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db — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:18:54 +0000

Space Matters: Use the Wisdom of Vastu to Create a Healthy Home. 11 Top Designers Show You How (Hardcover) recently tagged "design book" -

Space Matters: Use the Wisdom of Vastu to Create a Healthy Home. 11 Top Designers Show You How (Hardcover)
By Kathleen Cox

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Photoshop Masking & Compositing (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Photoshop Masking & Compositing (Paperback)
By Katrin Eismann

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Visual Illusions Coloring Book (Design) (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Visual Illusions Coloring Book (Design) (Paperback)
By Spyros Horemis

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Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives (Hardcover) recently tagged "design book" -

Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives (Hardcover)
By Helen O'Neill

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Skull Tattoos: Skull Tattoo Designs, Ideas and Pictures Including Tribal, Butterfly, Flaming, Dragon, Cartoon and Many Other Skull Designs. (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Skull Tattoos: Skull Tattoo Designs, Ideas and Pictures Including Tribal, Butterfly, Flaming, Dragon, Cartoon and Many Other Skull Designs. (Paperback)
By Johnny Karp

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Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids (Hardcover) recently tagged "design book" -

Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids (Hardcover)
By Beth Tondreau

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Cross Tattoos: Over 400 Cross Tattoo Designs, Pictures and Ideas of Celtic, Tribal, Christian, Irish and Gothic Crosses. (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Cross Tattoos: Over 400 Cross Tattoo Designs, Pictures and Ideas of Celtic, Tribal, Christian, Irish and Gothic Crosses. (Paperback)
By Johnny Karp

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Butterfly Tattoos: Over 500 Butterfly Tattoo Designs, Ideas and Pictures Including Tribal, Flowers, Wings, Fairy, Celtic, Small, Lower Back and Many Other Designs of Butterflies. (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Butterfly Tattoos: Over 500 Butterfly Tattoo Designs, Ideas and Pictures Including Tribal, Flowers, Wings, Fairy, Celtic, Small, Lower Back and Many Other Designs of Butterflies. (Paperback)
By Johnny Karp

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Idea Index: Graphic Effects and Typographic Treatments (Turtleback) recently tagged "design book" -

Idea Index: Graphic Effects and Typographic Treatments (Turtleback)
By Jim Krause

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Decorative Flower and Leaf Designs (Dover Design Library) (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Decorative Flower and Leaf Designs (Dover Design Library) (Paperback)
By of Plauen im Vogtland. Richard Hofmann

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The Non-Designer's Design Book (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

The Non-Designer's Design Book (Paperback)
By Robin Williams

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Doodling for Papercrafters (Leisure Arts #4313) (Perfect Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Doodling for Papercrafters (Leisure Arts #4313) (Perfect Paperback)
By Maelynn Cheung

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Mystical Mandala Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Books) (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Mystical Mandala Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Books) (Paperback)
By Alberta Hutchinson

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Roger Burrows Images 5: The Ultimate Coloring Experience (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Roger Burrows Images 5: The Ultimate Coloring Experience (Paperback)
By Roger Burrows

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Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type (Design Briefs) (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type (Design Briefs) (Paperback)
By Kimberly Elam

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Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) (Paperback)
By Ali Dowlatshahi

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Infinite Coloring Mandala Designs CD and Book (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Infinite Coloring Mandala Designs CD and Book (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)
By Martha Bartfeld

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Angel Tattoos: Over 400 Tattoo Designs, Ideas and Pictures including Angel Wings, Baby Angels, Devil Angels, Tribal, Cross, Fairy and Many Other Designs of Angels. (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Angel Tattoos: Over 400 Tattoo Designs, Ideas and Pictures including Angel Wings, Baby Angels, Devil Angels, Tribal, Cross, Fairy and Many Other Designs of Angels. (Paperback)
By Johnny Karp

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Infinite Designs Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Books) (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Infinite Designs Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Books) (Paperback)
By Muncie Hendler

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Great Book of Celtic Patterns: The Ultimate Design Sourcebook for Artists and Crafters (Paperback) recently tagged "design book" -

Great Book of Celtic Patterns: The Ultimate Design Sourcebook for Artists and Crafters (Paperback)
By Lora S. Irish

