Designer Relationships

Author : Mark Michaels
Publisher : Cleis Press Start
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781627781497

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Designer Relationships by Mark Michaels Pdf

Contemporary relationships are in a state of rapid evolution. These changes can and should empower people with the opportunity to develop partnerships based on their own sexualities, understandings, and agreements. This makes it possible to create what Kenneth Haslam, founder of the Kinsey Institute’s Polyamory Archive, has called “designer relationships.” Designer relationships may encompass: people who bond emotionally but not sexually; people who agree to be non-exclusive; single people who have occasional lovers or friends with benefits; multiple partner configurations where long-term bonds exist among all or some; partnerships in which people are kinky and that make room to explore kink. The possibilities are limitless, and thinking about a partnership as something people can craft allows for flexibility and change. Relationships can open and close or have varying degrees and kinds of openness as circumstances demand. In the context of a designer relationship, decisions are made mutually, consciously, and deliberately. Best-selling authors and nationally known relationship experts Patricia Johnson and Mark A. Michaels are exemplars of this life choice, and have studied polyamory for over 20 years. This book explains exactly how you and your loved ones can design your own life and love.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-29T22:59:00Z
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781669394631

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Summary of Mark A. Michaels & Patricia Johnson's Designer Relationships by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Modern relationships are in a state of rapid evolution. We see these changes as empowering. They provide people with the opportunity to develop partnerships based on their own sexualities, understandings, and agreements. #2 The benefit of being able to choose your partners is that you’ve been exposed to the available options, have genuinely thought them through, and have chosen what is appropriate for your relationship. Even in the context of total exclusivity, people change and evolve. #3 The second sexual revolution is happening now, and it is being led by the transgender movement. Marriage equality is now the law of the land, and a majority of Americans support it. #4 The current shift in attitude towards nonmonogamy has been influenced by a variety of cultural factors. In addition to the growing and politically active polyamory community, the swinging and kink communities appear to be gaining many new adherents.

Author : Mark A. Michaels,Patricia Johnson
Publisher : Cleis Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1627781471

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Designer Relationships by Mark A. Michaels,Patricia Johnson Pdf

Contemporary relationships are in a state of rapid evolution. These changes can and should empower people with the opportunity to develop partnerships based on their own sexualities, understandings, and agreements. This makes it possible to create what Kenneth Haslam, founder of the Kinsey Institute's Polyamory Archive, has called "designer relationships." Designer relationships may encompass: people who bond emotionally but not sexually; people who agree to be non-exclusive; single people who have occasional lovers or friends with benefits; multiple partner configurations where long-term bonds exist among all or some; partnerships in which people are kinky and that make room to explore kink. The possibilities are limitless, and thinking about a partnership as something people can craft allows for flexibility and change. Relationships can open and close or have varying degrees and kinds of openness as circumstances demand. In the context of a designer relationship, decisions are made mutually, consciously, and deliberately. Best-selling authors and nationally known relationship experts Patricia Johnson and Mark A. Michaels are exemplars of this life choice, and have studied polyamory for over 20 years. This book explains exactly how you and your loved ones can design your own life and love.

Author : Marc J de Vries,Nigel Cross,D.P. Grant
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401582209

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Design Methodology and Relationships with Science by Marc J de Vries,Nigel Cross,D.P. Grant Pdf

Many business corporations are faced with the challenge of bringing together quite different types of knowledge in design processes: knowledge of different disciplines in the natural and engineering sciences, knowledge of markets and market trends, knowledge of political and juridical affairs. This also means a challenge for design methodology as the academic discipline that studies design processes and methods. The aim of the NATO ARW of which this book is the report was to bring together colleagues from different academic fields to discuss this increasing multidisciplinarity in the relationship between design and sciences. This multidisciplinarity made the conference a special event. At a certain moment one of the participants exclaimed: "This is not a traditional design methodology conference!" Throughout the conference it was evident that there was a need to develop a common language and understanding to enable the exchange of different perspectives on design and its relationship with science. The contributions that have been included in this book show these different perspectives: the philosophical, the historical, the engineering perspective and the practical designer's experience.

