General Design category: 1730 books
Now I Sit Me Down
From Klismos to Plastic Chair: A Natural History
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere?
In Now I Sit Me Down, the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable...
by Loreto Binvignat Streeter
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2011
Essential Fashion Illustration: Digital is a complete, in-depth tutorial that guides readers step-by-step through the digital techniques typically employed in fashion design and illustration. Through dozens of practical exercises, readers improve their skills using tools such as graphics tablets,...
The House of Worth
Fashion Sketches, 1916-1918
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
"In-depth research on the House of Worth, with many fabulous photographs of the drawings from the designers, with hand-written notations and fabric swatches." — Jefferson-Madison Regional Library System
"Beautiful. A must for any clothing lover or historian." — The Walters...
Japan Style
Architecture + Interiors + Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2019
Enter the world of the stylish Japanese house, where every object in sight is a work of art.
Japan Style introduces 20 special residences. With more than 200 color photographs, this book showcases Japanese design in the stunning beauty of old homes and reveals how they are cared for by their...
Dorothy and Otis
Designing the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
A lavish, gorgeously designed full-color collection that showcases the designs of Dorothy and Otis Shepard, two groundbreaking giants of early twentieth-century American advertising.
Dorothy and Otis Shepard are the unsung heroes of early twentieth-century North American visual culture. Together,...
by Richard Conner
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
From The Author. To discover more about unlocking your time and creativity in life, work and business, along with other practical insights get the first AND second books in the Work Life Wide Open Series, 'Break Your Busy - Set Your Creativity Free' and 'The Seven Works - Reconfigure The Facets...
Art & Sole
A Spectacular Selection of More Than 150 Fantasy Art Shoes from the Stuart Weitzman Collection
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
A Spectacular Selection of More Than 150 Fantasy Art Shoes from the Stuart Weitzman Collection
When Stuart Weitzman opened its first boutique on Madison Avenue, its displays of specially commissioned fantasy shoes quickly became a destination, drawing crowds form all over the world to its magical...
The Zeon Files
Art and Design of Historic Route 66 Signs
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
In the mid-twentieth century Eddie’s Inferno Cocktail Lounge, Bunny Bread, Paris Shoe Shop, and many other businesses throughout New Mexico and the Southwest displayed eye-catching roadside signs created by the Zeon Corporation. These works of commercial art featured unique designs, irregular shapes,...
Fictitious Dishes
An Album of Literature's Most Memorable Meals
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Fifty Iconic Culinary Scenes from Literary Classics Sure to Delight Readers, Foodies, and Photo-Junkies Alike
Fictitious Dishes serves up a delectable assortment of photographic interpretations of culinary moments from contemporary and classic literature. Showcasing famous meals such as the...
by Suzanne McGrath, Lauren McGrath, Lucas Allen
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
**“An excellent and useful book for both beginners and more experienced home decorators . . . Encourages us all to be both carefree and careful” (**Martha Stewart).
Making a home is a lifelong pursuit and it starts with your very first place. Suzanne and Lauren McGrath, a mother-daughter...
by Hooman Koliji
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Contemporary technical architectural drawings, in establishing a direct relationship between the drawing and its object, tend to privilege the visible physical world at the expense of the invisible intangible ideas and concepts, including that of the designer’s imagination. As a result, drawing...
Website Branding for Small Businesses
Secret Strategies for Building a Brand, Selling Products Online, and Creating a Lasting Community
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
With so many customers taking to the web for information, every business needs to have an online presence, especially a small business. However, a simple website won’t suffice and each enterprise has to properly connect with customers to build and nurture a relationship that will ensure their devotion...
Design Thinking
Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
This thought-provoking and inspirational book covers such topics as: developing a solid creative process through Visual Reflection Notebooks” and Bring Play to Work”; understanding the artist’s unique identity in relation to the larger culture; building systems of support and collaboration;...
by DK Holland
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
Branding for Nonprofits provides the processes, tools, and thinking needed to brand or rebrand. Author DK Holland-a pioneer in the field-helps nonprofits approach the rebranding process with confidence and enthusiasm. Case studies reveal real-life situations in which nonprofits have successfully created...