Download or read book Meditations on Design written by and published by Conari Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designer John Wheatman has narrowed his design philosophy into 21 ideas you can incorporate in your own home whatever the size or budget.
Download or read book 401 Design Meditations written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In need of advice? Just want to sound off? Opening this volume is like grabbing lunch with a fellow designer to commiserate or celebrate. In its pages, noteworthy designers, both past and present, working in fields ranging from graphic design, fashion, architecture, typography, illustration, and industry product design, sound off on every topic, including deadlines, inspiration, competition, rules, respect, education, and handling criticism and life as a creative soul -- all with a certain amount of irreverence. Their thoughts are boiled down into succinct quotable quotes and one-liners that exemplify their character and demonstrate their philosophy on the world. Enjoy reading sound bites from everyone from Frank Gehry, David Carson, and Charles and Ray Eames to Frank Lloyd Wright, Paul Rand, Stefan Sagmeister, and Saul Bass.
Download or read book Meditations in Wonderland written by Anna Patrick and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOLLOW ELIZABETH DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE-AND MEET A WHOLE NEW ALICE. Elizabeth, a twenty-four-year-old interior designer living in Brooklyn, New York, encounters a little more than mental static when she sits down for her morning meditation, feeling disconnected from herself and her reality. As she meditates, she forces herself to confront her inner demons head on-including the darker parts that she would rather keep hidden from others, like her boyfriend, Adam. Her inner conflict leads her down a rabbit hole that is far different from the one she remembers from her favorite childhood story. When Elizabeth reaches the bottom of the rabbit hole, she follows a shadowy figure in a familiar blue dress who taunts her and coaxes her deeper into Wonderland. Unable to release herself from her meditation, Elizabeth chases Alice through Wonderland, guided by clues left by Alice, as well as the dark and strangely familiar characters she meets, like the Cheshire Cat, the Tweedle twins, and the Mad Hatter. In Wonderland, Elizabeth comes face to face with her inner light and darkness, and, finally, Alice-and discovers that Alice's secret might be what she has been searching for all along.
Download or read book Nine Designs for Inner Peace written by Sarah Tomlinson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to creating planetary yantras to access their healing and centering benefits • Provides easy-to-follow instructions to create the yantras • Serves as an introduction to active meditation, which focuses the mind while the body is engaged in a meditative activity The tantric art of drawing or painting the nine designs known as yantras is an ancient practice of active meditation that releases positive healing and centering effects. Each of the nine designs corresponds to one of the nine qualities of body and mind essential to well-being: radiance, nourishment, passion, intellect, expansion, bliss, organization, uniqueness, and spirituality. From the basic elements of the square, the circle, and the triangle, dynamic visual meditations unfold as the practitioner works clockwise from the outer elements inward toward the central point of stillness, or bindu, the source of happiness within. An accompanying mantra is recited while preparing each yantra to fully engage the senses in the meditative process. Creating the design that “speaks” most to the practitioner enables its unique healing quality to be transmitted. For example, working on the yantra named “Radiance” cultivates optimism and the self-confidence to succeed in one’s endeavors, while “radiating,” or imparting, one’s inner light to others. This workbook provides an important resource for active meditation, a practice revered for its effectiveness in revealing the spiritual underpinnings of everyday life. The active participation of the body in meditation while creating the nine planetary yantras raises to the level of spiritual ritual the practitioner’s intention toward wakefulness and gives access to profound states of healing integration.
Download or read book The Pocket Guide to Action written by Kyle Eschenroader and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Action is the surest path not only to reaching goals, but to finding the kind of meaning and purpose we desire. It is a kind of back door to the promises of so many philosophies and religions. When we are action-oriented, we forget to notice the missing pieces of our modern world: anomie fades away, change doesn't seem so wildly fast, the news becomes white noise.This book provides insights on how to take action more.
Download or read book Drawing Out the Dragons written by James A. Owen and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I believe in you. You have a great destiny. You are meant for great
Download or read book Foolproof and Other Mathematical Meditations written by Brian Hayes and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A non-mathematician explores mathematical terrain, reporting accessibly and engagingly on topics from Sudoku to probability. Brian Hayes wants to convince us that mathematics is too important and too much fun to be left to the mathematicians. Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations is his entertaining and accessible exploration of mathematical terrain both far-flung and nearby, bringing readers tidings of mathematical topics from Markov chains to Sudoku. Hayes, a non-mathematician, argues that mathematics is not only an essential tool for understanding the world but also a world unto itself, filled with objects and patterns that transcend earthly reality. In a series of essays, Hayes sets off to explore this exotic terrain, and takes the reader with him. Math has a bad reputation: dull, difficult, detached from daily life. As a talking Barbie doll opined, “Math class is tough.” But Hayes makes math seem fun. Whether he's tracing the genealogy of a well-worn anecdote about a famous mathematical prodigy, or speculating about what would happen to a lost ball in the nth dimension, or explaining that there are such things as quasirandom numbers, Hayes wants readers to share his enthusiasm. That's why he imagines a cinematic treatment of the discovery of the Riemann zeta function (“The year: 1972. The scene: Afternoon tea in Fuld Hall at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey”), explains that there is math in Sudoku after all, and describes better-than-average averages. Even when some of these essays involve a hike up the learning curve, the view from the top is worth it.
