Interior Design Illustrated 2nd Edition

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The bestselling approach to interior design--improved and updated in a new edition Francis D.K. Ching’s integrated approach to interior design is now updated and expanded in this new Second Edition. A functional and beautifully illustrated work, Interior Design Illustrated offers a thorough introduction to interior design, addressing the architectural requirements of interior spaces and the details of furnishing and interior finishes.

Beginning designers will find this Second Edition invaluable for its concise and accessible presentation of important concepts, and experienced practitioners will find it insightful and practical for its coverage of the relationship between building structures and interior spaces. The broad range of rich illustrations communicates visual information and ploughs fertile ground for creative ideas and inspiration.

Interior Design Illustrated, Second Edition provides new and updated information on finishes, furnishings and textiles, lighting, sustainability, and acoustics, as well as:

- The structuring and formation of interior space in three dimensions

- How functional needs can be translated into design decisions

- The basic elements and principles of visual design as they are applied to interior design

- The functional, aesthetic, and expressive roles design elements can play in the development of three-dimensional space

- The systems necessary for environmental health, safety, comfort, and convenience that must be integrated into a building’s structure and the design of its interior space

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The bestselling approach to interior design–improved and updated in a new edition

Francis D.K. Ching’s integrated approach to interior design is now updated and expanded in this new Second Edition. A functional and beautifully illustrated work, Interior Design Illustrated offers a thorough introduction to interior design, addressing the architectural requirements of interior spaces and the details of furnishing and interior finishes.

Beginning designers will find this Second Edition invaluable for its concise and accessible presentation of important concepts, and experienced practitioners will find it insightful and practical for its coverage of the relationship between building structures and interior spaces. The broad range of rich illustrations communicates visual information and ploughs fertile ground for creative ideas and inspiration.

Interior Design Illustrated, Second Edition provides new and updated information on finishes, furnishings and textiles, lighting, sustainability, and acoustics, as well as:

- The structuring and formation of interior space in three dimensions

- How functional needs can be translated into design decisions

- The basic elements and principles of visual design as they are applied to interior design

- The functional, aesthetic, and expressive roles design elements can play in the development of three-dimensional space

- The systems necessary for environmental health, safety, comfort, and convenience that must be integrated into a building’s structure and the design of its interior space

About the Author

FRANCIS D.K. CHING is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, all published by Wiley. His works have been translated into many languages and are regarded as classics for their renowned graphic presentation. He is a registered architect and a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he teaches architecture and design drawing.

CORKY BINGGELI, ASID, is a practicing interior designer and teaches in the interior design program at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. She is the author of Building Systems for Interior Designers, published by Wiley.

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Design Drawing Skills and Techniques

Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers (Hardcover)

Review

"Doyle presents an updated resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings." (Book News, February 2008)

"Doyle presents an updated resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings." (Book News, February 2008)

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The Third Edition of Michael Doyle's classic Color Drawing remains the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings.

Update with over 100 pages, this Third Edition contains an entirely new section focused on state-of-the-art digital techniques to greatly enhance the sophistication of presentation drawings, and offers new and innovative ideas for the reproduction and distribution of finished drawings. Color Drawing, Third Edition Features:

* A complete body of illustrated instructions demonstrating drawing development from initial concept through final presentation

* Finely honed explanations of each technique and process

* Faster and easier ways to create design drawings

* Over 100 new pages demonstrating methods for combining hand-drawn and computer-generated drawing techniques

Step-by-step, easy-to-follow images will lead you through digital techniques to quickly and easily enhance your presentation drawings.

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The Third Edition of Michael Doyle's classic Color Drawing remains the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings.

Update with over 100 pages, this Third Edition contains an entirely new section focused on state-of-the-art digital techniques to greatly enhance the sophistication of presentation drawings, and offers new and innovative ideas for the reproduction and distribution of finished drawings. Color Drawing, Third Edition Features:

A complete body of illustrated instructions demonstrating drawing development from initial concept through final presentation

Finely honed explanations of each technique and process

Faster and easier ways to create design drawings

Over 100 new pages demonstrating methods for combining hand-drawn and computer-generated drawing techniques

Step-by-step, easy-to-follow images will lead you through digital techniques to quickly and easily enhance your presentation drawings.

