White space is not your enemy [electronic book] : a beginner's guide to communicating visually through grahic, web & multimedia design / Kim Golombisky & Rebecca Hagen.
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TextPublication details: Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press/Elsevier, c2010.Description: 1 online resource (xx, 273 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.)ISBN: - 0240812824 (electronic bk.)
- 9780240812823 (electronic bk.)
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 necessary for producing effective visual communications across a variety of formats, from print to Web.
This beautifully illustrated, full-color book covers the basics to help you develop your eye and produce attractive work. Topics include:
* The basics of effective design that communicates its intended message
* Pre-design planning
* 13 Layout Sins to avoid
* Basic typography
* Working with color
* Storyboarding for video, Web, and presentions
* Information graphics
* Mini Art School--all the basics in one chapter
* Outputting your work
Includes index.