Table of Contents

What Is Design?; Step Away from the Computer; What Is a Grid and When Do I Need One?; I Need to Design This Today: the "Works Every Time" Layout; 13 Layout Sins; Mini Art School: The Elements and Principles of Design; Some Format & Composition Issues; What You Don't Know about Type Can Hurt You; Color Basics; Adding Visual Appeal: Photos & Illustrations; The Scoop on Info Graphics; Storyboarding 101; Getting Your Work Printed; Designing for Digital Output; Words of Encouragement; Appendix: A Gallery of Examples

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