About the Author

Michael E. Doyle (Boulder, CO), Vice President and Senior Designer at CommArts in Boulder, CO, Architect and former instructor at University of Colorado.

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Designer Drafting for the Entertainment World

Review

"In Designer Drafting for the Entertainment World, Patricia Woodbridge has created both a thorough primer on designer drafting for all the entertainment industry and a rich inspirational album of the very best of current designer draftings." - Steve Nelson, Dramatics, April 2001

"Good scenic design and drafting is expanding even into the virtual worlds and this is a great book to expose a younger draftsperson and aspiring designer to the ever-widening scope of opportunities available to those with scenic design training." - Dramatics, April 2001 -- Review

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"I have been looking for a book that not only focuses on the technical aspects of theater drafting, but also on why we choose to draft the way we do and how it relates to sketchings and renderings. This book covers that ground exceptionally well."
-Michael O'Nele, Univ. of Memphis-

"Very good comprehensive view of drafting applied to all areas of the entertainment industry."
-Eric Olson, Samford University-

"Tells not only what to do, but why. The most complete book on entertainment drafting yet."
-Charles E. Williams, University of Toledo-

"most thorough and best drafting book on the market...the examples in particular are informative."

"an excellent reference book to be used during a course..."

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Designer Drafting for the Entertainment World provides essential information for designers, covering traditional hand drafting techniques as well as computer-based drawing programs. This new text begins with the basic tools and comprehensive coverage of the principles of scenic drafting and goes on to cover professional applications for the stage, motion pictures, television, trade shows, and amusement park scenery. It also includes a chapter on virtual scenery and lighting.

The principles of drafting are explained with simple drawings from the world of scenery as well as many examples of more complex draftings from some of the finest scenic designers working professionally. Patricia Woodbridge has worked professionally in theatre, film and television, and uses examples from all industries throughout the book. Since the examples of drafting are taken from a wide variety of different scenic applications, it gives the young designer a survey of scenic career possibilities.

A comprehensive drafting text designed for all areas of the entertainment world - films, theatre, television, and many others.

Covers traditional hand drafting techniques as well as computer-based drawing programs

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The principles of drafting are explained with simple drawings from the world of scenery as well as many examples of more complex drafting's from some of the finest scenic designers working in the profession today. Patricia Woodbridge has worked professionally in theatre, film, and television, and uses examples from all industries throughout the book. Designer Drafting for the Entertainment World contains examples from some of the finest designers working today. Since the examples of drafting are taken from a wide variety of different scenic applications, it gives the novice designer a complete survey of scenic career possibilities.

About the Author

Patricia Woodbridge is a production designer and art director. Although she now works primarily for the film industry, she taught drafting for 14 years at the Tisch School at NYU. Her work for the theatre includes the New York premier productions of Faith Hope and Charity and The Runner Stumbles, as well as working for Arena Stage and the Julliard Opera. Her film credits include production designer for Johnny Suede and art director for A Perfect Murder (1998), The Object of My Affection (1998), My Father The Hero (1994), and Cadillac Man (1990) . She also worked as assistant art director on Meet Joe Black (1998), Conspiracy Theory (1997), City Hall (1996), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) and Carlito's Way (1993).

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Drawing and Designing with Confidence

A Step-by-Step Guide

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Readers of this book learn graphic rendering skills quickly with the proven how-to approach that has made Lin the most successful teacher in the field. His method emphasizes speed, confidence, and relaxation, while incorporating many time-saving tricks of the trade.

