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The Design of Everyday Things

by Don Norman ...

**The essential guide to human-centered design“Even more relevant today than it was when first published.”—Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO**Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious—even liberating—book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores ... Read more

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**The essential guide to human-centered design“Even more relevant today than it was when first published.”—Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO**Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious—even liberating—book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores
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Ways of Seeing

by John Berger ...

Series series Penguin Modern Classics
How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever."Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.""But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we ... Read more

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How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever."Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.""But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we
... Read more
Citizen

An American Lyric

by Claudia Rankine ...

* Finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry ** Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry * Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism * Winner of the NAACP Image Award * Winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize * Winner of the PEN Open Book Award *ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:The New Yorker, Boston Globe, The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, NPR. L... ... Read more

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* Finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry ** Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry * Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism * Winner of the NAACP Image Award * Winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize * Winner of the PEN Open Book Award *ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:The New Yorker, Boston Globe, The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, NPR. L...
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The Bush Garden

Essays on the Canadian Imagination

by Northrop Frye ...

Series series A List
Originally published in 1971,The Bush Garden features Northrop Frye’s timeless essays on Canadian literature and painting, and an introduction by bestselling author Lisa Moore.In this cogent collection of essays written between 1943 and 1969, formidable literary critic and theorist Northrop Frye explores the Canadian imagination through the lens of the country’s artistic output: prose, poetry, and ... Read more

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Originally published in 1971,The Bush Garden features Northrop Frye’s timeless essays on Canadian literature and painting, and an introduction by bestselling author Lisa Moore.In this cogent collection of essays written between 1943 and 1969, formidable literary critic and theorist Northrop Frye explores the Canadian imagination through the lens of the country’s artistic output: prose, poetry, and
... Read more
Little Book of Issey Miyake

The story of the iconic fashion designer

by Kati Chitrakorn ...

Series series Little Books of Fashion
Research, craftsmanship and experimentation form the foundations of fashion futurist Issey Miyake's designs.From Steve Jobs's signature black turtleneck to the iconic Pleats Please range and Grace Jones's sculptural looks, Issey Miyake's technologically advanced yet deceptively simple-looking pieces redefined the notions of clothing and beauty.With 100 stunning photographs and insightful text ... Read more

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Research, craftsmanship and experimentation form the foundations of fashion futurist Issey Miyake's designs.From Steve Jobs's signature black turtleneck to the iconic Pleats Please range and Grace Jones's sculptural looks, Issey Miyake's technologically advanced yet deceptively simple-looking pieces redefined the notions of clothing and beauty.With 100 stunning photographs and insightful text
... Read more
In a Good Place

How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive

by Leidy Klotz, PhD ...

If you want to be in a better place, start with physical space. This essential guide gives us new tools to powerfully improve our mindset by making small shifts in the settings where we spend our lives.From home to work and everywhere in between, behavioral scientist Leidy Klotz demonstrates that a thriving inner world requires thoughtful engagement with our surroundings. Our physical environment ... Read more

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If you want to be in a better place, start with physical space. This essential guide gives us new tools to powerfully improve our mindset by making small shifts in the settings where we spend our lives.From home to work and everywhere in between, behavioral scientist Leidy Klotz demonstrates that a thriving inner world requires thoughtful engagement with our surroundings. Our physical environment
... Read more
Little Book of Miu Miu

The story of the iconic fashion house

by Kristen Bateman ...

Series series Little Books of Fashion
Quirky, daring and unconventionally chic, Miu Miu is the fashion house for those that dare to be different.The cult little sister brand of Prada, the maison was launched as an 'anti-fashion' brand in 1993 and its pieces have been worn by celebrities including Sydney Sweeney and Chloë Sevigny. From recent viral micro-miniskirts and covetable ballet flats to archive whimsical prints, artist ... Read more

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Quirky, daring and unconventionally chic, Miu Miu is the fashion house for those that dare to be different.The cult little sister brand of Prada, the maison was launched as an 'anti-fashion' brand in 1993 and its pieces have been worn by celebrities including Sydney Sweeney and Chloë Sevigny. From recent viral micro-miniskirts and covetable ballet flats to archive whimsical prints, artist
... Read more
Little Book of Gucci by Tom Ford

The Story of the Iconic Fashion Designer

by Laia Farran Graves ...

