Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans

Author : Tony Seddon,Sean Adams,John Foster,Peter Dawson
Publisher : Peachpit Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780132907217

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Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans by Tony Seddon,Sean Adams,John Foster,Peter Dawson Pdf

Ask any graphic designer the world over about their preferred approach to setting type, choosing a color, or beginning a new layout, and you will rarely get exactly the same answer twice. All designers have their own way of working and their own combinations of the thousands of techniques one can apply when planning a new design project. But there are some dos and don'ts that always figure in any heated debate about what one should or should not accept as the right way to create the best graphic design. This book looks at key dos and don'ts, bringing them together in the form of a classically structured almanac. Packed with practical advice, but presented in a light-hearted fashion, the advisory rather than dictative approach means designers can take or leave the advice presented in each rule as is typical of most creatives with their own strong views on what does and does not constitute good design practice. Individual entries will either bring forth knowing nods of agreement or hoots of derision, depending on whether or not the reader loves or hates hyphenation, has a pathological fear of beige, or thinks that baseline grids are boring. Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans is the must-have collection of the best advice that any graphic designer should have at his fingertips, with each entry combining a specific rule with a commentary from a variety of experienced designers from all fields of the graphic design industry. Grouped into six, color-coded categories—typography, color, layout, imagery, production, and the practice of design—but presented numerically and in mixed groups, the reader can either dip in at random or use the book as the source of a daily lesson in how to produce great graphic design. This product is available to U.S. and Canada customers only.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Graphic arts
ISBN : 0132907224

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Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sean Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Computer fonts
ISBN : 1770224270

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Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans by Sean Adams Pdf

Author : David Kadavy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781119999010

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Design for Hackers by David Kadavy Pdf

Discover the techniques behind beautiful design by deconstructing designs to understand them The term 'hacker' has been redefined to consist of anyone who has an insatiable curiosity as to how things work—and how they can try to make them better. This book is aimed at hackers of all skill levels and explains the classical principles and techniques behind beautiful designs by deconstructing those designs in order to understand what makes them so remarkable. Author and designer David Kadavy provides you with the framework for understanding good design and places a special emphasis on interactive mediums. You'll explore color theory, the role of proportion and geometry in design, and the relationship between medium and form. Packed with unique reverse engineering design examples, this book inspires and encourages you to discover and create new beauty in a variety of formats. Breaks down and studies the classical principles and techniques behind the creation of beautiful design Illustrates cultural and contextual considerations in communicating to a specific audience Discusses why design is important, the purpose of design, the various constraints of design, and how today's fonts are designed with the screen in mind Dissects the elements of color, size, scale, proportion, medium, and form Features a unique range of examples, including the graffiti in the ancient city of Pompeii, the lack of the color black in Monet's art, the style and sleekness of the iPhone, and more By the end of this book, you'll be able to apply the featured design principles to your own web designs, mobile apps, or other digital work.

Author : Simon Garfield
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781101577813

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Just My Type by Simon Garfield Pdf

A hugely entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type that asks, What does your favorite font say about you? Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product we buy. But where do fonts come from, and why do we need so many? Who is responsible for the staid practicality of Times New Roman, the cool anonymity of Arial, or the irritating levity of Comic Sans (and the movement to ban it)? Typefaces are now 560 years old, but we barely knew their names until about twenty years ago when the pull-down font menus on our first computers made us all the gods of type. Beginning in the early days of Gutenberg and ending with the most adventurous digital fonts, Simon Garfield explores the rich history and subtle powers of type. He goes on to investigate a range of modern mysteries, including how Helvetica took over the world, what inspires the seeming ubiquitous use of Trajan on bad movie posters, and exactly why the all-type cover of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus was so effective. It also examines why the "T" in the Beatles logo is longer than the other letters and how Gotham helped Barack Obama into the White House. A must-have book for the design conscious, Just My Type's cheeky irreverence will also charm everyone who loved Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Schott's Original Miscellany.

Author : Tony Seddon,Sean Adams,Peter Dawson,John Foster
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781616899233

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Graphic Design Rules by Tony Seddon,Sean Adams,Peter Dawson,John Foster Pdf

DON'T use comic sans (except ironically!) but DO worship the classic typefaces like Helvetica and Garamond. Graphic Design Rules is a handy guide for professional graphic designers, students, and laymen who incorporate graphic design into their job or small business. Packed with practical advice, this spirited collection of design dos and don'ts takes readers through 365 rules like knowing when to use a modular grid—and when to throw the grid out the window. All designers will appreciate tips and lessons from these highly accomplished authors, who draw on years of experience to help you create good design.

Author : Sean Adams,Peter Dawson,John Foster,Tony Seddon
Publisher : NewSouth
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Computer fonts
ISBN : 1742233309

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Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans by Sean Adams,Peter Dawson,John Foster,Tony Seddon Pdf

Written by four leading graphic designers, Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans distills decades of experience into 365 rules that cover the essentials of the trade, giving novice designers everywhere an invaluable platform from which to progress. From the perspective of both the client and the designer, this is the insider's account of how graphic design works. And for more experienced designers, individual entries will either bring forth knowing nods of agreement or screeches of derision, depending on whether or not you love or hate hyphenation, have a pathological fear of beige or think baseline grids are boring.

