is the story of trained architect and entrepreneur Eve Blossom, who built...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2001
With input from a diverse range of industry experts/designers, theorists, critics, historians, and curators, this anthology is the first to focus exclusively on the history of industrial design. This pioneering guide traces the entire history of industrial design, industrialization, and mass production...