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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486238159Author Ali DowlatshahiFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

The middle decades of the twentieth century saw an extraordinary flourishing of the illustrated, pictorial dust jacket. From the 1920s, as the potential for the book's protective wrapping to be used for promotion and enticement became clear, artists and...

Art Deco was arguably the twentieth century's most popular and memorable design movement, and has come to define the inter-war period with its clean sleek lines, streamlined shapes, bold abstract forms and bright colours. Art Deco Tiles charts the impact...

A history of women designers and consumers from 1900 to the present day. The work of women designers has not traditionally been the focus of mainstream histories of design. By revealing the untold story of female design pioneers, this comprehensive...

This book argues narrative, people and place are inseparable and pursues the consequences of this insight through the design of narrative environments. This is a new and distinct area of practice that weaves together and extends narrative theory, spatial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899556841Author GestaltenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941815540Author KinfolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint KinfolkPublisher Simon & Schuster

Delft Design Guide provides an overview of the perspectives, models, approaches, and methods used in the bachelor's and master's curriculum of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Some of these are unique to the...

In 1957 the UK Design Centre launched the first annual Designs of the Year Awards to identify and promote the very best of British design. For the next 30 years, the awards celebrated designed objects in all forms, from the domestic - cutlery,...

The second edition of The Fundamentals of Interior Design provides a thorough introduction to the key elements of interior design and the ideas that underpin them. The book describes the entirety of the creative process, from researching initial ideas to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262730471Author Hans M. WinglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 658Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 2064gDimensions(mm) 356mm * 254mm *...

Cantley's work offers a unique and critical insight into the emergence of a liminal territory that exists between the real and the virtual that mainstream architecture has yet to exploit. Speculative Coolness surveys and collects a highly experimental...

'One of the only books on the subject and directly applicable across several modules and levels.' - Matt Bassett, Coventry UniversityIn this, the first product design book devoted purely to styling, Peter Dabbs helps students and professionals to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523002887Author Mauro PorciniFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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

Soviets features unpublished drawings from the archive of Danzig Baldaev. They satirize the Communist Party system, exposing the absurdities of Soviet life from drinking (Alcoholics and Shirkers) to the Afghan war (The Shady Enterprise), via dissent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262522250Author Simon Baron-CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

This book, dedicated to the history of design from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, is committed to drawing guidelines for the development of this discipline, offering a synthetic vision of the subject and, at the same time, highlighting...

Critical Design is becoming an increasingly influential discipline, affecting policy and practice in a range of fields. Matt Malpass's book is the first to introduce critical design as a field, providing a history of the discipline, outlining its key...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982473931Author AnonymousFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Channel V BooksPublisher Channel V BooksWeight(grams) 171g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573133657Author Charlie JosephineFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

Basic semiotic theories are taught in most art schools as part of a contextual studies program, but many students find it difficult to understand how these ideas might impact on their own practice. Visible Signs tackles this problem by introducing key...

A comprehensive introduction to designing services according to the needs of the customer or participants, this book addresses a new and emerging field of design and the disciplines that feed and result from it. Despite its intrinsic...

This beautifully designed book shows how the seemingly mundane objects that populate desks and cubicles everywhere are now being re-imagined as collector's items. And as today's trendsetting artists and designers are increasingly returning to non-digital...

'A great introduction to the subject and a fascinating read.'- James Friedlander-Boss, Brand Experience Manager, vvast'An accessible but comprehensive introduction to UX Design.' - Dave Watson, Norwich University of the ArtsWe all engage with digital...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080203427Author Ines de la FressangeFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 710g

Biomimetics - imitating life's natural processes - is one of the hottest areas of design research and inspiration. The natural world contains infinite examples of how to achieve complex behaviours and applications by using simple materials in a clever...

For many decades, play has been placed outside of learning spheres and only meant for children. What can be observed now is a revival of the phenomenal characteristics and potentials found in strong play experiences across life-long learning target...

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,...

Create Stunning Renders using V-Ray in 3ds Max: Guiding the Next Generation of 3D Renderers is a step-by-step guide on how to create realistic renderings using V-Ray in 3ds Max. The potentials of V-Ray are detailed using a bedroom scene as an example...

The story behind the creation of one of the most celebrated, revolutionary animated series of all time X-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series takes fans behind the scenes of the landmark cartoon that laid the groundwork for the dozens of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262720250Author Bill ViolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 162mm * 22mm

The first book to dive exclusively into Ai Weiwei's approach to design and collecting, shedding light on the value we ascribe to everyday objects. Artist, film-maker, architect, activist, collector - whatever mode Ai Weiwei is in, he is trying to tell...

A heavily illustrated mid-career monograph exploring the 30-year creative journey of the 8-time Academy Award-nominated writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson has been described as a true auteur and among the foremost filmmaking talents of his...

The official companion to The French Dispatch and the latest volume in the bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series The French Dispatch-the tenth feature film from writer-director Wes Anderson-weaves together stories of an eccentric band of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262039536Author Batya FriedmanFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm

After the privations of the Second World War the British embraced modern design like never before. From spindly-legged furniture to fabrics based on atomic design, and quirkily patterned pottery to abstract graphics, they wanted everything around them to...

Design for the New World aims to introduce a new paradigm in design and design thinking, by shifting our approach from a human perspective that is primarily focused on human scales, needs, and desires, to a planet perspective, in which design is guided...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486240442Author Alphonse MuchaFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 213mm *...

Practice-Based Design Research provides a companion to masters and PhD programs in design research through practice. The contributors address a range of models and approaches to practice-based research, consider relationships between industry and...