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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Timothy Samara |
| ISBN: | 1592532616 9781592532612 |
| OCLC Number: | 70158378 |
| Description: | 272 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface : Graphic design: what it is -- Introduction : Twenty rules for making good design -- 1. Form and space : Seeing form and space ; Categories of form ; Putting stuff into space ; Spatial qualities ; Compositional strategies ; A foundation for meanings -- 2. Color fundamentals : The identity of color ; Chromatic interaction ; Color systems ; Emotions and messages -- 3. Choosing and using type ; Structure and optics ; Issues related to style ; Mechanics of text ; Texture and space ; Type as information ; How color changes type -- 4. The world of image : Real, unreal, and otherwise ; Media and methods ; Presentation options ; Content and concept -- 5. Putting it all together : Visual logic ; Structuring the page ; Intuitive arrangement ; Integrating type and images ; Layout systems -- App.A. The right design choices: twenty reminders for working designers -- App.B. Causin' some trouble: when and why to challenge anything in this book. |
| Responsibility: | Timothy Samara. |
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