Author : Dedeker Winston
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781510712096

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The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory by Dedeker Winston Pdf

No one likes a know-it-all, but everyone loves a girl with brains and heart. The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory is an intelligent and comprehensive guide to polyamory, open relationships, and other forms of alternative love, offering relationship advice radically different from anything you'll find on the magazine rack. This practical guidebook will help women break free of the mold of traditional monogamy, without the constraints of jealousy, possessiveness, insecurity, and competition. The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory incorporates interviews and real-world advice from women of all ages in nontraditional relationships, as well as exercises for building self-awareness, confidence in communication, and strategies for managing and eliminating jealousy. If you're curious about exploring group sex, opening up your current monogamous relationship, or ready to “come out” as polyamorous, this book covers it all! Whether you're a seasoned graduate, a timid freshman, or somewhere in between, you'll learn how to discover and craft unique relationships that are healthy, happy, sexy, and tailor-made for you. Because when it comes to your love life, being a know-it-all is actually a great thing to be.

Author : Terri L. Maurer,Katie Weeks
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780470190531

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Interior Design in Practice by Terri L. Maurer,Katie Weeks Pdf

Through real-world case studies, master the business of interior design practice Whether you hope to own your own company, grow your company, or rise high in the managerial ranks of a larger practice, you must have a tight grasp of business basics in order to succeed as an interior designer. Interior Design in Practice provides the vital business education an interior designer needs. It describes in detail how to plan and launch an interior design business, and how to grow that business towards success. Through real-world case studies, you'll learn the essentials of building a design practice, including: Deciding how and when to use business planning, strategic planning, and financial planning to your benefit Techniques to build teams and motivate team members Ways to avoid costly mistakes Advice on branding and marketing your firm and yourself Methods to integrate new technology into your day-to-day practice, marketing, and networking Coauthored by a former ASID national president and an experienced design writer and editor, Interior Design in Practice assists interior designers with practical, from-the-field advice, along with enlightening case studies throughout the book. Both budding entrepreneurs and seasoned design practitioners will find this comprehensive, real-world guide a welcome stepping-stone to success.

Author : Saied M.M. Tahaghoghi,Hugh E. Williams
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780596008642

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Learning MySQL by Saied M.M. Tahaghoghi,Hugh E. Williams Pdf

Presents instructions on using MySQL, covering such topics as installation, querying, user management, security, and backups and recovery.

Author : Sikha Bagui,Richard Earp
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781135504366

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Database Design Using Entity-Relationship Diagrams by Sikha Bagui,Richard Earp Pdf

Entity-relationship (E-R) diagrams are time-tested models for database development well-known for their usefulness in mapping out clear database designs. Also commonly known is how difficult it is to master them. With this comprehensive guide, database designers and developers can quickly learn all the ins and outs of E-R diagramming to become expe

Author : Timothy Goodman,Jessica Walsh
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781613127155

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40 Days of Dating by Timothy Goodman,Jessica Walsh Pdf

“What would happen if Harry met Sally in the age of Tinder and Snapchat? . . . A field guide to Millennial dating in New York City” (New York Daily News). When New York–based graphic designers and long-time friends Timothy Goodman and Jessica Walsh found themselves single at the same time, they decided to try an experiment. The old adage says that it takes forty days to change a habit—could the same be said for love? So they agreed to date each other for forty days, record their experiences in questionnaires, photographs, videos, texts, and artworks, and post the material on a website they would create for this purpose. What began as a small experiment between two friends became an Internet sensation, drawing five million unique (and obsessed) visitors from around the globe to their site and their story. 40 Days of Dating: An Experiment is a beautifully designed, expanded look at the experiment and the results, including a great deal of material that never made it onto the site, such as who they were as friends and individuals before the forty days and who they have become since.

Author : James Victore
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781452166438

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Feck Perfuction by James Victore Pdf

"James Victore is a dangerous man. His ideas on optimizing your creativity, doing wow work and building a life that inspires will devastate your limits. And show you how to win. Read this book fast." —Robin Sharma, #1 bestselling author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Begin before you're ready. Renowned designer and professional hell-raiser James Victore wants to drag you off your couch and throw you headfirst into a life of bold creativity. He'll guide you through all the twists, trials, and triumphs of starting your creative career, from finding your voice to picking the right moment to start a project (hint: It's now). Bring your biggest, craziest, most revolutionary ideas, and he will give you the kick in the pants you need to make them real. No matter what industry or medium you work in, this book will help you live, work, and create freely and fearlessly. Here are some dangerous ideas: • The things that made you weird as a kid make you great today. • Work is serious play. • Your ego can't dance. • The struggle is everything. • Freedom is something you take. • There ain't no rules. Take a risk. Try them out. Live dangerously. More praise for Feck Perfuction: "In James Victore's new book, he unequivocally proves why he is the master he is. In every chapter, he challenges and inspires the reader to reach for more, to try harder and to create our best selves. It is a magnificent and momentous experience. (All true)." —Debbie Millman, Host Design Matters "James Victore got famous creating tough posters that shook me to the core. He now does the same using the written word. To you." —Stefan Sagmeister, designer

