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Shelfies!

April 30, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

shelfieOur first Shelfie – BCIT Library Director David Pepper holding a book he’s looking forward to reading – Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception – by Claudia Hammond, call #: BF 468 H35 2012

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” – Albert Einstein

Do you have a favourite title at BCIT Library? Take a picture and send us a shelfie! Or tweet it with #bcitlib

Filed Under: Books, Shelfies, Staff

Look who visited BCIT 35 years ago today….

April 25, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

Pierre Trudeau at BCIT, April 25, 1979

Pierre Trudeau at BCIT, April 25, 1979

#tbt – one day late…..thelink_1979-05-02_Page_1

Filed Under: archives, Throwback Thursdays

Sounds sketchy to me…

April 23, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

TAKE 5 -  five featured titles available from BCIT Library: 

Fast sketching techniques / David Rankin
Call #: NC 730 R36 2000

  • following examples and exercises, artists will learn dozens of quick-sketching methods for capturing depth, proportion and value quickly and accurately

100 diagrams that changed the world: from the earliest cave paintings to the innovation of the iPod / Scott Christianson
Call #: T 353 C568 2012

  • 100 “plans,sketches,drawings and illustrations” that had tremendous influence; arranged in chronological order with an accompanying explanation of what the picture is and why it is important

Drawing for product designers / Kevin Henry
Call #: T 359 H46 2012

  • a guide to the visualization techniques used by contemporary product designers, including freehand sketching, digital rendering, information graphics, and presentation skills; includes case studies and tutorials

Sketching user experiences: getting the design right and the right design / Bill Buxton Available here

  • full of case studies, examples, exercises, and projects, this work aims to spark the imagination while encouraging the use of new techniques, breathing new life into user experience design

Sketching user experiences: the workbook / Saul Greenberg, et.al. Available here

  • extremely practical, with illustrated examples, this book provides step-by-step instructions and exercises, various sketching methods that will let you express your design ideas about user experiences across time

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Filed Under: Books, Take 5

Broadcast Communications…back in the day

April 17, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

#tbt

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Filed Under: archives, Throwback Thursdays

Building better boxes – and other ways to ignite innovation and creativity…

April 16, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

TAKE 5 -  five featured titles available from BCIT Library: 

Thinking in new boxes: a new paradigm for business creativity / Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny
HD 53 B7125 2013

  • don’t think outside of the box –create new boxes that make sense for you – this book tells you how to do it

Inside the box : a proven system of creativity for breakthrough results / Drew Boyd and Jacob Goldenberg
HD 53 B687 2013

  • how to innovate on a systematic basis, using templates designed from patterns common to inventive solutions

Red thread thinking : weaving together connections for brillant ideas and profitable innovation / Debra Kaye with Karen Kelly
HD 53 K39 2013
Also available via Books 24×7

  • shows how to weave originality from disparate information and turn it into a product or service that can shake up the marketplace
  • can you resist this chapter title: Stop crying over spilt milk because the glass is still half full

More great ideas a day : 365 more business ideas for each day of the year / authors, Jim Blythe et.al.
Available via Books 24×7

  • 365 chapters, each with the outline of an idea to make yourself or your business better and some tips for putting the idea into practice
  • read it all at once or check in every day for something new

Unthink : rediscover your creative genius / Erik Wahl
HD 53 W34 2013

  • written by graffiti artist and corporate thought leader (interesting combination) who believes that  “creativity is in all of us and re-discovering it is the key to unlocking your fullest potential”

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Filed Under: Books, Take 5

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