Want to craft a cool-looking car that's quick out of the gate? In this ultimate design guide, Troy Thorne - woodworker, artist, and Derby-winning dad - shares his expert tips, techniques, and amazing
This new book in the "Design" series is based on the poster collection of the British Postal Museum and Archive, London. It tells the story of the Post Office and the use of design in its visual commu
Filled with provocative forecasts, Future Files examines emerging patterns and developments in society, technology, economy and business and makes educated speculations and entertaining extrapolations
HowtoDesignaHouse tells you everything you need to know and looks at the principles and processes of designing a house, giving an insight into the design and building process. In a working case study
How to Design a Chair tells you everything you need to know and looks at the principles and processes of designing a chair, from its symbolic and functional properties to materials and mass-productio
In today’s world we need Christians and churches willing to break out of the normal patterns of religion and tradition to impact and reach the world. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Power gives a stron
Kathleen Cheetham presents her original garment patterns and detailed sewing instruction so plus-size women can create a closetful of flattering shapes and silhouettes. By working with the 4 enclosed
How can you know when someone is bluffing? Paying attention? Genuinely interested?The answer, writes Alex Pentland in Honest Signals, is that subtle patterns in how we interact withother people reveal
The I'm Sorry Bible tells the whole story of the notorious Python gang, from Footlights to Broadway to the ferret-filled madness of Radio Prune?comedy's answer to the rock & roll revolution of the
Discusses the clandestine behavior patterns of animals, showing how they communicate, warn and help each other in times of danger, problem-solve more effectively than humans, build and create, and sle
Today’s powerful computers and advanced software a have made professional graphic design and publishing tools available to users of all ages. This book will introduce readers to the fundamentals of di
Get big-quilt satisfaction from creating playful little quilts! These high-impact patterns will help you make the most of your fabric stash and all those tempting new fabrics that insist on following
THE PACKAGING AND DESIGN TEMPLATES SOURCEBOOK 2 IS AN INDISPENSABLE HANDBOOK FEATURING 100 INNOVATIVE AND CLASSIC PACKAGING AND PAPER ENGINEERING IDEAS PRESENTED ACROSS A VARIETY OF END USERS. DETAIL
Like their Japanese counterparts, Chinese artists have long been inspired by nature. The patterns in this book were created from a long-out-of-print collection of delicate stencil designs depicting gr
Whether you're starting from scratch or simply updating an existing layout, Essential Kitchens provides advice that's as practical as it is design-savvy. The array of choices-always taking budget, sp
"A compendium of today's most forward-thinking graphic designers. This book is a good snapshot of where design stands today, and its possible future directions."---The Independent, LondonTaschen's Gre
"From posters and advertisements to book covers and magazines, this volume presents a dazzling panoply of modern graphic design in China. Beginning with the basic traditions of Chinese graphics, the a
An enduringly popular style of the '20s and '30s, Art Deco combines bold images and geometric patterns in elegant, decorative, and sophisticated designs. This eclectic CD-ROM set features nearly 1,200
What’s cuter than a teddy bear in a sweater?… A teddy bear wearing a custom-crocheted sweater made just for him! With Amy O’Neill Houck’s simple instructions and lovable, huggable patterns, crocheters
Universal design—the art of rendering an interior living space accessible and safe to people regardless of age or ability/disability—is today a major trend in residential architecture. It
Zentangle is meditation achieved through pattern-making. A Zentangle is a complicated looking drawing that is built one line at a time. Simple tangles, or patterns,are combined in an unplanned way th
A surprising and inventive take on tatting, one of the oldest forms of lace making. This detailed guide offers dozens of patterns for using metallic threads, vibrant beads, and inexpensive jewelry fi
This book presents the configuration space method for computer-aided design of mechanisms with changing part contacts. Configuration space is a complete and compact geometric representation of part m
Sticking Time, Linear Time, Rhythm and Meter is built around Gary Chaffee's innovative teaching concepts, and is the perfect way to reinforce the techniques taught in the Patterns books. Jonathan Move
Do You Have the Life You Want?Each person is entitled to have "the good life." Most don't experience this because of getting caught up in reacting, continually recycling old patterns that ke
Snappy, stylish, fabulous, and fun; there’s just something about a hand-knit hat that screams “attitude!” Now, with these 40 innovative patterns from renowned designer Cathy Carron,
Samplers have a long history in Britain and the United States, dating from the sixteenth century. They were originally a collection of patterns gathered together for easy reference to be used in embro
An all-new collection of easy-to-make and adorable oddball softies. With twenty-two original soft toy patterns and instructions for adults and children alike, these softies can be made using a rang
Stunning illustrations that celebrate the patterns and shapes found in nature and entertaining seek-and-find elements enliven this tale of mischievous Catkin the cat, whose curiosity lands him in a to
Presents a gardening guide for attracting birds with specific plants, flowers, and bird feeders, detailing each bird's migratory patterns, nesting and foraging habits, and favorite foods.
Create decorated paper as beautiful as any found in an art store—and with more distinctive and personal patterns, too. Alisa Golden’s methods of applying inks and paints to paper can dram
You don't have to be a fashionista or a design aficionado to adore this fascinating look at the power of one dress to change society. Join the Design Museum, the world's leading museum in contemporary
Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, Gandhi, and the Buddha all had brains built essentially like anyone else's, yet they were able to harness their thoughts and shape their patterns of thinking in ways that chan
If you like crochet with plenty of unique texture, then the inspiration for your next project awaits in this collection of 108 beautiful cluster stitches by Darla Sims. Let these patterns capture your
A world created in perfection, now unveiled... From the frontiers of scientific discovery, researchers are now taking design elements from the natural world and creating extraordinary breakthroughs th
Vintage Knits for Modern Babies presents twenty-five vintage-inspired patterns from the stylish baby knitwear label, Shescraftyknits.com. Owner and designer Hadley Fierlinger shares her lovingly craft
Throughout his life and in his writing, Bill Holm was a humanist whose obsessions included mortality and eternity. He paid special attention to the notion of cycles, patterns, movements, and processe
Best known as The Family Coach, Dr. Lynne Kenney shows parents of children ages 3 to 8 (the critical years for developing values and behavior patterns) how to create specific, foundational life skill
Neuland - the future of German graphic design reveals a previously uncovered territory - in search of young talent that will shape the future of German graphic designNeuland asks the questions instead
