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Chanel: A Woman of her Own 6 reviews
Axel Madsen
Holt Paperbacks, 1991
Chanel Bio is everything it should be.
I found it strange that some readers gave negative or highly critical reviews of this biography. Someone even commented on the difficulty in reading the French names! It's a little late to change Chanel's nationality and thank God! This biography is successful on a number of levels but primarily two: it recounts the fascinating life, in great detail, of the late Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and it ...
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Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists 11 reviews
Casey Reas, Ben Fry
The MIT Press, 2007
More than a reference book!
I have been watching the development of processing and the processing community for a few years but until now haven't explored it much.
I create live visuals for musical performances - mostly within the chiptunes music scene (people using game console hardware to create new music). Originally I did all of my work with PureData, GEM and other libraries but then decided to move to performing with ...
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Elle Decor So Chic: Glamorous Lives, Stylish Spaces (Elle Decor) 12 reviews
Margaret Russell, Editors of Elle Decor
Filipacchi, 2007
Margaret Russell is SOOOO Chic!
Looking for chic rooms that are inspiring? Ms. Russell does it again. Edited from the pages of her magazine,she puts together a great resource book and/or coffee table topper to give you a brousing escape from our own dreary interiors.
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Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs) 49 reviews
Ellen Lupton
Princeton Architectural Press, 2004
A solid book for type - with a twinge of humor
I like this book a great deal. The next time I have a chance to use this in a class (to teach) I will. There are lots of good examples, the language is clear, and it's not too ethereal or esoteric. I think it's a great introduction to typography and laid out very well.
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Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Designer 2007 Step by Step12 reviews
Penelope Coventry
Microsoft Press, 2008
Great Developer Resource
We are just finishing up our first SP project and this book was INVALUABLE resource. If you are doing SP work you should get this book!
Sharepoint Designer is not only for SP projects, it is also a great xhtml & javascript editor, with nice intellisense! It is making my life much easier.
I know of no other resource that has so much on SPD and I doubt there is anything in print that has ...
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Chanel and Her World12 reviews
Edmonde Charles-Roux
Vendome Press, 2005
All about Coco Chanel & her world!
I paid almost full price for this book and I don't regret it. I found this coffee table book just lovely.
I am not a fashion expert. I'm just a reader interested in interesting people, so I was looking for a book on CHANEL that gave a brief background on her life and photos of Coco and some of her fashions. Well, this book seemed to fit the bill---for me. I was not disappointed.
I have ...
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101 Designer One-Skein Wonders: A world of possibilities inspired by just one skein25 reviews
Judith Durant
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2007
so worth it!
This book exceeded my expectations. It has a really broad range of patterns and I love the way they are grouped by yarn weight. If you're holding a skein of yarn, wondering what you can knit with it, just go to that weight's section and find something suitable.
Notable find inside: a really cute baby dress knit from one skein of sock yarn.
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Custom Knits: Unleash Your Inner Designer with Top-Down and Improvisational Techniques18 reviews
Wendy Bernard
STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book, 2008
Learn to Design from the Top Down
I love buying craft books, especially knitting books. Anyone who purchases books from Amazon will eventually receive an email asking them to write a review. In the past, I've only written two reviews. I wanted to warn people about two books I returned the same day I received them in the mail. Well, this is my third book review. Wendy has written a book about sweater design that is interesting to ...
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How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul20 reviews
Adrian Shaughnessy
Princeton Architectural Press, 2005
A very good read for aspiring designers
This book is a must-read for recent design school graduates and aspiring designers. It provides useful insight into the world of graphic design--the ethics of being a designer, different ways designers can work, how to get a job, and the creative process. This book also features interviews with designers.
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Non-Designer's Design Book, The (3rd Edition) (Non Designer's Design Book)214 reviews
Robin Williams
Peachpit Press, 2008
great intro to designTurned the
Turned the light on for me as to why my fliers, brochures and business cards were so hard to really "get." Because I'm a visual artist I hadn't thot I needed any help. How wrong I was! This book is great for beginners, it's short and sweet, and great bathroom reading!
