Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design
Subtitle: Understanding Form and Function
By: John Bowers.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 123
ISBN-13: 9780471292241
Copyright date: 1999
Subjects: Design.
Description: In Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design, respected designer and educator John Bowers provides a solid foundation in timeless design principles that are immune to fads and trends. With the help of more than 160 revealing illustrations, he explores both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of 2D design, interweaving historical accounts with penetrating analyses of visual principles and issues found in important contemporary examples. He demonstrates how competing approaches to 2D design - including those based on intuition, play, chance, and empirical research - can be used successfully, either alone or in combination.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111) and index.
Published simultaneously in Canada.
US/CAN
Table of contents: title: Definitions, Sources, and Roles: Understanding Design as a Discipline.; title: Research, Theory and Methods: Understanding and Shaping Response to Form.; title: Elements and Interactions: Definitions and Analysis.; title: Color: Types, Interactions and Roles.; title: Composition: Shaping Appearance and Understanding.; title: Messages: Creating the Interpretation of Meaning.; title: Index.; title: Endnotes.; title: Bibliography.; title: Image Credits.