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Design Paradigms
Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 1994
From ancient Greek temples to twentieth-century towers, engineers have learned more about design from failure than success. The concept of error, according to the author, is central to the design process. As a way of explaining the enduring aspects of engineering design, he relates stories of some...
by Mary Brooks Picken
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This vintage book contains an exhaustive dictionary of fashion terms, with instructions for pronunciation, brief explanations, and lists of synonyms. Timeless and comprehensive, “The Language Of Fashion Dictionary And Digest Of Fabric, Sewing And Dress” will be of utility to those involved in...
The Substance of Style
How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Whether it's sleek leather pants, a shiny new Apple computer, or a designer toaster, we make important decisions as consumers every day based on our sensory experience. Sensory appeals are everywhere, and they are intensifying, radically changing how Americans live and work. The twenty-first century...
Enchanted Objects
Innovation, Design, and the Future of Technology
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
In the tradition of Who Owns the Future, an MIT Media Lab scientist imagines how everyday objects can intuit our needs, improve our lives, and form “an ethereal interconnection of gadgets and human desires that...will pervade our lives in the very near future” (The Wall Street Journal).
We...
¿Cómo nacen los objetos?
Apuntes para una metodología proyectual
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 1, 2016
¿Cómo nacen los objetos? analiza el trayecto que un diseñador recorre desde que se enfrenta a un problema funcional hasta que logra la proyección y configuración de su solución material.
A partir de su experiencia como pedagogo y valiéndose de un rico repertorio de ejemplos e ilustraciones,...
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,...
Designing with Type, 5th Edition
The Essential Guide to Typography
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
The classic Designing with Type has been completely redesigned, with an updated format and full color throughout. New information and new images make this perennial best-seller an even more valuable tool for anyone interested in learning about typography. The fifth edition has been integrated with...
by Peter Mendelsund
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 9, 2015
¿Describió Tolstói a Ana Karenina? ¿Nos contó Melville alguna vez cuál era el aspecto de Ismael? ¿Cómo nos imaginamos el Londres de Dickens o el Dublín de Joyce?
Peter Mendelsund, uno de los mejores diseñadores de cubiertas de libros del mundo, ha escrito una exploración única del fenómeno de la lectura que nos revela hasta qué punto leer es un acto creativo.
The Smith Tapes
Lost Interviews with Rock Stars & Icons 1969-1972
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
The 1960s were a period of radical cultural, social, and political upheaval in the United States and around the globe; yet in just three years, between 1969 and 1972, Village Voice "Scenes" columnist, WPLJ FM radio host, and cult figure Howard Smith got to the heart of it all by talking...
by Gaurav Verma
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
The SolidWorks Flow Simulation 2018 Black Book is the 1st edition of our series on SolidWorks Flow Simulation. The book is targeted for beginners of SolidWorks Flow Simulation. This book covers the basic equations and terms of Fluid Dynamics theory. The book covers all the major tools of Flow Simulation...
Elements of Style
Designing a Home & a Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
From the rising-star designer and author of the hit blog, Elements of Style, a full-color, fully illustrated book packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your personality and style.
Elements of Style is a uniquely personal and...
by Trino
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Es un compendio de extrañas historias terrestres, extraterrestres y de extraterrestres visitando la Tierra. Algunos de ellos vienen con intenciones de abducirnos y conquistarnos, pero la mayoría solo viene a hacernos reír. En formato electrónico puedes encontrar Historias desconocidas de la independencia...
The User's Journey
Storymapping Products That People Love
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Like a good story, successful design is a series of engaging moments structured over time. The User’s Journey will show you how, when, and why to use narrative structure, technique, and principles to ideate, craft, and test a cohesive vision for an engaging outcome. See how a “story first” approach...
Design Thinking
Understanding How Designers Think and Work
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Design thinking is the core creative process for any designer; this book explores and explains this apparently mysterious "design ability".
Focusing on what designers do when they design, Design Thinking is structured around a series of in-depth case studies of outstanding and expert designers...