内容简介
AVAsBasicsDesigntitlesaredesignedtoprovidevisualartsstudentswithatheoreticalandpracticalexplorationofeachofthefundamentaltopicswithinthedisciplineofGraphicDesign.Packedwithexamplesfromstudentsandprofessionalsandfullyillustratedwithcleardiagramsandinspiringimagery,theyofferanessentialexplorationofthesubject.Grids,theseventhbookintheBasicsDesignseries,hasbeenupdatedwithnewcontentandvisuals,exploringtheconstructionandorderingofthepageandscreenthroughtheuseofgrids.Thegridfeaturesasastrongelementinmanyareasofdesign,andpresentsboththestudentandpractitioneralikewiththeopportunitytogroundtheirworkinsolidfoundations.Thisbookexploresnotonlyhowtoconstructgrids,but,morefundamentally,whyadesignershouldconstructgridsatall.Throughdetailedinvestigationoftheprinciplesbehindgriddesign,thisbookwillinformandadvanceyourunderstandingofthiskeydesigncomponent,allowingyoutodevisegridswitheaseandprecisionforanysituation.
作者简介
GavinAmbrose,MA(CentralStMartins)Practisinggraphicdesigner.Currentcommercialpracticeincludesclientsfromtheartssector,galleries,publishersandadvertisingagencies.Heistheco-author/designerofseveralbooksonbranding,packagingandeditorialdesign.PaulHarris,PGDip(LondonCollegeofPrinting)Freelancewriterandeditor.HehaswrittenformagazinesandjournalsbothinLondonandNewYorkincludingDazed&Confused.Heisco-authorandcollaboratoronbooksaboutpackagingdesignanddesignprinciples.