GRAPHIC DESIGN THE NEW BASICS

How do designers get ideas? Many spend their time searching for clever combinations of forms, fonts, and colors inside thedesign annuals and monographs of other designers' work. For those looking to challenge the cut-and-paste mentality thereare few resources that are both informative and inspi...

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Main Authors: Lupton, Ellen (Author), Phillips, Jennifer C. 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Princeton Architectural Press 2008
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Summary:How do designers get ideas? Many spend their time searching for clever combinations of forms, fonts, and colors inside thedesign annuals and monographs of other designers' work. For those looking to challenge the cut-and-paste mentality thereare few resources that are both informative and inspirational. In Graphic Design: The New Basics, Ellen Lupton, best-selling author of such books as Thinking with Type and Design It Yourself, and design educator Jennifer Cole Phillips refocus design instruction on the study of the fundamentals of form in a critical, rigorous way informed by contemporary media, theory, and software systems.
Physical Description:247 pages illustrations (chiefly colour) 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-245) and index
ISBN:9781568987705
9781568987026