Focuses on Product Design. This book features carefully selected products that showcase the use of a particular material. It includes six specially commissioned visual narratives by experts in the field, and an extensive illustrated materials directory with detailed information on almost 100 materials.
What happens when you look at graffiti and street art as unlimited art forms instead of urban phenomena? Concrete Canvas does just that; investigating the media the artists work with, the canvases they work on, the themes that arise through their work, and the way their art redefines the spaces in which it is set. Concrete Canvas is filled with stunning photos of works from new and exciting art…
Landing a job in graphic design or multimedia starts with the creation of a portfolio that showcases a student's best work. With sample portfolios, interviews with leaders in graphic design and advertising industries, and step-by-step instruction for creating professional print and digital portfolios, this book helps students successfully transition from design student to design professional. N…
This book offers a rare chance to read what graphic designers feel about their education and profession. Fifty influential designers give the low-down about their student days and their professional lives. A piece of their college work is shown alongside an example of current work. Each designer also offers a key piece of advice and a warning, making this a must-read for anyone embarking on a c…
Glenn Adamson's last book, Thinking Through Craft, offered an influential account of craft's position within modern and contemporary art. Now, in his engaging sequel, The Invention of Craft, his theoretical discussion of skilled work is extended back in time and across numerous disciplines. Adamson searches out the origins of modern craft, locating its emergence in the period of the industrial …
Winner of The Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award!Align your leadership team to deliver the highest possible value to your customers Too many organizations today suffer from silo-centric behavior and intra-organizational conflict. Yet most don't understand what's holding them back from achieving outstanding performance. Value stream mapping--an essential but underusedmethodology-…
Understanding the elements of two-dimensional design and the infinite options available in organizing choices made are at the core of this book.
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Broadcast television began in Japan in 1953. Since then the presence of television has continued to grow and TV broadcasts are the most familiar source of information for most people. This book compiles the fundamentals of digital broadcast, which has developed since the advent of text caption broadcasting in 1985, it also looks at other advanced technology including terestrial broadcast, satel…
Broadcast television began in Japan in 1953. Since then the presence of television has continued to grow and TV broadcasts are the most familiar source of information for most people. This book compiles the fundamentals of digital broadcast, which has developed since the advent of text caption broadcasting in 1985, it also looks at other advanced technology including terestrial broadcast, satel…