This book explains, in simple steps and non-mathematical terminology, how to create repeat patterns in a line, on the plane, as tiles, and as Escher-like repeats. The book also shows how to make 'wall
This book shows those embarking on an illustration or graphic design career how best to put together an effective, professional portfolio. It discusses what to include and how to organize and display
Creating A Brand Identity is a complex challenge for the graphic designer. It requires practical design skills and creative drive as well as an understanding of marketing and consumer behaviour. This
The long awaited follow-up to our all-time bestseller Thinking with Type is here.Type on Screen is the definitive guide to using classic typographic concepts of form and structure to make dynamic comp
The revised Second Edition of Fashion Law provides authoritative information on all legal aspects of the fashion business—from the start-up phase all the way through international expansion. Updated t
Low-temperature systems can improve energy efficiency and hence reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. There is growing interest in low-temperature hydronic central heating systems, ie those where
A practical, creative guide for planting or redesigning a church and developing leaders Written by Linda Bergquist and Allan Karr, two experienced church planters and mentors/teachers, Church Turned I
The control of cameras is as important in games as it is in cinema. How the camera tracks and moves determines our point of view and influences our attitude towards the content. A poorly designed came
Finally, a book that addresses one of the most important elements of theatrical production, the collaboration between director and designer. This accessible and helpful guide addresses the cruc
For interior designers and architects who have always dreamed of having their own design firm…this book can make that dream a reality. How to Start and Operate Your Own Design Firm takes reader
Fabrics provides designers with the information needed to make theirfabric specifications easy, informed, and appropriate to the job athand, considering aesthetics, performance, application, and gree
A practical guide to EMC issues for medical device designers and installers, co-published by Interpharm Press and IEEE Press (the IEEE ISBN is 0-7803-1160-4). It addresses electromagnetic interference
Many new buildings are designed to be as energy efficient as possible and to use innovative technical systems for heating, cooling and lighting. But often these buildings do not meet their energy targ
Design School: Layout is an instructive guide for students, recent graduates, and self-taught designers. It provides a comprehensive introduction to creating and changing layouts: a crucially importa
Design School: Type is an instructive guide for students, recent graduates, and self-taught designers. You'll get a comprehensive introduction to typography, a crucially important skill that under
Planning Office Spaces is a clear, accessible book written to help designers and their clients understand the challenges to be faced when planning a new office. It explains what questions should be a
AutoCAD continues to dominate the two-dimensional drafting marketplace for architects and interior designers.Digital Drawing for Designers: A Visual Guide to AutoCAD 2017 is designed to help this comm
Spheres, cylinders, and cubes are a small handful of platonic shapes that can be defined by a single word. However, most shapes cannot be found in a dictionary. They belong to an alternative plastic w
Design is everywhere: it influences how we live, what we wear, how we communicate, what we buy, and how we behave. In order for designers to design for the real world, defining strategies rather than
Design is everywhere: it influences how we live, what we wear, how we communicate, what we buy, and how we behave. In order for designers to design for the real world, defining strategies rather than
This is the designer’s essential guide to implementing the new CDM 2015 regulations. It provides both a straightforward overview of the key changes and new duty holders, including the Principal Design
Created specifically to help designers master AutoCAD, "Digital Drawing for Designers 2014" is neither overly simplistic nor excessively technical, and teaches by relating to what ar
Whether they are working in print, interactive, environmental, or web-based design, designers will learn how to apply color theory to their work in order to communicate and entertain. Graphic design p
While many designers are familiar with basic landscape principles, rarely do they understand how plants grow and function, the most appropriate environments for their survival, and how to utilize the
Aimed at arts graduates, this handy pocket guide answers the most pressing questions graduates have when setting up a creative business. Many students who graduate from art school don't know how to ma
What do Citibank, the Wall Street Journal, and the Donald Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts have in common? They all have used the universal principles of feng shui, the traditional Chinese discipline
Too often, laments Condee (comparative arts, Ohio U.), directors and designers are occupied totally with a text and its performance, and consider the fact that it needs a physical space to be an unfor
Leading headhunter Roz Goldfarb reveals her time-proven secrets for survival and success in the graphic design industry. Through her work with hundreds of corporations around the world, she provides r
Practical information usually gained only through years of workexperience and word of mouth is presented in this handbook for textiledesigners, students, interior designers and others who use textile
