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The Impact of a PhD on Design Practice assesses the value and impact of design PhDs for design practitioners, exploring in detail and through perspectives from a range of international designers how a doctorate can develop research and critical thinking...

Dating from 1917 to the end of the Cold War, the posters in this book feature the work of groundbreaking Russian artists such as El Lissitzky and Alexander Rodchenko, as well as extraordinary anonymous work. Presented in full colour and printed on heavy...

Designing Brand Identity Design/Business Whether you're the project manager for your company's rebrand, or you need to educate your staff or your students about brand fundamentals, Designing Brand Identity is the quintessential resource. From research...

Hand anyone a pencil and paper and they can start drawing, but it's just as easy to draw digitally using a keyboard and mouse. With Make Your Own Pixel Art, pixel artist Jennifer Dawe and game designer Matthew Humphries walk you step-by-step through the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983873181Author Scott BerkunFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Scott BerkunPublisher Scott Berkun

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783948440305Author Dr. Martin LorenzFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Slanted Publishers UGPublisher Slanted Publishers UG

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956962317Author Richard HollisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Occasional PapersPublisher Occasional PapersDimensions(mm) 250mm * 176mm * 30mm

The core idea for this book is the use of operative verbs as tools for designing space. These operative verbs abstract the idea of spatial formation to its most basic terms, allowing for an objective approach to create the foundation for subjective...

This book is an investigation into the design and history of British magazines over the past 170 years. It identifies turning points and new directions in one of the most sensitive barometers of mass-market design taste, from the advent of two...

The internationally renowned design agency Turner Duckworth presents stories and advice gathered from working with the world's biggest brands No other design company has worked with as many significant brands as Turner Duckworth, the company behind the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781440341557Author Douglas DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint How Design BooksPublisher F&W Publications IncWeight(grams) 433gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Album art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you picture the covers. Many photographers, illustrators, and art directors have become celebrities from their album artworks-the best examples of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978588144Author Glen, U. CleetonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Liber ApertusPublisher Liber ApertusWeight(grams) 515gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 210mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857245782Author Gian Carlo CalzaFormat HardbackPage Count 500Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 2100g

The Bauhaus, the legendary school in Dessau, Germany, transformed architecture and design around the world. This book broke new ground when first published in 1991 by introducing psychoanalysis, geometry, early childhood education, and popular culture...

Explore and expand your creative skill set with The Central Saint Martins Guide to Art & Design, fully updated in 2023 in line with the current course, with a new afterword by Rathna Ramanathan, Head of Central Saint Martins.Guided by key lessons from...

Relieve your anxiety by colouring! Here are enchanting patterns of symmetrical shapes, abstract designs, and nature themes - from diamonds and cubes to feathers and flowers. Pattern master Mario Martin has created intricate illustrations to colour...

Five years in the making, Pentagram: Living by Design is an in-depth survey of the group from its beginnings in 1970s London to its current status as one of the powerhouses of international design. Pentagram: Living by Design (two volumes) is the...

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...

The first comprehensive study of corporate identity design manuals from the golden era of identity design. In today's landscape, designers rely on digital templates to implement brand identities - fast, accurate and easily updatable, these digital...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995099883Author Audrey NickelFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Bradan PressPublisher Bradan PressWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 6mm

This book focuses on the three key types of drawing, explanatory sketches, notational sketches and visual narratives that help designers think through and communicate their ideas. Through these three fundamentals, Drawing Ideas provides a thorough course...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967040111Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143110132Author Audrey NiffeneggerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

A comprehensive, cross-disciplinary overview of color, Universal Principles of Color presents 100 core concepts and guidelines that are critical to a successful use of color. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, it pairs clear explanations of every...

The latest publication by designer Kenya Hara following his acclaimed Designing Design. White is not a book about color. It is rather the author's attempt to explore the essence of "white," which he sees as being closely related to the origin of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783869931135Author Future PressFormat HardbackPage Count 656Imprint Future Press Verlag und Marketing GmbHPublisher Future Press Verlag und Marketing GmbH

The starting image was of a circle on a rectangle; every subsequent image was visually connected to the previous one. It was understood from the beginning that they had to use images that could be scanned from physical items they already had at home (no...

Inspired by classic kung fu flicks from the 1980s and 1990s, Hong Kong cult illustrator Rex Koo pays tribute to the heroes from his childhood in I KNOW KUNG FU- an artbook that celebrates the much-loved shows and stars that have made Chinese martial arts...

Honorable Mention in the Foreword Indie Awards 2016 For many design students, the expectation is that they will one day reach the top of the ladder within a design studio or corporation and become an art director. But what does this mean and how does...

A list of inspirational/delusional design jargon for the world to judge.About the AuthorAnneloes van Gaalen is a writer, enterpreneur and all-round creative. After receiving her MA and MPhil in English, American Studies and Cultural Analysis, Anneloes...

A list of inspirational/delusional design jargon for the world to judge.About the AuthorAnneloes van Gaalen is a writer, enterpreneur and all-round creative. After receiving her MA and MPhil in English, American Studies and Cultural Analysis, Anneloes...

Learn how to make your design skills pay with this enlightening, engrossing, no-nonsense guide to visual creativity in the real world. Passing on the lessons of a lifetime in graphic design practice and education, Phil Cleaver shows you how to create the...

A rich resource for all designers and artists looking for inspiration and guidance on colour combinations. A huge range of combinations is provided, with full readings for both CMYK (for designers working in print) and RGB (for Web-based and other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954502522Author Julie AultFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Four Corners BooksPublisher Four Corners Books

The period 1851 to 1929 witnessed the rise of the major European avant-garde groups: the Realists, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Symbolists, Cubists, and Surrealists. It was also a time of rapid social, economic, and political change, encompassing...

Now with brand new, easy to use perforated color chip technology, The New Munsell Student Color Set, 6th Edition, is a complete learning package that offers opportunities for experimenting with color effects using paint, paper, and computers. A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780678573Author Michael EvamyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 750g

A Sculpture that Sings is a unique book about church bells, bell-ringing and the place of the tradition in the English landscape and its communities. In 2017 the artist David Ward and the composer Orland Gough came together to work with a group of...

'Turn the pages to revel in the techno-tracking that is revealing the secrets of animal lives. This is science at its best, the art of understanding truth and beauty' Chris PackhamOnce tracking animals meant following footprints. Now satellites, drones,...