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General Design eBooks

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  • Shocking Life: The Autobiography of Elsa Schiaparelli

    The Autobiography of Elsa Schiaparelli

    Series series V&A Fashion Perspectives
    Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973), one of the leading fashion designers of the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s, was known for her flair for the unusual. The first designer to use shoulder pads and animal prints, and the inventor of shocking pink, Schiaparelli collaborated with artists including Jean Cocteau, Alberto Giacometti, and Salvador Dalí to create extraordinary garments such as the Dalí Lobster Dress. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body

    Race, Gender, and the Politics of Power in Design

    The first investigation of how race and gender shaped the presentation and marketing of Modernist decor in postwar AmericaIn the world of interior design, mid-century Modernism has left an indelible mark still seen and felt today in countless open-concept floor plans and spare, geometric furnishings. Yet despite our continued fascination, we rarely consider how this iconic design sensibility was ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Build Better Products

    A Modern Approach to Building Successful User-Centered Products

    by Laura Klein ...
    It’s easier than ever to build a new product. But developing a great product that people actually want to buy and use is another story. Build Better Products is a hands-on, step-by-step guide that helps teams incorporate strategy, empathy, design, and analytics into their development process. You’ll learn to develop products and features that improve your business’s bottom line while dramatically ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Typography: A Very Short Introduction

    by Paul Luna ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Typography, the art of designing printed words, was once the domain of an elite few artists but has become an area with which millions of people engage daily. The widespread usage of digital devices from laptops to tablets and smart phones which are used for written communications means that we are regularly asked to make decisions about the fonts, sizes, and layouts we use in our writing. This ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear

    Since the first edition was published in 1980, Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear has become established as the standard work on this subject and has proved invaluable as both a textbook for students and a reference source for the practising designer.In this fifth edition, the chapter on computer aided design now has full colour illustrations and reflects the growing importance of CAD to the ... Read more

    $42.00 USD

  • A City Is Not a Computer

    Other Urban Intelligences

    Series Book 2 - Places Books
    A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computersComputational models of urbanism—smart cities that use data-driven planning and algorithmic administration—promise to deliver new urban efficiencies and conveniences. Yet these models limit our understanding of what we can know about a city. A City Is Not a Computer reveals how cities ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Ahead of the Curve

    Learn to Fit and Sew Amazing Clothes for Your Curves

    Ahead of the Curve is the first sewing book to empower curvy and plus size women to feel body confident by sewing a wardrobe that fits.Don’t change your body to fit your clothes – change your clothes to fit your body!Ahead of the Curve includes 5 basic garment patterns (UK sizes 16–36/US size 12–32/EUR sizes 44–64), which includes a pair of trousers, a t-shirt, a sleeveless top and two dress ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Articulating Design Decisions

    by Tom Greever ...
    Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you canâ??t get their support, your work will never see the light of dayâ??no matter how good it is.This practical guide focuses on principles, ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • The Toothpick

    Technology and Culture

    A celebration culture and technology, as seen through the history of the humble yet ubiquitous toothpick, from the best-selling author of The Pencil.From ancient Rome, where emperor Nero made his entrance into a banquet hall with a silver toothpick in his mouth, to nineteenth-century Boston, where Charles Forster, the father of the American wooden toothpick industry, ensured toothpicks appeared in ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Visual Communication Design

    An Introduction to Design Concepts in Everyday Experience

    Series series Required Reading Range
    Where do design principles come from? Are they abstract "rules" established by professionals or do they have roots in human experience? And if we encounter these visual phenomena in our everyday lives, how do designers use them to attract our attention, orient our behavior, and create compelling and memorable communication that stands out among the thousands of messages we confront each day? Today ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Logo Theory

    How Branding Design Really Works

    Ivan Chermayeff said of Logo Theory: "at last somebody actually understands what identity design is all about and how it is accomplished."• Learn why certain corporate identities have been used for decades, some for more than half a century, and still look contemporary, while others look dated and tired in only a few years.• There principles of identity design that don’t change, principles that ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Creative Business Guide to Running a Graphic Design Business (Updated Edition)

    The go-to guide for graphic designers who want to run their own shop and improve their bottom line.First published in 2001, The Creative Business Guide to Running a Graphic Design Business set long-needed standards as the first comprehensive management manual for the graphic design industry. Now brought up-to-date, it describes current, best-practice procedures for firms of all sizes operating in ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • The Collected Angers

