Summer Studio : Language and Text

Updated December 9, 2025
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You talking to me? : discover the world of words, codes, emojis, signs, slang, smoke signals, barks, babbles, growls, gestures, hieroglyphics & more
Ham, Catherine
Paper Book
You Talking to Me? ooks at the thousands of languages humans speak, plus how we communicate with symbols and codes, and even how animals communicate. This is your chance to travel the world and explore all the cool ways humans and animals communicate with each other. From the...
Learn to burn : a step-by-step guide to getting started in pyrography
Easton, Simon.
Paper Book
This easy-to-learn introduction to the art of pyrography offers fourteen step-by-step projects for making decorative gifts--from coasters and picture frames to bangles, decorative plates, and door hangers--illustrated with clear how-to photographs. Each pyro project can be completed using ready-made...
How to be a craftivist : the art of gentle protest
Corbett, Sarah
Paper Book
How to Be a Craftivist is a manifesto for quiet activism: how to tackle issues not with shouting and aggression but with gentle protest, using the process of 'making' to engage thoughtfully in the issues we are about, to influence and effect change. Sarah Corbett - professional campaigner...
Hand lettering for beginners : simple techniques, endless possibilities
Ensign, Sarah
Paper Book
Have you ever wanted to learn to hand letter, but didn't know where to start? Hand Lettering for Beginners has everything you need to learn the art of hand lettering. Sarah Ensign uses simple techniques to teach you, step by step, how to start with the most basic style of hand lettering (faux...
The Joy Of Small Things
Parkinson, Hannah Jane
Ebook
'This book is a not-so-small joy in itself.' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Parkinson has the gift of making you look with new eyes at everyday things. The perfect daily diversion.' JOJO MOYES 'Always funny and frank...
Snails & monkey tails : a visual guide to punctuation & symbols
Arndt, Michael
Paper Book
"There are countless books that can teach you the alphabet, but almost none that focus on the tiny designs that run interference among the letterforms: those easily overlooked punctuation and typographic symbols. These symbols, as Michael Arndt proves in this beautiful and endlessly fascinating...
Egyptian hieroglyphs for complete beginners
Manley, Bill.
Paper Book
This is the first guide to reading hieroglyphs that begins with Egyptian monuments themselves. Assuming no knowledge on the part of the reader, it shows how to interpret the information on the inscriptions in a step-by-step journey through the script and language of ancient Egypt. We enter...
Graphic style lab : develop your own style with 50 hands-on exercises
Heller, Steven
Paper Book
Graphic Style Lab is a lively and playful approach to discovering different design styles. This guidebook is full of experimental design projects that cover the distinctions between a personal and universal style, historical and contemporary style, one-of-a kind styles. You'll also...
The complete book of chalk lettering : create and develop your own style
McKeehan, Valerie
Paper Book
Say it with chalk! Learn the art of hand-drawn chalk lettering from an Etsy superstar in a book complete with chalkboards! Ubiquitous at boutiques and cafés, on Etsy and Pinterest, in stationery and home decor, the art of chalk lettering is hotter than ever. Valerie...
The writing of the gods : the race to decode the Rosetta Stone
Dolnick, Edward
Paper Book
The fast-paced and "engrossing account" (The New York Times Book Review) of "one of the greatest breakthroughs in archaeological history" (The Christian Science Monitor): two rival geniuses in a race to decode the writing on one of the world's most famous documents--the...
Coding for kids
Crute, Adam
Paper Book
The earlier we start, the more able we become, and coding is now an essential modern tool. HTML coding will help with small and medium projects, such as making simple games and setting up websites. For the more adventurous, the basics of JavaScript are also covered to help make dynamic interactions....
Coding
McFedries, Paul
Paper Book
Your first step toward thinking like a coder Coding For Dummies is one of the most popular get-started guides for new coders. This all- new edition demystifies essential coding concepts before diving into building simple apps in Python and JavaScript. For anyone brand-new to...
Andy Warhol ABCs
Mudpuppy
Paper Book
Andy Warhol ABCs Board Book from Mudpuppy is a creative and fun way for children to learn their ABCs. Each page has colorful illustrations by the master of PopArt. Sure to delight children and adults alike! Go beyond other First Alphabet Board Books - Early...
