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Design Evolution
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Design Evolution

by Tim Samara
January 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
272 pages
10h 29m
English
Rockport Publishers
Content preview from Design Evolution
All graphic design
all image making,
regardless of medium or intent
centers on
manipulating form. “Form” is stuff: shapes,
lines, textures, words, and pictures. Our
brains use form to identify what is seen; form
is a message. Making that form as beautiful as
possible is what elevates designing above just
plopping stuff in front of an audience and let-
ting them pick through it.
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The term “beautiful”
has a host of meanings, depending on context;
aggressive, ripped, collaged illustrations are
beautiful; chunky woodcut type is beautiful; all
kinds of rough images can be called beautiful.
“Beautiful” as a descriptor might be better
replaced by the term “resolved,” ...
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ISBN: 9781592533879