Essays

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262018777Author Jeff BrouwsFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 930g

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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 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...

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

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...

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

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

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,...

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 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 9781876406035Author Arto Juhani HeinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Ion ArtPublisher Ion ArtWeight(grams) 830gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 24mm

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...

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...

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...

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 *...