White space is not your enemy : a beginner's guide to communicating visually through grahic, web & multimedia design /

White space is not your enemy : a beginner's guide to communicating visually through grahic, web & multimedia design /

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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 nece...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Golombisky, Kim
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Hagen, Rebecca
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press/Elsevier, [2010]
Subjects:
Graphic arts > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Visual communication > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Commercial art > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.