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Interior Design Course

Interior Designer's Portable Handbook, 2nd Edition

Pat Guthrie, hardcover, 494 pages

A wealth of information in one compact and portable book. Contents include a general section (codes, zoning, building law, etc.); Site furnishings, Concrete finishes; Masonry; Metals; Wood; Thermal and Moisture Protection; Doors, Windows and Glass; Finishes; Specialties; Equipment; Interior Furnishings; Lighting and Electrical; and more. There's also an appendix which gives a guide to interior costs and design fees. A must-have item for interior designers and decorators.

$49.95 (RRP $59.95) (plus shipping & tax where applicable)

Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models, and Presentation Techniques, 2nd Edition

Maureen Mitton, Paperback, 208 pages

This new, updated edition of the successful book on interior design is fully revised to include the latest material on CAD, digital portfolios, resume preparation, and Web page design. It remains the only comprehensive guide to address the visual design and presentation needs of the interior designer, with coverage of design graphics, models, and presentation techniques in one complete volume.

Approaches to the planning, layout, and design of interior spaces are presented through highly visual, step-by-step instructions, supplemented with more than forty pages of full-color illustrations, exercises at the end of each chapter, and dozens of new projects. With the serious designer in mind, it includes a diverse range of sample work, from student designers as well as well-known design firms such as Ellerbee and Beckett Architects and MS Architects.

$45 (plus shipping & tax where applicable)

A History of Interior Design

Alvin Architect's/Designer's Kit

This kit contains all the most commonly used components for architectural drafting, conveniently assembled in one carrying case: architectural scale; 6" bow compass; lettering guide pad; divider; 2 triangles; protractor; french curve; vinyl eraser; lead holder; lead pointer; erasing shield; leads.

$29.99 (RRP $42.50) (plus shipping & tax where applicable)

Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Guide, 4th Edition

John Montague, Paperback, 288 pages

Moving logically from simple concepts to specific tools and methods, this book shows how to construct perspective views one step at a time, with illustrated examples that cover every key part of the process. Step-by-step instructions make the learning process simpler. Includes a new chapter on aerial perspective and an updated chapter with examples digital perspective drawings. It is visually oriented with the author's graphic explanations making the drawing process easy to understand. The author has also created spare and linear illustrations so the reader can shade sections, highlight lines or use coloured pencils to reinforce concepts and processes.

Contents: Preface; Overview; Rendering Perspective Views from Observed Reality; Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections; Constructing Perspective Views; Geometric Tools: Diagonals, Squares, and Cubes; Sloping Planes and Surfaces; Circles and Curved Surfaces; Shadows and Reflections; Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization; The Figure in Perspective; Shading and Rendering; Aerial Perspective; Perspective Drawing and the Computer; Examples of Perspective Views; Appendix; Index.

$60 (plus shipping & tax where applicable)

The Color Scheme Bible

Inspirational Palettes for Designing Home Interiors

Anna Starmer, Hardcover, 256 pages

The Color Scheme Bible is a practical, yet inspiring reference for those who want to take advantage of different colors without clashing. It contains 150 color scheme ideas for home decorators and interior designers.

The book explains how to choose colors that will complement each other for a subdued effect, and which colors and combinations will energize the room.

Topics covered include:

How color creates ambiance and atmosphere; Using color to give a small room the illusion of space and depth; How to create the feeling of warmth and light with color; Distinctive color schemes inspired by nature, art, travel and even a favorite possession.

The book also includes a variety of color combination palettes that can be used with different materials for refreshingly original color schemes.

The Color Scheme Bible is an essential handbook for home decorators and interior designers.

$19.95 (RRP $29.95) (plus shipping & tax where applicable)

Set of 24 Tria Marker Pens with Wallet

Based on the Pantone Matching System, each Tria marker matches a specific Pantone color and has three different polyester nib styles to create with: broad, fine, and ultra-fine. One end of the marker has a broad nib, and at the other end, a removable ultra-fine nib sits on top of a fine nib. Instantly switch to the width you want. Inks are alcohol-based for brilliant color without the strong odor. This set of 24 pens comes in a stylish black zip-up wallet.

$73.50 (plus shipping & tax where applicable)

The Interior Design Color Wheel

Illustrates split complementary, monochromatic, and harmonized colour schemes. Item comes packaged in a protective sleeve, for insertion into a three-ring binder.

$9 (plus shipping & tax where applicable)

The New Munsell Student Color Set, 2nd Edition

Jim Long, Joy Turner Luke

Albert Munsell's system of color notation has been taught for nearly a century, but the applications and uses of the system are constantly changing. This text bridges the gap between the theory and appreciation of color. Color charts, to be assembled with new, enlarged chips, are the basis for additional projects and exercises. This set is ideal for students of design, art, fashion, architecture, interior design, manufacturing, color science, and anyone else who works with or is interested in color.

Contents: The Vocabulary; Science, Color, and Art; Light and Color; Vision and Color; Color Anomalies, Preference, and Emotional Response; Additive Color Mixture: Mixing Light; Subtractive Color Mixture: Mixing Paints; Relationships among Colors; Combining Colors; Color in Designed Products, Installations, and Printing

152 pages including11 charts, 8 color plates, 11 sets of color chips, three-ring binder, 7 x 10, sold as a set only.

$55.95 (RRP $68.00) (plus shipping & tax where applicable)