Its easy to create fun & exciting jewellery using shrink plastic. Just follow the step-by-step instructions & learn how to make 9 fabulous pieces of professional looking jewellery! By the time you have completed the projects you should have the knowledge & skills to design & make all sorts of rings bracelets earrings & necklaces that youll be proud to wear or give as gifts to friends & family. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts. ...

Design & Technology is packed with flexible ideas for developing early understanding & igniting curiosity in various areas of learning. Activities across twenty-nine themes can be tailored to meet the needs & interests of every child & support progress towards attaining the knowledge & skills required by the Early Learning Goals.
- Clear learning intentions for each activity enable effective planning of experiences.
- Suggestions for involving parents with Home Links to extend the learning themes.
- Links to different areas of learning through a variety of topics.
- Photographs of real children's work to illustrate potential learning outcomes of the activities.



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How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design" series

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Design Elements Form & Space takes an in-depth look at building grids & layouts based on visual language systems & how images text & white space interact on the page. Principles of spatial organization are examined & explored through visual examples accompanied by brief text to keep the content light & simple & content rich. ...

Celebrated designer Debbie Bliss knits the most adorable collection of baby wear ever! This title

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Design Like you Give A Damn [2] is the indispensable handbook for anyone committed to building a better a more sustainable future. With the rise in social demand for recycling programs & sustainable living this second title in the Design Like you Give A Damn repertoire documenting more than 1 00 new projects from around the world tunes into this fever pitch of change. This volume is packed with practical & ingenious design solutions that address the need for basic shelter housing education health care clean water & renewable energy. One-on-one interviews & provocative case studies demonstrate how innovative design is reimagining community & uplifting lives. From swing sets in refugee shelters a co-ed skate-park in war-torn Afghanistan to building material innovations such as smog-eating concrete to innovative public policy that is repainting Brazils urban slums Design Like you Give A Damn [2] serves as a how-to guide for anyone seeking to build change from the ground up. ...

This book leads the reader through the strategy process & implementation of design management via an exploration of the required skills theory & practice of each. It

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Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on or whether to push pull or slide a door. The fault lies in product design that ignore the needs of users & the principles of cognitive psychology. A bestseller in the United States this bible on the cognitive aspects of design contains examples of both good & bad design & simple rules that designers can use to improve the usability of objects as diverse as cars computers doors & telephones. ...

This third edition of a popular textbook is a concise single-volume introduction to the design of structural elements in concrete steel timber masonry & composites. It provides design principles & guidance in line with both British Standards & Eurocodes current as of late 2007. Topics discussed include the philosophy of design basic structural concepts & material properties. After an introduction & overview of structural design the book is conveniently divided into sections based on British Standards & Eurocodes. ...

A recent survey stated that 52 per cent of embedded projects are late by 4-5 months. This book can help get those projects in on-time with design patterns. The author carefully takes into account the special concerns found in designing & developing embedded applications specifically concurrency communication speed & memory usage. Patterns are given in UML (Unified Modeling Language) with examples including ANSI C for direct & practical application toC code. A basic C knowledge is a prerequisite for the book while UML notation & terminology is included. General C programming books do not include discussion of the constraints found within embedded system design. The practical examples give the reader an understanding of the use of UML & OO (Object Oriented) designs in a resource-limited environment. Also included are two chapters on state machines. The beauty of this book is that it can help you today. Design Patterns within these pages are immediately applicable to your project. It addresses embedded system design concerns such as concurrency communication & memory usage. Examples contain ANSI C for ease of use with C programming code. ...