Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids (Design Essentials)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (963 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592537073 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Beth Tondreau
These essentials of grid design are critical to the success of any job.. However, knowing how to bend the rules and make certain grids work for the job at hand takes skill.This book outlines and demonstrates basic layout/grid guidelines and rules through 100 entries including choosing a typeface, striving for rhythm and balance with type, combining typefaces, using special characters and kerning and legibility. Adhering to certain layout and grids standards and principles is important for any job from brochures, to annual reports, to posters, to websites, to publications
"The book title says it all Layout ESSENTIALS - can't believe I didn't know this. Live and learn." according to JOEnSF. Great great graphic design book. Can't believe I got through the the first 25 years of my design career without knowing the essential design technique. I was blind and now I can see things through a whole new creative light. Brave. Best design book I've purchased in years.. Leigh-Anne Drago said great buy. Great book! Definitely would recommend to other graphic designers.. Amazon Customer said How about Technical Content Examples?. Someday, one of these design book authors is going to figure out that there are many more folks doing legal, technical, medical, and financial writing than ever before and guide us to design page layouts that help us reach our readers. The first chapter of this book is fantastic because the grid and its variations are clearly explained. After that, the examples are full-color projects that are really gorgeous. Maybe I am not in the intended audience for this book -my projects are not even printed in color, so black and white examples would have really helped.There are many great examples using photos, color, and other design elements
About the Author Beth Tondreau