books about: design

books about: design

books:

Design

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time

Viking, 2007

espetacular
HISTORIA ESPETACULAR E ENVOLVENTE!! Os detalhes da viagem sao impressionantes. Eh como se eu estivesse dentro do carro com Greg, andando pelos caminhos tortuosos que levam ate as montanhas. Senti a agua gelada dos rios em meu corpo, o frio, o medo, e tambem o calor da ...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book

Adobe Creative Team

Adobe Press, 2007

GREAT BOOK
This is a wonderful book and I think it will be very helpful in the classroom.

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)

Garr Reynolds

New Riders Press, 2008

Inside presentations - what really matters
Garr Reynolds has succinctly grasped a pernicious nettle and dislodged a few hoary myths about effective communication in his new book presentationzen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. Realising '... that something needed to be done to end the scourge ...

The Lucky Guide to Mastering Any Style: How to Wear Iconic Looks and Make Them Your Own

Kim France, Andrea Linett

Gotham, 2008

forget the other fashion guides and buy this
I have many of the more recent fashion "how to" type books (US Secrets of Celebrity Style, The Pocket Stylist, Victoria Beckham's That Extra Half Inch, Glamour's Big Book of Do's and Don'ts, Harper's Bazaar Great Style, etc.). What makes this book different is that ...

slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations

Nancy Duarte

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

A "must-read" book on creating presentations...
It's almost a cliche to complain about how most presentations are horrible. But fortunately there are a select few books out there that take you beyond the mechanics of creating a presentation. Nancy Duarte has one of those books that need to be read by every ...

ABC3D

Marion Bataille

Roaring Brook Press, 2008

A chic accessory for home or office
ABC3D is not a children's book, and I think its author and publisher already know that. It's a sly, elegant aesthetic foray into the tactile pleasures of the alphabet, ringing changes and revealing relationships within our diverse community of letters. The stalwart "A" ...

The Pillars of the Earth (Deluxe Edition) (Oprah's Book Club)

Ken Follett

NAL Trade, 2007

Enticing novel indeed
When I finally came to the conclusion that I was to read the Pillars of the Earth for my summer reading, I was rather skeptical that a near thousand page book, dealing with the construction of a cathedral could keep me inspired enough to read it. I was ineffably ...

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

Daniel H. Pink

Riverhead Trade, 2006

A whole new way to see the world
A Whole New Mind is written for those who are looking to increase their abilities and engage their brain. The book offers a holistic approach to changing your life and changing how you see the world and approach problems. Pink makes the argument that we all need to ...

Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3)

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007

Eclipse Rocks!!!!!
Eclipse Special Edition (The Twilight Saga)Eclipse lives up to all of my expectations and then some!

Domino: The Book of Decorating: A room-by-room guide to creating a home that makes you happy

Deborah Needleman, Sara Ruffin Costello, ...

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Practical, Doable and FUN for Young Adults
As an interior designer, I am always looking at new decorating books for ideas and tips. I read Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-by-Room Guide to Creating a Home that Makes Your Happy, immediately. My approach is accessibility, sustainability and livability--a ...

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

Jonah Goldberg

Doubleday, 2008

A Book for the Intellectually Honest Seeking Truth About American History
It is very unfortunate that people use the review process to attack a book which they are very unlikely to have read. It is always fascinating that the very same people who so often lecture to all of us about "tolerance" are the least so. It is particularly bothersome ...

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

Sage Publications, Inc, 2008

great textbook
The book arrived in a timely fashion and was in excellent condition. This is a wonderfully well organized text, both informative and visually appealing.

Web Analytics: An Hour a Day

Avinash Kaushik

Sybex, 2007

The only book on Web Analytics you'll ever need
Technologies evolve, but the PROCESS by which we should collect and analyze online data in order to gain solid, actionable insights will remain constant for the foreseeable future. I have been fortunate enough to work with some of the smartest online marketers in ...

The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos

Michael Freeman

Focal Press, 2007

superbly written and photos illustrate points made
At once, The Photographer's Eye, grips you, beckons one to get your camera, and use your eyes differently, to take in what's there and not, and know when to do what. Michael Freeman is a master tutor, communicator. This large sized book from Focal Press, a company ...

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition

Steve Krug

New Riders Press, 2005

Don't Make Me Think - Made Me Think
Great book that appears simple but really is a great foundation of web principles that you can always go back and refer to. It's a pretty quick read and is actually fun to go through if you're in this line of work.