General Design category: 1730 books
Big Data Architect’s Handbook
A guide to building proficiency in tools and systems used by leading big data experts
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
A comprehensive end-to-end guide that gives hands-on practice in big data and Artificial Intelligence
Key Features
Learn to build and run a big data application with sample code
Explore examples to implement activities that a big data architect performs
Use Machine Learning and AI for structured...
by Wongvipa Devahastin Na Ayudhya, Jane Doughty Marsden
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
With over 150 photographs and insightful text, this Thai design book showcases some of the best interiors in the country.
Known for its beautiful traditional and contemporary handicrafts, it's no wonder that Thailand is home to some of the most beautifully decorated houses in the world. Elegant,...
Kimono Design
An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns uses hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information on colors, fabrics and embellishments to paint a portrait of Japanese culture, art and thought. Lavish classical patterns, sweeping scenes, and the many motifs that have been woven, dyed,...
by Oliver Knezevic
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
In this rich illustrated book, book we are going to present furniture styles, starting from the beginning of civilization up to the modern era.
Considering the entire development of furniture styles, we can notice two different approaches in furniture design: classical and romantic.
Classicism, with...
by Michael Siebenbrodt, Lutz Schöbe
Language: French
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Le Bauhaus est une des émergences culturelles les plus importantes et conséquentes du siècle. Walter Gropius fonda cet institut de design en 1919, à Weimar. L’école fut effective à Weimar, Dessau et Berlin. Les enseignements du Bauhaus en design sont aujourd’hui encore respectée dans les...
Come Together
The Rise of Cooperative Art and Design
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
The past twenty years have seen a new generation of artists working together in small groups and large collectives to explore new avenues of art, design, performance, and commerce. In Come Together, author and visual artist Francesco Spampinato assembles an international roster of forty of today's...
Thomas Day
Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2010
Thomas Day (1801-61), a free man of color from Milton, North Carolina, became the most successful cabinetmaker in North Carolina--white or black--during a time when most blacks were enslaved and free blacks were restricted in their movements and activities. His surviving furniture and architectural...
by Diane Wiltshire, Ann Wiltshire
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Japanese Obi or "sashes" are colorful pieces of fabric that can be used to great effect in interior decorating as well as traditional Japanese dress.
In Design with Japanese Obi, the authors present the obi as it is being used in interiors today, demonstrating simple yet striking...
Advances in Usability and User Experience
Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Usability and User Experience, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
This book focuses on emerging issues in usability, interface design, human computer interaction and user experience, with a special emphasis on the research aimed at understanding human-interaction and usability issues with products, services and systems for improved experience. It covers modeling...
Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide
Build dashboards and visualizations to make your data come to life
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
Bring your data to life with Power BI
Key Features
Get to grips with the fundamentals of Microsoft Power BI and its Business Intelligence capabilities
Build accurate analytical models, reports and dashboards
Get faster and more intuitive insights from your data using Microsoft Power BI
Book...
The Printed Square
Vintage Handkerchiefs for Fashion and Design
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Showcasing a wealth of arresting color combinations, weaves, and patterns in more than 200 gorgeous examples, The Printed Square by Nicky Albrechtsenreveals the hidden history of the fashionable handkerchief.
Period photographs, an analysis of fabric and design trends, and detailed information...
by Maria Poulos
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2017
A quick guide to basic logo design for those who want to learn about creating or buying a logo. It will help identify best practices, parameters and requirements. This guide reviews how a logo is deisgned and used. Color, format, use and copyrights are covered.
by Type Directors Club
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
A showcase of the year's best typographic work in print and on screen in advertising, communications, education, marketing, and publishing.
The only annual publication devoted exclusively to the art of type, Typography 35 presents the finest work in the field for 2013. Selected from approximately...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
Make-believe plays a far stronger role in both the design and use of interfaces, games and services than we have come to believe. This edited volume illustrates ways for grasping and utilising that connection to improve interaction, user experiences, and customer value.
Useful for designers,...