Robin Williams Design Workshop

Robin Williams introduced design and typographic principles to legions of readers with her best-selling Non-Designer's book series. Now she and designer/co-author John Tollett take you to the next level of creative design with practical advice and lessons in composition, visual impact, and design challenges.

Presented in Robin and John's signature style—writing that is so crystal clear, it's accessible to absolutely anyone—and illustrated with hundreds of full-color design examples, the ideas in this book tackle design theory, visual puns, and layout and graphics strategies for real-world projects. Developing designers will appreciate the author's imaginative approach and well-chosen examples.

• Discover practical and effective design principles and concept–and how to apply them to virtually any project.
• Learn why some designs are attention-getting and others are not.
• Learn how to choose just the right look—corporate or casual, classic or trendy—for specific types of projects, such as business cards, letterhead and envelopes, newsletters and brochures, logos, advertising, and more.
• Test your design acumen by comparing before-and-after examples.
• Find a wealth of inspiration for your own design projects.
• Gain insight into the design process by studying the works of guest designers, who offer their personal commentary and insights.

Robin Williams Design Workshop picks up where The Non-Designer1s Design Book leaves off, and takes the reader to the next step of creative design with discussions and examples of visual metaphors, visual impact, grid theory, and problem-solving, and practical lessons on how to work with color, photos, and clip art. The majority of the book focuses on specific projects, such as brochures, business cards, flyers, ads, logos, etc., each with "before" and "after" examples. Clear explanations of exactly what was wrong with the "before" version, and exactly what was done to create the "after" are included.

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Describes practical graphic design principles and concepts, and how to apply them to projects. The authors explain why some designs are more likely to grab attention, and which looks are suitable for specific types of projects, such as business cards, letterhead, brochures, logos, and other advertising. Ample color design examples are sprinkled throughout the book. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Robin Williams has written dozens of best-selling and award-winning books, including The Little Mac Book; The Non-Designer's Design Book; Robin Williams Mac OS X Book; Mac OS X Tiger: Peachpit Learning Series; Robin Williams Web Design Workshop; and many more. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has educated and influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the Mac, and the web.

John Tollett has coauthored numerous books with Robin, including The Robin Williams Mac OS X Book, Panther Edition; three editions of The Non-Designer's Web Book; Cool Mac Apps; Robin Williams Web Design Workshop; and Macs on the Go! John has over 30 years' experience working as a professional designer and illustrator. Mos of his current projects involve web design, digital video production and editing and DVD design.