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The highly successful "Loose with Graphics" course—now available in book form for the first time! Mike Lin, ASLA Drawing and Designing with Confidence A Step-By-Step Guide Now, at a fraction of the cost of attending one of Mike Lin’s enormously popular graphic workshops, you can learn his uniquely successful drawing and designing techniques. In a short time, you will find your rendering and designing skills greatly improved, as you work quickly, confidently and effectively using Lin’s well-known "45 Principles of Good Graphics" and "Six Design Approaches." The book covers all aspects of design, graphic principles, media, types of drawings, lettering, entourage, sketching and perspective drawing techniques, and contains a wealth of rapidly absorbed information on:

- achieving a relaxed approach to drawing that uncovers your buried artistic skills

- the 45 fundamentals of good graphics, with common mistakes to avoid

- using 47 rendering techniques and types to their full advantage

- developing skills in pencil and marker lettering

- enhancing entourage techniques in people, vegetation, cars and furniture to create interest and realism

- quick and simple methods in one and two-point perspective drawing

- foolproof sketching methods

- a comprehensive design process with six design approaches and 23 design principles

Lavishly illustrated with nearly 400 color illustrations…including extraordinary before and after student examples…printed in a high-quality, oversized format…and incorporating hundreds of timesaving tricks of the trade, this book holds the keys to developing outstanding drawing and design skills. It is the most detailed and comprehensive book on the topic available today, written by a professional whose acclaimed teaching methods are in demand throughout the world. Architects, landscape architects, interior designers, graphic artists, and illustrators will find that they are working at a much greater level of expertise with the tools and techniques found here. Join the thousands of your colleagues who have already incorporated them into their successful practices!

About the Author

About the Author Mike W. Lin, ASLA, is a recognized leader in architectural rendering methodology. He is the founder and director of the Mike Lin Graphic Workshop in Manhattan, Kansas, which has travelled to more than one hundred universities and many cities around the world under the sponsorship of many universities, and the AIA, ASLA, ASID, ALCA and other professional organizations. Mr. Lin holds both architecture and landscape architecture degrees and was formerly a professor at Kansas State University. He is the author of the bestselling Architectural Rendering Techniques: A Color Reference.

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Interior Design Visual Presentation

Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models, and Presentation Techniques (Paperback)

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A total guide to developing and fine-tuning the graphic presentation skills needed to succeed as an interior design professional

The first and only comprehensive guide to visual presentation written specifically for interior designers, this book is an indispensable resource for students and seasoned professionals alike. It covers all of the key phases of the interior design process, working through the presentation methods appropriate for every step along the way. From drawing orthographic projections to presenting materials and finishes, Interior Design Visual Presentation will help designers to master the media, materials, tools, and techniques essential for creating professional-quality design graphics, models, and presentations.

A complete, how-to guide to traditional, new, and emerging interior design visual presentation media and methods, this book:

* Offers step-by-step instructions on how to execute effective drawings, renderings, models, and presentations

* Follows a logical, skill-building format corresponding to the different stages of the interior design process

* Provides instruction in visual presentation and communication as required by FIDER guidelines

* Features examples of an array of presentation types and styles from leading national design firms

* Includes expert advice and guidance on how to build an effective portfolio and create a winning resume

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A total guide to developing and fine-tuning the graphic presentation skills needed to succeed as an interior design professional

The first and only comprehensive guide to visual presentation written specifically for interior designers, this book is an indispensable resource for students and seasoned professionals alike. It covers all of the key phases of the interior design process, working through the presentation methods appropriate for every step along the way. From drawing orthographic projections to presenting materials and finishes, Interior Design Visual Presentation will help designers to master the media, materials, tools, and techniques essential for creating professional-quality design graphics, models, and presentations.

A complete, how-to guide to traditional, new, and emerging interior design visual presentation media and methods, this book:

• Offers step-by-step instructions on how to execute effective drawings, renderings, models, and presentations
• Follows a logical, skill-building format corresponding to the different stages of the interior design process
• Provides instruction in visual presentation and communication as required by FIDER guidelines
• Features examples of an array of presentation types and styles from leading national design firms
• Includes expert advice and guidance on how to build an effective portfolio and create a winning resume

About the Author

MAUREEN MITTON (Hudson, WI) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

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Perspective for Interior Designers

Perspective for Interior Designers (Paperback)

