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What feeds the inspiration of the designer? Observation. In Jasper Morrison's collection of pictures, the icons of design history meet up with the unassuming projects of everyday life, and curious findings with the archetypes of modernism. Every picture...

Hear that voice inside your head? The one that nitpicks all your new ideas? That's your monkey. This hypercritical little critter loves to make you second-guess yourself. It stirs up doubt. It kills your creativity. But it can be stopped. And...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080421999Author Patrick FreyFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 2660g

Design Journeys for Complex Systems is a designer's handbook to learn systemic design tools to engage stakeholder groups in collaborative design to address complex societal systems. Systemic design uses systems thinking and service design to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080203755Author Axel VervoordtFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 2060g

This premium anniversary edition of The Complete Color Harmony gives you the color explorations, insights, and palettes from the original version in a deluxe new package that includes a pullout poster, gatefold foreword by internationally acclaimed...

Exam Board: SQA Level: N4/5 Subject: Design & Manufacture The National 4 & 5 Design & Manufacture Course Notes provide comprehensive guidance for the entire CfE...

Whatever your taste in colours may be, there is something truly special about nature's palette. Whether it is the warm brown tones of soil and bark or the lively shades of green, red and gold as leaves cycle through the seasons, we will always be drawn...

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...

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...

Since 1920, Architectural Digest has celebrated design talents, innovative homes, and products--providing endless decoration, lifestyle, and travel inspiration. With ten global editions, the magazine is an authority renowned all over the world for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262542395Author Graphic Artists GuildFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Package design is one of the most dynamic and fast-evolving fields of design today. Featuring over 600 creations from more than 35 countries, this compact edition celebrates extraordinary work from the global packaging design community. Showcasing the...

From the turbulence of the 1930s emerged the Golden Age of Glamour. Framed by two world-changing events - the economic crash of 1929 and the outbreak of the Second World War - the 1930s saw new looks emerge and thrive, despite economic and social...

From Azzedine Alaia, Cristobal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, more than a century's worth of fashion greats are celebrated in this new edition of Fashion Designers A-Z. An accessibly priced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925968910Author Kale JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Vault Editions LtdPublisher Vault Editions LtdWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Whether you call it your sanctuary, retreat, oasis, or spa, the bath is unlike any other room in the house. It can be the most private and indulgent of spaces or a simple, public one in which guests need to feel comfortable. Today's bath is ...

In 2019, the Vitra Design Museum will publish the Atlas of Furniture Design, the definitive, encyclopedic overview of the history of modern furniture design. Featuring over 1700 objects by more than 500 designers and 121 manufacturers, it includes...

At once a style guide, an inspirational tome, and a how-to volume on creating one s home, this book will serve as a go-to reference for all those seeking to spur their own creativity as they embark on the creation of home. The House that Pinterest Built...

Take your design work to the next level with Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop (Third Edition), the essential easy-to-use guide for designers working in every medium. With over 150,000 copies in print, this new edition makes...

The French woodwork purveyor Feau and Cie has supplied architects, designers, and museums with period paneling since 1875. Featuring documents, drawings, plaster models, panels, and antique boiserie rooms, its archive of 25,000 pieces many from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887566663Author VictionaryFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Viction Workshop LtdPublisher Viction Workshop LtdWeight(grams) 740g

Wouldn't it be amazing if we could knock on the most talented people's doors and prowl through their homes for inspiration? Chosen and curated by London-based creative director Alex Eagle, this collection of stylish interiors is the next best thing. With...

Generative design research is an approach to bring the people we serve through design directly into the design process in order to ensure that we can meet their needs and dreams for the future. The book introduces an emerging domain of design that is of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451496690Author Matthew FrederickFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

A beautiful and inspiring volume, Never Stop to Think Do I Have a Place for This indulges our desire to surround ourselves with belongings that impart beauty and meaning to our lives. Delving into the interiors (and the collecting mindset) of real-life...

In The Book of Circles, his companion volume to the popular Book of Trees, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millenia of information design. Three hundred detailed and colourful illustrations cover an encyclopedic array of subjects, drawing...

The newest book from acclaimed designer Michael S. Smith showcases his exceptional take on kitchens and baths, the busiest yet most personal rooms in a home. Legendary designer Michael S. Smith has stories to tell about kitchens and bathrooms-those he...

A primer in design and communication that offers solutions to the recurring problems faced by by students and professionals. It explores the ways creatives interpret their clients' brief, propose new ideas and reinvent existing products and brands,...

In their first book, Stamps and Stamps share their passion for historical references and attention to detail, showing you how to create a mood with floral patterns, brimming bookshelves, and overstuffed armchairs. These interiors inspire you to create...

Terrorist groups are no different from other organizations in their use of branding to promote their ideas and to distinguish themselves from groups that share similar aims. The branding they employ may contain complex systems of meaning and emotion; it...

Francois Catroux is an innovator and explorer in interior design, who has always been a master of contemporary style. From his early days as a design prodigy, creating space-age boutiques for a house of couture and apartments that drew from Art...

Interior designer Mark D. Sikes burst onto the publishing scene with his NewYork Times best-selling first book, Beautiful. His new book, aptly titled More Beautiful, picks up where the first left off, in a celebration of classic, all-American decorating...

The Designer's Dictionary of Color provides an in-depth look at 30 colors key to art and graphic design. Organized by spectrum, in color-by-color sections for easy navigation, this book documents each hue with charts showing color range and palette...

Noted photographer Leslie Williamson s latest book presents the homes and studios from a group of renowned artists, ranging from Barbara Hepworth to Joan Miro. Documented in her inimitable atmospheric style, the images capture how these artists lived and...

This jewel of a decorating book looks at the design details that make up a room's decor, the stylish little touches that can help any room transcend the ordinary. Whether through the luxurious trim and tassel of a bedroom curtain, the whimsy of a...

Information Design Workbook, Revised and Updated takes a methodical, comprehensive, approach to conveying the fundamentals of effective, innovative information design. With loads of new case studies demonstrating the latest approaches, you'll learn about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783721210200Author Mike AmbachFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Niggli VerlagPublisher Niggli VerlagWeight(grams) 310g

The minimalism movement has become a mainstay in popular culture over the recent years, due in no small part to the mounting pressures of modern life and the need to cut clutter as a consequence. In graphic design, its principles are often applied by way...

Ashley Whittaker s work is distinctively classic and sophisticated, but also inviting and warm. Dubbed a neo-traditionalist, she fearlessly marries adventurous colours and patterns in rooms yet still manages to retain a sense of elegance and restraint...