Book Reviews

The Wayfinding Handbook: Information Design for Public Places

Posted in Book Reviews, October, 20th 2011

Wayfinding is often used to refer to traditional navigation methods used by indigenous people. It encompasses all ways in which people and animals orient themselves in physical space and navigate from place to place. Historically, wayfinding refers to the techniques used by travellers...

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Building Integrated Photovoltaics – A Handbook by Simon Roberts & Nicolò Guariento

Posted in Book Reviews, October, 15th 2011

Increased environmental awareness and subsequent growing demand for clean sources of energy has led to the success of photovoltaic technology in recent years. The manufacture of solar cells and photovoltaic arrays is flourishing exponentially, as projects of all scales from all...

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Materiology - Daniel Kula & Elodie Ternaux

Posted in Book Reviews, October, 14th 2011

The authors describe the writing of this book as being both pleasurable and frustrating. Such is also the case with the process of the selection of materials for a designer. While there is pleasure in researching new materials, it is frustrating when one comes across technical jargon...

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