Design it!

Books come in all shapes and sizes. Anyone who has ever shopped for a book knows that sometimes appearances count. This fun project-filled volume invites readers to make their own books, beginning with striking covers and delving into inner design concepts such as fonts, colors, lift-the-flap components, and even-everyone's favorite-pop-ups! Whether designers are interested in illustrating, writing, or creating a work of art, the perfect achievable...

A beautiful garden is a delight and takes quite a bit of skill and knowledge to design. However, creating a garden that attracts fairies and other magical creatures takes some real know-how! This fun book demonstrates through numerous creative projects and step-by-step instructions how to create arresting miniature landscapes of objects and plants and encourages young gardeners to exercise their green thumbs with artistic outdoor activities.

Food in advertisements and cookbooks can look mouthwateringly good-or not like food at all! Food designers are skilled in molding their medium-food-into works of art. This compelling book, packed with hints, tips and fun projects, explores the work of food designers and the variety of work they do, such as preparing food for photography and film sets. Young foodies will love the easy-to-follow directions to make treats that taste and look great for...

Provides comprehensible directions paired with photographs that illustrate different hair, nails, and makeup designs.

Introduces the basics behind the operation of various battery-powered electrical devices and provides instructions for making some simple devices that use different kinds of circuits and switches.