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Professional Practice for Interior Designers10 reviews
Christine M., FASID, IIDA Piotrowski
Wiley, 2007
Read before you practice
I have practiced interior design for over 20 years and still found this book to be invaluable. The information about legal ramifications and insurance coverage was enlightening but also sobering. It's a must read for any design firm principal or freelance designer.
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Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior ...8 reviews
Michael E. Doyle
Wiley, 2006
great book
I am an Interior Design major and my professor recommended this book for the use of Prismacolor markers. It gives you great advice on how to render (coloring using the Prismacolor markers to show colors and shadows) and different techniques so you can get the effect you want.
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The Fashion Designer Survival Guide, Revised and Expanded Edition: Start and Run Your Own Fashion Business4 reviews
Mary Gehlhar, Diane Von Furstenberg
Kaplan Publishing, 2008
Bible of fashion design business!
I've read a few books on how to start and run your own fashion design business, and this is one of the best ones I've read so far. Not only is it shorter then a lot of the huge books, but it's too the point and Mary writes in a style that is very easy to understand. She gives great advise and there are good examples and pictures in the book to help you further understand how to do things the best ...
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Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros)45 reviews
Rob Thallon
Taunton, 2000
Great reference
A great reference for the DIY homeowner. Lots of drawings to show you the right way to do things from foundations to framing.
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High Fashion Sewing Secrets from the World's Best Designers: A Step-By-Step Guide to Sewing Stylish Seams, ...27 reviews
Claire B. Shaeffer
Rodale Books, 2001
textile artist
This is a wonderful resource for anybody wishing to raise the quality of the garments they are producing. It is clear and easy to follow
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Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers (Foundation)37 reviews
Tom Green, David Stiller
friends of ED, 2007
Very Well Done
I shake my head when I think about the amount of planning that has to go into a book of this caliber. They couldn't have done a better job keeping track of the ideas introduced in early chapters and building on them in succeeding chapters until they are well ingrained.
The tone is good -- occasional bits of levity but not so much that it becomes grating.
I came to this book with some ...
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Bunny Williams' Point of View: Three Decades of Decorating Elegant and Comfortable Houses22 reviews
Bunny Williams
Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2007
bunny williams review
I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THIS BOOK I ORDERED ONE FOR A FRIEND WHO IS AN AUSTRALIAN DESIGNER.SHE IS OVERJOYED WITH IT AND STATES THAT THERE IS NOT A SINGLE PAGE THAT SHE DIDNT FIND FASCINATING AND I CAN ASSURE YOU SHE IS A VERY DISCERNING PERSON SO FOR THAT SORT OF ACCOLADE THE HIGH STANDARD OF THIS BOOK IS VERIFIED
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Wrap, Stitch, Fold & Rivet: Making Designer Metal Jewelry (Lark Jewelry Book)14 reviews
Mary Hettmansperger
Lark Books, 2008
THE Best!
I bought this book because it had the word "Rivet" in its title and I want to know more about the use of rivets. While I didn't learn much about rivets from this book I quickly fell in love with the projects, instructions, and fabulous examples of work by other artists. I've created six pieces from the projects in 2 days and they are so easy and gratifying. You can take the projects and let your ...
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Hand Job: A Catalog of Type8 reviews
Michael Perry
Princeton Architectural Press, 2007
The best
I'm a little biased because i am in the book. but it really is something i pick up at least once a week and page through. pops off the shelf. Mike did an awesome job curating this book and all of us in it, owe him many thanks. plus, the title is simply classic.
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Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter)87 reviews
Charles Wyke-Smith
New Riders Press, 2007
I wish I'd bought this book first...
The explanations in this book leave very little to the imagination. In other words they are clear & concise & the author makes no assumptions about previous knowledge. I had read Elizabeth Castro's "XHTML & CSS" then Andy Budd's "CSS Mastery" & although they both gave me a good understanding of what can be done they failed to truly explain how to use markup & styling like this guy does. I like ...
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