General Design category: 1730 books
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
Inside the World of Design Thinking and How It Can Spark Creativity and Innovati on
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
An illuminating journey through today's fascinating world of design.
What can we learn from the ways great designers think-and how can it improve our lives? In CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Warren Berger, in collaboration with celebrated designer Bruce Mau, revolutionizes...
Fifty Chairs That Changed the World
Design Museum Fifty
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2009
Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Chairs That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 chairs that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From Thonet's...
Design for 3D Printing
Scanning, Creating, Editing, Remixing, and Making in Three Dimensions
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
France's Le FabShop has extensive experience testing 3D printers and creating digital models for them. From an articulated Makey Robot to a posable elephant model, Samuel N. Bernier and the rest of Le FabShop's team have created some of the most-printed designs in the 3D printing world. This book...
Web Design and Development
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
To ensure the efficacy of online documentation, web designers pay careful consideration to a number of factors when developing their products, including audience, visual appeal, and content. Utilizing the latest tools and techniques is imperative to developing quality and competitive web content. Web...
by Paul Rand
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
One of the seminal texts of graphic design, Paul Rand's Thoughts on Design is now available for the first time since the 1970s. Writing at the height of his career, Rand articulated in his slender volume the pioneering vision that all design should seamlessly integrate form and function. This facsimile...
Head First Web Design
A Learner's Companion to Accessible, Usable, Engaging Websites
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2008
Want to know how to make your pages look beautiful, communicate your message effectively, guide visitors through your website with ease, and get everything approved by the accessibility and usability police at the same time? Head First Web Design is your ticket to mastering all of these complex topics,...
Shaping the American Interior
Structures, Contexts and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Bringing together 12 original essays, Shaping the American Interior maps out, for the first time, the development and definition of the field of interiors in the United States in the period from 1870 until 1960. Its interdisciplinary approach encompasses a broad range of people, contexts, and practices,...
by David Harris
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2000
As advances in technology and circuit design boost operating frequencies of microprocessors, DSPs and other fast chips, new design challenges continue to emerge. One of the major performance limitations in today's chip designs is clock skew, the uncertainty in arrival times between a pair of clocks....
Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity
Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2006
Macromedia Flash is fast becoming the Web's most widely used platform for creating rich media with animation and motion graphics, but mastering Flash isn't easy. Most entry-level books teach through simple examples that concentrate on either animation or scripting, but rarely both together. To get...
by Massimo Gregori Grgic
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
A useful instrument for Yacht Design students and an enjoyable reading for boat builders and boat owners who want to learn more about their yachts. An overall check of all yacht design aspects, with useful suggestions and a few tricks of the trade.
Communications Writing and Design
The Integrated Manual for Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Communications Writing and Design is an integrated, project-based introduction to effective writing and design across the persuasive domains of communication.
Build a strong foundation of core writing and design skills using professionally-designed examples that illustrate and reinforce key principles
Readers...
by Chami Jotisalikorn, Karina Zabihi
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
With over 180 photographs Contemporary Asian Living Rooms explores 50 of Southeast Asia's most interesting homes and hotels.
Living room design in Asia has moved away form the classical Asia style to incorporate the new global chic. This Asian design book takes you into the living rooms of...
by Craig Ward
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Multi award-winning designer, typographer and TED speaker, Craig Ward, presents his first self-authored book - Popular Lies About Graphic Design. An attempt to debunk the various misconceptions, half truths and, in some cases, outright lies which permeate the industry of design. Lovingly designed...
Parish-Hadley Tree of Life
An Intimate History of the Legendary Design Firm
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
A lushly illustrated look inside the interior design firm that set the standard for America’s finest homes—serving the Astors, the Kennedys, and more.
Starting in the 1960s, one name was synonymous with gorgeous interior design and luxurious, stylish home décor: Parish-Hadley Associates,...