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Universal Principles of Design

Antonio Carusone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:12:48 +0000

Universal Principles of Design is the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design.

Designing for the Web

Antonio Carusone — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:56:30 +0000

A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web has written explanations of the core principles of graphic design in relation to the web.

The Way of Typography

Antonio Carusone — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:02:12 +0000

The book also goes into depth on how to create grid systems by hand with only pencil, straightedge and compass.

The Grid Book

Antonio Carusone — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:42:46 +0000

Examines the history of ten grids that changed the world and charts the evolution of each.

Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids

Antonio Carusone — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:59:29 +0000

This book outlines and demonstrate basic layout/grid guidelines and rules through 100 entries.

A Type Primer

Antonio Carusone — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:28:23 +0000

A Type Primer provides a practical guide for beginners, presenting the basic principles and applications of typography. The book includes a section on how type is applied to a grid.

Five Simple Steps: A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web

Antonio Carusone — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:55:17 +0000

Aimed to teach you techniques for designing your website using the principles of graphic design.

Grid Index

Antonio Carusone — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:16:21 +0000

Grid Index is the first comprehensive visual lexicon of patterns and grid systems.

The Vignelli Canon

Antonio Carusone — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:49:39 +0000

A 96 page PDF book by the master Massimo Vignelli on better understanding typography in graphic design with a nice section of grids.

Making and Breaking the Grid

Antonio Carusone — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:43:57 +0000

A layout design workshop that assumes that to effectively break the rules of grid-based design one must first understand those rules and see them applied to real-world projects.

Typographic Systems of Design

Antonio Carusone — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:28:32 +0000

Typographic Systems explores eight major structural systems beyond the traditional ordering systems of the grid – including random, radial, modular, and bilateral systems.

The Grid: A Modular System for the Design and Production of Newpapers, Magazines, and Books

Antonio Carusone — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:43:04 +0000

A book on using grids in different forms of print.

Basics Design: Grids

Antonio Carusone — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:45:22 +0000

The seventh book in the award-winning Basics Design series, Grids focuses on the construction and ordering of the page and screen through use of the grid.

Swiss Graphic Design

Antonio Carusone — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:11:23 +0000

Adopted internationally, the grid and sans serif typefaces such as Helvetica became the classic emblems of Swiss graphic design.

Designer and the Grid

Antonio Carusone — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:09:59 +0000

The Designer and the Grid reveals the key to the hidden driving force behind almost all graphic design: the grid.

Geometry of Design

Antonio Carusone — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:10:08 +0000

The book focuses on the classic systems of proportioning, such as the golden section and root rectangles, as well as systems such as the Fibonacci Series.

The Typographic Grid

Antonio Carusone — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:58:57 +0000

We consider this to be the academic part two to “Grid Systems.” Hans Rudolf Bosshard tackles a deeper understanding of the complex grid.

Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type

Antonio Carusone — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:59:25 +0000

Grid Systems provides a rich, easy-to-understand overview and demonstrates a step-by-step approach to typographic composition.

Grid Systems in Graphic Design

Antonio Carusone — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:58:32 +0000

The manual for graphic designers, typographers and three dimensional designers. Considered by most to be the definitive book on grid systems. This book is a must for any designer.