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The Non-Designer's Design and Type Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice (Paperback)

by Robin Williams (Author)

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Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press; Deluxe ed edition (25 Oct 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0321534050
ISBN-13: 978-0321534057
Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 81,750 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Design and typographic insights from the author of The Non-Designer’s book series (over 700,000 copies in print!)

This book offers decades of experience from one of the greatest computer book authors. Here in one volume, Robin Williams has joined together a new edition of her classic The Non-Designer’s Design Book—in glorious full color for the first time—and her best-selling The Non-Designer’s Type Book. Robin uses her straightforward and lighthearted style to define the principles that govern good design and type as well as the logic behind those principles. Using numerous examples, you’ll learn what looks best and why on your way to designing beautiful and effective projects. Whether you are a Mac user or a Windows user, a type novice or an experienced graphic designer, you will find inspiration and direction for the design quandaries and conundrums you are sure to encounter!

These essential guides to design and type will teach you about:

The four principles of design that underlie every design project
Categories of type
Working with color
How to combine typefaces for maximum effect
Readability and legibility
The proper typographic treatment of punctuation
Letter spacing, line spacing, and paragraph spacing
Special characters and accent marks

About the Author

Robin Williams is the author of dozens of best-selling and award-winning books, includingThe Non-Designer's Design Book, The Non-Designer's Type Book, The Little Mac Book, Robin Williams Mac OS X Book, Robin Williams Design Workshop, and Web Design Workshop. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has influenced a generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, the Mac, desktop publishing, and the Web.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what it says on the cover, 16 Nov 2008

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Before reading this I had written myself off as having no visual talent whatever. My webistes and flyers showed willing, but did not show "able". My curiosity was piqued by how people choose (and design) typefaces and I wound up buying this title.

It really has altered my perception of the page, and has given me some vocabulary to put into words what weakens a page when I look at it. Unfortunately I now get annoyed by a badly-aligned page in the same way as I used to get annoyed by a badly-placed apostrophe! But on the positive side, I'm much more able to create a page that conveys professionality and dignity.

The style is very readable, almost casual, and the information is very clearly organised. The inclusion of exercises really helped me nurture my critical eye.

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