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Why do My Ellipses look like Doughnuts? Plus 25 Solutions to Other Still Life Painting Peeves    by Rachel Shirley
Price: $4.99 USD. 23560 words. Language: English. Published on September 12, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.

Advisory art book on still life oil painting. Troubleshooting chapters include: ‘I have no interesting objects to paint,’ and ‘how do I make glass look real in my painting?’ Other solutions on offer are for issues surrounding: ellipses, perspectives, backgrounds and colour mixing. With 26 chapters, a step by step demo, glossary, over 100 images and 25,000 words.
Copyright Wars Volume 3    by Wayne Borean
Price: Free! 24560 words. Language: English. Published on September 12, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

A collection of blog postings covering the copyright wars in Canada. While it's Canadian specific, many of the same things have happened in other countries.
Copyright Wars Volume 2    by Wayne Borean
Price: Free! 29280 words. Language: English. Published on September 1, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

A collection of blog postings covering the copyright wars in Canada. While it's Canadian specific, many of the same things have happened in other countries.
Copyright Wars Volume 1    by Wayne Borean
Price: Free! 24360 words. Language: English. Published on September 1, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

A collection of blog postings covering the copyright wars in Canada. While it's Canadian specific, many of the same things have happened in other countries.
Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society    by Karl Ulrich
Price: Free! 41180 words. Language: English. Published on August 25, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.

Ulrich's book Design provides a unifying framework for understanding how artifacts are created in society. His audience is students of design, and their instructors, from engineering, industrial design, architecture, or business. The treatment includes both a discussion of elements of design process (e.g., problem definition and exploration) as well as topical issues (e.g., aesthetics in design).
Spacetecture    by Daniela Bertol
Price: $3.99 USD. 21940 words. Language: English. Published on August 18, 2011. Nonfiction » Computers and Internet » Computer aided design.

Abridgment of the fully illustrated SPACETECTURE, part of a trilogy of books and interactive content exploring space and its transformation in the information age. The emphasis is on computing design applications, but the concept of space is also explored from an interdisciplinary approach ranging from geometry to psychology of perception.
Entitled Scrapbooking - A Resource for Page Title Ideas    by Autumn Craig
Price: $1.99 USD. 22590 words. Language: English. Published on August 13, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Crafts - General.

An essential publication for scrapbookers, this book is loaded with great titles to use on your scrapbooking pages, saving you time and effort. By using this book you can review appropriate categories and pick out a title or get inspiration to create additional titles of your own creation.
The Modern Moviemaking Movement    by Jason Brubaker
Price: Free! 31330 words. Language: English. Published on August 11, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.

Inexpensive production technology coupled with the decline of traditional movie distribution has forever transformed the ways in which movies are marketed, seen and sold. These days, filmmakers must not only make great movies, but in order to prosper, modern moviemakers must now master crowdfunding, internet marketing and social media.
The Origins And Myths Of Modern Architecture    by Charles Rushing
Price: $3.99 USD. 38040 words. Language: English. Published on July 12, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

The history of modern architecture is litered with misconceptions as to what constitutes modern architecture,these are the myths. Only by identitfying the origins can we be certain of what is truly modern architecture.
From Clay to Classrooms: An Architect's Dream to Advance Education in Africa    by Alan R. Roy
Price: $4.99 USD. 39720 words. Language: English. Published by AgioPublishing on June 8, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

In September 2010, Canadian architect Alan R. Roy left for Tanzania to realize two long-held dreams - climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and build a school. He accomplished both, and ended up building two schools, in five weeks! An amazing adventure full of colourful insights and amusing incidents that expose the charm and friendliness of a struggling people determined to educate their children.