tailieunhanh - The Non-Designer's Design Book- P6

The Non-Designer's Design Book- P6: 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. | B Part 2 Designing with Type Not only does a contrast of weight make a page more attractive to your eyes it is one of the most effective ways of organizing information. You do this already when you make your newsletter headlines and subheads bolder. So take that idea and push it a little harder. Take a look at the table of contents below notice how you instantly understand the hierarchy of information when key heads or phrases are very bold. This technique is also useful in an index it enables the reader to tell at a glance whether an index entry is a first-level or a second-level entry thus eliminating the confusion that often arises when you re trying to look up something alphabetically. Look at the index in this book or in any of my books . Contents Introduction . 9 Furry Tells . 17 Ladle Rat Rotten Hut . 19 Guilty Looks . 21 Center Alley . 27 Noisier Rams . 33 Marry Hatter Ladle Limb. . 35 Sinker Sucker Socks Pants . . 37 Effervescent . 39 Oiled Mudder Harbored. . 40 Fey-Mouse Tells . 41 Casing Adder Bet . 43 Violate Huskings . 47 Lath Thing Thongs . 57 Fryer Jerker . 58 Hormone Derange . 59 Contents Introduction . 9 Furry Tells . 17 Ladle Rat Rotten Hut . 19 Guilty Looks . 21 Center Alley . 27 Noisier Rams . 33 Marry Hatter Ladle Limb. . 35 Sinker Sucker Socks Pants . . 37 Effervescent . 39 Oiled Mudder Harbored. . 40 Fey-Mouse Tells . 41 Casing Adder Bet . 43 Violate Huskings . 47 Lath Thing Thongs . 57 Fryer Jerker . 58 Hormone Derange . 59 By making the chapter headings bolder the important information is available at a glance and there is also a stronger attraction for my eye. Plus it sets up a repetition one of the four main principles of design remember . I also added a tiny bit of space above each bold heading so the headings would be grouped more clearly with their subheadings principle of proximity remember . TEN CONTRASTS ESI If you have a very gray page and no room to add graphics or to pull out quotes and set them as graphics try setting key .