Author : Douglas Thomas
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781616896669

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Never Use Futura by Douglas Thomas Pdf

It's everywhere, including the moon (on the commemorative plaque left by Apollo 11 astronauts), Nike sneakers, the artworks of Barbara Kruger, Ed Ruscha, and Jenny Holzer, 2001: A Space Odyssey credits, Domino's Pizza boxes, Absolut Vodka bottles, and Red Bull cans. Richard Nixon used it for his presidential campaign, as did Hillary Clinton. Indeed, Futura is one of the most used fonts in the world today—the typeface of modern design—more so even than Helvetica. This fascinating book explores the cultural history and uses of a face that's so common you might not notice, until you start looking, and then you can't escape it. Douglas Thomas traces Futura from its Bauhaus-inspired origin in Paul Renner's 1924 design, to its current role as the go-to choice for corporate work, logos, motion pictures, and advertisements. Never Use Futura is illuminating, sometimes playful, reading, not just for type nerds, but for anyone interested in how typefaces are used, take on meaning, and become a language of their own.

Author : Peter Dawson,John Foster,Tony Seddon,Sean Adams
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780711245068

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Graphic Design Rules by Peter Dawson,John Foster,Tony Seddon,Sean Adams Pdf

365 daily design mantras from four leading industry experts, providing you with valuable design dos and don'ts for every day of year. Packed with practical advice presented in a fun, lighthearted fashion, this is the perfect book for the ever-growing group of non-designers who want some graphic design guidance. And for more experienced designers, individual entries will either bring forth knowing nods of agreement or hoots of derision, depending on whether or not the reader loves or hates hyphenation, has a pathological fear of beige, or thinks that baseline grids are boring. In the style of a classical almanac, 365 entries combine a specific rule with a commentary from a variety of experienced designers from all fields of the graphic design industry. Covering topics such as typography, colour, layout, imagery, production, and creative thinking, you can either dip in at random or use the book as the source of a daily lesson in how to produce great graphic design.

Author : Michel Rabagliati
Publisher : Drawn and Quarterly
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 177046414X

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Paul at Home by Michel Rabagliati Pdf

Author : Hannah Jane Parkinson
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781783352371

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The Joy of Small Things by Hannah Jane Parkinson Pdf

'This book is a not-so-small joy in itself.' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Parkinson has the gift of making you look with new eyes at everyday things. The perfect daily diversion.' JOJO MOYES 'Always funny and frank and full of insight, I absolutely love Parkinson's writing.' DAVID NICHOLLS 'I loved this book . . . Parkinson's writing transports you to unexpected places of joy and comfort . . . these pages contain happiness.' MARINA HYDE 'The twenty-first century feels a lot more bearable in Parkinson's company.' CHARLOTTE MENDELSON Drawn from the successful Guardian column, these everyday exultations and inspirations will get you through dismal days. Hannah Jane Parkinson is a specialist in savouring the small pleasures of life. She revels in her fluffy dressing gown ('like bathing in marshmallow'), finds calm in solo cinema trips, is charmed by the personalities of fonts ('you'll never see Comic Sans on a funeral notice'), celebrates pockets and gleefully abandons a book she isn't enjoying. Parkinson's everyday exaltations - selected from her immensely successful Guardian column - will utterly delight. FEATURES BRAND NEW MATERIAL 'A compendium of delights.' OBSERVER 'Delightful . . . a love letter to those little moments of bliss that get us through the daily grind.' RED

Author : Isabelle Arsenault,Fanny Britt
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554983612

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Jane, the Fox and Me by Isabelle Arsenault,Fanny Britt Pdf

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book Hélène has been inexplicably ostracized by the girls who were once her friends. Her school life is full of whispers and lies - Hélène weighs 216; she smells like BO. Her loving mother is too tired to be any help. Fortunately, Hélène has one consolation, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. Hélène identifies strongly with Jane's tribulations, and when she is lost in the pages of this wonderful book, she is able to ignore her tormentors. But when Hélène is humiliated on a class trip in front of her entire grade, she needs more than a fictional character to see herself as a person deserving of laughter and friendship. Leaving the outcasts' tent one night, Hélène encounters a fox, a beautiful creature with whom she shares a moment of connection. But when Suzanne Lipsky frightens the fox away, insisting that it must be rabid, Hélène's despair becomes even more pronounced: now she believes that only a diseased and dangerous creature would ever voluntarily approach her. But then a new girl joins the outcasts' circle, Géraldine, who does not even appear to notice that she is in danger of becoming an outcast herself. And before long Hélène realizes that the less time she spends worrying about what the other girls say is wrong with her, the more able she is to believe that there is nothing wrong at all. This emotionally honest and visually stunning graphic novel reveals the casual brutality of which children are capable, but also assures readers that redemption can be found through connecting with another, whether the other is a friend, a fictional character or even, amazingly, a fox.

Author : James Martin,Made by James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780760371497

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Made by James by James Martin,Made by James Pdf

In Made by James, top graphic designer James Martin shares techniques, information, and ideas to help you become a better logo designer.

Author : Dragan Vujic
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781469767727

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Tender Kiss of a Russian Werewolf by Dragan Vujic Pdf

An American professor of folklore visits relatives in Russia. Initially, he comes to do research on aspects of Russian epics, which have been passed down orally and have literally survived on the lips of the peasants. However, the American soon abandons his primary purpose and decides to pursue loftier goals. He falls in love with a Russian lady. Their romance flourishes. Then, something unexpected occurs and the American discovers the true nature of his lover. Vasil Donskov experiences first hand the tender kiss of a Russian werewolf.

Author : Christopher Monks,John Warner
Publisher : McSweeneys Books
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1938073797

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The Best of McSweeney's Internet Tendency by Christopher Monks,John Warner Pdf

A collection of top-selected writings from the iconic Internet article site known for its humorous articles, unwavering Garamond font and abnormally narrow margins includes such entries as "I Regret to Inform You That My Wedding to Captain Von Trapp Has Been Canceled" and "Hamlet (Facebook News Feed Edition.)" 20,000 first printing.