Beth Tondreau

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. However, knowing how to bend the rules and make certain grids work for the job at hand takes skill. This book will outline and demonstrate basic layout/grid guidelines and rules through 100 entries including choosing the a typeface for the project, striving for rhythm and balance with type, combining typefaces, using special characters and kerning and legibility. These essentials of grid design are critical to the success of any job.

100 Design Principles for Using Grids

Layout Essentials

A classic and essential text for designers since 2009, Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids just got better with a fresh exploration of its design principles, updated text, and new photos and international graphics. Grids are the basis for all design projects, and learning how to work with them is fundamental for all graphic designers. From working with multi-column formats to using type, color, images, and more, Layout Essentials not only demonstrates, using real world examples, how to use grids effectively, but shows you how to break the rules to use them effectively, too. This revised and updated version of Layout Essentials is your one-stop reference and resource for all layout design projects.

Layout Essentials Revised and Updated

Raster sind das A und O guter Designarbeit. Die vollständig überarbeitete Neuauflage unseres Longsellers widmet sich ausführlich der Gestaltung und dem Einsatz von Rastern in den unterschiedlichsten Designprojekten. Auf einen Blick • 100 präzise Regeln erläutern die Grundlagen für die Verwendung von Rastern • Zahlreiche Praxis-Beispiele zeigen Arbeiten mit unterschiedlichsten Formaten, die Verwendung von Schriften, Farben und den Einsatz von Bildern • Mit diesem Band als Inspirationsquelle ist jeder Designer bestens gerüstet

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