jueves, 23 de octubre de 2014

Fuse 1-20

Fuse 1-20 : from invention to animatter twenty years of FUSE
Neville, Brody
Wozencroft, Jon
2012
Resumen : Ideas that change design: A complete retrospective of the influential, experimental typeface publication FUSE
Launched by Neville Brody and Jon Wozencroft in 1991, FUSE was the ground-breaking publication that took design and typography into radically new and unforeseen spaces. The major influence of its revolutionary and experimental approach to typographic language reverberates still, and today—twenty years after its launch—the explorations carried out by some of the most famous and influential names in the industry stand out as futuristic and ahead of their time.
Taking the alphabet as its base, and enabled by the advent of digital design, FUSE became a laboratory for new ideas and risks, as well as a hothouse of new thinking. Published over twenty editions, each issue was themed and included both fonts and posters by specially-commissioned collaborators, all of which are on show here.
To commemorate the release of issue 20, TASCHEN brings you a complete compendium of all the issues. Exclusive to this publication are FUSE19 and FUSE20, two newly-commissioned and never-before published issues, in the form of 10 A2 posters and 24 downloadable fonts, making this boxed edition a collector’s item. This is the legacy created by the best contemporary thinkers on typeface design: the list of contributors to FUSE reads like a who’s who of typographic design, from Erik Spiekermann to Stefan Sagmeister, Peter Saville, Jonathan Barnbrook and Tobias Frere-Jones, plus many more. Editorial contributors include Adrian Shaughnessy and Jon Wozencroft.
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Understanding comics

Understanding comics : the invisible art
McCloud, Scott
1994
New York, HarperPerennial. 215 p.
Resumen : Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.
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Reinventing comics

Reinventing comics : how imagination and technology are revolutionizing an art form
McCloud, Scott
2000
New York, Perennial.  237 p.
Resumen : In 1993, Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture with the acclaimed international hit Understanding Comics, a massive comic book that explored the inner workings of the worlds most misunderstood art form. Now, McCloud takes comics to the next level, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and perceived today, and how they're poised to conquer the new millennium.
Part One of this fascinating and in-depth book includes:
The life of comics as an art form and as literature
The battle for creators' rights
Reinventing the business of comics
The volatile and shifting public perceptions of comics
Sexual and ethnic representation on comics
Then in Part Two, McCloud paints a breathtaking picture of comics' digital revolutions, including:
The intricacies of digital production
The exploding world of online delivery
The ultimate challenges of the infinite digital canvas
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Introduction to economic geography

Introduction to economic geography : globalization, uneven development and place
Mackinnon, Danny
Cumbers, Andrew
2011
Harlow, England, Pearson Education. 334 p.
Resumen : Today’s rapidly flowing global economy, hit by recession following the financial crisis of 2008/9, means the geographical economic perspective has never been more important. An Introduction to Economic Geography comprehensively guides you through the core issues and debates of this vibrant and exciting area, whilst also exploring the range of approaches and paradigms currently invigorating the wider discipline. Rigorous and accessible, the authors demystify and enliven a crucial subject for geographical study.
Underpinned by the themes of globalisation, uneven development and place, the text explores the diversity and vitality of contemporary economic geography. It balances coverage of 'traditional' areas such as regional development and labour markets with insight into new and evolving topics like neoliberalism, consumption, creativity and alternative economic practices.
An Introduction to Economic Geography is an essential textbook for undergraduate students taking courses in Economic Geography, Globalisation Studies and more broadly in Human Geography. It will also be of key interest to anyone in Planning, Business and Management Studies and Economics.
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Movimientos sociales en Chile

Movimientos sociales en Chile : trayectoria histórica y proyección política
Salazar, Gabriel
2012
Santiago, Chile, Uqbar Editores.  469 p.
Resumen : Gabriel Salazar afirma que la mayoría de los movimientos sociales que registra la historia de Chile no ha llegado a ejercer, por completo, su "poder constituyente", aunque sí han echado mano, en medida variable, a una u otra dimensión de su soberanía. Podría decirse que un movimiento social culmina (teóricamente) su acción histórica cuando llega a ejercer de modo pleno el poder necesario, no sólo para aquí o allá el sistema dominante, sino para construir otro nuevo: el orden social que realmente necesita. Sin embargo, si eso, por la razón que sea, no ocurre (y en chile eso no ha ocurrido), el hecho de haber luchado en ese sentido ocupando cuotas de soberanía, lo hace igualmente significativo desde un punto de vista político y valioso desde un punto de vista histórico-social.
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Ciencias de la tierra

