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Make to Know: From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery will change the way you think about creativity. The book upends popular notions of innate artistic and visionary genius and probes instead the event of discovery that happens through the act...

In full color, with over 750 images to enhance and clarify the concepts, this thought-provoking resource is for graphic designers, professors, and students.This Third Edition, wholly revised and updated with essays on design thinking by seven industry...

The car industry and the way in which cars are created have changed beyond all recognition over the last half-century. Automotive styling was once the grudging afterthought when the engineers had finished their work. Now, following a short flirtation...

'Designing Japan' presents renowned designer Kenya Hara's vision of how his industry can support Japan in crafting a future founded on a unique philosophy of beauty as well as crowd-sourced wisdom from around the world. A master collaborator, meticulous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981484655Author Leonard KorenFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Imperfect PublishingPublisher Imperfect PublishingWeight(grams) 199g

The lives and work of diverse unsung heroes of design gathered in smart new book. Familiar histories of graphic design have placed women in the margins, their work unworthy of discussion and preservation. The good news is that with a little digging, we...

From edible insects and lab-grown meat to industrial farming and freeganism, the future of food is the debate on everyone's lips. The need for change in our food systems-to secure a more sustainable, healthy and fair future-is recognized as a major...

An Industry Classic, Revised for the Modern Age This classic guide to winning readers for designers, art directors, and editors, has been completely updated to be applicable to both online and print publication design. Because it has truths about...

Exquisite graphic design artifacts comprise this unusual collection culled from the pages of type and typography books dating from 1896 to 1936. Design professionals, students and teachers of graphic design, and anyone with an interest in vintage design...

The Nuclear Chronicles: Design Research on the Landscapes of the US Nuclear Highway leverages fictional design narratives as devices for discussing the impact of nuclear technology within the territory of the western United States. Storytelling registers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783735602169Author Marta HerfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Kerber VerlagPublisher Kerber Verlag

Based on the idea that creativity and curiosity are fundamental to both art and science, PARS presents their third work in their "Findings on..." series. It presents works centered around the topic of "Light." Every living organism needs light to live...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789462085206Author Jeroen JunteFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint NAI PublishersPublisher Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi Uitgevers/Publishers)

What is the role of craftsmanship in the post-industrial age? Can it hold up as an economically viable model in face of the increasing digitalization in all areas of life? The editors portray selected designing crafters with very different educational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783721209334Author Gerhard M. BuurmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Niggli VerlagPublisher Niggli VerlagWeight(grams) 620g

In September 2015 the world lost Phil Patton - prolific design writer, teacher and tantalizing wordsmith. Patton's insatiable curiosity, sense of humour and keen eye made for the most compelling reads. Whether he was chronicling design minutiae, quirky...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262046343Author Julio Mario OttinoFormat HardbackPage Count 376Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This volume investigates the use of the word 'radical' in design discourse and practice, tracing precedents, problems and challenges for the future of the discipline. /// Table of contents: * Radicalise Me. Danah Abdulla * Ontological Design and...

Deceptively simple or fantastically intricate, ikat technique has been used for many centuries to create extravagant costumes and cloths of deep cultural meaning. The distinctively blurred, feathered or jagged patterns of ikat-dyed textiles are found...

A complete monograph on the work of the influential British-born, Milan-based furniture and product designer James Irvine (1958-2013).James Irvine is an intimate look into the work and life of a design legend. Previously unpublished drawings, sketches,...

This book introduces practices that are now part of what people see as '21st Century Skills'. The enjoyable essays in this book provide a panoramic view over the subject of design. The essays are written to encourage designers and students of design to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578825915Author Mike MonteiroFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Mule BooksPublisher Mule BooksWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949484090Author Geoff KaplanFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint No Place PressPublisher No Place Press

What makes us human? We are all connected but do we feel lonely? Does democracy still work? Are cities for everyone? Should the planet be a design project? If Mars is the answer, what is the question? Who wants to live...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492095190Author Marjanne Van HelvertFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint ValizPublisher Valiz

"Pop culture is often maligned as fleeting, but history shows that sometimes what is pop in one culture has time-honored resonance in later ones. This book is an attempt to show that pop culture, especially as seen through the lenses of design,...

These 14 essays examine Georges Perec's impact on architecture, art, design, media, electronic communications, computing and the everyday.Book InformationISBN 9781474437417Author Rowan WilkenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Edinburgh University...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940291871Author Mitchell JoachimFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar PublishersWeight(grams) 585g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945971037Author Scott BurnhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint VrmntrPublisher VrmntrWeight(grams) 50gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 2mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789878624075Author Flavio BevilacquaFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Flavio BevilacquaPublisher Flavio BevilacquaWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948765350Author Leon Van SchaikFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar PublishersWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781876406035Author Arto Juhani HeinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Ion ArtPublisher Ion ArtWeight(grams) 830g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638409731Author Jeffrey S NesbitFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955125314Author India MandelkernFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Hat & Beard, LLCPublisher Hat & Beard, LLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083318820Author Ian LynamFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Set Margins' PublicationsPublisher Set Margins' Publications

A collection of insights, a series of hypotheses about the transversality and interdisciplinarity that characterise the process of creating design. A succession of micro-narratives that take reality as a source of inspiration. The evolution of materials...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of 2013 Award of Excellence in the Communication Arts Design Annual 2013.Book InformationISBN 9780262518383Author Bobbye TigermanFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Covering everything from Hollywood films to Soviet cinema, London's queer spaces to spaceships, horror architecture and action scenes, Screen Interiors presents an array of innovative perspectives on film design. Essays address questions related to...

The dramatic acceleration of digital technologies and their integration into physical products is transforming everyday objects. Our domestic appliances, furniture, clothing, are growing in intelligence. Smart objects are increasingly capable of...

The object of CO LAB: is to promote the ideals and methods of contemporary design collaboration by informing on cultural context, surveying some unexpected practitioners, and highlighting techniques and practices that apply to studio work and...