Dot-Com Design
Dot-Com Design

Author: Megan Sapnar Ankerson

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2018-07-24

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1479872725

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From dial-up to wi-fi, an engaging cultural history of the commercial web industry In the 1990s, the World Wide Web helped transform the Internet from the domain of computer scientists to a playground for mass audiences. As URLs leapt off computer screens and onto cereal boxes, billboards, and film trailers, the web changed the way many Americans experienced media, socialized, and interacted with brands. Businesses rushed online to set up corporate “home pages” and as a result, a new cultural industry was born: web design. For today’s internet users who are more familiar sharing social media posts than collecting hotlists of cool sites, the early web may seem primitive, clunky, and graphically inferior. After the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, this pre-crash era was dubbed “Web 1.0,” a retronym meant to distinguish the early web from the social, user-centered, and participatory values that were embodied in the internet industry’s resurgence as “Web 2.0” in the 21st century. Tracking shifts in the rules of “good web design,” Ankerson reimagines speculation and design as a series of contests and collaborations to conceive the boundaries of a new digitally networked future. What was it like to go online and “surf the Web” in the 1990s? How and why did the look and feel of the web change over time? How do new design paradigms like user-experience design (UX) gain traction? Bringing together media studies, internet studies, and design theory, Dot-com Design traces the shifts in, and struggles over, the web’s production, aesthetics, and design to provide a comprehensive look at the evolution of the web industry and into the vast internet we browse today.

Dot, Line, Shape
Dot, Line, Shape

Author: Victionary

Publisher:

Published: 2020-02-27

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9789887903468

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As much as skills and styles matter when it comes to design, every visual begins with a fundamental element that can be enhanced or expanded into an aesthetically pleasing and meaningful piece of work. Whether they serve as simple points of focus or building blocks for complex patterns, these elements present countless possibilities when combined with purpose and principles like contrast, balance, rhythm, and white space. Going back to basics, DOT, LINE, SHAPE is a comprehensive collection of projects that manifest the three elements in inspiring and ingenious ways to bring unique creative visions to life. No matter how trends or platforms change over time, they serve as timeless components that provide designers and artists around the world with infinite means of expression to make a lasting impact.

Less Is More (Difficult)
Less Is More (Difficult)

Author:

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2018-11-20

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 0847863026

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A celebration of twenty years of design, philosophy, and inspiration from the renowned American furniture brand Blu Dot. Blu Dot is an American pioneer of democratic design, and winner of the 2018 National Design Award for Product Design from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Founded and run by its principal designers, the company is celebrated for its minimal and innovative design, and its mission to make modern design accessible to a wider audience. Published to coincide with the brand's twentieth anniversary, this carefully produced book collects two decades' worth of ideas, inspiration, designs, and products that chronicle the evolution of one of the most iconic names in contemporary American design. Illustrated with stunning photography of Blu Dot's best-known pieces, the book includes everything the brand has ever produced, from the very earliest designs like the Chicago 8 box shelving system to the ubiquitous and iconic Real Good Chair. Supplemented by sketches, notes, and other inspirational materials drawn from the archives of Blu Dot's founders -- John Christakos, Maurice Blanks, and Charlie Lazor -- this book also includes revealing interviews and written contributions from leading names in contemporary design, including an essay by design curator Andrew Blauvelt. The book is a celebration not just of the pioneering work of one American company, but of good design.

Practical Highway Design Solutions
Practical Highway Design Solutions

Author: Hugh W. McGee

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 0309223830

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Chapter one. Introduction -- Chapter two. Results of initial survey of state departments of transportation -- Chapter three. Background information on project development and design methods -- Chapter four. Profiles of states with practical design policies -- Chapter five. Findings, conclusions, and suggested research.

Roadside Design Guide
Roadside Design Guide

Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13:

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Dot-com & Beyond
Dot-com & Beyond

Author: Sun Professional Services

Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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Dot-com infrastructure failures often make headlines -- and in most cases, they're directly attributable to underlying architectural shortcomings. In this book, Sun consultants offer expert guidance on next-generation architecture for dot-coms -- and on the related design and implementation issues that are critical to every Internet-focused business. Dot-Com & Beyond reviews today's most powerful Internet-related opportunities for improving business efficiency, reaching new markets, and establishing "time-based" value chains. It then provides comprehensive guidance on implementing IT architectures that can support these new applications. The book introduces Sun's exclusive "3-dimensional methodology," and the key architectural, design, and implementation practices needed to create an effective Internet infrastructure. Discover how to build architectures that last, by designing for systematic qualities; how to manage dot-com projects effectively; and what future dot-com infrastructures will look like. The book also contains a start-to-finish case study drawn from an actual project at a leading Fortune 500 company. For all developers, system architects, e-commerce managers, and other IT professionals seeking better ways to leverage Internet technologies.

Color Image Processing
Color Image Processing

Author: Rastislav Lukac

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-10-03

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 1420009788

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Color Image Processing: Methods and Applications embraces two decades of extraordinary growth in the technologies and applications for color image processing. The book offers comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art systems, processing techniques, and emerging applications of digital color imaging. To elucidate the significant progress in specialized areas, the editors invited renowned authorities to address specific research challenges and recent trends in their area of expertise. The book begins by focusing on color fundamentals, including color management, gamut mapping, and color constancy. The remaining chapters detail the latest techniques and approaches to contemporary and traditional color image processing and analysis for a broad spectrum of sophisticated applications, including: Vector and semantic processing Secure imaging Object recognition and feature detection Facial and retinal image analysis Digital camera image processing Spectral and superresolution imaging Image and video colorization Virtual restoration of artwork Video shot segmentation and surveillance Color Image Processing: Methods and Applications is a versatile resource that can be used as a graduate textbook or as stand-alone reference for the design and the implementation of various image and video processing tasks for cutting-edge applications. This book is part of the Digital Imaging and Computer Vision series.