The Window and Bed Sketchbook

Author: Wendy Baker
Publisher: Shoestring Book Company
ISBN: 9780953293940
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
This new sketchbook is not a replacement for the Curtain Sketchbook - it has been designed to run alongside it. Including basic designs of curtains and their variations, the second half also includes designs of beds and bedcoverings, with simple ways to transform your bedroom by perhaps adding a tester, or by painting an existing wooden headboard. Includes ideas for traditional beds as well as contemporary ones. Also included are trimmings, home accessories, blinds, shutters and room dividers - a great source of illustrated inspiration.

The Complete Book of Curtains, Drapes, and Blinds

Author: Wendy Baker
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312586531
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Shares hundreds of ideas for dressing up windows, in a guide that provides for a variety of types, includes scan-ready sample board sketches, and explains the correct procedures for measuring.

Compact Sketchbook of Accessories

Author: Wendy Baker
Publisher: Shoestring Book Company
ISBN: 9780953293995
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
When refurnishing a room the end result can often be spoiled by adding the wrong accessories - so many mistakes are made at this stage... either because there are too many or too few accessories - getting the balance just right is not as easy as it seems. So, in this sketchbook, we show some room sets with and without accessories - and explain how to group your accessories so as to make more of a statement. We hope you enjoy some of the ideas and that they prove helpful when placing your accessories - when you manage to create a certain cosiness to a family room or the right kindf elegance to a formal living room by adding the right accessory, then you are well on your way to a perfect room setting. Cushions, screens, table linen, kitchen clutter, chairs, lighting, pictures, mirrors, rugs, flowers, collectables, outdoor accessories.

An Illustrated Journey

Author: Danny Gregory
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144032025X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Collects excerpts from the personal travel journal sketchbooks of forty-three artists, illustrators, and designers.

Curtain Sketchbook

Author: Wendy Baker
Publisher: Shoestring Book Company
ISBN: 9780953293926
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
An extensive, up-to-date guide to curtain design, from Renaissance to Victorian. 300 sketches of curtain treatments, ranging from valances, tieback and pole designs.

Presentation Zen

Author: Garr Reynolds
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 0321601890
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 316

Book Description
FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

Compact Sketchbook of Blinds

Author: Wendy Baker
Publisher: Shoestring Book Company
ISBN: 9780953293988
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
This compact sketchbook displays every style of blinds imaginable, from rollers to Romans and from London to Austrian blinds. Wendy Baker shows how blinds can be a creative alternative to curtains.

Architects' Sketchbooks

Author: Will Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935202462
Category : Architectural drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Collects pages from the private sketchbooks of architects and studios from around the world, and includes comments from the artists as well as details on how they use sketching to evolve inspirations and concepts into more developed ideas.

Palladio's Venice : Architecture and Society in a Renaissance Republic

Author: Tracy Elizabeth Cooper
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300105827
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 415

Book Description
A glamorous and unprecedented exploration of Palladio's work in one of the most beautiful of all cities

The Urban Sketcher

Author: Marc Taro Holmes
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440334714
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Make the world your studio! Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town. Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Packed with art and advice from Marc Taro Holmes, artist and co-founder of Urbansketchers.org, this self-directed workshop shows you how to draw inspiration from real life and bring that same excitement into your sketchbook. Inside you'll find everything you need to tackle subjects ranging from still lifes and architecture to people and busy street scenes. • 15 step-by-step demonstrations cover techniques for creating expressive drawings using pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor. • Expert tips for achieving a balance of accuracy, spontaneity and speed. • Practical advice for working in the field, choosing subjects, coping with onlookers, capturing people in motion and more. • Daily exercises and creative prompts for everything from improving essential skills to diverse approaches, such as montages, storytelling portraits and one-page graphic novels. Whether you are a habitual doodler or a seasoned artist, The Urban Sketcher will have you out in the world sketching from the very first page. By completing drawings on the spot, in one session, you achieve a fresh impression of not just what you see, but also what it feels like to be there . . . visual life stories as only you can experience them.