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The Generative Mind: A New Approach to Creative Thinking

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Report copyright infringementby Patrik Hübner (Author)Practical insights and clear principles: offering a fresh perspective on designing for a future that is constantly changingArtificial intelligence, automation and ever new data-driven tools are reshaping the creative world, and the roles of design and communication are evolving rapidly. The true innovation in this context is to create authenticity that endures beyond fleeting technological shifts. The Generative Mind encourages to rise abo...

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Report copyright infringementby Louise Baring (Author)Louise Baring's captivating text is based on interviews with Carla Sozzani, and each chapter covers a foundational aspect of Sozzani's inspirational life and career. Beginning with her bourgeois childhood in Italy, the text takes us through her early love of fashion and passion for travel; her trajectory as a magazine editor, including working on special issues for Vogue Italia (her sister Franca Sozzani would edit the magazine for 28 year...

The Liberating Structures Fieldbook: Flipping the Script on Meetings, Planning, and Progress

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Report copyright infringementby Keith L. McCandless (Author), Nancy White (Author)Why Liberating Structures? Because the old ways are failing us. We live in a high-stakes world where trust is eroding and complex problems feel impossible to solve. Yet, we cling to inherited meeting habits-presentations, managed discussions, and brainstorming-and wonder why the needle doesn't move.The Reality: Conventional structures are too slow for complexity, too exclusive for equity, and too rigid for inno...

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Report copyright infringementby Luigi Dasti (Author), John Bedford Leno (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, th...

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The Book of the Pearl; the History, art, Science, and Industry of the Queen of Gems

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Report copyright infringementby George Frederick Kunz (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is im...

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur Leighton Guptill (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is ...

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Report copyright infringementby Norman Bel Geddes (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is import...

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Report copyright infringementby Brian H. Schneider (Author)Alternate Worlds is a Magic: the Gathering memoir written by Brian Schneider, one of the game's early R&D leads, about the fun and merit of growing up a gamer.Note from the author: Consider Alternate Worlds a love letter to Magic: the Gathering, to gamers, and to anyone who woke up one day and thought, "I miss my friends."If I were to summarize why this book exists, I'd say that I got pretty fed up with the mass market cloning cul...

Abstract Textiles: Color, Shape, and Pattern in Textile Art

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Kelly (Author)An exploration of abstract textile work with practical tips on how to progress from the realistic to the abstract within your own practice. From Amish quilts through to contemporary makers, abstract textile work is a captivating art form that can capture a mood or feeling. In this fascinating book, renowned textile artist and tutor Anne Kelly shows you how to incorporate the abstract into your own work through experimentation and process. Fro...

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Report copyright infringementby Finn Juhl (Artist), Christian Bundegaard (Text by (Art/Photo Books))"One cannot create happiness with beautiful objects, but one can spoil quite a lot of happiness with bad ones." --Finn Juhl"Art is art, and a chair is a chair"--for the architect and furniture designer Finn Juhl, there were no gray areas. Yet Juhl's designs often strike a delicate balance between the fine and applied arts. As one of the leading figures in the "golden age" of Danish furniture de...

Don't Make It Look Self-Published: The Indie Author's Guide to Book Design

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Report copyright infringementby George B. Stevens (Author)It's time for authors to self-publish with pride-and look good doing it.You did the hard part: You wrote the book. You survived the edits. You poured your energy, insight, and even a bit of your sanity into a career-defining manuscript. Now you're staring down the final stretch-the book design process-and wondering how to avoid the one thing every self-respecting author fears: "Looking self-published."Enter Don't Make It Look Self-Publ...

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Report copyright infringementby Kale James (Author)Symbols & Emblems is the expanded edition of the Vault Editions Vintage Logo Collection series, bringing together 1,047 meticulously restored woodcuts, engravings, and heraldic illustrations drawn from the great emblem books, printer's devices, and symbolic traditions of Renaissance and early modern Europe. Skulls and serpents, winged creatures and celestial bodies, shields, daggers, mythological beasts, and allegorical figures - this col...

