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Award-winning illustrator and graphic designer Nigel Holmes depicts the things we do every day like you've never seen them before.

Pruning a rose or building a sandcastle might seem like common activities, but when you see them visualized on paper in wordless, step-by-step diagrams, you'll discover them anew. From how to tie a knot in a cherry stem with your tongue to how to make a grilled cheese sandwich, from how to carve a turkey to how to change a diaper, Nigel Holmes's striking diagrams will entertain and educate. Wordless Diagrams will win you over without saying a word.

Robin Williams provides a practical introduction to the classical principles of design in this pamphlet-sized book. Her discussion of layout is organized around four basic design principles: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity. Each is presented in its own chapter with plenty of you-can-do-it-at-home examples. The typography section explains the principles of Concord, Conflict and Contrast, based on Williams'classification of type faces by style (Oldstyle, Modern, Slab Serif, Sans Serif, Script and Decorative), weight (Light, Bold), Shape (Narrow, Wide), and spacing. A discussion of color is notably absent; the roots of this book in early grayscale Macintosh computing show through.
Williams's book should hit the mark for amateurs creating one-page designs such as simple web sites, brochures or business cards. Set aside an hour or two to read it and do the exercises, and your designs should improve immensely. Mine have.

《版面设计的原理》内容简介：以条理分明的章节及浅显易懂的文字，有层次地说明设计的各个环节。作者从建立条理、添加变化、强调重点、设计技巧和设计中的色彩几个方面将自己实际操作经验与心得全部记录下来。以系统化的内容向读者说明自己所建立的“设计原理”的基本原则，为设计入门奠定了扎实的基础。
书中没有太多不实用的理论.而是提供具体可遵循的原理和实际案例，让设计新手的设计质量大幅提升：同时也提醒对设计心怀憧憬的人们：任何设计都不是随意完成的，而是存在着既定的原理只有掌握了这些原理，才能够做出好的设计作品。

本书作者多年致力于艺术、设计的教学，并在自学软件的过程中获得启示，每个单元均以美学角色切入，再引导实际操作，通过作品来呈现美感，进而熟悉InDesign的操作。　　本书分为3部分，通过对生活细致的观察与感受，以充满温度的视觉图像及优美的文字来掌握恰到好处的设计方法，让设计不只是设计，更重要的是培养企划能力与想法，具体表现文字、色彩、框架、复合造型、图表、构图、样式设定、库以及电子杂志主题的设计。在全书编排上，以大量的视觉图像来表现，每个跨页几乎都塞满了实例作品。除了作者本身的作品外，辅以三维新的年轻设计师的平面设计、网页规划、多媒体等领域的创作，以激发出更自由的设计灵感。　　本书适合从事平面设计的各类人员参考阅读。