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The Design of Everyday Things

de Don Norman ...

**The essential guide to human-centered design“Even more relevant today than it was when first published.”—Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO**Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious—even liberating—book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores ... Leer más

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**The essential guide to human-centered design“Even more relevant today than it was when first published.”—Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO**Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious—even liberating—book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores
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American Scary

A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond

de Jeremy Dauber ...

"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book."—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support GroupFrom the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and, ... Leer más

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"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book."—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support GroupFrom the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and,
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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

de Jason Schreier ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“The stories in this book make for a fascinating and remarkably complete pantheon of just about every common despair and every joy related to game development.” — Rami Ismail, cofounder of Vlambeer and developer of Nuclear ThroneDeveloping video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more ... Leer más

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“The stories in this book make for a fascinating and remarkably complete pantheon of just about every common despair and every joy related to game development.” — Rami Ismail, cofounder of Vlambeer and developer of Nuclear ThroneDeveloping video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more
... Leer más
The Game Narrative Toolbox

de Tobias Heussner, Toiya Kristen Finley, Jennifer Brandes Hepler, Ann Lemay ...

Series series Focal Press Game Design Workshops
Learn how to create compelling game storylines.Four experienced narrative designers from different genres of game development have banded together to create this all-inclusive guide on what it's like to work as a writer and narrative designer in the video game industry. From concept to final testing, The Game Narrative Toolbox walks readers through what role a narrative designer plays on a ... Leer más

$72.99 USD

Learn how to create compelling game storylines.Four experienced narrative designers from different genres of game development have banded together to create this all-inclusive guide on what it's like to work as a writer and narrative designer in the video game industry. From concept to final testing, The Game Narrative Toolbox walks readers through what role a narrative designer plays on a
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The Compensations of Plunder

How China Lost Its Treasures

de Justin M. Jacobs ...

"A very important contribution to the history of collecting in the new context of nationalism in China and in the West . . . innovative and engaging." — American Historical ReviewFrom the 1790s until World War I, Western museums filled their shelves with art and antiquities from around the world. These objects are now widely regarded as stolen from their countries of origin, and demands for their ... Leer más

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"A very important contribution to the history of collecting in the new context of nationalism in China and in the West . . . innovative and engaging." — American Historical ReviewFrom the 1790s until World War I, Western museums filled their shelves with art and antiquities from around the world. These objects are now widely regarded as stolen from their countries of origin, and demands for their
... Leer más
Mark Rothko

From the Inside Out

de Christopher Rothko ...

Mark Rothko (1903–1970), world-renowned icon of Abstract Expressionism, is rediscovered in this wholly original examination of his art and life written by his son. Synthesizing rigorous critique with personal anecdotes, Christopher, the younger of the artist’s two children, offers a unique perspective on this modern master. Christopher Rothko draws on an intimate knowledge of the artworks to ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

Mark Rothko (1903–1970), world-renowned icon of Abstract Expressionism, is rediscovered in this wholly original examination of his art and life written by his son. Synthesizing rigorous critique with personal anecdotes, Christopher, the younger of the artist’s two children, offers a unique perspective on this modern master. Christopher Rothko draws on an intimate knowledge of the artworks to
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CTRL: Essays on Video Games

de Dean Fee ...

This anthology of personal essays explore how video games have shaped our lives, our cultural imagination and contemporary storytelling. From novelists and critics to game designers themselves, the writers in this collection ask the question, 'Can video games truly be art?'From triple-A, big budget blockbusters like Grand Theft Auto or Assassin's Creed, to quiet, meditative Indie games like ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

This anthology of personal essays explore how video games have shaped our lives, our cultural imagination and contemporary storytelling. From novelists and critics to game designers themselves, the writers in this collection ask the question, 'Can video games truly be art?'From triple-A, big budget blockbusters like Grand Theft Auto or Assassin's Creed, to quiet, meditative Indie games like
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The Artist's Reality

Philosophies of Art

de Mark Rothko, Makoto Fujimura ...

Mark Rothko’s classic book on artistic practice, ideals, and philosophy, now with an expanded introduction and an afterword by Makoto FujimuraStored in a New York City warehouse for many years after the artist’s death, this extraordinary manuscript by Mark Rothko (1903–1970) was published to great acclaim in 2004. Probably written in 1940 or 1941, it contains Rothko’s ideas on the modern art world ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

Mark Rothko’s classic book on artistic practice, ideals, and philosophy, now with an expanded introduction and an afterword by Makoto FujimuraStored in a New York City warehouse for many years after the artist’s death, this extraordinary manuscript by Mark Rothko (1903–1970) was published to great acclaim in 2004. Probably written in 1940 or 1941, it contains Rothko’s ideas on the modern art world
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I Was Vermeer

The Rise and Fall of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Forger

de Frank Wynne ...

