Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592531253 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has been a senior art director at Ruder Finn, New York's largest public relations firm, and senior art director at Pettistudio, a small multidisciplinary design firm. In 1990, he graduated a Trustee Scholar from the Graphic Design program at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Timothy Samara is a graphic designer based in New York City, where he divides his time between teaching, writing, lecturing, and freelance consulting through STIM Visual Communication. Samar
About the AuthorTimothy Samara is a graphic designer based in New York City, where he divides his time between teaching, writing, lecturing, and freelance consulting through STIM Visual Communication. Samara is a faculty member at New York's School of Visual Arts, New York University, Purchase College/SUNY, and The New School, and has published six books on design and typography, all through Rockport Publishers: Making and Breaking the Grid; Typography Workbook; Publication Design Workbook; Type Style Finder; Design Elements; and, most recently, Design Evolution, released in January 2008. Mr. In 1990, he graduated a Trustee Scholar from the Graphic Design program at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Samara and his partner live in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.. His 18-year career in branding and information design has explored projects in print, packaging, environments, user interface design,
CRIS said Light grey text for a "Light grey text for a 200+ page book about graphic design?" according to CRIS. This book is a great lesson for the reader on how attractive visual design choices can negatively impact function.The book is printed with light grey text. Is light grey *ever* the right color for the main copy of a 200+ page book? It is literally painful to read. Which strikes me as a pretty bad start for a book about graphic design - but what do I know? I&rsqu. 00+ page book about graphic design?. This book is a great lesson for the reader on how attractive visual design choices can negatively impact function.The book is printed with light grey text. Is light grey *ever* the right color for the main copy of a "Light grey text for a 200+ page book about graphic design?" according to CRIS. This book is a great lesson for the reader on how attractive visual design choices can negatively impact function.The book is printed with light grey text. Is light grey *ever* the right color for the main copy of a 200+ page book? It is literally painful to read. Which strikes me as a pretty bad start for a book about graphic design - but what do I know? I&rsqu. 00+ page book? It is literally painful to read. Which strikes me as a pretty bad start for a book about graphic design - but what do I know? I&rsqu. B. K. Allen said it is genuinely a good book. The information in it is presented in. I had to purchase this book for my Typography 1 course during my Multimedia Design undergrad. This is one of the few textbooks I have chosen to keep, it is genuinely a good book. The information in it is presented in a no-BS fashion and is helpful right from the start. I read almost the entirety of this book during that semester and I have referred back to it a . "Less educational and useful than I wished" according to Michael Brochstein. I was disappointed with this book. As the other reviews mentioned, this book is divided into two sections; the first one discusses using grids and the second one is a "break the rules" section in regards to grid design and usage. Each section starts with an article and then spends many pages showing and discussing various examples. I found the first section's ar
Projects with similar characteristics are linked through a simple notational system that encourages exploration and comparison of structure ideas. 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 in order to effectively break the rules of grid-based design, one must first understand those rules and see them applies to real-world projects.Text reveals top designers' work in process and rationale. For designers working in every medium, layout is arguable the most basic, and most important, element. Also included are historical overviews that summarize the development of layout concepts, both grid-based and non-grid based, in modern design practice.