Author : Gail Freet Hannah
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-02
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781616891749

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Elements of Design by Gail Freet Hannah Pdf

A hands-on book design students and designers alike will welcome. Elements of Design is a tribute to an exceptional teacher and a study of the abstract visual relationships that were her lifelong pursuit. Rowena Reed Kiostellow taught industrial design at Pratt Institute for more than fifty years and the designers she trained-and the designers they're training today-have changed the face of American design. This succinct, instructive, invaluable book reconstructs the series of exercises that led Kostellow's students from the manipulation of simple forms to the creation of complex solutions to difficult design problems. It includes her exercises and commentary along with selected student solutions, and concludes with examples of work from former students who became leaders in the field, including such well-known figures as Tucker Viemeister, Ralph Applebaum, Ted Muehling, and many others.

Author : Jody Lynne Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Architectural practice
ISBN : CORNELL:31924002066623

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The Client-designer Relationship by Jody Lynne Brown Pdf

Author : Harold G. Nelson,Erik Stolterman
Publisher : Educational Technology
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0877783055

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The Design Way by Harold G. Nelson,Erik Stolterman Pdf

A ground-breaking, multi-disciplinary volume describing the essence of all design fields, ranging from artistic design to systems design, to educational or instructional design.

Author : Ellen M. Shapiro
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781581159547

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The Graphic Designer's Guide to Clients by Ellen M. Shapiro Pdf

Here is the perfect volume for graphic designers who want real-life advice for long-term success. Renowned designer Ellen Shapiro reveals time-tested tricks of the trade-for making sure the clients you want to work with know about you, become your clients, and work with you productively. Then, in a series of one-on-one interviews, leading designers such as Milton Glaser, April Greiman, Mike Weymouth, Drew Hodges, Marc Gobé, and partners in Pentagram reveal their personal experiences and insights on how to uphold creative standards while fulfilling clients’ needs. Their advice will help you: identify what is distinct about your services; market yourself effectively; meet and court clients; learn the lingo of corporate strategy; make effective presentations; believe in the work you do and sell the work you believe in; obtain referrals from existing clients; keep clients coming back for more. CEOs and design managers from nineteen marketing- and design-savvy clients-such as Klein Bikes, The Knoll Group, Barnes & Noble, and Harvard-offer their own candid perspectives on the challenges, solutions, and triumphs of working with designers.
Whether you are courting your first clients or seeking fresh insights for achieving even greater success, you cannot afford to be without this crucial resource.

Author : Robert J. Brunner,Stewart Emery,Russ Hall
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780132703758

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Do You Matter? by Robert J. Brunner,Stewart Emery,Russ Hall Pdf

“Definitely, a game changer! Design experience is the power shift to our era what mass marketing was to the last century.” John Sculley former CEO, Pepsi and Apple “Great design is about creating a deep relationship with your customers. If you don’t, you’re roadkill. This book shows you how and much, much more. Be prepared to have your mind blown.” Bill Burnett Executive Director, Design Program, Stanford University “Design is the last great differentiator, and yet so few really understand it. Do You Matter? offers a marvelous series of direct, in-your-face observations and drives home the means to an absolutely integrated design strategy.” Ray Riley Design GM, Entertainment and Devices, Microsoft “This book will challenge you to ask and answer what arguably are the most important questions an executive can ponder today. So open up.” Noah Kerner CEO, Noise and coauthor, Chasing Cool More and more companies are coming to understand the competitive advantage offered by outstanding design. With this, you can create products, services, and experiences that truly matter to your customers' lives and thereby drive powerful, sustainable improvements in business performance. But delivering great designs is not easy. Many companies accomplish it once, or twice; few do it consistently. The secret: building a truly design-driven business, in which design is central to everything you do. Do You Matter? shows how to do precisely that. Legendary industrial designer Robert Brunner (who laid the groundwork for Apple's brilliant design language) and Stewart Emery (Success Built to Last) begin by making an incontrovertible case for the power of design in making emotional connections, deepening relationships, and strengthening brands. You'll learn what it really means to be "design-driven" and how that translates into action at Nike, Apple, BMW and IKEA. You'll learn design-driven techniques for managing your entire experience chain; define effective design strategies and languages; and learn how to manage design from the top, encouraging "risky" design innovations that lead to entirely new markets. The authors show how (and how not) to use research; how to extend design values into marketing, manufacturing, and beyond; and how to keep building on your progress, truly "baking" design into all your processes and culture.