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The author provides the means by which students and interior designers can learn to draw interior perspectives through the use of a basic formula. He offers an easily accessible and quickly learned method that will serve every interior designer's drawing needs. All that is required is familiarity with plan, section, and elevation drawings and the basic skills of using drafting tools. Beginning with a section on the fundamental technique of two-point perspective, which is presented through 14 sequential steps, Pile moves on to cover special situations (including one-point perspective, circular forms, reflective images, views from above, light effects and furniture); freehand perspective; camera techniques; case studies of 8 typical spaces, which are illustrated by 5 well-known designers; analysis of finished perspectives; and a review of computer-aided techniques. Step-by-step demonstrations, analysis of constructed layouts, and illustrations of completed works make this volume a complete and accurate guidebook.

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Residential Interior Design

Residential Interior Design: A Guide to Planning Spaces (Paperback)

Review

"Aimed at interior design students, this thoroughly-illustrated volume explains the minimum requirements for specific types of residential spaces and rooms. Introductory chapters provide an overview of basic requirements, such as accessibility and lighting, and discuss the role of the various types of design graphics." (Book News, February 2008)

"Aimed at interior design students, this thoroughly-illustrated volume explains the minimum requirements for specific types of residential spaces and rooms. Introductory chapters provide an overview of basic requirements, such as accessibility and lighting, and discuss the role of the various types of design graphics." (Book News, February 2008)

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A Room-by-room guide to home interior design.

More than a decorating guide, Residential Interior Design teaches the fundamental skills needed to plan interior spaces for all types of homes, in all decorative styles, from remodeling to new construction. Taking a step-by-step approach, this valuable primer reviews all aspects of interior architecture as it relates to human factors and daily use.

Authors and interior designers Maureen Mitton and Courtney Nystuen explore the minimal amount of space necessary in order for rooms to function usefully, from the kitchen to the bathroom, the bedroom to the hallway, and every room in between. Packed with hundreds of drawings and photographs, this valuable tool is brimming with useful information regarding codes, mechanical and electrical systems, the Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility codes, special considerations for multi-family dwellings, and a variety of additional factors that impact each type of room and its corresponding space.

With a focus on quality of design over quantity of space, Residential Interior Design is the first stop to designing equally efficient and attractive rooms.

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A Room-by-room guide to home interior design

More than a decorating guide, Residential Interior Design teaches the fundamental skills needed to plan interior spaces for all types of homes, in all decorative styles, from remodeling to new construction. Taking a step-by-step approach, this valuable primer reviews all aspects of interior architecture as it relates to human factors and daily use.

Authors and interior designers Maureen Mitton and Courtney Nystuen explore the minimal amount of space necessary in order for rooms to function usefully, from the kitchen to the bathroom, the bedroom to the hallway, and every room in between. Packed with hundreds of drawings and photographs, this valuable tool is brimming with useful information regarding codes, mechanical and electrical systems, the Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility codes, special considerations for multi-family dwellings, and a variety of additional factors that impact each type of room and its corresponding space.

With a focus on quality of design over quantity of space, Residential Interior Design is the first stop to designing equally efficient and attractive rooms.

About the Author

MAUREEN MITTON is Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin–Stout. She is a certified interior designer, is NCIDQ-qualified, and is a member of IIDA, IDEC, and CID. Mitton is the author of Interior Design Visual Presentation, published by Wiley.

COURTNEY NYSTUEN has taught architectural design at the University of Wisconsin–Stout for more than thirty years. He is a member emeriti, AIA, and a member, CSI, who has designed forty-eight building projects and consulted on many more.

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Letterhead and Logo Design 9

Letterhead and Logo Design 9 (Letterhead & LOGO Design (Quality)) (v. 9) (Paperback)

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Now available in paperback format, #9 of this the best-selling annual Letterhead and Logo Design features the most creative and inspiring work in the field from well-known design leaders, new design firms, and cutting edge artists. Includes everything identity, from logos to labels, business cards to envelopes, and the creative techniques and full-color images portrayed in this broad range of work will inspire new design solutions for age-old challenges that beg for a fresh approach. Both design firms and their clients will find this an invaluable resource for inspiration and ideas that grab the viewer's attention and create a lasting impression.

