Building Blocks Cake Design
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Cake Design Magic
Unleash your inner artist and transform your culinary prowess with "Cake Design Magic," the definitive guide to mastering the intricate art of cake decoration. This eBook is your golden ticket to creating show-stopping cakes that don't just taste incredible but look breathtakingly stunning. Begin your journey by exploring the fascinating evolution of cake decoration, and arm yourself with the essential tools and ingredients for sweet success. Dive into the world of baking as you discover how to choose the perfect recipes, achieve flawless textures, and expertly layer and level your cakes for a professional finish. Uncover the secrets of fondant artistry with in-depth guidance on rolling, covering, and creating intricate decorations. Troubleshoot common pitfalls and elevate your skills with these expert tips. Ignite your creative spark by developing captivating design concepts through inspiration, theme selection, sketching, and a deep dive into color theory. Advance to professional-grade techniques with chapters dedicated to buttercream piping, chocolate craftsmanship, and cutting-edge sugar crafting. From mastering buttercream flowers to sculpting with chocolate and crafting delicate sugar flowers, this eBook covers it all. Enhance your creations with detailed airbrushing, stenciling, and texturing techniques, and learn to combine them for unforgettable effects. Take your cake-making prowess to the next level with sculptural cakes and themed creations that capture the magic of weddings, holidays, and special celebrations. For those wishing to carve a niche in the competitive world of cake design, "Cake Design Magic" offers invaluable insights into developing a personal brand, showcasing your portfolio, and stepping confidently into the spotlight of cake shows and competitions. Finally, stay inspired and continue growing with guidance on workshops, trends, and finding beauty in the world around you. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a passionate beginner, this eBook is your ultimate guide to creating stunning edible art.
Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design
"If games were lands to be explored, they would be far too large for one explorer to master. Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design is a much-needed atlas for the explorer—giving a framework of what to look for in a game, and a focus for game play that will be useful for understanding the whole. The game scholar will find this invaluable." —Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering "People talk about the art of game design or the craft of game design. Engelstein and Shalev hone in on the science of game design with a razor-sharp scalpel. This book will be within arm’s reach as I work on games and I expect it to be consulted often." —Rob Daviau, creator of Risk: Legacy and Chief Restoration Officer of Restoration Games "The most comprehensive and well-researched encyclopedia of game mechanisms that I’ve seen to date." —Matt Leacock, creator of Pandemic Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms, Second Edition compiles hundreds of game mechanisms, organized by category. The book can be read cover-to-cover and used as a reference to solve a specific design problem or for inspiration and research on new designs. This second edition collects even more mechanisms, expands on and updates existing entries, and includes color images. Building Blocks is a great starting point for new designers, a handy guidebook for the experienced, and an ideal classroom reference. Each Game Mechanisms Entry Contains: The definition of the mechanism An explanatory diagram of the mechanism Discussion of how the mechanism is used in successful games Considerations for implementing the mechanism in new designs Geoffrey Engelstein is a game designer and educator. His designs include the Space Cadets series, The Dragon & Flagon, The Expanse, and Super Skill Pinball. He has published several books on game design, including GameTek: The Math and Science of Gaming, Achievement Relocked, and Game Production. He is on the faculty of the NYU Game Center as an adjunct professor for Board Game Design and has been invited to speak about game design at PAX, GenCon, Metatopia, and the Game Developers Conference. Isaac Shalev is a game designer, author, and educational games consultant. He has designed tabletop titles including Seikatsu, Waddle, and Show & Tile. He runs Sage70, Inc., a data strategy and games-based learning consultancy that serves nonprofit organizations. He lives in Cary, North Carolina with his wife, three children, and a dog.
Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History
Author: Scott Andrew Selby
language: en
Publisher: Sterling Publishing
Release Date: 2023-07-21
"Tells the story with the gripping pace of a true-crime 'Ocean's Eleven.'" The New York Post • "Like a diamond, this true-life caper is clear, colorful, and brilliant." Publishers Weekly ★Starred Review★ The Antwerp Diamond Center was one of the most secure buildings in the world. With hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of diamonds stored in its subterranean vault, it had to be. Located in the heart of Belgium's ultra-secure Antwerp Diamond District, it benefited from two police stations, armed patrols, extensive video surveillance, and vehicle barriers securing an area where 80 percent of the world's diamonds traded hands. But on February 15, 2003, a band of skilled Italian thieves — fronted by the charming Leonardo Notarbartolo, who spent over two years clandestinely casing the building — subverted every one of the Diamond Center's defenses and made off with a record amount of loot. Experts estimate they got away with nearly half a billion dollars in diamonds, cash and other valuables. They'd pulled off the biggest heist in history--everybody loves diamonds and they now had more than any thief before them. The robbers did it with stealth and smarts; no one was hurt or even threatened during what was quickly labeled the largest diamond heist in history. The bandits — members of a group of professional thieves known as "The School of Turin" — used cunning in lieu of violence, successfully evading security cameras, thwarting an array of electronic sensors, and penetrating a vault protected by a double-locked foot-thick steel door. Even when the police zeroed in on who committed the crime, how it was done remained a mystery, like something out of a heist movie or TV show. Flawless is a fast-paced global scavenger hunt uncovering the truth behind the daring Valentine's Day weekend heist. Tracking clues, sources, and documents throughout Europe — from seedy cafés in Turin, Italy to sleek diamond offices in Antwerp, Belgium — authors Scott Selby and Greg Campbell retrace Notarbartolo's careful discovery of the building's security flaws. They recreate the heist and its aftermath — detailing how the thieves brilliantly neutralized each element of the security protecting the Diamond Center's vault while inviting the readers into the secretive world of diamonds and diamond dealing. The result is a thrilling ride through the better-than-fiction heist of the century. "Fans of caper books and movies will be in seventh heaven." Booklist ★Starred Review★