Series series Little Books of Fashion
The legendary ten years Tom Ford spent at the helm of Gucci is one of the most significant decades in fashion history.Credited as the creative director who made the brand synonymous with sexiness, Ford flooded the runway and red carpet with slashed-to-the-waist silk shirts, sumptuous velvet tailoring, sheer flowing tunics, skin-flashing cut-outs, and even Gucci-branded G-strings. Celebrity fans ... Read more

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The legendary ten years Tom Ford spent at the helm of Gucci is one of the most significant decades in fashion history.Credited as the creative director who made the brand synonymous with sexiness, Ford flooded the runway and red carpet with slashed-to-the-waist silk shirts, sumptuous velvet tailoring, sheer flowing tunics, skin-flashing cut-outs, and even Gucci-branded G-strings. Celebrity fans
... Read more
Little Book of Tiffany & Co.

The story of the iconic jewellery brand

by Tamara Sturtz-Filby ...

Series series Little Books of Fashion
The last word in luxury, sophistication and romance, Tiffany & Co. has dazzled shoppers since its beginnings in nineteenth-century New York.From Breakfast at Tiffany's to collaborating with Beyoncé, and with celebrity fans including Elizabeth Taylor and Lady Gaga, Tiffany & Co. has taken its glamorous jewellery from Fifth Avenue to the world. Featuring over 100 stunning images - including the ... Read more

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The last word in luxury, sophistication and romance, Tiffany & Co. has dazzled shoppers since its beginnings in nineteenth-century New York.From Breakfast at Tiffany's to collaborating with Beyoncé, and with celebrity fans including Elizabeth Taylor and Lady Gaga, Tiffany & Co. has taken its glamorous jewellery from Fifth Avenue to the world. Featuring over 100 stunning images - including the
... Read more
Little Book of Celine

The story of the iconic fashion house

by Frances Solá-Santiago ...

Series series Little Books of Fashion
Timeless, elegant and innovative, Celine sits at the intersection of high fashion and minimal sophistication.Beginning with the origins of the house in 1940s Paris and coming right up to Hedi Slimane's current stewardship, Phoebe Philo's groundbreaking years at the brand are also covered in depth, with every significant piece unpacked, including the glove shoe, furry sliders, the pyjama shirt and ... Read more

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Timeless, elegant and innovative, Celine sits at the intersection of high fashion and minimal sophistication.Beginning with the origins of the house in 1940s Paris and coming right up to Hedi Slimane's current stewardship, Phoebe Philo's groundbreaking years at the brand are also covered in depth, with every significant piece unpacked, including the glove shoe, furry sliders, the pyjama shirt and
... Read more
The Embedded Portrait

Giotto, Giottino, Angelico

by Christopher S. Wood ...

A new study of the early Renaissance portraitIn fourteenth-century Italy, ever more women and men—not only clergy but also laity—introduced their own portraits into sacred paintings. Images of modern supplicants, submissive and prayerful, shared space with the holy narratives. The portraits mimicked the first worshippers of Christ: Mary, the Three Magi, Mary Magdalene. At the same time, they ... Read more

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A new study of the early Renaissance portraitIn fourteenth-century Italy, ever more women and men—not only clergy but also laity—introduced their own portraits into sacred paintings. Images of modern supplicants, submissive and prayerful, shared space with the holy narratives. The portraits mimicked the first worshippers of Christ: Mary, the Three Magi, Mary Magdalene. At the same time, they
... Read more
Ils ne sont pour rien dans mes larmes

by Olivia Rosenthal ...

'Quel film a changé votre vie?' C’est la question simple et vertigineuse que pose ce livre. Pour y répondre, quatorze voix singulières racontent comment le cinéma est entré par effraction dans leur existence. C’est un livre sur tous ceux qui fréquentent les salles obscures pour se rassurer, pour oublier, pour se divertir, pour comprendre, pour avoir peur. On y rencontre des acteurs, des couleurs ... Read more

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'Quel film a changé votre vie?' C’est la question simple et vertigineuse que pose ce livre. Pour y répondre, quatorze voix singulières racontent comment le cinéma est entré par effraction dans leur existence. C’est un livre sur tous ceux qui fréquentent les salles obscures pour se rassurer, pour oublier, pour se divertir, pour comprendre, pour avoir peur. On y rencontre des acteurs, des couleurs
... Read more
Ways of Curating

by Hans Ulrich Obrist ...

