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New York : Penguin Press, 2012
Abstract/Sommario: In this first full portrait of the legendary Bell Labs, journalist Jon Gertner takes readers behind one of the greatest collaborations between business and science in history. Officially the research and development wing of AT & T, Bell Labs made seminal breakthroughs from the 1920s to the 1980s in everything from lasers to cellular telephony, becoming arguably the best laboratory for new ideas in the world. Gertner's riveting narrative traces the intersections between science, busines ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Beverly, MA : Rockport Publishers, 2019
Minneapolis : Rockport, 2018
Abstract/Sommario: An essential text on developing form and style in type design. Includes a history of type and gallery of contemporary styles.
Gloucester, Mass. : Rockport, 2007
New York : Columbia University Press, 2016
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe, 2020
Abstract/Sommario: Has COVID-19 ushered in the end of the office? Or is it the office's final triumph? For decades, futurologists have prophesied a boundaryless working world, freed from the cramped confines of the office. During the COVID-19 crisis, employees around the globe got a taste of it. Confined by lockdown to their homes, they met, mingled, collaborated, and created electronically. At length, they returned to something approaching normality. Or had they glimpsed the normal to come? In The Momen ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018
Abstract/Sommario: This state-of-the-art book explores the implications of contemporary trends that are shaping the future of museum experiences. In four separate sections, it looks into how museums are developing dialogical relationships with their audiences, reaching out beyond their local communities to involve more diverse and broader audiences. It examines current practices in involving crowds, not as passive audiences but as active users, co-designers and co-creators; it looks critically and reflec ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Old Saybrook, Conn. : Tantor Media, 2015
Abstract/Sommario: What do Disney, Bollywood, and "the Batkid" teach us about how to create celebrity experiences for our audiences' How can a vending machine inspire world peace' Can being "imperfect" make your business more marketable' Can a selfie improve one's confidence' When can addiction be a good thing'The answers to these questions may not be all that obvious, and that's exactly the point. For the past four years, marketing expert and Georgetown University professor Rohit Bhargava has curated hi ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Washington, DC : Island Press, 2018
Abstract/Sommario: Mangos from India, pasta from Italy, coffee from Colombia: Every day, we are nourished by a global food system that relies on our planet remaining verdant and productive. But current practices are undermining both human and environmental health, resulting in the paradoxes of obesity paired with malnutrition, crops used for animal feed and biofuels while people go hungry, and more than thirty percent of food being wasted when it could feed the 795 million malnourished worldwide. In Nour ...; [Leggi tutto...]