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How to Visit an Art Museum
tips for a truly rewarding visit
2014 || Hardcover || Johan Idema || BIS Publishers BV || met inkijkexemplaar
The only way to understand art is to go to a museum and look at it, French painter Renoir suggests. But once inside, this is easier said than done. What do you do when the label simply reads "Untitled, 1973"? Where to look when a painting offers you a picturesque but undisguised view of a giant vagina? And how to react, when the museum guard stares at you for far too long?
How to Visit an Art Museum offers fresh perspectives on how to behave once inside the museum. Whether first-timer or freq...
Never Touch a Painting When It's Wet
and 50 other ridiculous art rules
2013 || Hardcover || Anneloes van Gaalen || BIS Publishers BV
Art rules the world. But what about the rules of art? In our current day and age, the general consensus seems to be that creativity, divine inspiration and art can never be bound by rules. Artists need to push the envelope, be ahead of the curve, and if there are any rules out there it is the artist's prerogative, if not God-given right, to break them.
But up to the early 20th century, artists did not have the complete artistic freedom that they are believed to enjoy today. They were bound by...
User Experience Design
An Introduction to Creating Interactive Digital Spaces
2023 || Paperback || Mark Wells || BIS Publishers BV
An invaluable introduction for designers and creatives on how to create digital interfaces for users.
Senses of Architecture
Using the Senses to Enhance Architectural Experience
2024 || Paperback || Ryan Crooks || BIS Publishers BV
Senses of Architecture is a groundbreaking book that challenges the traditional approach to design by emphasizing the often overlooked senses. It explores how engaging all our senses—touch, smell, sound, and even taste—can enhance our experience of spaces, sparking a new wave of inspiration and intrigue among architects and designers. The book urges architects and designers to awaken these dormant senses, often neglected in modern design, to unlock a deeper understanding and appreciation ...
Shaping Visual Structures
The Art of Composition, Movement, and Space in Graphic Design
2025 || Paperback || Carla Viviana Cordova || BIS Publishers BV
Graphic Design - Know Your Onions
Graphic Design
2011 || Hardcover || D. de Soto || BIS Publishers BV
75 Tools to be creative
2019 || Postcard book or pack || BIS Publishers BV
75 Tools For Creative Thinking is a brand new card set that stimulates your creative thinking in various stages of any process or situation where new ideas are desired. Being applicable to a diverse range of professions and situations, 75 Tools For Creative Thinking suits anyone who is interested in exercising and improving his or her creativity.
The toolbox consists of 5 card decks:
1. Get Started
2. Check Around
3. Break It Down
4. Break Free
5. Evaluate & Select.
The individual tools within ...
Writing is not Magic, it's Design
The designer’s guide to writing and supercharging creativity
2024 || Paperback || João Batalheiro Ferreira || BIS Publishers BV
Designers are visual thinkers: they are used to sketches, not drafts, and rely on visuals instead of words. As a result, writing is a strange skill for a designer, leading to blank-page anxiety and procrastination. But no more! This book helps designers overcome the challenge of communicating with words. It introduces a writing method that fits how designers think, guiding them in clarifying thoughts, breaking down complex ideas into manageable pieces, and using writing to spark new ideas.
Wr...
Interface design
Creating interactions that drive successful product adoption
2024 || Paperback || Samuel Iliffe e.a. || BIS Publishers BV
As we enter an era where AI and sensor-driven interfaces redefine our interaction with technology, 'Interface Design' emerges as an indispensable guide for crafting physical and digital interfaces. This book transcends mere technicalities, offering a unique conceptual approach to discussing and designing user interactions – an invaluable asset for those looking to innovate in the field.Beginning with foundational principles, 'Interface Design' delves into practical case studies and explores...
Never Leave the House Naked
and 50 other Ridiculous Fashion Rules
2010 || Hardcover || A. van Gaalen || BIS Publishers BV
The international fashion police is a force to be reckoned with. Armed with a seemingly endless list of rules, it dictates all the do's and don'ts and acts as judge and jury in dealing with those guilty of committing a fashion faux-pas. But while some of the rules that are enforced by the fashion-conscious are nothing short of ridiculous, others serve more as words of wisdom that can prevent people from committing a crime against fashion. This book contains fifty-one rules like "Dress Your Ag...