D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself

ISBN: 1568985525

Author: Lupton, Ellen

Condition: New

Not satisfied with the new T-shirts on sale at the local mall? Maybe you'd like a wedding invitation that expresses your own vision, not your party planner's? How about some personalized stationery? An upgrade to your website? A business card? A poster for your political campaign? A CD package for your band? Sound good? Then get up off your couch and Design It Yourself! Avoid graphic identity theft: build your own. Ellen Lupton, bestselling author of Thinking with Type will show you how."DIY: Design It Yourself" provides you with all the tools you'll need to create your own projects, from conception through production. Here you will find:- simple ideas on how you can "think like a designer"- clear and coherent explanations of design technologies, from silk-screening to webdevelopment- what materials you'll need to get your job done- where to find and buy them- how much time and experience your project demands- diagrams that show how to handle complex tasks- basic typographic dos and don'ts- the history and theory of the DIY design movement- hundreds of innovative and beautiful projects for inspirationNo more excuses. With this book, virtually any design task is within your grasp. Just do it (yourself)!