Design elements : understanding the rules and knowing when to break them / Timothy Samara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samara, Timothy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Graphic design (Typography).

Layout (Printing).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Gloucester, Mass. : Rockport Publishers, c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 becomes useless. In language, a departure from the rules is only appreciated as great literature if recognition of the rules underlies the text. Graphic design is a "visual language," and brilliance is recognized in designers whose work seems to break all the rules, yet communicates its messages clearly. This book is a fun and accessible handbook that presents the fundamentals of design in lists, tips, brief text, and examples

Notes:

A graphic style manual

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781616736361

1616736364

OCLC:

781718722