Brad Frost

Each year more than 17 million Americans suffer from a depressive illness, yet few suffer in solitude. How You Can Survive When They're Depressed explores depression from the perspective of those who are closest to the sufferers of this prevalent disorder--spouses, parents, children, and lovers--and gives the successful coping strategies of many pe...

Discover how to make the most of your time with "Four Thousand Weeks", a guide to time management that turns the modern obsession with productivity on its head. Author Oliver Burkeman draws on the insights of philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers to create a practical and profound approach to constructing a meaningful life by embracing the finite nature of our time. Learn how to break free from the anxiety and pressure of our current approach to time management and make intentional choices to create a more fulfilling life.

Discover your natural talents and passions with inspirational and practical guidance from the bestselling author of The Element. This long-awaited companion helps readers answer important questions about self-improvement, creativity, and personal transformation. With concern growing over the economy, education, and the environment, Finding Your Element comes at a critical time when connecting to our personal talents has never been more important. Regardless of your age or occupation, if you're searching for your Element, this book is for you.

Discover the point at which natural talent meets personal passion in this breakthrough book about achievement by Ken Robinson. "The Element" draws on the inspiring stories of a wide range of people, from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney to writer Arianna Huffington. Robinson explores the power of imagination and creativity, as well as the importance of commitment to our own capabilities. With humor and insight, Robinson shows that age and occupation are no barrier to finding our path and helping others to do the same. "The Element" offers an essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.

Learn how to art-direct compelling and effective experiences across devices and platforms with this eBook. Based on the author's twenty years of experience and interviews with expert art directors and designers, discover why art direction matters and how to apply techniques that will make your web designs more effective at communicating, persuading, and selling. Explore the work of some of the most influential art directors and learn how to apply their thinking to web design, including principles of design, directing grids, type, pictures, and more. Whether you're an experienced designer or just starting out, Art Direction for the Web will help take your web designs to the next level.

This book delves into the world of form design, tackling the problem of poorly designed forms on the web. Through step-by-step guides and real-world examples, readers will learn how to design simple, robust, and intuitive forms that offer a smooth user experience, as well as a close-to-exhaustive list of components delivered as a design system to use in their own projects. The book covers a range of form types, including registration, checkout, flight booking, login, inbox, search, filter, and upload forms. It examines crucial patterns, such as validation, and explores the use of ARIA to deliver custom form components that are progressively enhanced, responsive, accessible, and interoperable on any device.