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With hundreds of feng shui books in the market and more information on the internet, often with contradicting principles, it has become very difficult to decipher what is true feng shui. The more bo……続きを見る

Design academics and practitioners are facing a multiplicity of challenges in a dynamic, complex, world moving faster than the current design paradigm which is largely tied to the values and imperat……続きを見る

As it becomes clear that climate change is not easily within the boundaries of the 1990’s, society needs to be prepared and needs to anticipate future changes due to the uncertain changes in climate……続きを見る

The mentality that consumerism and economic growth are cure-alls is one of the biggest obstacles to real sustainability, but any change seems impossible, unthinkable. Our contemporary paradox finds ……続きを見る

This deluxe edition of Helen ONeills award-winning book is a must for lovers of design. With stunning full-page prints of Florence Broadhursts distinctive fabric and wallpaper designs, together with……続きを見る

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……続きを見る

The debate over eHealth is alive as never before. Supporters suggest that it will result in dramatic innovations in healthcare, including a giant leap towards patient-centered care, new opportunitie……続きを見る

From oar-powered quinqueremes, to steam-powered freighters, to luxury ocean liners such as the Titanic,to aircraft carriers like the Abraham Lincoln,ships have played an integral role in trade, tran……続きを見る

A design sketch in the form of a personal essay, "The You-City" explores the near-future of American urban environments. Jeff Ferzoco pulls from his work as creative director in regional planning as……続きを見る

DIY Inventions by Richard Cromwell Guides an Inventor through ALL the Invention "Success Steps" to develop an initial idea into a new product which will earn an income. How to Evaluate your idea to ……続きを見る

This extensively updated, comprehensive databook was created for design and application engineers, scientists, and material producer technical support and research and development personnel. Importa……続きを見る

Eric Gill's opinionated manifesto on typography argues that 'a good piece of lettering is as beautiful a thing to see as any sculpture or painted picture'. This essay explores the place of typograph……続きを見る

In the late 1920's "streamlined" became the term businessmen used to describe new models that were easier to produce as well as those that met with less sales resistance than older products. Illustr……続きを見る

"Jewelry Making For Beginners" is a text that not only highlights the basics of making various types of jewelry, it also goes just a bit further into the process without making it overwhelming for t……続きを見る

Design for Emotion introduces you to the why, what, when, where and how of designing for emotion. Improve user connection, satisfaction and loyalty by incorporating emotion and personality into your……続きを見る

It's quite easy to make your own jewelry when you know how. After finishing this book not only will you be able to create unique and stunning jewelry designs with beads for yourself but for others a……続きを見る

In Sketching User Experiences: The Workbook, you will learn, through step-by-step instructions and exercises, various sketching methods that will let you express your design ideas about user experie……続きを見る

The value of design for contributing to environmental solutions and a sustainable future is increasingly recognised. It spans many spheres of everyday life, and the ethical dimension of design pract……続きを見る

Peu de réalisations technologiques sont aussi impressionnantes que celle nous permettant d’observer notre propre planète depuis l'espace. Cette belle sphère suspendue dans le sombre vide intersidéra……続きを見る

Design Your Life is a series of irreverent and realistic snapshots about objects and how we interact with them. By leading design thinker Ellen Lupton and her twin sister Julia Lupton, it shows how ……続きを見る

The Design Museum brings you fifty bicycles that changed the world we live in! The bicycle is the world's most popular form of transport. From the penny-farthing, the Dandy-horse and the Velocipede ……続きを見る

Today engineers, designers, buyers and all those who have to work with plastics face a dilemma. There has been a proliferation of test methods by which plastic properties are measured. The property ……続きを見る

*Includes an Table of Contents with active links, including links to images*Includes 151 images of various mazes and labyrinths*Includes an expansive bibliographyW.H. Matthews Mazes and Labyrinths i……続きを見る

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 e……続きを見る

This book is an update to the first edition compiled and published in 1990 by William Woishnis. A lot has changed in the field since 1990 and a lot has not changed. There are new plastic materials. ……続きを見る

This book investigates the potential contribution that a strategic design approach can make to stimulating and supporting the societal embedding of sustainable PSSs (product-service systems). A new ……続きを見る

The Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred on March 11, 2011, reminded us that we were just one species within the great cycle of life on earth, that we were allowed to survive only because of ……続きを見る

Materials are the stuff of design. From the very beginning of human history, materials have been taken from the natural world and shaped, modified, and adapted for everything from primitive tools to……続きを見る

¿Estás preparado para diseñar el futuro? Muchos de nosotros sentimos que, para preparar nuestro futuro, basta con pensar, actuar y aprender usando los métodos y valores presentes; nada más lejos de ……続きを見る

The Industrial Design Reference & Specification Book is the first book to gather all the essential pieces of information industrial designers need on a daily basis in one concise handbook. It's a re……続きを見る