Never Use Pop Up Windows takes aim at the ridiculous rules of the Web. Not only concerned with Web design, it also focuses on rules that apply to communicating through the Internet. Think of the dos a
This fifth anniversary monograph features the works of the Dutch design shop, Studio Kluif. This internationally well-known prize-winning design studio never ceases to amaze with their attractive desi
Augmented Reality is fast becoming one of the most important emerging technologies, with unprecedented investment growth and interest from big tech platforms and accelerator industries. It will most c
When times are particularly difficult, and you are likely to slip into despair, some of the greatest pop songs can provide true comfort to make it through the pain. The problem with advice in general
In the work of draftsman and animator Han Hoogerbrugge, the artist wrestles with the humor of everyday life and investigates his obsessions, neuroses, and emotions.In Pro Stress, over two hundred shor
The cards of this new memory game depict all kinds of funny faces created with everyday DIY materials such as paper, cardboard, elastic bands, brushes, buttons, etcetera.Your task, as ever, is to find
The programme 'Create with Artists' offers the most inspiring workshops the Stedelijk Museum of contemporary art in Amsterdam has organized for young people over the past decade. These workshops with
With its third monograph, Dutch graphic design hot shop Studio Kluif shows tremendous growth since the publication of Purists Are Boring and Pacifist Punks. The projects, being bigger, bolder, and bro
When times are particularly difficult, and you are likely to slip into despair, some of the greatest pop songs about love can provide true comfort to make it through the pain. The problem with advice
Apple’s first logo was a complex picture, a tribute to Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree, captioned with a phrase from Wordsworth: “Newton...a mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thou
This book is about immersive experience design, the art of creating spaces that tell a story. lt's the result of 25 years of work by one of Europe's first specialised XD agencies. Starting in 1991, th
This is a staple gift for the millenial parent. Being pregnant is an exciting time, your little avocado that finally grows to be a fantastic water melon brings a lot of change. Change in your body,
Products that Last starts where most books on product development end. This new edition contains new examples and insights from recent publications. From the perspective of designers and entrepreneurs
Future parents have many choices to make. Which colour should we paint the room? Do we give birth at home or in the hospital? And, most importantly: what will be the name of the baby? Evidently, you w
This is a good guide for a sustainable lifestyle. It’s as simple as that. Would you like to live more sustainably, but without putting a lot of time, effort or money into it? Then this is your book.It
Vacations are made of freedom. Pure freedom. Our busy lives, full of obligations, mean that vacations may be the only times we can do whatever we want, wherever we want. So just how weird is it that w
We are good at designing beautiful products and we offer good services. We always know exactly what the user wants and we know dozens of methodologies. However, if we have to convince our customers an
There is an art to parenting, but nobody knows what it is. All the ‘how to’ books can never prepare you for the fun that lies ahead.The Art of Parenting is a must-have for soon-to-be or new parents. I
A lot of people regard their professional life as a ‘different’ life than to their private life. But don’t we all have one life, of which work is an integral part? This book shows you how you can use
Indie Brands is both a visual feast and an inspiration to branding professionals and young entrepreneurs. Each indie brand reveals its unique story of smart design and marketing. The book’s scrapbook-
Pro Stress 2 showcases over two hundred short cartoons in which Han Hoogerbrugge, in delightfully humorous fashion, observes the world. In addition to the protagonist, who was always an alter ego of H
In 1922 the Cooper Black typeface entered the world and turned a word into a gesture just by its looks: the undeniable poker face of all typefaces. Cooper Black is a survivor; it outlived World War II
The world of advertising seems to have a seemingly endless list of rules. Some consider these rules to be valuable words of wisdom; others perceive them to be mere restrictions, dogmas, and formulae t
The Fruittella roll is the subject of the second volume in the Iconic Packaging series, following the first about the Heinz Ketchup bottle. This book tells you all about the rich history of this confe
Packaging designer and branding expert Marcel Verhaaf tells the surprising story of the Heinz Ketchup bottle. We learn all there is to know about this iconic packaging, the evolution of ketchup, its i
Change behavior by rolling these dice featuring beautiful pictograms and choose a good deed for the day. For a more enjoyable (and less time-consuming) path to enlightenment?think of it as behavior mo
From analogue to digital and back again. Contains thirty sets of objects and phenomena that migrated from atoms to bits, or were born in the digital world and have been planted in the physical world a
The book introduces the emerging field of service design thinking in an accessible manner to beginners and students and it broadens the knowledge and can act as a resource for experienced design profe
Enlisting the help of luminaries from the world of science, technology, and design showcases new responses to material innovation and provides key insights into how material will be utilised to shape
We are very pleased to announce the third book by our bestselling writers Koos Eissen and Roselien Steur. After the worldwide success of Sketching and Sketching: the Basics the authors now shift their
This book showcases eye-opening ideas, concepts and trends that make a difference in the city of today and tomorrow, ranging from urban hacks, modular hotels, and parasite cinemas to pop-up retail. Th
This book sets out the principles and practices of web design. It will help you understand what underpins web structure, design conventions and best practice.It touches on almost every subject and giv
Art rules the world. But what about the rules of art? In our current day and age, the general consensus seems to be that creativity, divine inspiration and art can never be bound by rules. Artists nee
Retail mirrors society and as society is constantly changing retail has to be able to anticipate these changes in order to maintain its right of existence. In short; act, react or suffer! This book co
This is the fourth monograph of Studio Kluif, following Purist are Boring, Pacifist Punks and Ideas are Immortal. Studio Kluif keeps on bringing home international and national prizes for their playfu
This book will not only help type designers create high-legibility typefaces, but also help graphic designers determine the optimal typeface for a given project. Few of us will appreciate whether the
Designing Diagrams is a guide to the world of diagrammatic presentation of facts, figures, thoughts, processes and relations. Some of the methods shown are well known, others are not so common. Some a
