Creative Design

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Is color choice overriding in your illustrations? Are you unable to create eye-catching, balanced compositions to hold audiences' attention? Then Color Mastery is what you have been waiting for. Here is a book that will break down the apparently daunting world of color theory into concrete, actionable steps for the graphic illustrator. Imagine what it would be like to have the power to evoke emotions, to control where a viewer looks, and to create beauty with color alone. This book will take you through the fundamentals of color theory and give you clear, concise examples and exercises to ...

In today’s busy world, carving out a corner of calm is essential. Designing Peace is your complete guide to creating, maintaining, and living with an indoor Zen garden—an everyday sanctuary that fosters mindfulness, reduces stress, and restores balance.

Easy Feng Shui for the Absolute Beginner Transform Your Home, Balance Your Energy, and Revitalize Your Life! Would you like to improve your health, attract good fortune, and create a peaceful, beautiful home? Are you looking for a meaningful and practical way to decorate your space while enhancing the energy around you? Welcome to the world of Feng Shui! Feng Shui is the ancient practice of harmonizing your surroundings to boost positive energy, improve well-being, and invite prosperity into your life. But let’s be honest—some Feng Shui books make it complicated and expensive. This book...

Discover the art of creating inspiring communal areas with Designing Spaces That Unite, the ultimate guide for envisioning and transforming shared environments into thriving hubs of activity and togetherness. This insightful eBook explores every facet of designing spaces that not only meet community needs but also surpass expectations by seamlessly blending aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability. Begin your journey with an exploration of the evolution of community living spaces, and learn how these dynamic environments play a crucial role in modern society. Uncover the universal ...

Graphic design isn’t just about making things look good—it’s about making things sell. It’s the art of turning attention into action and visuals into value. Every color, line, and layout carries the power to influence what people feel, think, and buy. But beyond the beauty lies the business: those who master design as communication—not decoration—become indispensable in a marketplace that runs on attention.

#1 New York Times Bestseller At last, a book that shows you how to build—design—a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home—at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair...

Creative Selection recounts the life of one of the few who worked behind the scenes, a highly respected software engineer who worked in the final years of the Steve Jobs era - the Golden Age of Apple. Ken Kocienda offers an inside look at Apple’s creative process. For 15 years, he was on the ground floor of the company as a specialist, directly responsible for experimenting with novel user interface concepts and writing powerful, easy-to-use software for products including the iPhone, the iPad, and the Safari web browser.

Immerse yourself into the world of indie game development with our new eBook, "Indie Game Development"! Explore a complete universe brimming with potential, from the inception of ideas to the final satisfactory moment of launching your own game. In the insightful first chapter, learn about this exciting realm, where storytelling and design unite, flourishing into an immersive player experience. Discover the importance of indie games and the freedom they provide to their creators. Navigate through the endless possibilities and challenges that await in this artistic and innovative digital ...

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under...

Top 100 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools of 2025 for Creators, Engineers, and Innovators The Most Powerful Artificial Intelligence Apps for Writing, Design, Video, Audio, Coding, Business, and Creativity 🚀 Discover the 100 AI Tools Shaping the Future Artificial Intelligence is no longer futuristic—it’s part of our daily workflow. From writing and graphic design to coding, automation, and video production, AI is revolutionizing how we work, create, and think. This book is your complete guide to the best AI tools of 2025—ranked, explained, and ready to use. 🧠 Inside This Book, ...

Create calmer, healthier rooms with simple steps that bring nature indoors, learn how to use light, air, greenery, water, materials, color, sound, and layout so everyday spaces feel clearer, quieter, and more restorative. This practical guide explains biophilic design in plain language, which means beginners can make real progress without renovations or jargon, and every chapter turns ideas into actions that work in apartments, family homes, studios, and offices. Biophilic Design for Beginners shows how direct nature, daylight, breezes, plants, and water, pairs with indirect cues to ease ...

Step into the world of tomorrow, today, with "Mastering 3D Printing Design". This eBook is your comprehensive guide to fully understanding, exploring, and navigating the often complex world of 3D design and printing. Dispatching traditional constraints, this book opens doors to infinite creativity and precision. Split across 15 detailed chapters, "Mastering 3D Printing Design" starts with a complete explanation of the historical background and basic principles, and the types of technologies associated with 3D printing, offering a robust understanding that combines perfectly with the ...

A historical and philosophical exploration of the impact of design on underserved communities, examining the field’s shortcomings as well as its potential to create positive change. Through essays that delve into history and practice, and case studies that demonstrate practical strategies, Design Against Racism explores how designers of all disciplines can address, through their work, the legacies of racism and oppression.

Create A Book With Chat GPT A Playful Guide to AI-Powered Publishing Ready to co-author with a machine? This book is your hands-on companion for building bold, beautiful, and brilliantly modular books using Chat GPT. Whether you're crafting reference guides, songbooks, or genre explorations, you'll learn how to brainstorm, batch-format, and brand your work with clarity and creativity. Inside you'll find: Prompt strategies for rapid content creation Visual design tips for covers, icons, and layouts Word-friendly formatting for easy export Milestone celebrations and meta-creative twists A ...

Find guidance, alignment, and purpose with this insightful, practical guide to understanding and interpreting your Human Design chart.World-leading expert Jenna Zoe reveals the power and potential of Human Design in simple steps and shows you how to utilize your results to create an incredible...

In one of the only books of its kind, a veteran design consultant offers the tools for success gained from nearly 30 years of developing corporate and brand identity programs. Readers will discover the most effective formats for design briefs, how to structure the best possible team, what distinguishes a great design brief from an adequate one, how to use the brief in project tracking, as a measuring tool, and as a means of getting approval for a design solution; and much, much more.

Transform your home and life in just a few weekends, even if you've struggled with clutter for years. Are you overwhelmed by the sentimental clutter that fills your home, or perhaps you worry about the environmental impact of your belongings? Do you wish for practical guidance that respects your emotional readiness for change and aligns with your eco-friendly lifestyle? Or maybe you're curious about the cultural insights of Swedish Death Cleaning and how it might help you embrace a more mindful and purposeful life? If you nodded along to any of these, you're not alone. Many individuals ...

“One of my favorite books of the year. It completely reshaped how I think about information and how and why I take notes.” —Daniel Pink, bestselling author of Drive A revolutionary approach to enhancing productivity, creating flow, and vastly increasing your ability to capture, remember...