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design

Books about design for readers of all ages.

Cover of How to Be a Fashion Designer

How to Be a Fashion Designer

Lesley Ware

Ages 8–14creativityself-expression

Cover of Castle - How It Works

Castle - How It Works

David Macaulay

Ages 6–12architectureengineering

Cover of Build Your Own Website (Computer Guides Series)

Build Your Own Website (Computer Guides Series)

Asha Kalbag, Philippa Wingate, Jane Chisholm, Peggy Porter Tierney

Ages 9–12technologycreativity

Cover of Super Structures (Fast Forward)

Super Structures (Fast Forward)

John Malam, David Salariya

Ages 7–12architectureengineering

Cover of Patterns

Patterns

Ivan Bulloch, Wendy Clemson, David Clemson

Ages 4–8geometrypattern recognition

Cover of The fantastic bicycles book

The fantastic bicycles book

Steven Lindblom

Ages 7–12engineeringdesign

Cover of Bridges

Bridges

Nicola Baxter

Ages 7–9engineeringarchitecture

Cover of Looking Good (Real Deal-Green Plus)

Looking Good (Real Deal-Green Plus)

Joanne Barkan

Ages 9–12fashionself-expression

Cover of Architects

Architects

Capstone Press, David Anger, Eric Kudalis

Ages 8–12architecturedesign

Cover of Future toys

Future toys

Antoni Emchowicz, Paul Nunneley, Chris Shelley

Ages 8–16creativityinnovation

Cover of Fashions on the Go! (Golden Books)

Fashions on the Go! (Golden Books)

Ages 4–8creativityself-expression

Cover of Flag (Eyewitness Books)

Flag (Eyewitness Books)

DK Publishing, William G. Crampton

Ages 7–12historyculture

Cover of Encyclopedia of Custom And Classic Transportation Set (Encyclopedia of Custom and Classic Transportation)

Encyclopedia of Custom And Classic Transportation Set (Encyclopedia of Custom and Classic Transportation)

John Carroll, Adrienne Kessel, Peter Henshaw

Ages 10–15transportationengineering

Cover of Introduction to Landscaping

Introduction to Landscaping

Ronald J. Biondo, Charles B. Schroeder

Ages 14–18designnature

Cover of Dreaming up

Dreaming up

Christy Hale

Ages 4–9creativityimagination

Cover of It's all around

It's all around

Dave Boyle, STEP 5-16 Design and Technology, Technology

Ages 5–7designtechnology

Cover of Architects Make Zigzags

Architects Make Zigzags

Roxie Munro, Diane Maddex

Ages 7–12architecturedesign

Cover of 20th Century Design

20th Century Design

Ages 9–12creativityinnovation

Cover of DIY Kids

DIY Kids

Ellen Lupton, Julia Lupton

Ages 6–14creativityself-expression

Cover of Art of Disneyland

Art of Disneyland

Ages 8–12art and creativityimagination

Cover of Bologna Annual 2006 (Bologna Annual. Illustrators of Children's Books)

Bologna Annual 2006 (Bologna Annual. Illustrators of Children's Books)

Ages 8–16art and creativityillustration

Cover of How To Draw Steampunk

How To Draw Steampunk

Joey Marsocci

Ages 8–16creativityart technique

Cover of Architecture ANIMALS

Architecture ANIMALS

Michael J. Crosbie

Ages 5–12architectureanimals

Cover of Covers

Covers

Ages 6–8books and readingdesign