The Tattoo Dictionary: An A-Z Guide to the Secret Language of Tattoos

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Report copyright infringementby Trent Aitken-Smith (Author)An essential A-Z guide to the secret language of tattoos. Discover the true meanings behind over 200 popular tattoos with this comprehensive book, illustrated with over 100 tattoo designs. From sailors' swallows and Mexican skulls to prisoners' barbed wire and intricate Maori patterns, tattoos have been used as a means of communication by cultures all over the world for thousands of years. Through meticulous research, The Tattoo Di...

The Color Coursebook: for Art Teachers and Students

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Report copyright infringementby Roy Osborne (Author)The Color Coursebook offers a complete manual for the study of color in art and design. In 35,000 words it reviews the most relevant information needed by artists and designers, including relationships between light sources, surfaces, and vision, color measurement and mixing, and illusory, functional, and symbolic aspects of color. In this teaching edition of Color Influencing Form, the theoretical text is supplemented by a 15,000-word appen...

The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics' Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential

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Report copyright infringementby Gail Baugh (Author)A comprehensive directory and indispensable resource for fashion designers and students, providing a deep understanding of different textiles and their uses in garment design.Authored by Gail Baugh, a seasoned fashion industry professional, this guide unravels the complex world of textiles. It offers detailed profiles of over 120 different types of fabrics, outlining their properties, characteristics, and potential uses in fashion design.The ...

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Report copyright infringementby Karen Livingstone (Author) Women Pioneers of the Arts & Crafts Movement is a celebration of the work and ambition of the women who were at the heart of the most influential art and design movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It shines a light on the vital contribution of figures such as May Morris, Gertrude Jekyll, Annie Garnett, and many others, and describes the Arts and Crafts Movement from the perspective of these women who wor...

Black in Fashion: 100 Years of Style, Influence & Culture

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Report copyright infringementby WWD (Author), Tonya Blazio-Licorish (Author), Tara Donaldson (Author)A stunning and comprehensive look at the indelible contribution of Black designers, models, scene-makers, and stylists to fashion history, from "the bible of fashion"--WWD. Black in Fashion is a celebration of Black voices in fashion as captured by Women's Wear Daily contributors and photographers since the publication's inception in 1910. WWD is showcased here with more than 375 black-and-whi...

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Report copyright infringementby Jacqui Ansell (Author)A new series of small, exquisite hardbacks from London's National Gallery, in which its unrivalled collection is explored through a variety of appealing themes From soft furs and velvets to shimmering silks and glittering brocade, for centuries the depiction of clothing has allowed artists to flaunt their skills, flattering sitters and captivating viewers. This book delves into the evolving history of fashion, deciphering the sartorial sig...

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Report copyright infringementby Adolfo Best-Maugard (Author)"A Method for Creative Design" by Adolfo Best-Maugard presents a revolutionary and accessible system for artistic expression and visual composition. Grounded in the belief that creativity is an inherent human trait, the author outlines a structured approach to design based on seven fundamental motifs: the spiral, the circle, the half-circle, the S-curve, the wavy line, the zigzag, and the straight line. This influential work serves a...

101 Things I Learned(r) in Product Design School - Hardcover

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by Sung Jang (Author), Martin Thaler (Author), Matthew Frederick (Author)An engaging, enlightening, and cleverly illustrated guide to product design, written by experienced professional designers and instructors. Products are in every area of our lives, but just what product designers do and how they think is a mystery to most. Product design is not art, engineering, or craft, even as it calls for skills and understandings in each of these areas--along with psychology, history, cultural anth...

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Report copyright infringementby William Matthew Flinders Petrie (Author)"Decorative Patterns of the Ancient World" is an exhaustive survey of the ornamental motifs and artistic traditions that defined the visual culture of early civilizations. Compiled by the pioneering archaeologist Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, this work provides a systematic catalog of decorative elements found in pottery, architecture, jewelry, and textiles. By examining patterns across various ancient societies-in...

