Designing a website or brochure without an art background? Then step away from the computer and read this engaging conversational introduction to visual communications first. Written for the beginner, White Space is not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and laeyout guide …
HTML just keeps evolving, and web designers need to know how to combine it with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript to build today's striking and useful sites. The explosion of browser support for HTML5 has driven new lines of innovation, but designers need to know which…
"This book is the designer's essential toolkit to the evolving world of creative editorial design. With insider advice and opinions from leading contemporary designers, it will teach readers everything they need to know to reach the top of the profession and is richly illustrate…
"Editorial Design: Digital and Print is a comprehensive guide to the traditional and digital skills that a designer will need for a future career in visual journalism today -- the design of magazines and newspapers for a wide variety of markets. Generously illustrated, including…
As responsive design evolves, we have a critical need to think about design challenges beyond mobile, tablet, and desktop. When properly designed and planned, design patterns-small, reusable modules-help your responsive layout reach more devices (and people) than ever before. Et…
This title provides a fast, easy way to learn Adobe InDesign CC. The book contains 16 lessons that cover the basics, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those les…
This essential, hands-on guide is filled with examples of what a composition should look like and example of poorly designed layouts. Spot potential problems before they cost time and money, and adapt creative solutions for your own projects with this invaluable resource for beg…
by Carter, Rob
fromRotoVision book
"From handwritten texts to online books, the page has been a standard interface for transmitting knowledge for over two millennia. It is also a dynamic device, readily transformed to suit the needs of contemporary readers. In How the Page Matters, Bonnie Mak explores how changin…
Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide. Combining the practical, theoretical, and historical, this edition is completely updated, with a thorough exploration of the newest innovations in intelligent…
Precedents in Architecture provides a vocabulary for architectural analysis that will help you understand the works of others, and aid you in creating your own designs. Here, you will examine the work of internationally known architects with the help of a unique diagrammatic tec…
