Design elements : a graphic style manual : understanding the rules and knowin…

This updated version of Rockport’s bestselling Design Elements offers expanded and updated content in a new, cleaner format for easier navigation. Author Timothy Samara has added more than 50 new diagrams and more than 100 new images of real-world projects with an increased emphasis on web and environmental design projects. The 20 Rules for Good Design has been revisited and expanded to …

Making and Breaking the grid

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9781592531257

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237 p.

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686.2 Sam m

Design evolution theory into practice

Presents diverse, international, in-depth case studies. While there are many books showcasing graphic design work, few present in-depth projects, exploring concept, designerAEs strategy, visual problem-solving, and specifics, illustrating the concrete use of design principles to achieve intended communication goals. As a result, readers are often left with only a surface understanding of how a …

Typography workbook

This guide offers ideas and inspiration through hundreds of successful real-life projects. It also offers advice on choosing fonts, sizes and colours, incorporating text and illustrations, and avoiding common mistakes in text usage.

Type Style Finder, the busy Designer's Guide to Choosing Type

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9812452893

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255 p.

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686.225222 Sam t

Design elements : a graphic style manual : understanding the rules and knowin…

The graphic design equivalent to Strunk & White's The Elements of Style This book is simply the most compact and lucid handbook available outlining the basic principles of layout, typography, color usage, and space. Being a creative designer is often about coming up with unique design solutions. Unfortunately, when the basic rules of design are ignored in an effort to be distinctive, design bec…

Graphic designer's essential reference : visual elements, techniques, and lay…

DIVA good designer, like a good chef, is aware not only of how each ingredient is similar or different, but also which delivers one message in contrast to another, which will combine to create experiences that are harmonious or jarring, financial, medical, or industrial. By comparing the designer to a chef, author Timothy Samara, walks readers through the ingredients, tools, and techniques it t…