Graphic Art Design category: 1547 books
by Water Environment Federation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
This Handbook complements several recognized wastewater treatment design references, including Design of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants, MOP 8. It facilitates access to those design guides by providing concise information from them and enabling the reader to quickly locate additional information...
Design Thinking for the Greater Good
Innovation in the Social Sector
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Facing especially wicked problems, social sector organizations are searching for powerful new methods to understand and address them. Design Thinking for the Greater Good goes in depth on both the how of using new tools and the why. As a way to reframe problems, ideate solutions, and iterate toward...
Elements of Design
Rowena Reed Kostellow and the Structure of Visual Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
A hands-on book design students and designers alike will welcome. Elements of Design is a tribute to an exceptional teacher and a study of the abstract visual relationships that were her lifelong pursuit. Rowena Reed Kiostellow taught industrial design at Pratt Institute for more than fifty years...
by Cheryl Buckley
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
British culture is marked by indelible icons—red double-decker buses, large oak wardrobes, and the compact sleekness of the Mini. But British industrial and product design have long lived in the shadows of architecture and fashion. Cheryl Buckley here delves into the history of British design culture,...
Design on trial
Critique and metamorphosis of the contemporary object
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Different industrial objects have been taken to trial during time, such as steel handles, plastic vessels, decorated chairs, packaging or neon lamps. They have been accused of perpetrating a crime against art and soul, against ecology and civilisation, against style and imagination. Through 12 keywords...
Packaging Sustainability
Tools, Systems and Strategies for Innovative Package Design
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
How to take the lead with sustainable packaging design solutions
With initiatives like the Wal-Mart Scorecard in the U.S. and the E.U.'s Packaging Directive, delivering sustainable packaging is now an integral part of today's global competitive market. Written by experts from a wide variety...
Designing Disability
Symbols, Space, and Society
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
Designing Disability traces the emergence of an idea and an ideal – physical access for the disabled – through the evolution of the iconic International Symbol of Access (ISA). The book draws on design history, material culture and recent critical disability studies to examine not only the development...
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 Richard John Mott
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
How to set up and run your own design business from freelancers to small or medium-sized design practices. This book covers everything from the approach and philosophy behind starting a new business to practical advice on marketing, financial management and dealing with the people who work for you....
Design Methodology
Theoretical Fundamentals
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
This book is addressed to students and teachers in design degrees and researchers interested in logical thinking of design. Just like any other discipline, design must accredit its rational fundamentals to refer the conditions of knowledge that determine it as a specific object of study. Methodology...
by Maria B. O'Hare
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2016
Testimonials“This book by Maria O’Hare – encourages people to be more creative and to take more control over their own creative work after it has been produced. As a step by step guide it gives the writer the ability to become more confident about their choice, as to the presentation of...
Design for Life
Creating Meaning in a Distracted World
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
Stuart Walker’s design work has been described as life-changing, inspiring, disturbing and ferocious.
Drawing on an extraordinarily diverse range of sources and informed by creative practice, Design for Life penetrates to the heart of modern culture and the malaise that underlies today’s...
Inclusive scenarios for Hospitality
From integration to social inclusion between Interior Design and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018
This book promotes an inclusive approach in designing spaces, products and services for Hospitality sector. Methods and tools proposed try to change the actual state of the art in attempt to delineate a cultural change, from integration to social inclusion, through a design drive approach.
by Mr Paul Harris, Gavin Ambrose
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
The Visual Dictionary of Pre-press & Production is a concise and comprehensive introduction to the world of print and production. Containing textual and visual defintitions for over 250 pre-press and production terms, this book is an invaluable reference tool for all students and practitioners...