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Ana Canizares 150 Best Eco House Ideas ENFeaturing an extensive collection of full-color photographs, 150 Best Eco House Ideas features eco-friendly house designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients. Included here are the latest innovations in sustainable home design, including solar paneling, wind energy…
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Bridget Vranckx 150 Best House Ideas ENFeaturing an extensive collection of full colour photographs, 150 Best House Ideas 2 provides an in-depth review of exemplary house designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the particular needs of their clients. This handbook covers the diversity of current trends in home design and provides an inspirational source…
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Montse Borras 150 Best Kitchen Ideas ENNew ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a kitchen are always of essential value to architects, designers, and homeowners. This new addition to a successful series offers an extensive collection of both modern and traditional kitchen designs from all over the world, plans devised by distinguished international architects and designers who have worked to achieve practical, innovative, and stunning solutions…
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James G. Truelove 25 Apartments and Lofts Under 2500 Square Feet ENThe apartments and lofts featured here highlight the latest architecture and design innovations, with an emphasis on open space and materials such as glass, plastic, steel, and stone. The book explores the joy of living in carefully designed spaces, showcasing a range of styles from modern to traditional. This exciting collection includes innovative and exciting designs sure to inspire and amaze.
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James Grayson Trulove 25 Apartments Under 1000 Square Feet ENThis is the latest addition to the best-selling 25 series, all of the apartments and lofts featured here are under 1,000 square feet and highlight the latest architecture and design innovations. A range of styles, from modern to traditional, are showcased, with an emphasis on open space and materials such as glass, plastic, steel, and stone.
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David E. Carter American Corporate Identity 2009 ENContaining more than 950 all-new examples of outstanding creativity, this invaluable perennial organizes this year's groundbreaking designs into seven categories: logos, complete identity programs, corporate identity manuals, letterhead designs, package designs, signage and environmental graphics, and corporate brochures. Several hundred creative design firms have work included in American Corporate Identity 2009,…
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Hitesh Mehta Authentic Ecolodges ENAccording to The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), an ecolodge must satisfy five out of ten strict environmental principles be considered authentic. Pioneering landscape architect Hitesh Mehta spent the last thirty months traveling forty-five countries to find the most authentic ecolodges in the world. His stunning discoveries span the globe - from a remote village in Mongolia to the backwaters of India to…
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David E. Carter Big Book of Self Promotion ENSuccessful sales result from effective successful self-promotion and the Big Book of Self Promotion is an extraordinary resource featuring work from top designers around the globe. It offers hundreds of ideas, pages of inspiration, and loads of advice for professional graphic designers and students alike. This book provides ideas on corporate and product literature, annual reports and direct marketing, and new media…
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Naomi Kuno Colorscape ENColours convey a wide spectrum of emotions and a variety of messages. The multitude of colour names alone - just look at any retail catalogue - are testimony to our sensibilities and imagination. A treasure trove of evocative colours and colour combinations, Colours In Context is a handy reference for those looking for ideas. The unique chapter headings are: Colours of the Countries of the World; Colours of History,…
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Peleg Top Designing for the Greater Good ENDesigning for the Greater Good features interviews with leading designers who do cause-related work for all kinds of organizations. A wealth of eye-catching full-colour examples include the wildly successful Lance Armstrong Livestrong campaign and other notable and memorable designs from social service campaigns and organizations around the world. Also featured is a valuable Q and A with influential designers from…
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Walter Isaacson Einstein: The Life of a Genius ENAlbert Einstein is synonymous with genius. From his remarkable theory of relativity and the famous equation E=mc2 to his concept of a unified field theory, no one has contributed as much to science in the last century. As well as showing how Einstein developed his theories, Einstein reveals the man behind the science, from his early years and experiments in Germany and his struggle to find work at the Swiss patent…
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Rico Komanoya Gothic Lolita Punk ENThe origin of the Gothic Lolita fashion movement traces back to Osaka in the mid-1990s when teenagers adopted Gothic fashion in response to the clothes worn and promoted by Japanese Gothic rock bands. Gothic Lolita applies the aesthetics of Gothic fashion to the childlike, pretty Lolita fashion that draws much of its inspiration from Victorian style and Edwardian fashion. This street fashion has spread to art and to…
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James Grayson Trulove Great Houses on a Budget ENThis splendidly illustrated volume takes a look at homes designed and built for clients with high design and construction standards but with modest budgets. Fifteen in-depth case studies display the work of Scott Guyon, Stephen Erlich, Sands Architects, Robert Gurney, and others in locations all over the US. Each project includes lavish interior and exterior photography accompanied by floor plans and discusses the…
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Kat Von D High Voltage Tattoo ENHigh 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…
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Hotel and Restaurant Design ENHotel and Restaurant Design 2 showcases the most current, inspirational design solutions gathered from 36 leading architecture/design firms and features over 160 international projects in the hotel, resort, spa, theater and restaurant fields. It has become increasingly obvious that peole have come to expect a certain level of excellence when they dine out, go on vacation, or travel for business. Additionally, travel…
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Alexander Isley LogoLicious! ENThe Mini Book of Logos shows what's new and compelling in the world of logo design, providing endless inspiration for graphic designers in the critical 'idea-generating' phase. This unique collection showcases effective logo design from around the world in a user-friendly, easy to navigate handbook.
