We think, feel and talk in metaphors. Why not use them for design?

Feeling down? Cheer up! We use metaphors every day and often without being aware of it. Many metaphors are more than figures of speech. They reflect basic bodily experiences and help to structure our thinking and experiences of the world. 'Happy is Up, Sad is Down' is a collection of 65 metaphors with research facts and applications in product and interaction design, information graphics and advertising.

Metaphors show how to...

Graphs, maps, stats, and diagrams: this collection of infographics explores the development of visual communication in the big data age. More than 400 exemplary graphics-ranging from journalism to art, government to education-are accompanied by essays tracing the evolving art form that is pictorial explanation. Complete with in-depth fact...

The gorgeous official 10th Anniversary World of Tanks Art Book celebrates the game's incredible journey! A joint production between Wargaming and book publisher Cook and Becker, this book dives deep into the game and its history. Tank and armored vehicle designs are front and center, with game maps, garages and in-game events that all featured in the game's storied history explained in incredible detail, and through a richness of never-before seen imagery.

The World of Tanks book is available...

PAC-MAN: Birth of an Icon onderzoekt de ontwerpfilosofie en de oorsprong van het spel via de kunstenaars, ontwerpers, ontwikkelaars en andere creatieve teams die PAC-MAN tot leven brachten en staat vol met historisch beeldmateriaal, conceptontwerpen, marketingfoto's en meer.

Dit nieuwe non-fictie boek gaat van Toru Iwatani's "pizza slice" inspiratie tot het ongelooflijke succes van het spel in de speelhallen en daarbuiten. Het boek duikt ook in PAC-MAN's ongekende impact op de popcultuur, met...