About the Author

Christopher Simmons, founding principal of MINE, is a designer, writer, and educator. He is an instructor in identity design at California College of the Arts and at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and is a frequent lecturer on design issues at colleges, universities, and professional organizations. Simmons is president of the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). His first book on identity design, Logo Lab, was released in 2005. He lives in San Francisco.

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1,000 Graphic Elements

1,000 Graphic Elements: Details for Distinctive Designs

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Often, the small, delightful details make a piece shine, similar to the way unique buttons on a white shirt can give it an entirely new look. This book explores 1,000 of these embellishments available to graphic designers across all kinds of projects, from books to brochures, invitations to menus, CDs to annual reports.

Exacting photography, which is accompanied by credits outlining the vendors and materials used, focuses on these details. This book invites designers to literally shop for ideas. Content is organized by type; if you?re in the market for an unusual binding, turn to the bindings section to see a wide collection of fresh ideas.

Other topics covered include fasteners, graphics, unique materials, embossing, debossing, specialty inks, type treatments, interesting color usage, add-ons, die cuts, and much more.

About the Author

Wilson Harvey is a London-based integrated design and marketing agency with a focus on producing high-end communications for a wide range of clients. Wilson Harvey has designed more than 500 books for a variety of publishers including Berg, Random House, Cond? Nast, Pavilion, Quintet, and Rockport. Wilson Harvey is also the author/designer of The Best of Brochure Design 7.

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Designing Brand Identity

A Complete Guide to Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands

Review

"...the new edition of this well-regarded book is a joy...an inspiring and powerful toolkit" (The Marketer, May 2006)

Product Description

This innovative approach -- blending practicality and creativity -- is now in full-color!

From translating the vision of a CEO and conducting research, through designing a sustainable identity program and building online branding tools, Designing Brand Identity helps companies create stronger brands by offering real substance. With an easy-to-follow style, step-by-step considerations, and a proven, universal five-phase process for creating and implementing effective brand identity, the book offers the tools you need, whether a brand manager, marketer, or designer, when creating or managing a brand. This edition includes a wealth of full-color examples and updated case studies for world-class brands such as BP, Unilever, Citi, Tazo Tea, and Mini Cooper.

Alina Wheeler (Philadelphia, PA) applies her strategic imagination to help build brands, create new identities, and design brand-identity programs for Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurial ventures, foundations, and cities.

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Praise for Designing Brand Identity

This is the new bible for creating the look and feel of a brand. Step by step, touchpoint by touchpoint, Wheeler shows how to turn brand strategy into a perfect customer experience.

—Marty Neumeier, author, The Brand Gap

Alina Wheeler provides a practical structure for the brand-building process, a remarkable achievement in a discipline that is notorious for being out of touch with reality.

—Al Ries, coauthor, The Origin of Brands

Wheeler has succeeded in publishing a compendium that will prove to be a valued reference book for all members of the branding team.—Communications Arts, May/June 2004

About the Author

Alina Wheeler applies a dynamic process to help enterprises express their brands. Her clients include entrepreneurial companies and foundations whose leaders embrace the future. Wheeler collaborates with strategists, designers, and managers, seizing every opportunity to build brands and provide compelling customer experiences.

Wheeler speaks frequently to management and creative teams in companies, as well as to business and design students at universities. She introduces branding fundamentals, identifies brand trends, and connects their relationship to innovation and business.

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2010 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market

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"Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market" is the best reference guide for emerging artists who want to establish a successful career in fine art, illustration, cartooning or graphic design. Readers will find complete, up-to-date contact and submission information for more than 1,500 art markets such as greeting card companies, magazine and book publishers, galleries, art fairs, ad agencies and more. Informative interviews with successful artists and art buyers offer advice on how to make contacts and succeed in the competitive art industry. Readers will also discover valuable resources for obtaining grants, marketing and promoting their work, and networking with fellow artists. This title focuses on the US market.

