ABSTRACT

White Space Is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout guide that introduces concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communication across a variety of formats—from web to print. Sections on Gestalt theory, color theory, and WET layout are expanded to offer more in-depth content on those topics. This new edition features new covering current trends in web design—Mobile-first, UI/UX design, and web typography—and how they affect a designer’s approach to a project. The entire book will receive an update using new examples and images that show a more diverse set of graphics that go beyond print and web and focus on tablet, mobile and advertising designs.

chapter Chapter One|8 pages

What is Design?

Visuals … Type Play Nice in Space

chapter Chapter Two|12 pages

Step Away From the Computer

Research & Brainstorming

chapter Chapter Three|12 pages

I Need to Design This Today

The Works-Every-Time Layout

chapter Chapter Four|12 pages

Layout Sins

13 Amateur Errors

chapter Chapter Five|20 pages

Mini Art School

The Elements, Principles & Theories Of Design

chapter Chapter Six|22 pages

Layout

Where to Put Visuals & Type For Impact

chapter Chapter Seven|28 pages

Type

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

chapter Chapter Eight|22 pages

Color Basics

Choosing … Using Color

chapter Chapter Nine|26 pages

Adding Visual Appeal

Working With Photos & Illustrations

chapter Chapter Ten|18 pages

Infographics

Maxiumum Information in Minimum Space

chapter Chapter Eleven|16 pages

Storyboarding

Planning Visual Storytelling

chapter Chapter Twelve|20 pages

Design for Social Media… But Not Really

Working with Multimedia Assets

chapter Chapter Thirteen|28 pages

Designing for the Web

Starring on the Small Screen

chapter Chapter Fourteen|22 pages

Fit to Print

An Overview of Papers & Printing

chapter Chapter Fifteen|3 pages

Conclusion

Now that you Know Enough to be Dangerous, Thanks for Stopping by