Extra bold : a feminist inclusive anti-racist nonbinary field guide for graphic designers
Lupton, Ellen
Paper Book
Extra Bold is the inclusive, practical, and informative (design) career guide for everyone! Part textbook and part comic book, zine, manifesto, survival guide, and self-help manual, Extra Bold is filled with stories and ideas that don't show up in other career books or...
Devil in the Stack : Searching for the Soul of the New Machine
Smith, Andrew.
Paper Book
From internationally-bestselling author and journalist Andrew Smith, an immersive, alarming, sharp-eyed journey into the bizarre world of computer code, told through his sometimes painful, often amusing attempt to become a coder himself Throughout history, technological revolutions...
Cross stitch alphabets : 14 beautiful designs inspired by the natural world
Le Berre, Hélène
Paper Book
14 gorgeous, delicate cross stitch designs to embroider with animal, plant and floral themes. Accomplished cross stitch designer Hélène Le Berre brings you 14 stunningly beautiful alphabets to embroider. Her trademark style is very delicate and pretty and these designs are no...
Happy hand lettering : simple calligraphy techniques to bring your words to life
Wagner, Jen (Calligrapher)
Paper Book
Create a More Beautiful World with a Little Hand-Lettered Love! Messages from your own hand are an intimate and powerful means of expression and communication. Happy Hand Lettering offers you instruction and encouragement to begin creating beautifully written words right...
Runes guidebook
Luna, Bianca.
Paper Book
A sacred set of magical symbols from the ancient world, Runes have been used throughout the centuries to manifest change and transformation. This in-depth guidebook demonstrates how to channel powerful rune energy in meditation and divination.
Watercolor & hand lettering : step-by-step techniques for modern illustrated calligraphy
Pöltl, Tanja
Paper Book
Learn how to combine watercolor illustrations with hand lettering to create beautiful art and gifts. Self-taught artist Tanje Pöltl shares the tips, tricks and know-how she's learned on her creative journey so that you can fast-track your skills.  Discover the...
Logos that last : how to create iconic visual branding
Peters, Allan
Paper Book
Learn how to create iconic visual branding that stands the test of time with the innovative tools and inspiration in Logos That Last. *Winner of the 2023 American Graphic Design Award for Book Design from Graphic Design USA* Author Allan Peters is...
Bruno Munari : square, circle, triangle
Munari, Bruno
Paper Book
In the early 1960s Italian design legend Bruno Munari published his visual case studies on shapes: Circle, Square, and, a decade later, Triangle. Using examples from ancient Greece and Egypt, as well as works by Buckminster Fuller, Le Corbusier, and Alvar Aalto, Munari...
LMNO pea-quel
Baker, Keith
Paper Book
Keith Baker's peas are back in this "pea-quel" to the New York Times bestselling LMNO Peas! The peas have rolled through the uppercase letters, numbers, colors, and the months of the year. Now they're back with all of their signature jaunty and joyful perfect-for...
Love lettering
Clayborn, Kate
Paper Book
P is for pterodactyl : the worst alphabet book ever : all the letters that misbehave and make words nearly impossible to pronounce
Haldar, Raj
Paper Book
Why q needs u
Bate, Danny
Paper Book
A twenty-six-chapter journey through the history and working of the English alphabet by linguistic guru Danny Bate.
Signs and symbols : [an illustrated guide to their origins and meanings]
Wills, Chuck.
Paper Book
Since when did certain hand gestures become offensive? And why are scales a symbol of justice? For thousands of years, humans have communicated through a language of signs and symbols. From uniforms to body adornment and corporate logos, symbols are everywhere, and this book is...
Because internet : understanding the new rules of language
McCulloch, Gretchen
Paper Book
The internet isn't the first technology to alter how we communicate, but it is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. The programmers behind the apps and platforms we use decide how our conversations are structured, from the grammar of status updates to the...
English for everyone : English idioms
Booth, Thomas
Paper Book
Are you looking to brush up on your English idioms? English for Everyone: English Idioms can help you to understand the context and use of hundreds of native English expressions.  Take your practical English usage to the next level and build your confidence in...
Fluent in 3 months : how anyone at any age can learn to speak any language from anywhere in the world
Lewis, Benny
Paper Book
Benny Lewis, who speaks over ten languages--all self-taught--runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3...

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