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Series
Publisher
Crown, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An engaging, enlightening, and cleverly illustrated guide to product design, written by experienced professional designers and instructors. Products are in every area of our lives, but just what product designers do and how they think is a mystery to most. Product design is not art, engineering, or craft, even as it calls for skills and understandings in each of these areas-along with psychology, history, cultural anthropology, physics, ergonomics,...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Of all the aspects of making a book, design is perhaps the most mysterious. Authors and readers surely realize that covers are designed objects that, like it or not, books are commonly judged by. But a book's interior is also the product of a designer's careful attention to such matters as where the page numbers go or how wide the margins are. Even publishing professionals-editors, agents, marketing staff-often have only the vaguest idea of how designers...
Author
Language
English
Description
"It is said that the Canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. Ada Bunting, a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados, arrives alone in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work in the grand building project of the Canal. Francisco, a local fisherman, resents the foreign nations clamouring for a slice of his country, but nothing is more upsetting for him than his son Omar’s...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Stephen R. Bown continues to revitalize Canadian history with this thrilling account of the engineering triumph that created a nation. In The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally thrilling and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In...
Author
Publisher
Union Square And Co
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In April 2018, Nikki and Doug Mark's perfectly healthy twelve-year-old-son, Tommy, went to sleep one night and never woke up. They're still not exactly sure why. Devastated, Nikki embarked on an unconventional journey to create a legacy for Tommy and to heal her heart. She created a plan to transform neglected land in a Los Angeles public park into a state-of-the-art athletic field, honoring Tommy's love of soccer and sharing his spirit of play with...
7) The layered edible garden: a beginner's guide to creating a productive food garden layer by layer
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In The Layered Edible Garden, gardeners learn how to take their cues from nature and create an edible garden space filled with layers of food-producing plants, from trees and shrubs to perennials and ground covers." --
8) The perfect fit: creating and altering basic sewing patterns for tops, sleeves, skirts, and pants
Author
Publisher
Rocky Nook Inc
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
"Design, draw, and alter sewing patterns to achieve the perfect fit in your homesewn garments! Every body is different, and standard sizes certainly do not fit all! You're going to spend hours making your homesewn garment, so you want to be sure the final product will fit flawlessly. This starts with a pattern that is drawn to your (or your model's) exact measurements. With The Perfect Fit as your guide, you'll learn the necessary skills for altering...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Too often a design or architecture degree is seen as a means to an end (a job in an established practice). But imagine for one moment that there are no employers, no firms to send your CV to, no interviews to be had. How would you forge your own path after graduation? Perhaps you are not a graduate at all. The most ingenious and driven designers have found ways of making opportunities for themselves across the creative disciplines-ways you can learn...
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Craft
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Many stitchers and embroidery fans love the aesthetic of minimalism, and one-line designs appeal due to their perfect clarity and style. In the early 20th century, one-line drawings were made fashionable by no less a figure than Pablo Picasso. Here crafters learn why one-line stitched designs are so powerful and how they work. The projects range from easy to advanced, plus readers learn to make one-line designs from any interesting object they see....
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Series
Publisher
In Easy Steps Limited
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Web Design in easy steps, now in its seventh edition, guides you through the process of creating a successful website. The book covers the complete life cycle, from planning through to testing, launching and promoting your site. Whether you're a budding designer who plans to build your own site, or you just want to be able to talk to professional designers in their own language, this book will give you an understanding of what makes a great website...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A spellbinding tour, filled with stories and photographs, of some of the world's most fascinating architectural mysteries. This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lushly photographed and lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world's most captivating architectural mysteries. Delve into both the secretive places themselves and the eccentric and obsessive minds that created them. Visit a chamber of skulls high in...
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
You've seen their work - but have you seen them? From advertising to architecture, cartooning to fashion design, Black designers have been working in every major industry but, for the past decades, have not been given the spotlight anywhere near to the extent of their white counterparts. This vibrant and wide-ranging book more than corrects that oversight, bringing a century of Black designers and their work fully into focus. The book is organized...
Author
Publisher
Landauer Publishing, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Add some nostalgia and a splash of color to your home with these fun, fresh, super cool modern quilt designs! This must-have quilting book presents visually striking projects that range in size, from pillows and wall hangings to throw-sized quilts ranging from 52" x 60" to 72" x 72" that anyone can achieve. With these awesome curved retro designs, what's old can be made new again! Each amazing modern piece with vintage inspiration incorporates curvy...
Author
Publisher
Promopress Editions
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Palette Perfect is a unique color guide. It is structured based on 15 different atmospheres, and it features over 150 stunning photographs and illustrations split into multiple color palettes. The book contains more than 900 color combinations that include RGB and CMYK values. These are based on the content of each chapter, allowing readers to play with multiple possibilities within the same ambiance. Palette Perfect is a highly practical tool for...
Author
Publisher
Hoaki
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Lauren Wager's follow up to her bestselling Color Collective's Palette Perfect features a fresh approach to color combinations with entirely new palettes, organized by season. What color is summer? Is it a cool and translucent swimming pool aquamarine, brilliant watermelon red, or the pale pink interior of a seashell? If these colors define summer, what color is autumn? How about winter? And spring? In Palette Perfect, Volume 2, designer and best-selling...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Be inspired by nature's design! From the earliest snowdrops to alpine violet, tulips, and late autumn crocuses, bulbs add interest and color to the garden throughout the year. Renowned naturalistic garden designer Jacqueline van der Kloet has mastered a nonchalant and magical style, where bulbs emerge playfully, dancing among perennials and grasses. Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden provides inspiration and insights gained from van der Kloet's career,...
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