Author: Tim Samara
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Keywords: design, applied, contemporary, principles, basic, evolution, handbook
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-01-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 1592533876
ISBN-13: 9781592533879

Presents diverse, international, in-depth case studies.While there are many books showcasing graphic design work, few present in-depth projects, exploring concept, designerÆs strategy, visual problem-solving, and specifics, illustrating the concrete use of design principles to achieve intended communication goals. As a result, readers are often left with only a surface understanding of how a project might have evolved or how the visual aspects of its design are brought together to convey its intended message. The case studies in Design Evolution comprehensively demonstrate the real-world appl

Author: Timothy Samara
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Keywords: manual, style, graphic, elements, design
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 1592532616
ISBN-13: 9781592532612

The graphic design equivalent to Strunk & White’s The Elements of StyleThis 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

Author: Timothy Samara
Publisher: Rockport Publisher
Keywords: layout, workshop, design, graphic, breaking, grid, making
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2003-02-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1564968936
ISBN-13: 9781564968937

Without a clear, balanced layout, even the most interesting information is likely to be ignored. But balance doesn’t have to mean boring, as cutting-edge designers are showing with exciting new deconstructionist looks. Making and Breaking the Grid is both a practical workshop in traditional layout design and a bold and inspirational guide to breaking the rules. In the first part of the book, designers learn the basics of working with layout grids for all types of projects, including advertisements, books, posters, and invitations. Once they’ve mastered that process, the fun begins—and the s

Author: Timothy Samara
Publisher: Rockport Publisher
Keywords: layout, workshop, design, graphic, breaking, grid, making
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1592531253
ISBN-13: 9781592531257

For designers working in every medium, layout is arguable the most basic and most important element. Effective layout is essential to communication and enables the end user to not only be drawn in with an innovative design but to digest information easily. Making and Breaking the Grid is a comprehensive layout design workshop that assumes that to effectively break the rules of grid-based design one must first understand those rules and see them applied to real-world projects. Text reveals top designers’ work in process and rationale. Projects with similar characteristics are linked throu

Author: Timothy Samara
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Keywords: type, graphic, design, using, guide, workbook, real, world, typography
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2006-11-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1592533019
ISBN-13: 9781592533015

New in paperback, The Typography Workbook provides an at-a-glance reference book for designers on all aspects of type.The book is part of Rockport’s popular Workbook series of practical and inspirational workbooks that cover all the fundamental areas of the graphic design business. This book presents an abundance of information on type - the cornerstone of graphic design - succinctly and to the point, so that designers can get the information they need quickly and easily.Whereas many other books on type are either very technical or showcase oriented, this book offers ideas and inspiratio

Author: Timothy Samara
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Keywords: workbook, design, publication
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2007-08-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1592533973
ISBN-13: 9781592533978

Now in Paperback!Publication Design Workbook is packed with information regarding the ins and outs of publication design. The media featured includes magazines, literature systems, newsletters, exhibition catalogs, annual reports, newspapers, and retail catalogs. Both current and historical approaches are provided to give readers a complete background on design style, application, and techniques involved in creating effective publications. Readers will develop a clear understanding of publication design through a comprehensive and accessible workshop-style format. Fundamentals of form and con

Author: Samara Al-Darraji
Publisher: PublishAmerica
Keywords: eclipse
Number of Pages: 274
Published: 2005-04-11
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 1413758045
ISBN-13: 9781413758047

Who is sending vicious death threats to the obscure little island’s most famous commodity, legendary concert pianist van Cortlandt? Does his wife, the spectacular Duchess of Luce, have some reason to want him dead? Is his manager, the mysterious and inscrutable Robin Mariner, trying to drive him over the edge of irreversible madness? Is it his monster of a mother, the jet-setting Egyptian adventuress Amneris Hanaten? His wife’s sister, the scorned and jealous Lady Elizabeth? A disgruntled member of the Imperial Orchestra? His former manager? Or a stalker fan? Private duty nurse Edn