Gemstone Settings: The Jewelry Maker's Guide to Styles & Techniques

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Report copyright infringementby Anastasia Young (Author)This encyclopedic overview gives jewelry makers an in-depth, technical guide to stone setting. Gemstone Settings features an extensive summary of stone-setting and techniques for creating beautiful gemstone jewelry, from basic bezels and prongs to pave, carre, clusters, and numerous others - including cold joins, precious metal clay, settings for fragile stones, and settings that allow the stones to move. You'll also discover detailed in...

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Report copyright infringementby Kinfolk (Author)In Issue Sixty, Kinfolk looks to the past. History functions as a cultural and political undercurrent, and we consider how it informs the stories nations tell about themselves, the identities individuals construct and the structures of power that societies accept. Across the issue, we hear from leading voices who are reinterpreting the past and shaping how the present is understood. In London, we spend a morning with Nicholas Cullinan, director ...

1000 Japanese Knitting & Crochet Stitches: The Ultimate Bible for Needlecraft Enthusiasts - Paperback

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by Nihon Vogue (Author), Gayle Roehm (Translator)The ultimate Japanese knitting and crochet stitch bible--now available for English-speaking crafters 1000 Japanese Knitting & Crochet Stitches is a treasure trove of needlecraft patterns and motifs for experienced knitters and crocheters seeking to create and better understand the infinite variety of their craft. This Japanese reference work is beloved by knitters the world over, and the English version will allow even more crafters to enj...

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Report copyright infringementby Rudy VanderLans (Editor), Stephen Coles (Foreword by), Jeffery Keedy (Introduction by)A 1,500-page compendium containing nearly five decades of remarkable print ephemera from a trailblazing digital type foundryEmigre is a graphic design and digital type foundry based in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1985 by the husband-and-wife team Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko, it was one of the first independent digital type foundries to explore the new design possibil...

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Report copyright infringementby Maurice Gagnon (Author)For as long as I can remember, I have had a heightened awareness of my surroundings. I sensed that I saw things a bit differently from other people, and often wondered why. I started writing about special moments that have stayed with me throughout my life to better understand their influence. Along with this writing, I was surveying the many thousands of photos I have taken from different times and locations, again, in an effort to disti...

Before the Wall: How a Dream Became a Memorial

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Report copyright infringementby Michael D. D. Kennedy (Author), Jerri Weitzel (Author), Grady Clay (Author)Before the Wall: How a Dream Becomes a Memorial chronicles the largest open design competition in the 20th century and provides a heretofore unknown look at the selection, approval, design, and construction of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The handwritten journal entries of Grady Clay, chair of the jury for the design competition, are the primary source. This is the h...

HowExpert Guide to Jewelry Collecting: The 36-Day System to Identify, Value, and Collect Antique, Vintage, and Modern Jewelry with Long-Term Value

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Report copyright infringementby Howexpert (Author)HowExpert Guide to Jewelry Collecting is a step-by-step guide for anyone ready to explore the rich world of antique, vintage, and modern jewelry. Whether you're just beginning or looking to deepen your expertise, this comprehensive guide offers clear direction and practical tools to help you collect with confidence, purpose, and enjoyment. Built around the proven 36-day JEWELRYGUIDE system, it breaks down essential knowledge into simple daily ...

Vintage Lined Notebook Greetings from Wichita

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Report copyright infringementby Found Image Press (Producer)Introducing the Vintage Notebook: Greetings from Wichita, a delightful companion for all your writing endeavors. Featuring 150 lined pages, immerse yourself in the charm of a classic vintage travel postcard illustration adorning its cover. With its full-color decorative vintage art and versatile functionality, this notebook is an ideal companion for journaling, planning trips, tackling writing projects, organizing to-do lists, or sim...

Serif in Use: Creative Typefaces and Their Applications

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Report copyright infringementby Viction (Author)In the world of typography, it is not uncommon to see combinations of serif and sans serif typefaces in the same design. However, it takes skill to combine them in a way to avoid unwanted graphic tension or clashing fonts, and ensure maximum legibility of the text in the design. From font weights to classifications, each typeface has its own distinct personality, and should be carefully paired to convey the right tone and mood of the design. Fea...