Ciencias de la tierra : una introducción a la geología física
Tarbuck, Edward J.
Lutgens, Frederick K.
2005
Madrid, Pearson.  710 p. + 1DVD
Resumen : Esta nueva edición ha sido actualizada, existe un capítulo nuevo y se han reescrito algunos. El capítulo de la Geología en España, se va rescribir.Es un texto universitario para estudiantes que cursan su primer año de Geología. Además de ser informativo y estar actualizado, uno de los principales objetivos de Ciencias de la Tierra es satisfacer las necesidades de los estudiantes de disponer de una herramienta para el aprendizaje de los principios y los conceptos básicos de la geología. Se acompaña del Cd GEODe que contiene un programa que refuerza los conceptos clave mediante animaciones, clases y ejercicios interactivos.
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Perspectives on strategic environmental assessment

Perspectives on strategic environmental assessment
Partidário, María Rosário (ed.)
Clarck, Ray (ed.)
2000
Boca Ratón, Florida, Lewis. 287 p.
Resumen : An environmental assessment must be performed whenever a property transaction takes place. Those who donít may find themselves responsible for the past misdeeds of others. This book contains contributions by professionals from various locations who use Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as a tool applied to water management issues.
SEA helps make decisions that increase sustainability. Because of its procedural nature, it necessarily becomes tailor-made to different applications. Easily understood and geographic in scope, this book presents leading edge thinking and first hand knowledge on the applications of SEA in water management. Perspectives on Strategic Environmental Assessment is a comprehensive guidebook for performing environmental assessments all over the world. No other source provides you with as much information on the applications of SEA as a policy assessment and management tool. This book provides a blueprint for environmental assessments that safeguards you from the oversights of others.
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Patología de la madera

Patología de la madera : degradación y rehabilitación de estructuras de madera
Zanni, Enrique
2004
Córdoba, Brujas. 241 p.
Resumen : Con el desarrollo de la alta tecnología en las ultimas décadas en proporción cuadrática a lo que sucedía en los años 40/50, han aparecido en el mercado una enorme cantidad de sustancias tanto de origen natural como sintético que contribuyen hoy a la conservación, mantenimiento, refuerzo y protección de la madera, así como también aportan nuevos procedimientos constructivos menos lábiles frente a la acción de los agentes deletéreos.
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Cartas a un joven poeta

Cartas a un joven poeta
Rilke, Rainer María
2004
Buenos Aires, Longseller.  139 p.
Resumen : Los innumerables mensajes presentes en la correspondencia de este poeta no reconocen límites de tiempos y fronteras porque no son una normativa para escribir mejor. Estas cartas están cargadas de reflexiones que abren la mente a ese hálito de vida que nace en el corazón, y que ayudan a esclarecer lo que en él bulle. "El amor consiste en que dos soledades se protejan, se limiten y se reverencien una a la otra", escribió. Para Rilke, la poesía es un compromiso vital, inclaudicable, y no tan sólo expresión literaria. Por eso advierte que los versos son experiencia de un acto intransferible, que se origina en la sangre misma de cada uno y que obedece a una ley propia.
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lunes, 13 de octubre de 2014

The human impact on the natural environment

The human impact on the natural environment : on the natural environment past, present and future
Goudie, Andrew
2006
Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishing. 357 p.
Resumen: The new edition of this classic student text provides an up-to-date and comprehensive view of the major environmental issues facing the world today, and is an essential introduction to the past, present and future impact of humans on Earth.
* Explores the impact of humans upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, and the atmosphere.
* Updated extensively, with many new figures and up-to-date statistics.
* Four completely new chapters explore the ways in which global climate change may have an impact on Earth in the future.
* A new design makes the text even more accessible and easy to use
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