The Non-Designer’s Design Book (3rd Edition) (Paperback) by Robin Williams
From the Back Cover (2nd Edition): So you have a great concept and all the fancy digital tools you could possibly require-what’s stopping you from creating beautiful pages? Namely the training to pull all of these elements together into a cohesive design that effectively communicates your message. Not to worry: This book is the one place you can turn to find quick, non-intimidating, excellent design help. In The Non-Designer’s Design Book, 2nd Edition, best-selling author Robin Williams turns her attention to the basic principles of good design and typography. All you have to do is follow her clearly explained concepts, and you’ll begin producing more sophisticated, professional, and interesting pages immediately. Humor-infused, jargon-free prose interspersed with design exercises, quizzes, illustrations, and dozens of examples make learning a snap-which is just what audiences have come to expect from this best-selling author.
My Review: Amazing book! As a Web designer, I actually found more use from this than the author’s work specifically meant for my profession (The Non-Designer’s Web Book). It provides a great grounding for a person with no formal graphic/layout experience from an aesthetic standpoint. The sections on typography were also surprisingly fascinating. This book has strengthened my graphic and page layout skills, and definitely opened up my eyes to the basic techniques used by experts in this field.
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