Download or read book A Good House Is Never Done written by John Wheatman and published by Conari Press. This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Meditations on Design, best-selling author and San Francisco-based interior designer John Wheatman introduced one of his favorite themes: "A good house is never done." Now, he explores this theme in depth and shows readers how to work with their homes as living spaces that change and evolve as their own lives do. A Good House Is Never Done is organized around the six main activities most of us do in our homes: Sleeping, Dining, Playing, Bathing, Cooking, and Working. For each of these broad topics, the author shares a wealth of design ideas, both abstract and practical, that will guide readers toward creating living spaces that are functional as well as beautiful. With his refreshingly irreverent attitude toward design "rules," John Wheatman invites readers to reject the conventional concepts of "living room," "dining room," "kitchen," "bedroom," "bathroom," and "study." Rather than divide your home into confining and static boxes, he advises, dare to think of your life and the way you live it in expansive terms. Design flexible living spaces that accommodate your dreams and not just your life circumstances or income. Gorgeous, practical, inspirational.
Download or read book The Sovereign Artist written by Vizi Andrei and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-06-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sovereign Artist is a collection of meditations on lifestyle design in the form of short essays and aphorisms. My goal is to challenge you with a new philosophy of work and leisure; an avant-garde dolce far niente.
Download or read book Meditations on Mid Century Design written by Margaret Dahm and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relax. Think thoughts! Enjoy a pleasant trip through this most fun period of pattern design while you subtly arrange your thoughts. It could happen. Over 45 pages to color. All original designs. Various skill levels.
Download or read book Meditations from the Earth written by Elizabeth Irvine and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What causes the beauty of a gemstone to resonate with you? In Meditations from the Earth, educator and jewelry designer Elizabeth Irvine reveals the mysterious power inherent in gemstones and explains how to incorporate them in your life to bring forth feelings such as love, gratitude, and calm. Inside this book, Elizabeth provides a meditation for each gemstone that aligns with an affirmation to keep with you throughout your day. As you learn to combine the power of a gemstone's energy with the soulful clarity of an affirmation, you'll gain insight and comfort. This awareness begins to create shifts in your life that can lead to greater health, a sense of calm, more joy, or a deeper purpose. When you combine these gifts of the Earth with the positive message of an affirmation, you'll experience how language shapes consciousness and beauty can nourish the spirit. You can create the life your soul is asking you to live, and you can begin now.
Download or read book A Field Guide to Color written by Lisa Solomon and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play with paint, get creative with color, and discover your personal palette--a joyful, interactive workbook for creativity, self-expression, and deepening your understanding of how color works. Color is one of the most profound ways we have to express ourselves. In this lively workbook for artists, graphic designers, hobbyists, and creators of all types, you will journal your way through fresh and enriching ways to develop a more personal connection to color in your art and life. Using watercolors, gouache, or any other water-based medium, dive into color theory and explore your personal style while playing with a balanced blend of experiments and color meditations. Discover a personal color wheel while exploring tints and shades. Experiment with color mixing while you make as many of one color as you can - and then name them all (honeydew green, avocado green, mint ice cream...). Through playful prompts and inspiring examples, and with lots of room for painting, this book will guide you to a new or expanded relationship with color and deepen your understanding of what color can do for you.
Download or read book Scale How Meditations written by Charlotte Maria Mason and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of Meditations comprise a verse by verse commentary on the first seven chapters of the Gospel according to St. John delivered as Sunday talks by Charlotte Mason to her disciples at "Scale How", The House of Education in Ambleside, and mailed weekly to subscribers during the year 1898 and later published in "The Parents' Review". This edifying collection is also an indispensable source for any one interested in exploring more deeply Mason's religious convictions.
Download or read book Drawing Meditations written by Kaitlyn Parker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hello and welcome to your new Drawing Meditations coloring book, complete with 14 unique designs (2 copies of each design are included in your book). A Drawing Meditation is not your average work of art. Each piece begins with a specific theme, however, the end product is unknown and materializes as the 'meditation' ensues. My work is based upon a moment-to-moment concentration of each form and how it might progress and flow with each additional shape. Every drawing is completely unique. I like to think that the drawings decide how they will manifest themselves - I simply sit back, draw, and observe what unfolds. Enjoy your 'meditation', your day, and this moment. Cheers Kaitlyn Parker (KP) www.kparkerdesign.net [email protected]
Download or read book Meditation for Makers written by Deanne Fitzpatrick and published by Nimbus Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 365 vignettes for maker, crafters, and artist of all stripes from celebrated artist and author of aking A life and Simply Modern.
Download or read book Meditations for Men Who Do Too Much written by Jonathon Lazear and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through quotations from a wide variety of people, and through his own thoughtful reflections, Jonathan Lazear encourages men to look at their overextended lives and think about how they should be spending that precious resource, time. For every day of the year, here are inspiring words to help men discover a new sense of themselves. Introduction by Anne Wilson Schaef, author of Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much.
Download or read book Meditations ANNOTATED written by Marcus Aurelius and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meditations (Medieval Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, romanized: Ta eis heauton, literally "things to one's self") is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. It is possible that large portions of the work were written at Sirmium, where he spent much time planning military campaigns from 170 to 180. Some of it was written while he was positioned at Aquincum on campaign in Pannonia, because internal notes tell us that the first book was written when he was campaigning against the Quadi on the river Granova (modern-day Hron) and the second book was written at Carnuntum.It is unlikely that Marcus Aurelius ever intended the writings to be published and the work has no official title, so "Meditations" is one of several titles commonly assigned to the collection. These writings take the form of quotations varying in length from one sentence to long paragraphs.