    Essays About Design for an Unwilling Audience

    by Mike Monteiro ...
    For ten years or so I've been putting down my thoughts on design, and technology, and ethics. Essays after essay. Some of those essays get turned into talks, some of them get blown out into books, but the essay has always been the native form for all these. I am, at heart, an essay writer. I love the form. It's long enough to be nuanced, and short enough to get it out immediately. All the essays ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Beauty of Everyday Things

    by Soetsu Yanagi ...
    Translated by Michael Brase ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe - the aesthetic result of wholeheartedly fulfilling utilitarian needs. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Designs for the Pluriverse

    Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds

    Series series New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century
    In Designs for the Pluriverse Arturo Escobar presents a new vision of design theory and practice aimed at channeling design's world-making capacity toward ways of being and doing that are deeply attuned to justice and the Earth. Noting that most design—from consumer goods and digital technologies to built environments—currently serves capitalist ends, Escobar argues for the development of an ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Designing for Growth

    A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers

    Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie educate readers in one of the hottest trends in business: "design thinking," or the ability to turn abstract ideas into practical applications for maximal business growth. Liedtka and Ogilvie cover the mind-set, techniques, and vocabulary of design thinking, unpack the mysterious connection between design and growth, and teach managers in a straightforward way how to ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Hidden in Plain Sight

    How to Create Extraordinary Products for Tomorrow's Customers

    Hidden in Plain Sight by global innovation consultant Jan Chipchase with Simon Steinhardt is a fascinating look at how consumers think and behave.Chipchase, named by Fortune as “one of the 50 smartest people in tech,” has traveled the world, studying people of all nations and their habits, paying attention to the ordinary things that we do every day an how they effect our buying decisions.Future ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Swastika and Symbols of Hate

    Extremist Iconography Today

    by Steven Heller ...
    “Force[s] even the most sophisticated to rethink and rework their ideas of how images work in the world.” —School Library JournalThis is a classic story, masterfully told, in a new, revised and expanded edition about how one graphic symbol can endure and influence life—for good and evil—for generations and never, even today, be redeemed. A nuanced examination of the most powerful symbol ever ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Complete Color Harmony, Pantone Edition

    Expert Color Information for Professional Results

    The Complete Color Harmony: Pantone Edition is the latest in Rockport Publishers' best-selling color series. Completely revised from start to finish this new edition, is written by Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. And the color "moods" that she writes about in each chapter are based and matched with Pantone colors. The book expands on previous editions for the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Pocket Universal Methods of Design

    100 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions

    The ultimate handbook for designers, students, even educators, The Pocket Universal Methods of Design is armed with 100 principles of design knowledge to keep your team sharp.This handy, pocket-version of the Universal Methods of Design provides the same thorough and critical presentation of 100 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for human centered design. A ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Duly Noted

    Extend Your Mind through Connected Notes

    by Jorge Arango ...
    Better thinking makes you a better person. And few things extend your mind as quickly and powerfully as the humble note. Notes let you fulfill commitments, manage complicated projects, and make your ideas real. Digital notes take you even further. By using the right tools and a bit of discipline, you can cultivate a “personal knowledge garden" where your thinking will blossom."An informative guide ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Dressing Barbie

    A Celebration of the Clothes That Made America's Favorite Doll and the Incredible Woman Behind Them

    by Carol Spencer ...
    A legendary fashion designer for Barbie shares the story of her adventures working behind-the-scenes at Mattel, and spotlights the creations that transformed the world’s most famous doll into a style icon in this beautifully designed book—published in commemoration of Barbie’s sixtieth anniversary—illustrated with 100 full-color photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare and one ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Leader's Journey

    Transforming Your Leadership to Achieve the Extraordinary

    by Donna Lichaw ...
    "Finally a book that doesn’t treat leadership styles as one–size–fits–all. The Leader’s Journey helped me think through how to tell my own story as a leader." —Melissa Perri, author of Escaping the Build Trap and Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business SchoolA step–by–step leadership guide from executive coach, keynote speaker, and bestselling author Donna Lichaw to transform yourself, your team, and ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Your Creative Work Space

    The Sweet Spot Style Guide to Home Office + Studio Decor

    by Desha Peacock ...
    We are all born with an innate desire to creatively express the essence of who we are. This desire is embedded into our soul, a gift at birth, our own Northern Star in a galaxy full of the unknown.Your physical setting can either hamper or inspire this creative calling.Known for her eclectic style and helping others see the possibility within themselves, their homes, and personal style, Desha ... Read more

    $14.99 USD