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  • Writing to Learn

    How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All

    This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.William Zinsser provides a guided tour of clear expression, gathering models from geologists, biologists, and mathematicians. The volume shows how sequential sentences demystify forbidding disciplines and turn writing into a tool for learning.Classrooms across the country show ... Read more

    ₹585.27

  • Constable In Love

    Love, Landscape, Money and the Making of a Great Painter

    When John Constable fell in love with Maria Bicknell, granddaughter of a Suffolk country neighbour, he little knew how long it would take to make her his wife. The impediment to their marriage was simple: 'that necessary article cash'.He was a painter without sufficient funds to support the daughter of a prominent London lawyer, and both he and her grandfather, the formidable (and sometimes ... Read more

    ₹450.63

  • The EveryGirl’s Guide to Life

    Raised by working-class immigrant parents and later exposed to Hollywood's most elite experts in every field, Access Hollywood's, Today's, and Nightly News's reporter Maria Menounos reveals her EveryGirl secrets on everything: her systems to organize life, manage time, and ascend the ladder of success; her lazy woman's workout; her weight-loss tips (how she lost forty pounds and kept it off); and ... Read more

    ₹976.79

  • The Communist Manifesto

    by Karl Marx ...
    "The Communist Manifesto" is a political pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848. It is one of the most influential political texts in history, and outlines the principles and goals of communism as a political and economic system.The Manifesto begins by explaining the historical development of class struggle, arguing that throughout history, society has been divided into classes ... Read more

    ₹109.66 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Polynesian Tattoo Designs: Protection

    TattooTribes Design Books, #0

    Series Book 0 - TattooTribes Design Books
    Many tattoos from all Polynesian cultures often share a common trait: they include elements representing protection.It's easy to understand why: protection was often needed from enemies and environment, and tattoos, being a sacred connection to the gods, were the idealway to channel protection upon men and women alike.This book contains 28 flash designs of different protective symbols like tiki, ... Read more

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  • Universal Methods of Design, Expanded and Revised

    Series series Rockport Universal
    This expanded and revised version of the best-selling Universal Methods of Design is a comprehensive reference that provides a thorough and critical presentation of 125 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for human-centered design.The text and accompanying photos and graphics of this classic resource are delivered in a concise and accessible format perfect ... Read more

    ₹2,767.09

  • The Industrial Design Reference & Specification Book

    Everything Industrial Designers Need to Know Every Day

    Series series Reference & Specification Book
    The Industrial Design Reference & Specification Book is the first book to gather all the essential pieces of information industrial designers need on a daily basis in one concise handbook. It's a reference you'll turn to over and over again to efficiently create designs that work, last, and minimize unnecessary risk.To make designs that work and endure (and are also legal), designers need to know ... Read more

    ₹2,103.81

  • The Ultimate Digital Photography Guide for Beginners:Basic Camera Rules And Essential Settings On The Art Of Image Composition

    In this guide to digital photography, you will learn the basic elemental subjects that will familiarize you with photographic terms and settings. All the important modes and techniques are treated to get the best pictures possible through getting to know your camera and understanding the elemental functions of your equipment and understanding how light and shadow affect your photos and how to take ... Read more

    ₹418.00

  • The Practical Guide to Experience Design

    A Guidebook for Passionate, Curious, and Intentional People who Enjoy Designing for Humans

    Designing experiences for humans requires balancing many needs, including business, behavior, technology, and aesthetics. The Practical Guide to Experience Design focuses on the entire process of design, from research and discovery to actual production and choreography of an experience.Design and strategy consultant Shannon E. Thomas leads the reader through the process in four phases: discovering ... Read more

    ₹1,525.14 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Products environment

    The fashion design process 5

    Series Book 5 - The fashion design process
    Fashion Marketing Strategy Book.Identity and design of a brand, graphic design process and visual identity tools. This book analyzes and helps conceive the identification codes a brand will use on all its communication grounds - logos, signage and packaging - without forgetting its marketing and merchandising strategies.ABOUT THE AUTHORSAfter studies in graphic design in Maryse Eloy school of arts ... Read more

    ₹2,399.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated

    125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions,

    Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated is a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia covering 125 laws, guidelines, human biases, and general considerations important to successful design. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, it pairs clear explanations of every design concept with visual examples of the ideas applied in practice. From the 80/20 Rule to the Weakest Link, ... Read more

    ₹2,629.97

  • Watercolor A to Z

    by Grant Fuller ...
    Watercolor-easy as A, B, C.This comprehensive, hands-on watercolor workshop features 26 core lessons, from "A" (animals) to "Z" (zeroing in on your artistic style). In between you'll find expert advice on painting an exciting range of popular subjects, including:• barns and buildings• clouds• eagles and other birds• flowers• glass• hills and valleys• ice and snow• landscapes• seascapes• boats<br.. ... Read more