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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Up to Speed

db — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:31:19 +0000

Long established as a must-have guide for Photoshop users upgrading to the newest version, Up to Speed goes right to the heart of Photoshop CS4 what has changed, what is new, and how you can get the most out of the features as quickly as possible. Rather than sift through hundreds of pages detailing every last Photoshop feature and function (both old and new), you can go directly to the new features that interest you the most and get the explanations you desire in the classic Ben Willmore style– intuitive, crystal clear, and in-depth. By focusing on a single topic–what’s new in this version–the award-winning author provides precisely what experienced Photoshop users have been clamoring for, in exactly the depth they demand. After reading this book even if you’ve been using CS4 for awhile don’t be surprised to hear yourself say, I didn’t know CS4 did that! In addition to learning the new features in no time flat, a welcome side effect of learning from Ben is that you can expect to become a better, faster and more efficient Photoshop user, and few things are more fun than becoming better at Photoshop!

About the Author
Ben Willmore is the author of Adobe Photoshop Studio Techniques, and a columnist for Photoshop User magazine. His hit seminar, Photoshop for Photographers, combined with his standing-room only sessions at PhotoshopWorld, and appearances at major publishing and photography conferences in the U.S. and abroad have established Ben as one of the world’s most respected and sought after Photoshop instructors. His reputation as the expert’s expert prompted Scott Kelby (President, National Association of Photoshop Professionals) to say, When we get stuck, we call Ben!

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A Bathing Ape

db — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:39:48 +0000

Founded in the mid-1990s and now a leading force in global fashion, *A Bathing Ape®—or simply Bape—redefined the height of urban cool for a new generation of Tokyo hipsters. The creation of a young, enigmatic designer simply known as Nigo, Bape has rapidly become one of the most exclusive and sought-after youth brands in Europe and America. With a core product line of limited-edition hip-hop apparel distinguished from its mass-produced competitors by superior manufacture and detailing, the franchise has since expanded to include everything from edgy updates of the classic Chanel suit to an entire catalog of patent-leather sneakers, a full line of women’s accessories, collectible vinyl toys, fragrances and its own très-cool indie record label. Spawning collaborations with Pepsi, adidas, M.A.C. Cosmetics and SONY, *A Bathing Ape® is at once a worldwide fashion phenomenon and a leading barometer of the inexorable rise of Japanese pop culture in America.*A Bathing Ape® has famously cultivated a die-hard following among hip-hop royalty, and is the clothier to multiple Grammy-winning artists such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, the Beastie Boys, Nas, MosDef, Usher and Pharrell Williams; and J-POP stars Puffy AmiYumi. Employing an unparalleled mix of swagger and elegance, populism and cultish exclusivity, Bape’s commitment to the new, and a dizzying capacity for reinvention has ensured its unique place in contemporary fashion.

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The moment it clicks

db — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:35:39 +0000

Amazing book for photographers, gives amazing examples and shows how to get the very same effect.

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Smashing

db — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:27:28 +0000

Smashing Magazine

The go-to resource for amazing design resources. Feeling a little stuck or got designers-block, head on over there to free that cloggage!

Designers Handbook

db — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:56:17 +0000

http://www.alvit.de/handbook/

The web designers handbook, massive list of anything and everything related to web design

CSS

db — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:55:56 +0000

cssremix.com

The web’s best CSS style sites on showcase, great for inspiration

Design Books

db — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:55:10 +0000

Design Books -

The Little Know-It-All: Common Sense for Designers

What is a Meta-Tag? What kind of measurement is DIN A1? What kind of clearance and documents do you need before using copyrighted material?

An interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of design is practically requisite these days with the integration and crossover of evolving media. Today, many students finish their education and enter the professional world without having learned these critical elements. First Aid for Clueless Designers gives you a run-down of all the fundamental information designers need to know in their own as well as adjoining disciplines.

This book is divided into sections explicating unique vocabulary used in design, printing, typography and photography and includes helpful tips and concise analysis in contiguous areas such as advertising, mulimedia, business, copyright and project management. It is structured thematically and equipped with a resourceful index that references numerous sources and links. This indispensable manual is complete with graphics that illustrate and supplement the texts, making it a stimulating reference book for students and newcomers while serving as a trusty companion for professional designers and media professionals alike in their everyday work.