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Little Book of Big Packaging Ideas

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A volume "packed" with insight and ideas

The packaging industry is more competitive every day so creating a new package that is innovative, adds value, and makes a connection with the consumer is a challenge often met with limited success. Dynamic and unusual package designs can really make a statement in overcrowded markets.

What makes a package successful? How do designers find the inspiration and execute the designs that really work? This compendium of package design answers all that and more. The content covers inspiration, process, design research, working with clients, planning, and execution of some of the most effective packages on the market today. Insight from top packaging designers worldwide is provided on pages that are packed with images of great designs. Unlike most packaging books, this volume is stuffed with content in a compact, portable, and easy-to-use format.

About the Author

Catharine Fishel runs Catharine & Sons, a full-service editorial company that specializes in working with designers and related industries. Editor of Dynamic Graphics magazine, she frequently writes for Step-by-Step Graphics, PRINT, DesignNet, and other trade publications. She is the author of Paper Graphics, Minimal Graphics, Redesigning Identity, The Perfect Package, and Designing for Children, and co-author of Logolounge.

Stacey King Gordon is a writer who helped found Professional Jeweler magazine and authored Magazine Design That Works. She is also a frequent contributor to HOW and I.D. magazines. She lives in Oakland, California.

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The Big Book of Design Ideas 3

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The Big Book of Design Ideas 3 is the third of its kind. Like its predecessors, each piece in it was chosen for its ability to inspire others to create wonderful design. Full of hundreds of innovative ideas, this book can offer the impetus you need to upscale your present project from good to great.

Offering similarly innovative design solutions, the first volume, The Big Book of Design Ideas, became one of the best-selling graphic design books. From advertising to logos, from book jackets to websites, The Big Book of Design Ideas 3 showcases some of the most creative work in the world. There's great inspiration in being exposed to great work. Look through The Big Book of Design Ideas 3 and be inspired.

About the Author

A noted authority on the subjects of graphic design, logo design, and corporate branding, David E. Carter has produced over 100 best-selling books in those fields, including The Big Book of Logos, The Big Book of New Design Ideas, and The Big Book of Business Cards. He is currently working on several new corporate identity books.

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Architectural Drafting and Design

Review

"I absolutely loved this book. Once I started reading this book, it was hard to put it down. It was much like a well loved novel. The proposed organization of this book was great. It is well written. The information in the charts and illustrations fit each topic. Many of the chapters were short in length which made it easier to offer one a chance to absorb the subject better…. There is enough information in this book that several syllabuses can be made up for several semesters."

"This book provides a very comprehensive outlook into residential architectural design and drafting. It discusses all aspects of architectural design."

"The information contained on all plan areas is great. My students learn very much from this text. It is very self explanatory, easy to read and comprehend. Illustrations shown throughout the text help students understand what is being taught."

Product Description

ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING AND DESIGN, 6E is ideal for all architectural drafters and CAD operators, whether beginning, intermediate, or advanced. The basics of residential design, commercial drafting, basic materials used for construction, common construction methods, and drawings typically associated with commercial construction are all covered in this comprehensive book, which is written to meet the most recent editions of IRC and IBC. Readers will be introduced to the various types of projects that a designer or architect is likely to complete during the actual design process and will gain the knowledge necessary to complete the drawings required by most municipalities to obtain a building permit for a single-family residence.

About the Author

Alan Jefferis, who obtained his BS degree from San Diego State University in 1972, has been an instructor of drafting technology at Clackamas Community College, an Authorized AutoCAD Training Center, for over thirty-one years. Prior to that, Mr. Jefferis taught for four years at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon. His professional experience includes eight years of drafting for structural engineers and thirty years of residential designing. Currently, he is the owner of Residential Designs, as well as an Autodesk Developer Network member and a former member of the A.I.B.D. Mr. Jefferis is the co-author of numerous books from Delmar Cengage Learning, including RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, DRAFTING AND DETAILING, ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING AND DESIGN, COMMERCIAL DRAFTING AND DETAILING', AUTOCAD FOR ARCHITECTURE, and PRINT READING FOR ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION.