    ₹802.51

  • Thinking with Type

    A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded)

    by Ellen Lupton ...
    The essential and bestselling guide to typography from beloved design educator Ellen Lupton—revised and expanded to include new and additional voices, examples, and principles, and a wider array of typefaces."Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love TypographyThe bestselling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded third edition: ... Read more

    ₹1,661.07

  • The Watercolorist's Essential Notebook - Landscapes

    Painting with watercolors gives you endless opportunities to create the world you want. You choose whether to let the sun blaze or the rain pour, to move a maple tree here or make the trail wind over there, to subdue a hillside with quiet greens or make a forest glow with dazzling golds and reds. It's not only a matter of what to paint, but how to go about painting it.This book examines, one at a ... Read more

    ₹347.38

  • The Faith of a Writer

    Life, Craft, Art

    A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her methodJoyce Carol Oates is widely regarded as one of America's greatest contemporary literary figures. Having written in a number of genres -- prose, poetry, personal and critical essays, as well as plays -- she is an artist ideally suited to answer essential ... Read more

    ₹804.98

  • History of Interior Architecture

    Furniture, Design, and Global Culture - with STUDIO

    by Mark Hinchman ...
    In today's globalized world, every aspect of our lives is affected by global interconnectedness from what we buy to what we eat to what we study – and the study of design history is no exception. Programs in art, architecture, and interior design are all facing the challenges of providing students with information from around the world. History of Interior Architecture: Furniture, Design, and ... Read more

    ₹7,615.24

  • The Simple Secret to Better Painting

    by Greg Albert ...
    Create art that's more attractive, interesting and eye-catching!Even if your perspective is accurate, your subject realistic and colors vibrant, a weak composition - predictable, repetitious or monotonous - means a weak painting.The Simple Secret to Better Painting ensures that your compositions work every time. It's an insightful artistic philosophy that boils down the many technical principles ... Read more

    ₹347.38

  • The A to Z of the Fashion Industry

    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    The history of clothing begins with the origin of man, and fashionable dress can be traced as far back as 25,000 years ago. Recent scientific explorations have uncovered graves in northern Russia with skeletons covered in beads made of mammoth ivory that once adorned clothing made of animal skin. The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans each made major contributions to fashion's legacy from their ... Read more

    ₹3,959.24

  • Not Your Starving Artist: Making Money in the Arts

    by Vicki Lau ...
    It's time to shatter the taboo of making money in the arts.Were you ever told that it's stupid to become an artist because "you'll starve?" Perhaps you've been brought up to believe that all creative endeavors are lost causes when it comes to making a lucrative career out of them.As a not starving artist with 10 years of experience in the unconventional craft of visual effects (VFX), Vicki Lau ... Read more

    ₹741.00

  • Man-Ur-Script

    Ready to write that book that has been pounding your skull to escape? In How to Man-Ur-Script, you will find proven points and the help you need to finally unload that manuscript onto the pages and free you from burying another book. These easy-to-understand real-writing examples will expel your inner writing fears.In How to Man-ur-script, readers will learn:How to man-ur-scriptHow to tell your ... Read more

    ₹317.00

  • How to Draw Anything

    by Scriberia ...
    Series Book 1 - Little Ways to Live a Big Life
    As children, when we learn to write, we gain an important life skill - a practical means of communicating that we end up using almost every day of our lives, if only to jot down a shopping list or dash out an email. As children, we also know instinctively that drawing is a great way to communicate, but later in life it isn't universally valued and nurtured in the way that writing is. It's not seen ... Read more

    ₹506.56

  • Headscarves, Head Wraps & More

    How to Look Fabulous in 60 Seconds with Easy Head Wrap Tying Techniques

    What if your morning hair routine took a matter of seconds?What would it be like to get compliments and eager questions of ‘Can you show me how to do that?’What if you could walk out the door in the morning feeling confident and chic, or boho, or whatever suits your style?This book contains more than 25+ different Head wraps - each style with a photo, visual instructions (CAD ) and... ... Read more

    ₹575.59 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hierós

    arte sacra contemporanea

    Series Book 1 - Project
    Catalogo del progetto Hierós | Arte Sacra Contemporanea.A cura di: Alessandro Passerini, Giulia Pesarin, Giuseppe Bacci, Rita Di Mascio, Denise Galuzzi, Pasquale Grilli, Monica Seksich.Artisti: Mirko Dadich, Vladimiro Lilla, Alessandro Passerini, Michela Sbuelz, Monica Seksich, Franco Sumberaz, Symbolon, Massimo Volponi, Luca Zarattini. ... Read more

    ₹573.86 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Studio Potters' Marks

    This new edition of Eric Yates-Owen and Robert Fournier's classic book on British studio potters' marks contains new and revised entries for many potters, with up-to-date information about the artists' styles, marks and addresses.Entries are arranged alphabetically, with each entry giving biographical data, information on the type of ceramics produced, the location of the pottery and dates ... Read more

    ₹4,931.21