One of our most important requirements as humans is the dwelling. Designing a home is thus one of the most important challenges architecture has to deal with. On the one hand, architects must create homes that guarantee with the highest of quality the wellbeing and comfort of their inhabitants. On the other hand, architects must learn how to manage a client's limited budget by reducing costs without affecting the quality of the final result. Affordable Home Design showcases a wide array of solutions to this same architectural challenge of good design and structure on a budget. The projects featured include extensions of houses and apartments already in existence, ecological housing design, sustainable and structurally cost-effective homes, and new buildings in strictly coded conservation zones. Through more than 250 full-color photographs, this essential book reveals how today's architects are able to adapt to the necessities of a more affordable budget when approaching the always exciting necessity of designing a home.

After the very successful collections presenting dozens of alternative cartoonists with a bite, Attitude starts a new series collecting the best cartoons from amongst them. First up is political cartoonist Andy Singer and his syndicated panel No Exit, filled with mordant satire.

The book proposes straightforward, efficient and attractive solutions for kitchens in small spaces. One of the chapters could feature the manufacturers and even include kitchens not only from homes but also from caravans, sailboats, restaurants, mobile homes, home studios...a truly practical book offering solutions.

Classic Garfield comic strips and illustrations present the fat cat's unique take on such crucial topics as dog drool, lasagna, and sleeping. Original. 65,000 first printing.

Now available in paperback, The Big Book of Colour in Design focuses on colour as a tool to create moods and symbolic images. The book is categorized into 30 different sections, such as "classy," "hot," "regal," or "corporate." Each section features current graphic design projects that fit into these moods. For the designer looking for fresh ideas on how to use colour, this volume is a treasure chest. Under the "hot" section, the obvious uses of red and orange are shown. But a neon coloured car can also be considered as "hot." For each of the featured projects, a "colour chip" appears, with the CMYK formula for creating a similar tone. In all, hundreds of examples of colour in brochures, ads, logos and other categories of graphic design appear in this breakthrough book.