Authors:Dan Cederholm, Ethan Marcotte,
Publisher: New Riders Press
Keywords: css, handcrafted, bulletproof, essentials, book, dvd, design, web, video, includes
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-08-20
List price: $54.99
ISBN-10: 0321658531
ISBN-13: 9780321658531

There’s a real connection between craftsmanship and Web design. That’s the theme running through Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design, by bestselling author Dan Cederholm, with a chapter contributed by renowned Web designer and developer Ethan Marcotte. This book explores CSS3 that works in today’s browsers, and you’ll be convinced that now’s the time to start experimenting with it. Whether you’re a Web designer, project manager, or a graphic designer wanting to learn more about the fluidity that’s required when designing for the Web, you’ll discover the tools to create

Author: Diane Maurer-Mathison
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Keywords: letter, handcrafted
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2001-03-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1580173608
ISBN-13: 9781580173605

Handwritten correspondence is coming back into vogue. Letter writing allows us to slow down and consider our thoughts fully before we commit them to paper. And there is something intimate about a hand-written letter that e-mails, typed letters, and even phone calls can’t replace. Sending a hand-written letter is like sending a small part of yourself. Such a letter is more than just a means of communication, it’s a gift - and sometimes a legacy. By sharing letters with family and friends, we maintain lifelong relationships and establish and build closeness with those whom we rarel

Authors:Dan Cederholm, Ethan Marcotte,
Publisher: New Riders Press
Keywords: design, web, bulletproof, css, handcrafted
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-08-19
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0321643380
ISBN-13: 9780321643384

There’s a real connection between craftsmanship and Web design. That’s the theme running through Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design, by bestselling author Dan Cederholm, with a chapter contributed by renowned Web designer and developer Ethan Marcotte. This book explores CSS3 that works in today’s browsers, and you’ll be convinced that now’s the time to start experimenting with it. Whether you’re a Web designer, project manager, or a graphic designer wanting to learn more about the fluidity that’s required when designing for the Web, you’ll discover the tools to create

Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: projects, pour, melt, soaps, handcrafted
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2003-10-28
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1402707975
ISBN-13: 9781402707971

“A continuation of the projects found in Browning’s Melt & Pour Soapmaking, using commercially available soap bases. ...There are also lovely molded soaps that one would hate to destroy by using. All of these soaps can be made using kitchen equipment, and no lye or animal fat is used in the process. Browning’s books are always great additions to public libraries.”—Library Journal.

Author: Claire Sun-ok Choi
Publisher: Quarry Books
Keywords: gifts, cards, handcrafted, designing, paper, quilling, art
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 1592533868
ISBN-13: 9781592533862

An exquisite paper art book featuring quilling techniques for cards and gifts.With a focus on simple, elegant projects, the The Art of Paper Quilling offers paper crafters a complete technique guide along with step-by-step project ideas for making beautiful framed pieces, cards, gifts, and more. The designs are all built upon simple rolled coils of paper that when grouped together, form intricate flowers, graceful butterflies, and delicate scrollwork. Quilled designs can be framed or used to embellish greeting cards, books and journals, and many types of simple paper structures. Claire Sun-ok

Author: Sharilyn Miller
Publisher: North Light Books
Keywords: wire, jewelry, beaded, making, bead, handcrafted
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2005-07-26
List price: $22.99
ISBN-10: 1581806507
ISBN-13: 9781581806502

Magazine editor and popular author Sharilyn Miller knows the jewelry making audience like no one else. In this latest book, she shows crafters of all levels how to get in on the popularity of jewelry and beading, with: -An in-depth section on design and construction techniques that makes it a snap to get started -More than 20 step-by-step bead and wire jewelry projects, including gorgeous earrings, necklaces, brooches, and bracelets It only takes a few basic steps to start making fashionable jewelry that’s guaranteed to trigger compliments.

Author: Jay Ryan
Publisher: Akashic Books
Keywords: jay, art, ryan, punk, books, planet, handcrafted, rock, decade, squirrels, dogs, large, independent, mammals, posters
Number of Pages: 125
Published: 2005-11-01
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 1888451939
ISBN-13: 9781888451931

A greatest-hits collection of the last decade of Jay Ryan’s compelling posters, 100 Posters, 134 Squirrels showcases one of underground poster art’s most prolific and talented practitioners. Framed by essays from luminaries in the music, design, and poster worlds—including Steve Albini, Art Chantry, Greg Kot, and Debra Parr—as well as an interview with Ryan himself, this book offers a unique look into Ryan’s unusual approach to poster art.