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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition

A modern classic. Tufte teaches the fundamentals of graphics, charts, maps and tables. "A visual Strunk and White"... more

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    • The negative review make no sense to me
    • I am a working scientist. As such, I make my living conveying information to others. Tufte's books are all great, but this one is the most important and is a must read for ANYONE whose business...
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    • Posted:Jun-12-2009
    • Dissapointed Scientist
    • Because of the reviews, I was really excited to read this book. I am a scientist with a graphic arts background that I am told I use to great effect. I was hoping that this book would provide new...
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    • The Ups and Downs of Tufte's Book
    • It definitely was interesting and educational to read and see Tufte's presentation on Visual Dispaly of Quantitative Information. He illustrates the good, the bad, and the ugly of graphic displays...
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Envisioning Information

Envisioning Information

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    Envisioning Information

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    • Time Tested Data Display Principles from a Well-Read Expert
    • Tufte is an information design pundit in the first order, and this book explains the issues that designers of information displays face across all number of print situations and for most data...
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    • Don't get the Hype
    • Don't get it why this book is so popular. The visual examples that are given are hard to understand without reading the text. I would think that a book that explains how information is envisioned...
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    • Thought provoking
    • Envisioning Information is a scientific explanation of the importance of why data should be displayed in meaningful ways. The super graphics are well selected and combine perfectly with Tufte's...
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SF20: The Art of Street Fighter

SF20: The Art of Street Fighter

It's the most complete collection of official Street Fighter artwork ever! The Art of Street Fighter gathers over... more

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    • Supreme quality......
    • This is for ANY fan of quality, detailed art. For the excellent price, you are getting a huge book filled with top notch
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The Elements of Typographic Style

The Elements of Typographic Style

Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style... more

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    • Great overview
    • This book is more than just the `Elements', it's a complete overview of typography including definitions, a brief but detailed history, and of course a discussion of style. HIGHLY recommended.
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    • Posted:May-05-2009
    • got here over a MONTH later!
    • I ordered this book on March 31st. It got here today, May 4th! I am in college taking this course and didn't expect to be without my text book for this long. It is unacceptable to do business...
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    • Say What?
    • Typophiles will eat this book up; however beginning and even seasoned designers might have troubles with this book. For one, it's all text. Hardly any diagrams or visual examples to be had. Are you...
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The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics

The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics

Artists! Gain incredible superpowers?with the help of your computer! The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics... more

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The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)

The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)

Received an Honorable Mention in the Communication and Cultural Studies category of the 2005 Professional/Scholarly... more

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    • A very smart and insightful book
    • I love this book. People may find that the laws described are too trivial. Although they may seem simple they are actually very difficult to master. These laws could be used to improve most of...
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    • Not worth it
    • It's somewhat interesting to read but definitely not worth the money nor time. The book is VERY short and the 10 chapters reveal truths that everybody knows already. You can just sit down and think...
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    • Manage your expectations...
    • If you manage your expectations, this little book can be pleasant, even delightful. But if your interest is for more serious, robust exploration, then look elsewhere.

      The title is a bit...
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Lions and Tigers and Crocs, Oh My!: Pearls Before Swine Treasury

Lions and Tigers and Crocs, Oh My!: Pearls Before Swine Treasury

The Pearls Before Swine crew are at it again in their new book, Lions and Tigers and Crocs, Oh My! But even the... more

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    • So so
    • I read the strip in the paper and occasionally he's hilarious, like the strip last month when Larry the gator's wife says she's leaving him, that was a classic. More often it's really nothing much...
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    • Great Compilation!
    • I love Pearls Before Swine, and this is a great compilation. I enjoyed it so much, I plan to send it to my son so that he can enjoy it as well.
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The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators

The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and...

The definitive book on animation, from the Academy Award-winning animator behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit?Animation is... more

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    • I wouldn't recommed this book to anyone
    • Animation is now done in 3-D this book is dated.
      The book I have on by Don Bluth were much more elaborate on the animnation process then this book. The drawings are primative and don't offer...
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    • Over sold by the title
    • First gripe is this book is only about cell animation, I suppose is an abstract way it would be help full to "Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators", but practically speaking there...
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Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design

Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence...

Whether a marketing campaign or a museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the... more

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    • are we reading the same book?
    • I'm sorry to disagree with the effusive praise by others here, but I recently picked up this book at the store, and after leafing through most of it, I put it down again. And I had specifically...
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    • Great design characteristics book
    • This well written reference to design characteristics. I has good descriptions of the characteristic, examples, and graphics. I got it to apply to user interface design, but it applies to any...
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    • Appropriate
    • This book is a reasonably good and concise overview of the major elements of good design. Although the book has a small number of errors it is competently written and makes for a good touchstone...
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Design School Confidential: Extraordinary Class Projects From the International Design Schools, Colleges, and Institutes

Design School Confidential: Extraordinary Class Projects From the...