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Erin Mays New Big Book of Layouts ENOrganized to encourage creativity, serendipitous discovery, and inspiration, The New Big Book of Layouts includes techniques that can be used to enhance any layout design - be it in print or online. It provides insight into the elements that make layouts effective, and covers a range of styles - from traditional to cutting edge - selected to help designers and design students make their work more creative, more…
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New Green Homes ENNew Green Homes presents the latest innovations in sustainable architecture and design. Projects include 'green' houses, apartments, lofts, and cabins, and explore various aspects of environmentally-friendly design from its ecological and economical benefits to the factors that need to be considered when choosing materials, such as the amount of energy that went into manufacturing the product; its sustainability;…
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Sourcebook of Contemporary Fashion Design ENThe Sourcebook of Contemporary Fashion Design is a cutting-edge design anthology featuring more than 300 established and emerging fashion designers around the world. Included here in in impressive 650 pages are the world's most notable contemporary fashion designers - master couturiers and up-and-coming designers alike, showcasing their work in graphic full-color photographs and illustrations. For ease of reference,…
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Álex Sánchez Vidiella Sourcebook of Contemporary Landscape Design ENThis is the first large scale book of it's kind to showcase a complete and diverse range of landscapes created in the last ten years. This through collection of in-depth case studies incorporates every type of landscape design project possible , from those at private homes and offices to large-scale government sponsored creations. More than 800 full-colour photos of more than 300 magnificent works are included in…
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Julio Fajardo Starchitects ENStarchitects is a complete catalogue of the most impressive architects and architectural firms working today, along with lavish full-color illustrations, drawings, floor and aerial plans, and photographs of the defining projects of these architects' careers thus far. More than 75 architects and firms are represented here by architecture and design expert Julio Fajardo, who has traveled the world to capture the best…
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Louis Bou Street T ENThe T-shirt may be the most ubiquitous, affordable, and popular item of clothing. Over the years it has served as a means to broadcast social, musical and political affiliations. Most recently, the T-shirt has become a creative tool for expressing inventive design. Street T takes an off-beat look at the hottest t-shirt designers and most unique tees being worn on the streets today.Designers include: Elena Gall - Ju…
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Roger Walton The Big Book of Illustration Ideas 2 ENHow do you find an illustrator to create a piece of artwork? At present, there are a number of methods: Looking through myriad agents' promotional books; browsing annual competition collections; trying to find that pile of unsolicited illustrators' cards you just had on your desk the other day; searching the Web-for a few hours; asking a colleague. All of these methods can work, but they're all time-consuming and…
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Ephraim Katz The Film Encyclopedia ENThis is a completely revised and updated edition of the classic film reference which includes entries on: directors, producers, stars, screenwriters, and cinematographers; styles, genres, and schools of filmmaking; motion picture studios and film centers; film-related organizations and events; industry jargon and technical terms; inventions, inventors, and equipment; plus, an index of Academy Award winning films and…