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The Elements of Design: A Practical Encyclopedia of the Decorative Arts from the Renaissance to the Present

History of Art & Design

In the bestselling tradition of The Elements of Style, The Elements of Design is a comprehensive visual survey of the design styles that have had the greatest impact on the decorative arts in the Western world. With more than 3,000 prints, photographs, and line drawings, the book covers five centuries of the Western decorative arts tradition, including Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Regency, Gothic, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modernism, and the Space Age. The key elements of the Western decorative arts tradition are explored chronologically.

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Visual Literacy: A Conceptual Approach to Graphic Problem Solving

Technical Design

The process of visual communication runs throughout our daily lives, whether its as simple as a traffic light or as complex as sign language. Many people find learning the underlying principles of visual communication a very personal venture, though most graphic design and illustration teaching methods focus only on technical facility, ignoring the need for personal and innovative thought in visual communication.

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The Homeowner's Ultimate Tool Guide

Tools, Plant & Equipment

If you have the proper tools, you have a much better chance of getting every home improvement job done right. With this essential guide by tool expert Sandor Nagyszalanczy, homeowners can find out exactly what tool they need, how to ask for it at the hardware store--and how to use it when they get home.

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Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Materials

One of the world’s most highly regarded Materials Science texts, Callister’s Materials Science and Engineering has been reimagined for the first time for Australian and New Zealand students. This first ANZ edition promotes student understanding of the three primary types of materials (metals, ceramics, and polymers) and composites, as well as the relationships that exist between the structural elements of materials and their properties.

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Eames

History of Art & Design

The creative duo Charles Eames (1907-1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film.

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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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Woodwork: The Complete Step-by-step Manual

Woodwork

Get started on your woodworking skills with this ultimate guide to essential carpentry techniques, tools, tips and tricks.

Complete and easy directions for key skills, from simple joinery techniques to more involved woodworking projects, with clear helpful photographs.

New carpenters will learn about the essential tools needed, the principles of basic design, and practice crucial techniques, such as wood joints, finishing, woodturning, and furniture restoration.

The Everyday Blacksmith

Metalwork

With The Everyday Blacksmith, learn to make hooks, spoons, and tools of all sorts. This essential blacksmiths reference includes many projects contributed by leading blacksmiths from around the world, each featuring plenty of opportunity for variation. For centuries, blacksmiths were the craftsmen and artists that worked societys most important material-iron.

50 chairs: Innovations in design and materials

Furniture Design

Photographs and drawings document some of the most distinguished modern chair designs, accompanied by details on the conception and production of some of the most famous examples from the 20th century.

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F.L. Wright

History of Art & Design

Acclaimed as the "father of skyscrapers," the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to structures across the continent, from suburban homes to churches, offices, skyscrapers, and the celebrated Guggenheim Museum.

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