White Space is Not Your Enemy: A Beginner's Guide to Communicating Visually through Graphic, Web and Multimedia Design - Brossura

Golombisky, Kim; Hagen, Rebecca

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0240812816 ISBN 13: 9780240812816

Casa editrice: A K Peters/CRC Press, 2010

Riassunto

Designing a brochure or web site without an art background? Step away from the computer and read this breezy introduction to visual communications first. Written for non-designers, White Space is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout text introducing the concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communications across a variety of formats, from print to Web.

This beautifully illustrated, full-color book covers the basics to help you develop your eye and produce attractive work. Topics include:
* The basics of effective design that communicates its intended message
* Pre-design planning
* 13 Layout Sins to avoid
* Basic typography
* Working with color
* Storyboarding for video, Web, and presentions
* Information graphics
* Mini Art School--all the basics in one chapter
* Outputting your work

Su questo libro

Recensione:

"This is a lavishly illustrated and 'well finished' book that will repay careful study...Useful and inspiring." - I-Programmer

Contenuti:

What Is Design?; Step Away from the Computer; What Is a Grid and When Do I Need One?; I Need to Design This Today: the "Works Every Time" Layout; 13 Layout Sins; Mini Art School: The Elements and Principles of Design; Some Format & Composition Issues; What You Don't Know about Type Can Hurt You; Color Basics; Adding Visual Appeal: Photos & Illustrations; The Scoop on Info Graphics; Storyboarding 101; Getting Your Work Printed; Designing for Digital Output; Words of Encouragement; Appendix: A Gallery of Examples

Su questa edizione

• Editore: A K Peters/CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0240812816
• ISBN 13: 9780240812816
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 296