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White not only plays an important role in Japanese culture in general but also in the work of designer Kenya Hara. In 100 Whites, Hara gives one hundred specific examples of white-such as snow, Iceland, rice, and wax. On the basis of these examples he...

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...

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...

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

Balancing Social, Professional, and Artistic Views What does it mean to be a designer in today's corporate-driven, overbranded global consumer culture? Citizen Designer, Second Edition, attempts to answer this question with more than seventy...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734914313Author Leonard KorenFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Imperfect PublishingPublisher Imperfect Publishing

Through case studies from across the globe, this book helps designers understand how forward-looking service prototyping, analysis and tools can promote and create empathic, emotion-oriented and relevant services.Despite services being at the core of...

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...

A vital update to the definitive guide to fashion and cultural theory, featuring four new chapters and essential revisions throughout in light of key developments in fashion and fashion studies. Across 19 major thinkers from the 19th to the 21st...

A vital update to the definitive guide to fashion and cultural theory, featuring four new chapters and essential revisions throughout in light of key developments in fashion and fashion studies. Across 19 major thinkers from the 19th to the 21st...

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...

Just as the term design has been going through change, growth and expansion of meaning, and interpretation in practice and education - the same can be said for design research. The traditional boundaries of design are dissolving and connections are being...

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

Interdisciplinary and intercultural experience coupled with sophisticated knowledge and skills are required for devising appropriate, differentiated design solutions for the global context. Ruedi Baur and his research team investigate and analyse visual...

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492095015Author Carolyn StraussFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint ValizPublisher Valiz

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...

"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,...

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

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...

Introduction to Design Theory introduces a comprehensive, systematic, and didactic outline of the discourse of design. Designed both as a course book and a source for research, this textbook methodically covers the central concepts of design theory,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950192175Author Simone FerracinaFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Punctum BooksPublisher Punctum BooksWeight(grams) 585gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

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 9789462085206Author Jeroen JunteFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint NAI PublishersPublisher Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi Uitgevers/Publishers)

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777811778Author GirardFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Thomas GirardPublisher Thomas GirardWeight(grams) 86g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777811761Author GirardFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Thomas GirardPublisher Thomas GirardWeight(grams) 91g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777811754Author GirardFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Thomas GirardPublisher Thomas GirardWeight(grams) 82g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798989358786Author Mike MonteiroFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Mule BooksPublisher Mule BooksWeight(grams) 132g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083404189Author Nicholas NovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Set Margins' PublicationsPublisher Set Margins' Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783038604389Author Beatrice LeanzaFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Park BooksPublisher Park Books

When and why did the turntable morph from playback device to musical instrument? Why have mobile phones evolved changeable skins? How many meanings can one attach to such mundane things as tennis balls? The answers to such questions illustrate this...