D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself: A Design Handbook - Couverture souple

Lupton, Ellen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1568985525 ISBN 13 : 9781568985527

Editeur : Princeton Architectural Press, 2006

Synopsis

Not satisfied with the new T-shirts on sale at the local mall? Maybe you'd like a wedding invitation that expresses your own vision, not your party planner's? How about some personalized stationery? An upgrade to your website? A business card? A poster for your political campaign? A CD package for your band? Sound good? Then get up off your couch and Design It Yourself! Avoid graphic identity theft: build your own. Ellen Lupton, bestselling author of Thinking with Type, will show you how.

DIY: Design It Yourself, provides you with all the tools you'll need to create your own projects, from conception through production. Here you will find:
- simple ideas on how you can 'think like a designer'
- clear and coherent explanations of design technologies, from silk-screening to web development
- what materials you'll need to get your job done
- where to find and buy them
- how much time and experience your project demands
- diagrams that show how to handle complex tasks
- basic typographic dos and don'ts
- the history and theory of the DIY design movement
- hundreds of innovative and beautiful projects for inspiration

No more excuses. With this book, virtually any design task is within your grasp. Just do it (yourself)!

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ellen Lupton is Princeton Architectural Press's all-time bestselling author. Her titles include Thinking with Type , Skin , Design Culture Now , Inside Design Now , and more. This book is produced with her students at the Maryland Institute College of Art,

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

No more excuses. With this book, virtually any design task is within your grasp. Just do it (yourself)! Not satisfied with the new t-shirts on sale at the local mall? Maybe you'd like a wedding invitation that expresses your own vision, not your party planner's? How about some personalized stationery? An upgrade to your website? A business card? A poster for your political campaign? A CD package for your band? Sound good? Then get up off your couch and "Design It Yourself". Avoid graphic identity theft: build your own. Ellen Lupton, bestselling author of "Thinking with Type", will show you how. "DIY: Design It Yourself", provides you with all the tools you'll need to create your own projects, from conception through production. Here you will find: simple ideas on how you can "think like a designer"; clear and coherent-explanations of design technologies, from silk-screening to web development; what materials you'll need to get your job done; where to find and buy them; how much time and experience your project demands; diagrams that show how to handle complex tasks; basic typographic dos and don'ts; suggestion - filled interviews with top designers; the history and theory of the DIY design movement; and hundreds of innovative and beautiful projects for inspiration.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton Architectural Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1568985525
• ISBN 13: 9781568985527
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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