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The Real Wood Bible: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Choosing and Using 100 Decorative Woods

Materials

A practical and inspiring A-Z guide to the world's most popular woods. Many of the world's most beautiful and useful woods are in serious decline due to over-harvesting and environmental degradation. The Real Wood Bible gives the current sustainability status of these rare and important woods.

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The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design

Ergonomics

Human factors research impacts everything from the height of kitchen counters to the placement of automobile pedals to a book's type size. And in this updated and expanded version of the original landmark work, you'll find the research information necessary to create designs that better accommodate human need. Featuring more than 200 anthropometric drawings, this handbook is filled with all of the essential measurements of the human body and its relationship to the designed environment. You'll also discover guidelines for designing for children and the elderly, for the digital workplace, and for ADA compliance. Measurements are in both English and metric units.

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The Artist's Illustrated Encyclopedia

Drawing

Presents more than one thousand art terms and descriptions, and includes sidebars and illustrated examples.

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Learn to Weld: Beginning MIG Welding and Metal Fabrication Basics

Metalwork

In Learn to Weld, teach yourself to be a master of the craft with this valuable step-by-step instruction book, complete with learning tools and safety procedures for your welding needs.

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The Architectural Drawing Course: The hand drawing techniques every architect should know

Drawing

All students with a budding interest in architectural design will value this book for its solid foundational orientation and instruction. Mo Zell introduces readers to architecture's visual language, showing them how to think spatially and getting them started in architectural drawing with a series of instructional tutorials. Using three-dimensional design problems, she coaches students through the fundamentals of proportion and scale, space and volume, path and place and materials and textures. A series of study units cover virtually every aspect of architectural drawing. This book concludes with practical advice for anyone considering a career in architectural design, offering ideas on building a portfolio, getting advanced training and continuing on a path to a professional career.

50 Lights: Pro-design

Industrial / commercial art & design

Mel Byars's 50 LIGHTS offers an intelligent, long-overdue survey of distinguished 20th-century lighting design. Detailed information is provided concerning the conception and eventual production of some of the most famous examples, including some highly unusual and rare fixtures. This volume is useful for designers, collectors, students, libraries, and museums. 250 color illustrations.

Industrial Design A-Z

Industrial / commercial art & design

If you take even the slightest interest in the design of your toothbrush, the history behind your washing machine, or the evolution of the telephone, you’ll take an even greater interest in this completely updated edition of Industrial Design A– Z.

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A Guide to Human Factors and Ergonomics

Ergonomics

Completely revised and updated, A Guide to Human Factors and Ergonomics, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to the field. Building on the foundation of the first edition, titled Guide to Ergonomics of Manufacturing, the new title reflects the expanded range of coverage and applicability of the techniques you will find in the second edition. Each and every chapter contains new material and some have been entirely rewritten. Drawing on the author’s experience in both teaching and industry, the book lays to rest the common myths and misconceptions that surround ergonomics.

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Sheet Metal Fabrication: Techniques and Tips for Beginners and Pros

Metalwork

In our mechanized day of mass production, the craft of hand-forming sheet metal into compound curves and dashing fins and fenders is fast becoming a lost art.

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Modelmaking – A Basic Guide

Model Making

Model Making is an introduction to the craft for students of architecture; landscape architecture; urban, interior, and theatrical design; or anyone who has the need or desire to make the large small.

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