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When watching a masterful sketcher, it seems that they create elaborate sketches with ease, tracing their pencils on the page and bringing to life rich and detailed drawings. After sweating away hours trying to create a simple sketch, you may ...

The perfect antidote to your digital diet, this is a delightful exploration of analogue product design that crosses categories and generations, celebrating the timeless allure of the real and tactile over the merely virtual. Covering sound, vision,...

A must-have for diehard fans and the perfect introduction for anyone just getting into skateboard culture, this definitive compilation profiles 1,000 boards from old-school classics to famed iconic boards as well as the latest innovations hitting the...

From two of the world's leading experts on watch collecting, this supremely elegant and informative selection of one hundred watches traces the timepiece's evolution as it highlights unusual, important, and beautifully crafted watches of the past half a...

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...

The first monograph from LAYER, one of the world's most sought-after contemporary design studios, and its founder Benjamin Hubert, providing a candid and insightful account of how to make it in the highly competitive design industry Since launching in...

In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany's Bauhaus School of Art and Design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which...

This is Service Design Thinking introduces an inter-disciplinary approach to designing services. Service design is a bit of a buzzword these days and has gained a lot of interest from various fields. This book, assembled to describe and illustrate the...

Designers and managers hope their products become essential for users-integrated into their lives like Instagram, Lyft, and others have become. Such deep integration isn't accidental: it's a process of careful design and iterative learning, especially...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080281883Author Franco CologniFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 1830g

Phaidon's much-loved monograph on the legendary Italian designer and architect, Ettore Sottsass The re-release of this highly acclaimed title demonstrates the continual fascination, from both fans and collectors, with the life and work of Italian...

The name Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007) is inseparable from his unrivalled chairs, which helped Danish design to achieve its international breakthrough. Every design fan has his or her favorite from among Wegner's approximately five hundred creations. Today,...

This expanded and revised version of the best-selling Universal Methods of Design is a comprehensive reference that provides a thorough and critical presentation of 125 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for...

Experimentation is an essential part of innovation. It is the link between generating new ideas and putting them into practice. We are constantly experimenting in our daily lives, and organizations place great value on testing new products, services, and...

An accessible, design-savvy collector’s guide to the world of unusual, rare and dazzlingly retro watches. Retro Watches is a popular, accessible collector’s guide for anyone who wants to make a statement with the watch they wear, but who wants to choose...

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...

Today's designers are often presented with a seemingly infinite number of creative choices, with the ability to push their materials to the limits of what they can do. Understanding these materials properly helps designers make inspired decisions in a...

Matthew Boulton was an 18th-century designer, inventor, and industrialist, a consummate businessman, and co-founder of the influential Lunar Society. Now, on the bicentenary of his death, this book surveys his life and extraordinarily varied achievements...

We are all makers. From brewing our morning coffee to folding a paper aeroplane, we find it satisfying to create something that didn t exist before. And it isn t just about the outcome. Making requires us to slow down and become absorbed in the process:...

Walking through London's busy streets, you would not imagine that the city boasts one of the world's most diverse manufacturing scenes. But throughout its 32 boroughs, people are making propellers, bicycles, ballet shoes, military uniforms, cardboard...

The book is written in a casual, conversational style. It is easily accessible to those who have no prior knowledge in 3D printing, yet the book's message is solidly practical, technically accurate, and consumer-relevant. The chapters include...

Finnish for 'Mary's dress', Marimekko was founded in 1951 by Armi Ratia. Going against the restrictive fashion of the period, it produced flowing dresses in abstract patterns and vibrant colours, which remain the house's signature to this day. Over the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786273277Author Chris LefteriFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781856697538Author Paul JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 430g

John Maeda is one of the world's preeminent thinkers on technology and design, and in How to Speak Machine, he offers a set of simple laws that govern not only the computers of today, but the unimaginable machines of the future. Machines are already more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781959029571Author Erica JorgensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Rosenfeld MediaPublisher Rosenfeld Media

"As with stocks, education is the way to begin. There are many excellent books on the jewelry market, but start with Understanding Jewellery, the industry bible by two former Sotheby's jewelry executives, David Bennett, and Daniela Mascetti." - Kristen...

Upcycling is the process of transforming seemingly low value items into something new. Today's upcyclists are creating stunning furniture, lighting and art objects that combine values of superb craftsmanship and design with ideas of how "waste" can be...

There is absolutely no precedent for this book, the only encyclopaedic guide to manufacturing processes that explores established, new, emerging and innovative production techniques that have, or will have, an important impact on the design industry...

This Student Textbook is:- Comprehensive - gain in-depth knowledge of each content area with clear explanations of every concept and topic and easy-to-follow chapters.- Accessible, reliable and trusted - structured to match the specification and provide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262134743Author Bill MoggridgeFormat HardbackPage Count 792Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1610gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 203mm * 44mm

How to make a home not just look beautiful but also feel lovely, classic, happy, and comfortable Designer Caitlin Wilson led the charge on "Grandmillennial" style long before it became a hashtag. Her new take on classic, traditional style focuses on...

Fueled by an increasingly interconnected world, the desire for engaging experiences plays a more important role in interiors than ever before. There is a tendency in the design of products, furniture, and environments toward enhanced interaction that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933820422Author Amy BucherFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Rosenfeld MediaPublisher Rosenfeld Media

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781856697439Author Kevin HenryFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 800g

In an increasingly experience-driven economy, companies that deliver great experiences thrive, and those that do not die. Yet many organizations face difficulties implementing a vision of delivering experiences beyond the provision of goods and services...

Written and produced by an expert team to support the new Edexcel Graphic Products specification for 2008. The engaging full-colour Student Book is matched to the new Edexcel A Level Product Design course requirements, so you can be confident that it...

The famous Italian designer Massimo Vignelli allows us a glimpse of his understanding of good design in this book, its rules and criteria. He uses numerous examples to convey applications in practice - from product design via signaletics and graphic...

The designers Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa have compiled 204 everyday objects in search of "super normal design": alongside examples of anonymous design like the Swiss Rex vegetable peeler or a simple plastic bag, there are design classics like...

Martin Margiela, known for his avant-garde ideas and cult following, became the arbiter of all things classic French Chic. His ability to apply his unique design process to vastly different fashion houses is the hallmark of a great designer. This new...