Here's How...Ceramic Tile offers the 21 ceramic tile projects that offer homeowners the most bang for their home improvement buck. Beginning with the basics of handling tile, adhesives and grout, the book then presents complete, foolproof instructions for a wide variety of versatile tile projects, from basic floor installations, to decorative backsplash and concrete step veneers. Featuring the same top-notch information and world-class photogr...
A detailed and thorough guide to all the tools, materials and techniques needed to hang and finish drywall with professional results"--Provided by publisher.
Building on the concept of "The Spaghetti Sauce Gourmet "and "The Gourmet's Guide to Cooking with Wine, " this book shows how to use beer, ale, stouts, ciders, and nonalcoholic brews such as ginger and root beer as a convenience ingredient that will add nuanced flavor and earthy flair to your cooking and baking repertoire. Why? Beer, like wine, is versatile. It can be used with nearly every type of food. Use it to marinate meats, flavor stews,...
Adhering to certain layout and grids standards and principles is important for any job from brochures, to annual reports, to posters, to websites, to publications. However, knowing how to bend the rules and make certain grids work for the job at hand takes skill. This book outlines and demonstrates basic layout/grid guidelines and rules through 100 entries including choosing a typeface, striving for rhythm and balance with type, combining type...
Retold with illustrations by artist Sophia Martineck, this new-in-paperback edition of the Classics Reimagined series will solve the mystery of what to read.
Designer Timothy Samara guides readers through the aesthetics and the technical considerations of type design. Enables type designers to develop their own form and style. 250 colour photos.
When attempting to create a bag, tag, or label design that is strong in every respect, you are contending with some of the world's best designers. To compete in this league, you have to know your competition.Finally, here is a book in which you can find 1, 000 examples of brilliant bags, tags, and labels. Fresh ideas from a variety of industries are offered in a format that is as easy to read as any catalog. This book gives you the information...
An amazing reference, this book provides insight into how designers from varied backgrounds approach their work, how different cultures associate communication and creativity in different ways, and how we see this reality used, pushed to its limits, and even completely transformed by design. No matter where you are from, this book will leave you with a broadened awareness of your own visual taste and an in-depth, contextual understanding of gr...