Design

A Guide to Thinking, Process and Style

Aaris Sherin, St John's University, New York, USA

From your first day learning the basic terms of design, through to bringing together your final portfolio, Introduction to Graphic Design 2nd edition is the perfect companion for your learning journey. Written by experienced educator and designer Aaris Sherin, this popular textbook is designed for visual learners and explains all the key topics introductory graphic design classes will contain. Concepts covered include layout, narrative, semiotics, colour, typography, production and context, and examples range from packaging design and advertising, through to apps and motion graphics.

UK February 2023 • US February 2023 • 240 pages • 500 full colour PB 9781350232235 • £34.99 / $47.95 ePub 9781350232242 • £31.49 / $43.95 ePdf 9781350232259 • £31.49 / $43.95 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Domesticity Under Siege

Threatened Spaces of the Modern Home

Edited by Mark Taylor, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, Georgina Downey, University of Adelaide, Australia & Terry Meade Theories of the domestic stemming from the 19th century have focused on the home as a place of repose and safety. Under this conception, domestic space is positioned as a refuge which gave rise to theories of ‘home as haven’. Organised around four thematic sections, chapters provide approaches to the home which challenge notions of ‘haven’ and reflect major causes that have played an important role in undermining the modern home. Examples and case studies explore hoarding, hauntings, imprisonment, wartime interior art, the Hanover Merzbau and Wolfgang Staudte’s 1946 film Die Mörder sind unter uns (‘The Murderers are Among Us’).

UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 224 pages • 24 bw illus HB 9781350166110 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781350166127 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9781350166134 • £76.50 / $105.78 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Interfaces and Us

User Experience Design and the Making of the Computable Subject

Zachary Kaiser, Michigan State University, USA When society relies on computer models and their interfaces to explain and predict everything from love to geo-political conflicts, our own behavior and choices are artificially changed. Using interdisciplinary research techniques, Zachary Kaiser explores the harmful social consequences of this idea - balanced against speed and ease for the user – and proposes how user experience, interaction and graphic design practice and education can respond positively.

UK March 2023 • US March 2023 • 224 pages • 29 color illus PB 9781350245242 • £21.99 / $29.95 • HB 9781350245259 • £65.00 / $90.00 ePub 9781350245266 • £19.79 / $27.47 ePdf 9781350245273 • £19.79 / $27.47 Bloomsbury Visual Arts Key Concepts and Skills for Making Sense in a Changing World

Sheila Pontis, Princeton University, USA & Michael Babwahsingh, Sense Information Design, USA A holistic view of information design, synthesizing decades of research, cross-disciplinary knowledge, and emerging practices. The book opens by laying a foundation of the field, then transitions from context to practice. A discussion of the various roles information designers play and how they work sets the stage for the information design process. Chapters then delve into each process step, from problem definition to design and evaluation. The final section of the book puts everything together, with detailed project walk-throughs in areas such as icon design, visual explanations, wayfinding, websites and apps.

UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 272 pages • 200 colour illus PB 9781350054134 • £29.99 / $39.95 ePub 9781350054158 • £26.99 / $37.08 ePdf 9781350054141 • £26.99 / $37.08 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Design and Science

Edited by Leslie Atzmon, Eastern Michigan University, USA Design and Science addresses the inter-relationship, in both historical and contemporary contexts, between design thinking and design processes and scientific and medical research methods. Contributors address the parallels between research methodologies in design and the sciences, conceptualisation of ways to resolve it, and then the implementation of a viable solution.

UK January 2023 • US February 2023 • 352 pages • 120 bw illus HB 9781350061927 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781350061934 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9781350061941 • £76.50 / $105.78 Bloomsbury Visual Arts