Every great design school in the world is defined, in part, by the work of its students at any given time. The... more

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The Pocket Stylist: Behind-the-Scenes Expertise from a Fashion Pro on Creating Your Own Look

The Pocket Stylist: Behind-the-Scenes Expertise from a Fashion Pro on...

A celebrity fashion stylist reveals the tricks of her trade and shows women of all sizes how to pull together their... more

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    • For bigger women it's kinda dated.
    • I'm a big girl. My dress zise is an 20 and my pant size is a 14. I have a big bust and big tummy and compartivlly smaller legs. The Author list several stores for big women but most of them are no...
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    • all the things you wish you'd learned a long time ago!
    • this book is great- clear, concise, funny at times. It enabled me to clear my closet once and for all of the things that don't flatter, with full confidence that the things I kept will keep working...
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    • somewhat useful
    • Too much fashion jargon and could be easier to navigate through, this book would benefit greatly from a glossary and index. Nice illustrations. My copy had some pages repeated, but nothing was...
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Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design

Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design

New in Paperback! An inspired resource for creating excellent layouts Layout Workbook is one of five volumes in... more

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Two Knotty Boys Showing You The Ropes: A Step-by-Step, Illustrated Guide for Tying Sensual and Decorative Rope Bondage

Two Knotty Boys Showing You The Ropes: A Step-by-Step, Illustrated Guide...

When Two Knotty Boys, Dan and J. D., began teaching rope bondage together in 1999, they discovered that most people... more

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    • Well worth the cost
    • Within 30 minutes of reading the book I learned 4 knots. One for rope care and storage, and the other three for actual rope play.

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    • Bit disappointed
    • The pictures and steps in this book are excellent. However I was somewhat disappointed by the books content which concentrates more on the authors own style of rope work rather than more...
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    • Another good reference is always welcome
    • After only having gone thru the book once or twice, I can say it's well worth the money. More color photo's would have been nice, but not a deal killer.

      There were a few typo's, like...
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The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design

The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design

? Authors are top game designers ? Aspiring game writers and designers must have this complete bible There are... more

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    • READ this book if you're going to be a video game designer!!!
    • This is my teen daughter's review:

      I've read most of this book, but even without finishing it, I've liked it a lot. The action items are really valuable to extending your creativity and...
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    • Not too fair but these are my thoughts
    • First thing I want to say about this book is that it is indeed well written, easy to understand and gives some good hints and practices for the design of a video game. The last section also is very...
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Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand

Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that...

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The Best American Comics 2009

The Best American Comics 2009

Now in its fourth year, Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributers.... more

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Kids' Paper Airplane Book

Kids' Paper Airplane Book

A book of simple, bright, innovative planes with bold graphics teaches children how to design their own planes, do... more

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    • Paper Airplane Book
    • I purchased this book as a gift. It was a big hit. He was showing all of his friends the book. There is a huge variety of paper airplanes to make as well as useful flight information. I would...
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    • good plane designs but didn't like the scary gruesome pictures
    • They have some planes with preprinted pictures that I would have prefered they left out like a vampire and ghoul. I don't know why they have to make stuff which doesn't need to be scary.
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    • I doubt a 4-year-old would be able to read this.
    • This is probably a good paper airplane book, but I'm assuming that the reviewers here who have small children are largely reading the book themselves and then showing their kids how to do it, or...
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom

Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom

bell hooks, one of America's leading black intellectuals, shares her philosophy of the classroom, offering ideas... more

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    • Awesome
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Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual

Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual

The graphic design equivalent to Strunk & White's The Elements of StyleThis book is simply the most compact and lucid... more

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    • Exceptional resource for learning and design inspiration
    • I'm an amateur-to-semipro designer and found this book to be absolutely wonderful.

      Besides some great principles it offers an amazing collection of examples, several on each page. They...
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    • Great book; too bad you won't be able to read it
    • It is a shame to see such a Herculean effort rendered unreadable by a low-contrast and minuscule font. I have 20-20 vision, but simply could not get even half way through this book before giving...
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1000 Journals Project

Voyeuristic. Inspirational. Entertaining. One thousand blank journals are currently circulating throughout the world,... more

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    • it was okay
    • Most of the pages were very dull and not very creative. I have seen some pages that have just knocked my socks off but they were'nt in this book. I think they could have picked better pages to put...
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    • Ugh...what a snooze!
    • This was seriously a huge disappointment. I was hoping to see interesting art journal pages, but instead I found uninspiring, un-interesting journal pages. If you want to see what other average...
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