TAKE 5 -  five featured titles available from BCIT Library: 

May 3 – 10 is Bird Week in Vancouver so this Take 5 is dedicated to our fine feathered friends. And we have so many good bird books, we may have to Take 5 twice…or do a doubleTake – stay tuned….

The life of birds / BBC, PBS [3 DVD set – 580 minutes]
Call # QL 698.3 L54 2002

This is the definitive series on the most colorful, popular and perfectly adapted creatures on earth, covering 42 countries and examining over 300 different species. The filmmakers use ultra-slow motion film that unravels the complexities of bird flight and ultraviolet cameras that reveal the world from a bird’s point of view.

A murder of crows / CBC [DVD]
Call #: QL 696 P2367 S282 2005

This documentary explains how crows are one of the most intelligent species on the planet and shows how crows have a proven ability to reason and problem-solve, long and dependable memories, and complex social interactions that range from group play and hunting to gang-style killings and funerals. A friend who saw this DVD says she will never look at crows the same way again.

Bird brains: the intelligence of crows, ravens, magpies, and jays / Candace Savage
Call #: QL 696 P2367 S28 1997

Corvids – crows and their close relations –  appear to have powers of abstraction, memory, and creativity that put them on a par with many mammals, even higher primates. this authoritative text documents the life and behavior of sixteen representative corvid species that inhabit North America and Europe. The author describes birds that recognize each other as individuals, call one another by name, remember and relocate thousands of hidden food caches, engage in true teamwork and purposeful play, and generally exhibit an extraordinary degree of sophistication.

The nature of hummingbirds : rainbows on wings / Harry Thurston
Call #: QL 696 A558 T58 1999

A thorough account of the life and times of hummingbirds, their place in history and in the cosmology of Native peoples throughout North and South America. This volume includes beautiful full page, full colour photographs.

Gatherings of angels: migrating birds and their ecology / Kenneth P. Able (ed.)
Call #: QL 698.9 G38 1999

The first two chapters cover a general introduction to the phenomenon of bird migration, followed by chapters on specific types of migrating birds, including the Blackpoll Warbler, the Broad-winged Hawk, Sandhill Cranes, the White Rumped Sandpiper and Hummingbirds.

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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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
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• 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.
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• 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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