books about: designing
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Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team
22 reviews
Alina Wheeler
Wiley
, 2009
Diving deep into the art of "planned" seduction
This a great book: extensive, ordered, thoughtful, applied, ... More magically, its author cannot help from making the book itself into a brand! A fascinating self referential concept.
Spaces & Places: Designing Classrooms for Literacy
26 reviews
Debbie Diller
Stenhouse Publishers
, 2008
For the visual learner!
If you are looking to reorganize your classroom space, this is the book for you. There are tons of pictures to give you ideas. Her organizational style is straight forward. The classroom set up revolves around literacy stations. If you already use literacy stations than this book will help you get them organized and running smoothly. I am a visual person so I love the pictures. At the end of the ...
Forms that Work: Designing Web Forms for Usability
18 reviews
Morgan Kaufmann, 2008
Forms that work is the Don't Make Me Think! of form design
"Forms that work" is a practical discussion of the challenges of creating effective web forms. It provides a common vocabulary for the critical elements of form design. It describes practical solutions and best practices through concrete examples accompanied by clear and specific explanations. Two things about this book jump out: - "Forms that work" highlights the PROCESS of form design in ...
Creative Cloth Doll Beading: Designing and Embellishing with Beads
25 reviews, ...
Quarry Books, 2007
BEAUTIFUL!
tHIS IS A SPECTACULAR BOOK. vERY COLORFUL, LOTS OF PICTURES, LOTS OF IDEAS, NICELY DONE.
Church Turned Inside Out: A Guide for Designers, Refiners, and Re-Aligners
16 reviews
Jossey-Bass, 2009
The freedom to really be yourself!
As a pastor, this book was one of the most encouraging I have read in a long, long time. The authors present a way of looking at how we "do church" that is thoughtful, helpful, and most importantly for me...freeing. The book goes beyond the typical "emerging" or "standard evangelical" paradigms, and blazes a new trail to a truly organic and holistic way of approaching ministry. This book ...
Designing Tessellations : The Secrets of Interlocking Patterns
21 reviews
Jinny Beyer
McGraw-Hill
, 1999
A Real "How To---"
This author has done a really superb job in applying the principles of tesselation to pattern design. Anyone wishing to find how to make an original pattern has all the tools in this book. It is a real find.
Handmade Tiles: Designing * Making * Decorating (A Lark Ceramics Book)
22 reviews
Frank Giorgini
Lark Books
, 2001
Tile Bible
Thsi is a tile maker's bible. I find it thorough, helpful and ful of ideas and how tos. I recommend it to those who wish to explore the proces.
Designing with Succulents
45 reviews
Debra Lee Baldwin
Timber Press, Incorporated
, 2007
Designing with Succulents, Baldwin
Gorgeous and so resourceful - if you're interested in succulent gardens - this is the book. I highly recommend it!
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making and Beading (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer)
58 reviews
Chris Franchetti Michaels
Visual
, 2007
Teach Yourself Visually Jewelry Making and Beading
The book arrived very quickly and was a real delight. Good refresher course. The pictures along with the instruction made it very simple to follow. Well worth the money.
Designing Your Perfect House
18 reviews
William J. Hirsch Jr. AIA
Dalsimer Press, Inc
, 2008
A Must Have for First-Time Home Designers!
I LOVED this book! It is smart, accessible, and just plain lovely. I am in the process of designing my dream home and was about to make a lot of decisions I would have regretted if I did not read this book before finalizing my floor plans. I am on a limited budget and was letting finances make a lot of my design decisions, such as cutting hallways to save on square footage and not considering ...
Designing Virtual Worlds
12 reviews
Richard Bartle
New Riders Games
, 2003
Game theory and design? This is the book you've been looking for!
You're getting it straight from the horse's mouth since this book is written by the grandfather of the modern MMORPG. Rest assured - if you are a game designer, developer, or just love reading about game theory, this book is worth every penny. I have read many other books on the subject and not one of them are packed with as much depth, knowledge, and wisdom. Bartle covers every avenue that ...
Interior Graphic Standards
16 reviews
Maryrose McGowan
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K. Kruse
, ...
John Wiley & Sons Inc
, 2004
Great and Helpful Book!!
This book is very helpful for upcoming designers. It gives you standard codes for everything you could imagine. Very helpful when doing my design projects.
Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses
11 reviews
Jossey-Bass, 2003
title doesn't do it justice
This is a wonderfully comprehensive look at research in the field of course design and instruction. I work with faculty and the research that this book provides for the work that we do is crucial. I am able to cite research and underscore the importance of what I have been teaching then all along. The title of this book makes it seem less important than it really is. This book is about ...
Keep ANY Promise: a blueprint for designing your future
12 reviews
Karim H Ismail
iUniverse
, 2008
Life Changing Read
This book changed my life--and the life of my family. As an obsessive reader of the self help genre, I have spent a lifetime of living intention instead of action. Thanks to Karim's blueprint, I crafted a life plan that was realistic and inspiring. Moreover, his thoughtful, process-driven approach holds me accountable and keeps me on track. Since finishing Keep Any Promise in January--I have ...
Making the Web Work: Designing Effective Web Applications
15 reviews
Bob Baxley
Sams
, 2002
An impeccably-organized encyclopedia of web design
An impeccably-organized encyclopedia of web design. If I had to base an entire web design class on a single book this would be the one. Bob Baxley's "Making the Web Work" is easily the most comprehensive manual for applying good design to create a great user experience on the web. This book has both breadth and depth-just look at the table of contents. Regardless of your level of web design ...
CPR for the Soul: Creating Personal Resilience By Design
14 reviews
Trafford
, 2006
CPR for the Soul - the Design that lets you grow where you are planted
The concepts of CPR for the Soul give permission to EXHALE - to live from the discovery of our innate 'OKness'. In that knowledge, we express our soul's desire, we live the vital diversity that nature models and we are liberated from personal enslavement to unattainable values...this book provides the instruction manual that allows us to 'grow and flourish where we are planted'... who wouldn't ...
The Accelerated Learning Handbook: A Creative Guide to Designing and Delivering Faster, More Effective ...
13 reviews
Dave Meier
Unknown
, 2000
Educational Trainer
This book is IDEAL for anyone who is going to train or teach anything. How to cut the fluff and deliver the required facts.
Designing Design
13 reviews
Kenya Hara
Lars Muller Verlag
, 2007
The Bible for Modern Designers
This books uses a very rich and poetic language to define modern concepts of design. It makes you fall in love with design all over again.
Stone : Designing Kitchens, Baths & Interiors With NaturalStone
13 reviews
Heather E. Adams
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Earl G. Adams
Stewart, Tabori and Chang
, 2003
Fantastic, Helpful, Informative Book about using Stone in your Home
We are considering having our kitchen remodeled and definitely want to replace the current Corian with some type of stone. This book covers stone used in kitchens and baths. Besides the gorgeous photographs, the book includes lots of helpful tips in helping you chose the right stone for your project. Each photo is described with caption of what the stone is, including the pattern or color. The ...
Understanding Component-Based Development (Mps)
11 reviews
Mary Kirtland
Microsoft Press
, 1998
Good reference for 70-100 review
This book does a good job of explaining the COM standard from the ground up. The first third is devoted to COM. The rest of the book is an overview of building an enterprise application from the ground up using Microsoft technologies. I used this book as my primary reference in preparing for the new Analyzing Requirements exam (70-100) in the new MCSD track based on the recommendation of ...
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