Book description
The smash hit introductory design book that debuted at #18 on Amazon
Hackers are able to accomplish so much in so little time because they come from a community that's built upon sharing knowledge. When it comes to programming, they can learn whatever they need to learn by reading manuals, or simply typing in a Google search. But learning design isn't so simple.
Many design books try to teach design through lists of "do's" and "don'ts." But hackers know you need a deeper understanding of something to really do it well. Design for Hackers takes apart design by "reverse-engineering" Impressionist painting, Renaissance sculpture, the Mac OS X Aqua interface, Twitter's web interface, and much more. You'll learn about color theory, typography, proportions, and design principles. This theoretical advice is mixed with concrete, actionable advice such as suggestions for color scheme tools, and a chart of "all of the fonts you'll ever need."
By the end of the book, you'll be seeing design through new eyes.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Why Design Matters
- Chapter 2: The Purpose of Design
- Chapter 3: Medium and Form in Typography
- Chapter 4: Technology and Culture
- Chapter 5: Fool's Golden Ratio: Understanding Proportions
- Chapter 6: Holding the Eye: Composition and Design Principles
- Chapter 7: Enlivening Information: Establishing a Visual Hierarchy
- Chapter 8: Color Science
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Chapter 9: Color Theory
- Color Response throughout Human History
- Color Response and Human Biology
- The Power of Red: Why You Don’t Stand a Chance in the “Target Challenge”
- Research on Other Colors
- Color and Culture
- Color Schemes and the Color Wheel
- Color Choices and Web Conventions
- The Interaction of Colors: Why Monet Never Used Black
- Color Schemes
- Creating a Mood with Color
- Tools for Creating Color Palettes and Schemes
- Knowledge Applied
- Appendix A: Choosing and Pairing Fonts
- Appendix B: Typographic Etiquette
Product information
- Title: Design for Hackers: Reverse-Engineering Beauty
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2011
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781119998952
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