Design

'A capsule of calm, this ode to pale interiors by The White Company's founder Chrissie Rucker is testament to the power of neutrals.' - House & Garden'The thing about white...

A fully updated and expanded edition of Don Norman's classic and influential work, which pioneered the application of cognitive science to design.Even the smartest among us can feel inept as...

Scandtastic! (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Scandinavians are exceptionally gifted in design. They are world-famous for their inimitable, democratic designs which bridge the gap between crafts and industrial production. The...

Between the 1960s and the 1980s some of the most influential men in the country spent most of the day in the pub and got paid more than the Prime...

Discover the history of design with this gorgeous visual celebration of key pieces, movements, and designers, from the Arts and Craft movement to the digital age. Discover all you need...

What is a true 1950s look, as opposed to a 1930s or 1940s look? This book aims to address that question by thoroughly surveying the development of graphic design over...

For well over a hundred years certain artists have blurred the distinction between 'art' and 'design', creating works for which Alex Coles has coined the term 'DesignArt'. In a pioneering...

It has been said that a shed is to a man what a handbag is to a woman - both contain all the essentials for surviving in the modern world...

TV's architecture and design guru Kevin McCloud shares his passion and expertise in this brilliant guide to designing and building your own home, illustrated with the most memorable houses from...

"Modernism: Designing a New World" is the first book to explore Modernism in the designed world from a truly international perspective, and across all the arts. It offers a reassessment...

Multimedia-Based Instructional Design is a thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the best-selling book that provided a complete guide to designing and developing interactive multimedia training. While most training...

Drawing on the philosophies and experiences of both authors, this book offers a contemporary, innovative approach to garden design. Photographs and artworks help explain how to survey, plan, plant and...

This second edition of The UX Careers Handbook offers you all the great advice of the first edition-freshly updated-plus a new chapter on critical soft skills, much more on becoming...

An indispensable source of inspiration and advice for anyone undertaking home design or redecoration, whatever the scale or budget. Through tapping into this world-renowned designer's exceptional talent and professional experience,...

The book covers key aspects of design, including typography, art direction, production and finishing, environmental design, and self-promotion. It also examines the broader implications of graphic design, including social responsibility,...

Where do creative people get their ideas? For most, the work of other top creative professionals provides inspiration and supplies a starting point for the creative process. Following its two...

If you're searching for a font that goes beyond the norm, these books are for you. Today's computers provide a selection of fonts that serve reasonably well for workaday letters...

If you're new to After Effects and want to get up to speed quickly, After Effects Apprentice was created just for you. With 11 core lessons plus a fun final...

The ICE Manual of Highway Design and Management is a one-stop reference for all practising engineers working in the field of highway engineering. Written and edited by a wide selection...

This pioneering text describes a rationally consistent basis for instructional design, based in cognitive psychology and information-processing theory. The authors prepare teachers to design and develop a course, unit, and...

Much more than plain white walls and minimalist decoration, contemporary decoration is about the strong use of colour, the exploitation of texture and smooth, clean lines. Focusing on the principal...

An exploration of echoes and resonances across two millennia of visual culture, celebrating ten years of The Public Domain Review. Gathering a remarkable collection of over 500 public domain images,...

They've been exciting generations of men, on calendars and covers, as centrefolds or even on playing cards: pin-ups. What started as an exercise in oils was soon taken up in...

Oliver Heath--a star on TV's popular "Changing Rooms" series and one of today's most exciting decorators--has come up with a magnificent one-stop guide to interiors and individual home design. With...