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The language of graphic design : an illustrated handbook for understanding fundamental design principles / Richard Poulin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Poulin, Richard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Graphic arts.
- Design.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (291 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Other Title:
- Illustrated handbook for understanding fundamental design principles
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly, Mass. : Rockport Publishers, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 'The Language of Graphic Design' provides graphic design students and practitioners with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental elements and principles of their language, what they are, why they are important and how to use them effectively.
- Contents:
- Point
- Line
- Shape
- Form
- Light
- Color
- Texture
- Scale
- Movement
- Space
- Balance
- Symmetry
- Asymmetry
- Tension
- Closure
- Expression
- Abstraction
- Tone
- Contrast
- Figure ground
- Frame
- Proportion
- Image
- Pattern
- Typography
- Grid.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-274) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781610602334
- 1610602331
- OCLC:
- 782912119
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