This landmark book takes a unique, original and engrossing approach to design. Whether or not we are consciously interested in it, design is omnipresent; it affects and influences us all in every aspect of our lives. The Genius of Design illuminates what design is, how it works, and how it has shaped the world we live in. Taking a broadly chronological approach, the book shows how the story of design has developed and explores major themes, with chapters including the birth of mass-produc

Wydawnictwo: QUADRILLE

High Voltage Tattoo is a graphic perspective on today's global tattoo culture by Kat Von D, star of The Learning Channel's L.A. Ink and one of the most talented and popular artists working today. Designed in a style that is reminiscent of a handmade Gothic journal with its red padded cover, ornate typography, and parchmentlike pages, it throws the door wide open to tattooing culture in the way only an insider like Kat can. High Voltage Tattoo traces Kat's career as an artist, from early chil

Wydawnictwo: COLLINS DESIGN

Being environmentally conscious is no longer trendy or unique. It's expected. A growing number of today's companies are requiring their creative firms to develop and incorporate more eco-friendly packaging and printed materials. These clients are turning to their ad agencies and designers and asking for solutions. The result: creative professionals desperately need a handbook of ideas that will help them advise their clients on environmentally friendly 'green design'. They want and need to s

Wydawnictwo: HARPER DESIGN

This book contains stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. The pictures can also be used to produce postcards, or to decorate your letters, flyers, etc. They can be imported directly from the CD into most design, image- manipulation, illustration, word-processing and e-mail programs; no installation is requi

Wydawnictwo: Pepin Press

Art Deco embraced architecture, furniture, fabrics, stage design, and fashion even painting. Like its forerunner, Art Nouveau, Art Deco was an eclectic style. It drew inspiration from many sources. Designers borrowed from the pictorial inventions of contemporary avant-garde artists. This updated and expanded collection of ART DECO DESIGNS shows a style that is equally adaptable and as enjoyable now as when it was first created. All designs are ready to use on the included CD.

Wydawnictwo: Pepin Press

Toys, fulfilling as they do one of mankind's most basic needs, have existed for as long as we have. From the earliest times both adults and children have used toys to simulate reality or simply to pass time. Renowned designers, artists and architects have always tried their hand at creating toys: from Frank Lloyd Wright's work with Frbel'S building blocks to Josef Hartwig's Bauhaus chess set that is still produced today. Gerrit Rietveld, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Breuer and Andy Warhol also desi

Wydawnictwo: BRAUN

Have you ever wished your home acted more like a peaceful sanctuary for you to escape to at the end of the day? The Stress-Free Home can help! Open the door, take off your shoes, and unwind.

Wydawnictwo: Rockport

Today’s challenging retail market demands new solutions in visual marketing. In its sixteenth edition, Stores of the Year presents more than 250 full-color photos revealing how top professionals in design, architecture, lighting, and fixtures turn spaces into marketplaces.

Wydawnictwo: VISUAL REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

This collection features interior store designs, judged for excellence in store planning, visual merchandising, innovation, graphics and lighting design.

Wydawnictwo: ST Media Group

The kitchen is the heart of every home: the place where families gather, where food is prepared and shared, where we work, entertain, and eat. But many kitchens were not designed to suit this elevated role; they are small, dark, and cramped rather than spacious, light, and comfortable.

Wydawnictwo: Rockport

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Wydawnictwo: Links Internacional

Just as the right combination of spices and foods make for a delicious meal, the right mix of design ingredients turns out delightful rooms. This accessible book shares the recipes for 13 different styles of rooms from country cottage and romantic white to modern, natural and industrial chic.

Wydawnictwo: Rockport

Wydawnictwo: Springer Verlag

From funky coffee bars to five-star gourmet restaurants, and from multinational retailers to unique specialty boutiques, Retail and Restaurant Spaces presents today's most innovative, imaginative, and even daring designs.

Wydawnictwo: Rockport

This new lighting reference offers designers and students a highly visual guide to the fundamentals of illuminating the single-family home. Written by internationally recognized lighting consultant Randall Whitehead,

Wydawnictwo: John Wiley & Sons

Consult Residential Design for Aging In Place, the key reference for designing homes for aging people, if you seek to understand how to create effective spaces for the elderly.

Wydawnictwo: John Wiley & Sons

This is the indispensible, inspirational and practical guide to being resourceful by design in your home.

Wydawnictwo: Thames & Hudson

Powell/Kleinschmidt is a design firm based in Chicago. This book documents a selection of their designs, incorporating environments of a variety of scales. It argues that successful interior design is not just a question of furnishing architecture, but also an aesthetic expression of its function.

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