People who are good at creating ideas are good at seeing connections. Could teaching people to see connections be a way to help them be more creative?Over the years, there’s a need for a book on creat
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
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
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
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-
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
Design Roadmapping is for anyone interested in design, strategy and innovation, and its wonderful combinations. For those who dare to create a future vision, frame the time pacing and map the pathways
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
This book explains the basic sketching techniques and decisions more in depth and provides much more step-by-step example drawings, which makes it even more suitable for students and professionals who
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
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
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
How do you decide what you will do today – and what you won’t do? There simply isn’t time to realise every brilliant idea and to execute every little task. And as we cannot create extra time, we need
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
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
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
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
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
As the world becomes increasingly complex and complicated, simplicity becomes increasingly in demand. We all seek simplicity in small or large measure. We strive to create simplicity at work and at ho
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
Visual messages are omnipresent in our daily life. They are constantly attempting to persuade us to buy, learn and act. Some are more successful than others in influencing our behaviour and choices. W
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
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
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
Design methodology in architecture and design has changed significantly over the last ten years, taking on major significance. More than ever, graphic attributes are used in contemporary architecture.
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
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
There is a new cookbook in town. Not just another. This one has the longest recipe to make. Not challenging enough? Edible art and music is possible. Your dinner will become an unforgettable experienc
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
But now, voila, its Ladyscaping! If youd never considered the possibility that style and pubic shaving might go together, well perhaps it would interest you to know that this new trend is both an inst
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
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
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
