Color Symbolism Chart

April, 2001 -- 16 pages. Supplementary material for Color and Communication Class at Carnegie Mellon University Ever stop and think what exactly makes up our everyday experiences? On the surface level, before shapes and curves, the visual world is made up of a series of intersecting colors, a montage of overlapping hues. A color means little when seen by itself, but when paired with any number of the infinitely possible colors, a whole new experi...

For designers, art directors and editors. This completely updated edition of a classic guide shows a new generation of editors and designers how to make their publications sing! Readers will find a compendium of practical tips for a happy marriage between content and form, helping story and design reinforce each other and create pages irresistible to readers. Brimming with hundreds of black and white and color illustrations, chapters cover the...

Dover Publications, 2006. - 48 pages. From a rare sourcebook: more than 250 superb designs depicting decorative letters, elaborate floral borders, body type, and delicate woodcut illustrations. Together with a smaller selection of full-color designs once used in wallpaper, tapestries and other domestic accessories, the handsome motifs offer a vast storehouse of ideas. 291 designs, 40 in full color.

This book is simply the most compact and lucid handbook available outlining the basic principles of layout, typography, color usage, and space. Being a creative designer is often about coming up with unique design solutions. Unfortunately, when the basic rules of design are ignored in an effort to be distinctive, design becomes useless. In language, a departure from the rules is only appreciated as great literature if recognition of the rules un...

Peachpit Press, 2008. - 216 Pages. A lot has happened in the world of digital design since the first edition of this title was published, but one thing remains true: There is an ever-growing number of people attempting to design pages with no formal training. This book is the one place they can turn to find quick, non-intimidating, excellent design help from trusted design instructor Robin Williams. This revised classic–now in full color–includ...