Frank Wynne's remarkable book tells the story of Han van Meegeren, a paranoid, drug-addicted, second-rate painter whose Vermeer forgeries made him a secret superstar of the art world. During van Meegeren's heyday as a forger of Vermeers, he earned the equivalent of fifty million dollars, the acclaim of the world's press, and the satisfaction of swindling Hermann Göring himself, trading the Nazi ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Frank Wynne's remarkable book tells the story of Han van Meegeren, a paranoid, drug-addicted, second-rate painter whose Vermeer forgeries made him a secret superstar of the art world. During van Meegeren's heyday as a forger of Vermeers, he earned the equivalent of fifty million dollars, the acclaim of the world's press, and the satisfaction of swindling Hermann Göring himself, trading the Nazi
... Leer más
Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies

The Art of Treyarch

de James Asmus ...

Delve behind the scenes to explore the comprehensive history of Call of Duty’s beloved Zombies mode!Explore the creation of Call of Duty’s iconic Zombies mode! Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch opens the Mystery Box to take readers through the storied history of Treyarch’s undead survival experience that began as an Easter egg in 2008. Dive deep into exclusive, behind-the-scenes interviews ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Delve behind the scenes to explore the comprehensive history of Call of Duty’s beloved Zombies mode!Explore the creation of Call of Duty’s iconic Zombies mode! Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch opens the Mystery Box to take readers through the storied history of Treyarch’s undead survival experience that began as an Easter egg in 2008. Dive deep into exclusive, behind-the-scenes interviews
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Artists' Master Series: Perspective and Depth

de Devin Elle Kurtz, Nathan Fowkes, Orenji ...

Series series Artists’ Master Series
This third title in the highly popular Artist Master Series from 3dtotal Publishing offers a comprehensive guide to using perspective and depth successfully in your art, with direction from world-class artists.As an established authority on art and design with a growing stable of high-calibre artist–authors, 3dtotal Publishing is uniquely placed to produce Artists’ Master Series. Launched in 2021 ... Leer más

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This third title in the highly popular Artist Master Series from 3dtotal Publishing offers a comprehensive guide to using perspective and depth successfully in your art, with direction from world-class artists.As an established authority on art and design with a growing stable of high-calibre artist–authors, 3dtotal Publishing is uniquely placed to produce Artists’ Master Series. Launched in 2021
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Landscapes

John Berger on Art

de John Berger ...

“Essential reading”—n+1Creative and political art criticism on landscape works from the Renaissance to the present from a “master” storyteller (Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things)In this brilliant collection of diverse pieces—essays, short stories, poems, translations—which spans a lifetime’s engagement with art, John Berger reveals how he came to his own unique way of seeing. He ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

“Essential reading”—n+1Creative and political art criticism on landscape works from the Renaissance to the present from a “master” storyteller (Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things)In this brilliant collection of diverse pieces—essays, short stories, poems, translations—which spans a lifetime’s engagement with art, John Berger reveals how he came to his own unique way of seeing. He
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The Lost Art of Dress

The Women Who Once Made America Stylish

de Linda Przybyszewski ...

**A New York Times BestsellerFrom an award-winning historian, the fascinating tale of the 20th-century women who taught America how to dress“A tribute to a time when style—and maybe even life—felt more straightforward, and however arbitrary, there were definitive answers.” —Paris Review**As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We lack the ... Leer más

$1.99 USD

**A New York Times BestsellerFrom an award-winning historian, the fascinating tale of the 20th-century women who taught America how to dress“A tribute to a time when style—and maybe even life—felt more straightforward, and however arbitrary, there were definitive answers.” —Paris Review**As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We lack the
... Leer más
Splinters

Another Kind of Love Story

de Leslie Jamison ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes “a blazing, unputdownable memoir” (Mary Karr, author of Lit), the “piercing, intimate” story (TIME Magazine) of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art, and new love.Leslie Jamison has become one of our most beloved contemporary voices, a scribe of the real, the true, ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes “a blazing, unputdownable memoir” (Mary Karr, author of Lit), the “piercing, intimate” story (TIME Magazine) of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art, and new love.Leslie Jamison has become one of our most beloved contemporary voices, a scribe of the real, the true,
... Leer más
Drawing For Dummies

de Jamie Platt ...

Anyone can learn to draw with these easy instructions and fun practice ideasDrawing For Dummies makes it easy to learn the basics of drawing and even master advanced techniques. With a little instruction and practice, there’s no such thing as “I just can’t draw.” Drawing can help you relieve stress, express your emotions and creativity, communicate across cultures, improve memory, and develop and ... Leer más

$15.00 USD

Anyone can learn to draw with these easy instructions and fun practice ideasDrawing For Dummies makes it easy to learn the basics of drawing and even master advanced techniques. With a little instruction and practice, there’s no such thing as “I just can’t draw.” Drawing can help you relieve stress, express your emotions and creativity, communicate across cultures, improve memory, and develop and
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Drawing Basics and Beyond

Transform Observation into Imagination

de Sorie Kim ...

