The ultimate compendium of graphic and typographic idea generators for designers, illustrators, art directors, students and creative professionals.

Following on from Idea Index , this extremely compact guide is a pocket-sized compendium of ideas of layout generators. The book will help designers, at every skill level, explore multiple possibilities for visual treatments.

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 ...

A critical guide for designers, writers, editors and students.

Offering more than 450 images, along with the coverage of such topics as Italian, Russian, and Dutch design, this book includes: the invention of writing and alphabets; medieval manuscript books; the origins of printing and typography; renaissance graphic design; modern art and its impact on design; and the computer graphics revolution.