Engineering Design

"A diamond is forever." Who among us doesn't recognize this slogan and, with it, the fascination that diamonds hold in our collective imagination as emblems of royalty, glamor, and eternal love? Rachelle Bergstein's cultural biography illuminates the enticing, often surprising story of our society's enduring obsession with diamonds - and the people who have worked tirelessly to ensure their continued allure.

Are you passionate about sustainable living but unsure how to start a backyard chicken flock? Do you dream of gathering fresh eggs every morning but feel overwhelmed by coop design and daily care? You’re not alone, but with the right guidance, raising chickens can be simple and rewarding. Raising Chickens for Beginners is your ultimate step-by-step guide to backyard chicken keeping—from coop design and feeding to healthcare and egg collection. It’s time to take the leap and experience the benefits of raising your own chickens!

In a world rife with rapidly changing social and technological change, it’s far too easy to lose sight of the foundations of design thinking that led us to success. With standardization beginning to show its weaknesses and a growing demand for more human-focused design, how can you challenge the status quo and create a robust and flexible design identity suited for the modern world? And how can you design products that build connections with consumers and influence society?

Innovative concepts, tools, and playbooks for discovering, defining, and taking charge of new market categories, by two of the leaders of the category design movement. The most exciting—and often most valuable—companies create, develop and win new categories of products or services. Examples...

Within this audiobook, you'll uncover the surprising capacity of home AC units to generate water alongside the impressive output of commercial AC systems daily and even hourly. Additionally, you'll gain insight into the distressing waste of millions of gallons of water in states facing severe shortages: California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada.

In this book, we will venture into the realm of the possible, exploring the forefront of technology and its trajectories. We will celebrate the leaps from the realm of science fiction into reality, and we will dare to dream even further. Glimpse into the future roadmap for the next great epoch of humanity.

New technologies, patterns, and frameworks are being developed every year so it's hard to stay up-to-date. This audiobook is intended to help to bridge that gap. The book does not provide secret recipes or uncover new patterns. The goal was to create a guide that provides a conventional overview of key .NET software development topics and helps formalize definitions of concepts such as the .NET Framework, Object-Oriented Programming, and design patterns.

From FSGO x Logic: anonymous interviews with tech workers at all levels, providing a bird's-eye view of the industry In Voices from the Valley, the celebrated writers and Logic cofounders Moira Weigel and Ben Tarnoff take an unprecedented dive into the tech industry, conducting unfiltered...

Everyone loves a good game! Now, take that a step further and think about how the game applies to user experience (UX). UX FMK focuses on unique advice sorted into the 20 things you should know, the 20 ways to avoid wasting time, and 20 ways not to fail in the field of user experience.

It's all about data right now. Because we store, track and transmit information so quickly, everything we do is data. Data is stored in big excel spreadsheets or Oracle databases. This information is extremely powerful, but how can we utilize this information to make better informed decisions. 5 Tools for Data Driven Design provides a toolkit you can use to understand how to best utilize data to design solutions to your advantage.

Design is everywhere. Take a look around you right now, and consider the products and services we use every day. You'll notice that our computer and phone operating systems, our web browsers, and the apps we use to work, order food, socialize, and even date have been designed by UX specialists to offer you the best experiences when using their products and services. Of course, not all online experiences are designed with our best interests in mind. That's exactly why UX design is such an exciting and rewarding field.

In Responsive Web Design Overview For Beginners, you'll get an overview of what to expect when building a responsive website.

Gravity plays hardball in this solar satire, forcing the system to orbital bankruptcy. As the Sun & Planets scramble in dark energy chaos, they plot & plan new galactic endeavors to settle this suctioning debt collection. Who is going to pony up? Will it be you and me? How about the dark White House?

Website development involves creating and maintaining websites. It encompasses various aspects such as web design, web programming, and database management. Web developers use languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build the structure, style, and interactivity of websites. Additionally, they may work with server-side scripting languages like PHP, Python, or Ruby to handle dynamic content and databases. Understanding user experience (UX) and search engine optimization (SEO) are also crucial for creating successful websites.