Contains chapters that include production notes that describe the photographic and technical treatments used for different images, and 'focus spreads' that deal with specific how-to topics.

Design Basics Index is full of inspiration for those working in the graphics industry, or those seeking to find a way in. The book guides the reader through a progression of visual and conceptual theories to samples and exercises that will stretch the designer's imagination and creativity. Also included is a section of advice and strategies for gaining agency and freelance work in graphic design,

Colour index is a wealth of colourful creativity at a glance, containing over 1100 colour combinations and formulas to help you solve design dilemmas and create more effective graphics. From progressive colours to natural tones, it aims to make choosing hues for any job easier.

Every designer needs a little inspiration now and then and this series of index books: Color Index , Idea Index and Layout Index (in a transparent carrying case) provides fuel for creativity.

Contains hundreds of different colour combinations, each with an accurate formula for print and web use. This title includes chapters organised by dominant hue, and with expansion palettes - sets of four related hues arranged from dark to light - that allow you to explore even more colour combinations for limitless possibilities.

Gives designer's a practical design with solutions from design basics, to systems for combining colours, to an examination of creative and practical applications of type. This title contains hundreds of colour combinations, each with an accurate formula for print and web use.

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

A box set, which includes both Color Index and Color Index 2 to provides designers colour information for various projects.

Features images of places - large and small, far and near, ordinary and extraordinary. This book features images that include views of natural and manmade environments, as well as intimate shots of intriguing details. It includes on site shooting techniques and post-shooting digital treatments to show readers how to create their own photographs.

Looks at type, one of the most fascinating design topics, offering an in-depth examination of the creative and practical issues involved in many of the important areas, such as font anatomy, headlines and body texts.

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.

From Jim Krause comes the fifth book in the popular Index series: Photo Idea Index. This innovative guide: Provides designers with the information they need to take creative photographs, explore different digital manipulations, and use them in real-world design applications; Shares the basics of technical information, then provides a wealth of inspiration, making this both a what if book and a .

This title is a collection of thought-provoking concepts, suggestions, anecdotes and exercises to stimulate the creative, innovative thinking that designers need in order to do their job well. It contains cleverly designed creativity tips, anecdotes, practical advice and idea starters.