Drawing on his own experiences and inspirations - from staging his first exhibition in his tiny Zurich kitchen in 1986 to encounters and conversations with artists, exhibition makers and thinkers alive and dead - Hans Ulrich Obrist's Ways of Curating looks to inspire all those engaged in the creation of culture.Moving from meetings with the artists who have inspired him (including Gerhard Richter ... Read more

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Drawing on his own experiences and inspirations - from staging his first exhibition in his tiny Zurich kitchen in 1986 to encounters and conversations with artists, exhibition makers and thinkers alive and dead - Hans Ulrich Obrist's Ways of Curating looks to inspire all those engaged in the creation of culture.Moving from meetings with the artists who have inspired him (including Gerhard Richter
... Read more
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, The Tempest, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's ... Julius Caesar, The Comedy of Errors…

by William Shakespeare ...

The present ebook comprises the complete writings of William Shakespeare. It comes with 150 original illustrations which are the engravings John Boydell commissioned for his Boydell Shakespeare Gallery. ------------ Contents: COMEDIES: The Comedy of Errors The Taming of the Shrew The Two Gentlemen of Verona Love's Labor's Lost A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of ... Read more

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The present ebook comprises the complete writings of William Shakespeare. It comes with 150 original illustrations which are the engravings John Boydell commissioned for his Boydell Shakespeare Gallery. ------------ Contents: COMEDIES: The Comedy of Errors The Taming of the Shrew The Two Gentlemen of Verona Love's Labor's Lost A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of
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Mute Poetry, Speaking Pictures

by Leonard Barkan ...

Series series Essays in the Arts
The skirmish between painting and poetry—from Plato and Praxiteles to Rembrandt and ShakespeareWhy do painters sometimes wish they were poets—and why do poets sometimes wish they were painters? What happens when Rembrandt spells out Hebrew in the sky or Poussin spells out Latin on a tombstone? What happens when Virgil, Ovid, or Shakespeare suspend their plots to describe a fictitious painting? In ... Read more

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The skirmish between painting and poetry—from Plato and Praxiteles to Rembrandt and ShakespeareWhy do painters sometimes wish they were poets—and why do poets sometimes wish they were painters? What happens when Rembrandt spells out Hebrew in the sky or Poussin spells out Latin on a tombstone? What happens when Virgil, Ovid, or Shakespeare suspend their plots to describe a fictitious painting? In
... Read more
The Creators

A History of Heroes of the Imagination

by Daniel J. Boorstin ...

Series Book 1 - Knowledge Series
By piecing the lives of selected individuals into a grand mosaic, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin explores the development of artistic innovation over 3,000 years. A hugely ambitious chronicle of the arts that Boorstin delivers with the scope that made his Discoverers a national bestseller.Even as he tells the stories of such individual creators as Homer, Joyce, Giotto, Picasso ... Read more

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By piecing the lives of selected individuals into a grand mosaic, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin explores the development of artistic innovation over 3,000 years. A hugely ambitious chronicle of the arts that Boorstin delivers with the scope that made his Discoverers a national bestseller.Even as he tells the stories of such individual creators as Homer, Joyce, Giotto, Picasso
... Read more
Learn Colour In Painting Quickly

by Hazel Soan ...

Series series Learn Quickly
Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan presents a concise and approachable guide to colour in painting.Whether you are using watercolour, oils or acrylic, Learn Colour In Painting Quickly demonstrates how to make the most of colour in your painting. The book is filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, and written in an accessible way for all artists to learn about ... Read more

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Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan presents a concise and approachable guide to colour in painting.Whether you are using watercolour, oils or acrylic, Learn Colour In Painting Quickly demonstrates how to make the most of colour in your painting. The book is filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, and written in an accessible way for all artists to learn about
... Read more
Charles Dickens: The Complete Novels (The Greatest Writers of All Time)

by Charles Dickens, Red Deer Classics ...

This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. This ... Read more

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This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. This
... Read more
The Handbook of Design Management

Edited by Dr Sabine Junginger, Thomas Lockwood, Professor Rachel Cooper ...

