An entertaining and highly original introduction to graphic design, this beautifully designed book uses puzzles and visual challenges to demonstrate how typography, signage, posters and branding work.

Through a series of games and activities, including spot the difference, matching games, drawing and dot-to-dot, readers are introduced to concepts and techniques in an engaging and interactive way. Further explanation and information is provided by solution pages and a glossary, and a loose-le...

The internationally renowned design agency Turner Duckworth presents stories and advice gathered from working with the world’s biggest brands

It is impossible to understand principles without some statement of theory; and a book in order to be practical must therefore be to some extent theoretical. I have been as concise and brief in the theoretical parts as clearness would permit of, and I trust they are not out of proportion to the practical parts.

Either to paint well, or to judge well of a painting, requires an understanding of the same things: namely, the theoretical standpoint of the painter; the technical problems of color, ...

Communiceren lijkt zo gemakkelijk. We doen het allemaal, elke dag. Maar waarom

begrijpen we elkaar dan zo vaak niet? Waarom ontstaan er zoveel misverstanden

en reageren mensen zo anders dan we verwachten? En hoe vaak overkomt het ons

niet dat we iemand denken te begrijpen, maar er later achter komen dat we totaal

langs elkaar heen hebben gepraat?

Herkenbaar? Dat kan bijna niet anders! Het slechte nieuws is dat communiceren

veel lastiger is dan iedereen denkt. Maar het goede nieuws is dat je wel kun...

SOURCE 01 The Shape of Justice documenteert de opdracht die de Rijksgebouwendienst gaf aan de IM Masters opleiding van het DAE onderleiding van Gijs Bakker en Renny Ramakers (Droog Design). Studenten ontwikkelden een serie conceptuele ontwerpvoorstellen voor een nieuw gerechtsgebouw in Amsterdam. Het eindresultaat is een aaneenschakeling van interessante projecten variërend van analyses naar de identiteit en symboliek van een gerechtsgebouw tot aan meer concrete ontwerpvoostellen voor bewegw...

The book introduces an emerging domain of design that is of immense interest today not only to the academic design research community but also to those in the business community charged with the development of human-cantered products, systems, services and/or environments. All the information is new. There are no other books with this focus and coverage currently available.The book is written by two design professors from the USA and Holland and will be the perfect text book to use in educati...

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...

Senses of Architecture is a groundbreaking book that challenges the traditional approach to design by emphasizing the often overlooked senses. It explores how engaging all our senses—touch, smell, sound, and even taste—can enhance our experience of spaces, sparking a new wave of inspiration and intrigue among architects and designers. The book urges architects and designers to awaken these dormant senses, often neglected in modern design, to unlock a deeper understanding and appreciation ...

Welcome to a world where everything seems “wrong”: eating meat, smoking, sitting, flying, data, campfires, flowers on the table—even your houseplant might be a climate offender.

We’re flooded with dos and don’ts, as if daily life must constantly be corrected by a moral authority. But what if we didn’t shrink back in shame? What if we moved forward—with imagination?

The NO DESIGN MANIFESTO is a call for creative freedom.

At Next Nature, we don’t believe in going back to natur...

In "Goed Wonen. Geschiedenis van een keurmerk" wordt - naast veel lezenswaardige en hilarische voorbeelden - antwoord gegeven op de vraag wat de actuele betekenis is van de traditie van Goed Wonen. Die traditie werkt nog steeds door in de moderne wooncultuur. Zo is de massaproductie van lichte en verplaatsbare meubels, die we kennen van Ikea, via een directe lijn verbonden aan de idealen van Goed Wonen.