Series series Sketchbook Master Class
Take your sketching practice to the next level with this practical and inspiring guide to drawing what you see…and beyond.Sketching from life is critical to learning how to draw. It’s also an invaluable source of creative inspiration. In Drawing Basics and Beyond, artist and popular instructor Sorie Kim breaks down her compelling approach to drawing from direct observation to make it fun and easy ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Take your sketching practice to the next level with this practical and inspiring guide to drawing what you see…and beyond.Sketching from life is critical to learning how to draw. It’s also an invaluable source of creative inspiration. In Drawing Basics and Beyond, artist and popular instructor Sorie Kim breaks down her compelling approach to drawing from direct observation to make it fun and easy
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Keep Going

10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad

de Austin Kleon ...

Series series Austin Kleon
**Learn how to stay true to and focus on your own creative vision when the world seems out of control, as bestselling author Austin Kleon offers advice, stories, and anecdotes that teach you how to persist in doing work that helps make a world worth living in.Keep Working. Keep Playing. Keep Creating.**In his previous books Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work!, both New York Times bestsellers, ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

**Learn how to stay true to and focus on your own creative vision when the world seems out of control, as bestselling author Austin Kleon offers advice, stories, and anecdotes that teach you how to persist in doing work that helps make a world worth living in.Keep Working. Keep Playing. Keep Creating.**In his previous books Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work!, both New York Times bestsellers,
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Thinking with Type

A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded)

de Ellen Lupton ...

The essential and bestselling guide to typography from beloved design educator Ellen Lupton—revised and expanded to include new and additional voices, examples, and principles, and a wider array of typefaces."Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love TypographyThe bestselling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded third edition: ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

The essential and bestselling guide to typography from beloved design educator Ellen Lupton—revised and expanded to include new and additional voices, examples, and principles, and a wider array of typefaces."Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love TypographyThe bestselling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded third edition:
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On Photography

de Susan Sontag ...

Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism.One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, Susan Sontag's On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as "a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs." It begins with the famous "In Plato's Cave"essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with a ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism.One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, Susan Sontag's On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as "a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs." It begins with the famous "In Plato's Cave"essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with a
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The Art of Game Design

A Book of Lenses, Third Edition

de Jesse Schell ...

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many ... Leer más

$79.99 USD

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many
... Leer más
Artists' Master Series: Composition & Narrative

Edición de 3dtotal Publishing ...

Series series Artists' Masters Series
The second title in a new series elevates your skills in composition and narrative with guidance from established world-class artists.As an established authority on art and design with a growing stable of high-calibre artist–authors, 3dtotal Publishing is uniquely placed to produce Artists’ Master Series. Launched in 2021 with Artists’ Master Series: Color & Light, the second volume in this ... Leer más

$11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The second title in a new series elevates your skills in composition and narrative with guidance from established world-class artists.As an established authority on art and design with a growing stable of high-calibre artist–authors, 3dtotal Publishing is uniquely placed to produce Artists’ Master Series. Launched in 2021 with Artists’ Master Series: Color & Light, the second volume in this
... Leer más
Artists' Master Series: Color and Light

Edición de 3dtotal Publishing ...

Series series Artists' Master Series
3dtotal Publishing is an established authority on art and design, with a growing stable of high-calibre artist–authors. With such incredible talent and know-how under one publishing-house roof, we are uniquely placed to launch the BRAND NEW SERIES, Artists' Masters Series. We have already released several bestselling, well-respected art-theory books including Art Fundamentals 2nd Edition and our ... Leer más

$35.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

3dtotal Publishing is an established authority on art and design, with a growing stable of high-calibre artist–authors. With such incredible talent and know-how under one publishing-house roof, we are uniquely placed to launch the BRAND NEW SERIES, Artists' Masters Series. We have already released several bestselling, well-respected art-theory books including Art Fundamentals 2nd Edition and our
... Leer más
Draw Your Adventures

Making Art to Celebrate Everyday Experiences and Travels Near and Far

de Samantha Dion Baker ...

Capture the details of your unique and remarkable experiences with this illustrated guide to drawing your travels and adventures, whether close to home or around the world.In Draw Your Adventures, artist and illustrator Samantha Dion Baker invites you to savor moments and capture memories using your eyes, your creativity, and a few art-making tools. With as little as a sketchbook and some pens, ... Leer más

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Capture the details of your unique and remarkable experiences with this illustrated guide to drawing your travels and adventures, whether close to home or around the world.In Draw Your Adventures, artist and illustrator Samantha Dion Baker invites you to savor moments and capture memories using your eyes, your creativity, and a few art-making tools. With as little as a sketchbook and some pens,
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Back in No Time

The Brion Gysin Reader

de Brion Gysin ...

Brion Gysin (1916 – 1986) was a visual artist, historian, novelist, and an experimental poet credited with the discovery of the 'cut-up' technique — a collage of texts, not pictures — which his longtime collaborator William S. Burroughs put to more extensive use. He is also considered one of the early innovators of sound poetry, which he defines as 'getting poetry back off the page and into ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Brion Gysin (1916 – 1986) was a visual artist, historian, novelist, and an experimental poet credited with the discovery of the 'cut-up' technique — a collage of texts, not pictures — which his longtime collaborator William S. Burroughs put to more extensive use. He is also considered one of the early innovators of sound poetry, which he defines as 'getting poetry back off the page and into
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