The management of design has emerged as central to the operational and strategic options of any successful organization. The Handbook of Design Management presents a state of the art overview of the subject - its methodologies, current debates, history and future.The Handbook covers the breadth of principles, methods and practices that shape design management across the different design ... Read more

$63.99 CAD

The management of design has emerged as central to the operational and strategic options of any successful organization. The Handbook of Design Management presents a state of the art overview of the subject - its methodologies, current debates, history and future.The Handbook covers the breadth of principles, methods and practices that shape design management across the different design
... Read more
The Art Instinct

Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution

by Denis Dutton ...

The Art Instinct combines two of the most fascinating and contentious disciplines, art and evolutionary science, in a provocative new work that will revolutionize the way art itself is perceived. Aesthetic taste, argues Denis Dutton, is an evolutionary trait, and is shaped by natural selection. It's not, as almost all contemporary art criticism and academic theory would have it, "socially ... Read more

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The Art Instinct combines two of the most fascinating and contentious disciplines, art and evolutionary science, in a provocative new work that will revolutionize the way art itself is perceived. Aesthetic taste, argues Denis Dutton, is an evolutionary trait, and is shaped by natural selection. It's not, as almost all contemporary art criticism and academic theory would have it, "socially
... Read more
Universal Principles of Art

100 Key Concepts for Understanding, Analyzing, and Practicing Art

by John A Parks ...

A follow-up to Rockport Publishers' best-selling Universal Principles of Design, a new volume will present one hundred principles, fundamental ideas and approaches to making art, that will guide, challenge and inspire any artist to make better, more focused art.Universal Principles of Art serves as a wealth of prompts, hints, insights and roadmaps that will open a world of possibilities and ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

A follow-up to Rockport Publishers' best-selling Universal Principles of Design, a new volume will present one hundred principles, fundamental ideas and approaches to making art, that will guide, challenge and inspire any artist to make better, more focused art.Universal Principles of Art serves as a wealth of prompts, hints, insights and roadmaps that will open a world of possibilities and
... Read more
A Face to the World

On Self-Portraits

by Laura Cumming ...

Focusing on the art of self-portraiture, this effortlessly engaging exploration of the lives of artists sheds fascinating light on some of the most extraordinary portraits in art history.Self-portraits catch your eye. They seem to do it deliberately. Walk into any art gallery and they draw attention to themselves. Come across them in the world’s museums and you get a strange shock of recognition, ... Read more

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Focusing on the art of self-portraiture, this effortlessly engaging exploration of the lives of artists sheds fascinating light on some of the most extraordinary portraits in art history.Self-portraits catch your eye. They seem to do it deliberately. Walk into any art gallery and they draw attention to themselves. Come across them in the world’s museums and you get a strange shock of recognition,
... Read more
Art and Science (Second Edition)

by Eliane Strosberg ...

An abundantly illustrated history of the dynamic interaction between the arts and sciences, and how it has shaped our world.Today, art and science are often defined in opposition to each other: one involves the creation of individual aesthetic objects, and the other the discovery of general laws of nature. Throughout human history, however, the boundaries have been less clearly drawn: knowledge ... Read more

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An abundantly illustrated history of the dynamic interaction between the arts and sciences, and how it has shaped our world.Today, art and science are often defined in opposition to each other: one involves the creation of individual aesthetic objects, and the other the discovery of general laws of nature. Throughout human history, however, the boundaries have been less clearly drawn: knowledge
... Read more
Hopper

by Mark Strand ...

Now in rich color, thirty of American painter Edward Hopper’s masterpieces with critiques from acclaimed poet Mark Strand. Strand deftly illuminates the work of the frequently misunderstood American painter, whose enigmatic paintings—of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias, and hotel rooms—number among the most powerful of our time.In brief but wonderfully compelling comments accompanying each ... Read more

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Now in rich color, thirty of American painter Edward Hopper’s masterpieces with critiques from acclaimed poet Mark Strand. Strand deftly illuminates the work of the frequently misunderstood American painter, whose enigmatic paintings—of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias, and hotel rooms—number among the most powerful of our time.In brief but wonderfully compelling comments accompanying each
... Read more

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