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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-10
0760381933
ISBN-13
9780760381939
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18058369828
Product Key Features
Edition
3
Book Title
Making and Breaking the Grid, Third Edition : a Graphic Design Layout Workshop
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Graphic Arts / Commercial & Corporate, Reference, Graphic Arts / Typography
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
40.4 Oz
Item Length
10.9 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
744.5
Table Of Content
Thoughts on Structure An Introduction MAKING THE GRID BREAKING THE GRID Coming to Order A Brief History of the Grid in Visual Communication Understanding Grids __________ The Basics of Structured Organization Building a Grid __________ Making the Structure That Suits Your Needs Using a Grid __________ Considerations and Best Practices EXHIBITS Design Projects Based on Grids On the Other Hand A Historical Survey of Non-Structural Design Tendencies Alternative Architectures __________ Structure Beyond Grid Structure Intuitive, Relational, and Conceptual __________ Liberating Layout Strategies Considering the Practical in the Impractical __________ Reconciling Usability and Weirdness EXHIBITS Design Projects Without Grids Directory of Contributors Index by Subject Recommended Reading About the Author/ Acknowledgments
Synopsis
Take your design work to the next level with Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop (Third Edition), the essential easy-to-use guide for designers working in every medium. With over 150,000 copies in print, this new edition makes a classic text relevant to a new generation of designers. Updates include: A cross-cultural inclusive re-envisioning of design history related to the grid, including alternative approaches to layout Expanded discussion of grid use in interactive, UX/UI scenarios Greater equity in the representation of design work by women and BIPOC designers Grids are the most basic and essential forms in graphic design--and they can be the most rigid. This book shows you how to understand the rules of the grid to use them effectively , and then how to break them , resulting in phenomenal cohesive layouts . Timothy Samara explains the history of the grid and shows examples of grid basics, such as column, compound, and modular grids. He shows methods for building and using grids, and offers numerous examples of stunning design projects using a variety of imagery and typography. Pages are filled with hundreds of large, full-color layout concepts and diagrams that educate and inspire. After mastering the grid, discover how to break it using conceptual designs that deconstruct and flip the grid successfully. Split, splice, and shift; create spontaneous compositions; make narrative constructs; work on an axis; use intuitive design; and more to create unique layouts or other projects. See ideas in action with eye-catching layout examples. With this book you will: learn how grids work. be inspired to explore new concepts for using--or not using--grids. discover achievable alternatives for boring layouts. get the results you want using fresh design elements. learn designers' processes via fascinating case studies. see numerous examples of successful layouts created with and without grids. communicate ideas effectively using visual language. This new, expanded edition presents the most comprehensive, accessible, in-depth exposition of layout concepts ever published ., Take your design work to the next level with Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop (Third Edition), the essential easy-to-use guide for designers working in every medium. With over 150,000 copies in print, this new edition makes a classic text relevant to a new generation of designers. Updates include: A cross-cultural inclusive re-envisioning of design history related to the grid, including alternative approaches to layout Expanded discussion of grid use in interactive, UX/UI scenarios Greater equity in the representation of design work by women and BIPOC designers Grids are the most basic and essential forms in graphic design-and they can be the most rigid. This book shows you how to understand the rules of the grid to use them effectively, and then how to break them, resulting in phenomenal cohesive layouts. Timothy Samara explains the history of the grid and shows examples of grid basics, such as column, compound, and modular grids. He shows methods for building and using grids, and offers numerous examples of stunning design projects using a variety of imagery and typography. Pages are filled with hundreds of large, full-color layout concepts and diagrams that educate and inspire. After mastering the grid, discover how to break it using conceptual designs that deconstruct and flip the grid successfully. Split, splice, and shift; create spontaneous compositions; make narrative constructs; work on an axis; use intuitive design; and more to create unique layouts or other projects. See ideas in action with eye-catching layout examples.With this book you will: learn how grids work. be inspired to explore new concepts for using-or not using-grids. discover achievable alternatives for boring layouts. get the results you want using fresh design elements. learn designers' processes via fascinating case studies. see numerous examples of successful layouts created with and without grids. communicate ideas effectively using visual language. This new, expanded edition presents the most comprehensive, accessible, in-depth exposition of layout concepts ever published., Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop (Third Edition) is the ultimate resource for designers who want to understand the rules of the grid, so they can get better at breaking them.
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Z246.S23 2023
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