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Identify: Basic Principles of Identity Design in the Iconic Trademarks of Chermayeff & Geismar

by Tom Geismar & Sagi Haviv

The NBC peacock. Chase Bank's blue octagon. Mobil Oil's arresting red O. PBS's poetic silhouettes of "Everyman."

Chermayeff & Geismar's visual identities are instantly recognizable by countless millions around...

Doodles Unleashed: Mixed-Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-Making & Lettering

by Traci Bautista

Doodle, draw, paint and play!

With Doodles Unleashed, you'll discover wildly new ways to bring doodling center-stage! Traci Bautista teaches you how to use doodling as a meditative exercise, a raw form of expression...

Wild Game Food for Your Family: Nutritious Meat, Fish, and Vegetable Recipes that are Delicious and Easy to Prepare

by Stacy Harris

Wild Game Food For Your Family has recipes that use nutritious wild game, fish, and vegetables that are exceptionally delicious and surprisingly easy to prepare. This is a refreshing cookbook filled with heartwarming...

Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World's Best Illustrators and Designers

by Darren Di Lieto

Art on a Journey

It started with an idea Darren Di Lieto had: Challenge illustrators and designers to create works of art on packages, envelopes and postcards - then actually send them to him through the mail....

The Art of Wire: Creative Techniques for Designer Jewelry

by J. Marsha Michler

Learn how to turn wire working into an art!

Wire working only requires a few simple tools, but it provides endless opportunities to create artful jewelry. Whether you are new to jewelry making or a seasoned...

Calligraphy Magic: How to Create Lettering, Knotwork, Coloring and More

by Cari Buziak

Transform ordinary handwritten pieces into unique, artistic keepsakes, Calligraphy Magic makes the art of decorative lettering fun and achievable—even if you're a beginner.

Take it one simple pen-stroke at...

Reloading for Handgunners

by Patrick Sweeney

In Reloading for Handgunners, the reader will learn the benefits of serious handgun ammunition reloading (decreased cost, increased reliability) in an accessible, step-by-step way. In addition, the reader will...

The Sporting Chef's Better Venison Cookbook

by Scott Leysath

Scott Leysath has a mission: to give you venison recipes you'll use again and again. Nothing makes him happier than a cookbook full of food stains and hand-written notes. This book features 100 of his favorites,...

The Strategic Web Designer: How to Confidently Navigate the Web Design Process

by Christopher Butler

Expand your strategic capabilities and technological understanding!

Your clients are looking for an expert--someone who understands rapidly changing technology and can provide strategic insight into their web...

Mod Knots: Creating Jewelry and Accessories with Macrame

by Cathi Milligan

Yes, it's macramé!

Creating fabulous jewelry, accessories and even clothing is fantastically easy with macramé. Yes, macramé. The art of knotting is oh-so simple. And oh-so fun, too. Whether you're a first...

Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry: A Workshop in Painting with Fire

by Barbara Lewis

Ignite your passion for jewelry

Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry combines beading and wire-working techniques with the

intense beauty of torch-fired enameled beads. Metal becomes your canvas as you learn the basics...

Granny Square Love: A New Twist on a Crochet Classic for Your Home

by Sarah London

Color your world with granny squares!

The granny square is a classic crochet motif that has graced innumerable afghans. In Granny Square Love author Sarah London breathes new life into this tried-and-true favorite...

Photo Idea Index - Things: Ideas and Inspiration for Creating Professional-Quality Images Using Standard Digital Equipment

by Jim Krause

Discover the things around you through the eye of your camera

Photo Idea Index: Things is a photography book unlike any other. Rather than focusing on the "how to" aspects of digital photography, author Jim Krause...

Adventure Bowhunter: Tom Miranda's Quest for the Super Slam of North American Big Game

by Tom Miranda

Join adventure bowhunter Tom Miranda as he travels throughout North America in pursuit of the archery Super Slam - all 29 of the continent's big-game animals. Considered the Everest of bowhunting, the Super...

Mastering Type: The Essential Guide to Typography for Print and Web Design

by Denise Bosler

Good Design, Down to the Letter

Packages on store shelves, posters on building walls, pages of a website—all contain information that needs to be communicated. And at the heart of that communication is type:...

Lee Hammond's Big Book of Acrylic Painting: Fast, easy techniques for painting your favorite subjects

by Lee Hammond

Basic Acrylic Instruction—Amazing Results!

This resource is packed with the best of Lee Hammond's lessons and tips on working with acrylics, including more than 80 step-by-step exercises and demonstrations...

The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery

by Massad Ayoob

This book can save your life!

The best defense for any scenario is to be prepared. The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery prepares you for potential life-threatening situations with practical instruction...

Start Sketching & Drawing Now: Simple techniques for drawing landscapes, people and objects

by Grant Fuller

A complete course for the can't-wait-to-get-started beginner!

Got the urge to draw? What are you waiting for?! Getting started is as easy as 1-2-3 with Grant Fuller's Start Sketching & Drawing Now! Packed full...

Fitted Knits: 25 Projects for the Fashionable Knitter

by Stefanie Japel

Customize handknits to fit and flatter your figure

Whether you're tall or short, curvy or slender, you deserve clothes that fit you perfectly. Fitted Knits gives you patterns that create well-fitted garments...

Success By Design: The Essential Business Reference for Designers

by David Sherwin

Want to make your design business a success? Start here.

Fellow Designer,

In your career you may have been like me: Trying to keep projects on the rails and clients happy. Digging through blogs for useful advice....