David A. Madsen is the president of Madsen Designs Inc. (www.madsendesigns.com). David holds a Master of Education degree in Vocational Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Education. David is Faculty Emeritus, the former Chairperson of Drafting Technology and the Autodesk Premier Training Center at Clackamas Community College and former member of the American Design and Drafting Association (ADDA) Board of Directors. David was honored by the ADDA with Director Emeritus status at the annual conference in 2005. David was an instructor and a department chair at Clackamas Community College for nearly 30 years. In addition to community college experience, David was a Drafting Technology instructor at Centennial High School in Gresham, Oregon. David also has extensive experience in mechanical drafting, architectural design and drafting, and building construction. He is the author of Engineering Drawing and Design, Print Reading for Engineering and Manufacturing Technology, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and coauthor of Architectural Drafting and Design, Print Reading for Architecture and Construction Technology, Civil Drafting Technology, the AutoCAD and Its Applications series, Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture and Its Applications, Architectural Desktop and its Applications, Architectural AutoCAD, and AutoCAD Essentials.

David P. Madsen is the vice president of Madsen Designs Inc. Dave holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Policy, Foundations, and Administrative Studies with a specialization in Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing Education; a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology Education; and an Associate of Science degree in General Studies and Drafting Technology. Dave has been involved in providing Drafting and Computer-Aided Design and Drafting instruction to adult learners since 1999. Dave has extensive professional experience in a variety of drafting, design, and engineering disciplines. Dave is the author of Inventor and its Applications, and coauthor of Engineering Drawing and Design, Architectural Drafting and Design, Civil Drafting Technology, AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics and Comprehensive, and Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD.

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A Guide to Graphics, Models and Presentation Techniques

Review

“…a very useful book…this is a good addition to any practice library.” (IDFX, March 2008)

Product Description

Develop the skills you need to deliver presentations that sell.

This unique resource focusing on the visual design and presentation skills of the interior designer, offers thorough, process-oriented coverage on the planning, layout, and design of interior building spaces, complete with a broad range of real-world examples. The author's accessible, how-to approach guides you through a variety of techniques for executing creative and successful design graphics, models, and presentations. She includes the latest information on CAD and digital portfolios, as well as Web page design. Dozens of high-quality, full-color illustrations highlight step-by-step instructions detailing techniques and approaches. This is the only book to follow FIDER accredited course requirements, covering all three required subjects. Order your copy today.

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Communicate your design vision

Whether you need a quick sketch or a fully rendered model, the ability to create a visual representation of your designs is a critical skill for every designer. Interior Design Visual Presentation, Third Edition offers thorough coverage of interior design communication used throughout the design process, complete with a broad range of real-world examples.

This popular primer, now in its updated third edition, presents a range of styles and techniques used for interior design visual communication, from hand drawing to 3-dimensional computer modeling. Its accessible, how-to approach guides readers through a variety of techniques for executing creative and successful design graphics, models, and presentations. Recognizing the explosion of digital tools since the first edition, this new edition provides the latest information on CAD rendering as well as digital and Web-based portfolios. Dozens of high-quality, full-color illustrations highlight step-by-step instructions detailing techniques and approaches throughout the book.

Standout features of this third edition include:

- Numerous examples of quick-sketching techniques as well as computer generated, 3D representations using Google SketchUp and other software.

- Dozens of projects as well as?high-quality, full-color illustrations, many drawn by students themselves, that highlight the step-by-step instructions and approaches outlined throughout the book.

- Coverage of CAD, digital, and Web-based portfolios.

- Special attention to methods for perspective drawing, sketching, and rendering.

- A range of examples from small, residential student projects to huge, public interior spaces designed by leading professionals.

- New coverage of orthographic projections and drafting.

- In-depth coverage of a wide range of material sample presentation boards.

From traditional to cutting-edge techniques, Interior Design Visual Presentation, Third Edition gives students and professionals alike the tools to give visual life to their design vision.

About the Author

Maureen Mitton, MA, is Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She is a Certified Interior Designer, NCIDQ qualified, and a member of IDEC.

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