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Product DescriptionA complete guide to the process behind effective advertising design Advertising by Design is a brilliantly accessible approach to the creative process behind effective, memorable advertising. Written [...]
Product DescriptionOrganizational Behavior, Theory, and Design in Health Care discusses and integrates five interactive meso elements (drivers of change, alignment, processes, leadership, and people) which have been identified as critical for the successful transformation of healthcare organizations. This comprehensive, reader-friendly, practical book fills the need of many health management programs that offer [...]
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Product DescriptionThis completely updated volume presents the effective and practical tools you need to design great desktop applications, Web 2.0 sites, and mobile devices. You’ll learn the principles of good [...]
Product DescriptionIn The Design of Future Things, best-selling author Donald A. Norman presents a revealing examination of smart technology, from smooth-talking GPS units to cantankerous refrigerators. Exploring the links between design and human psychology, he offers a consumer-oriented theory of natural human-machine interaction that can be put into practice by the engineers and industrial designers [...]
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Product DescriptionNew in Paperback!In much the way that the CD replaced the album, the poster has waned as a messaging vehicle. The poster has now become a postcard and e-mail [...]
Product DescriptionC++ PROGRAMMING: FROM PROBLEM ANALYSIS TO PROGRAM DESIGN remains the definitive text for CS1 courses. In this new fifth edition, author D.S. Malik continues to employ his example-based approach to introducing and teaching C++ programming. Each chapter now includes new debugging sections, a wealth of new and updated exercises, and many helpful self-study tools [...]
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Product DescriptionThe essential do-it-yourself guide from one of the top designers in the country that uncovers the secret home design rules used by the pros Many design books are filled with lavish photography of perfect rooms that most of us can only dream of re-creating. Without any practical advice, the look is unattainable. That’s [...]
Product DescriptionFundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design teaches the basic design techniques for logic circuits. The text ptovides a clear and easily understandable discussion of logic circuit design without the use of unnecessary formalism. It emphasizes the synthesis of circuits and explains how circuits are implemented in real chips. Fundamental concepts are illustrated [...]
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Product DescriptionInterior Design Materials and Specifications is a book and CD-ROM combination thatcovers the selection, care, and code compliance associated with materials for interiors.It addresses the topic of material and trade resources from the viewpoint of theworking designer, describing each material s characteristics alongside specificationinformation and project management. Excerises related to the selection, specification,and installation [...]
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Design Through Discovery: An Introduction
Product DescriptionUsing a design-oriented approach that addresses geotechnical, structural, and construction aspects of foundation engineering, this book explores practical methods of designing structural foundations, while emphasizing and explaining how and why foundations behave the way they do. It explains the theories and experimental data behind the design procedures, and how to apply this information to [...]
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Product DescriptionThe 14th edition of the classic text, Design of Concrete Structures, is completely revised using the newly released 2008 ACI (American Concrete Institute) Code. This new edition has the same dual objectives as the previous editions; first to establish a firm understanding of the behavior of structural concrete, then to develop proficiency in [...]
Product DescriptionOne of the leading references on the design of a building’s environmental controls has just gotten better. For years, Heating, Cooling, Lighting has supplied architects and students with the strategies needed for initial design decisions for building systems. The book looks at how to design the form of the building itself to take advantage [...]
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Product DescriptionThis is the second edition of the best-selling book that shows how to get instructional design done fast and get it done right! If you need a basic understanding of what instructional design is and a hands-on, to-the-point method of ensuring that the training and performance interventions you put into place meet the needs [...]