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The Pocket Universal Principles of Design

150 Essential Tools for Architects, Artists, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Inventors, and Makers
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The Pocket Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell offers an engaging exploration of key design principles applicable across various disciplines. It presents a comprehensive guide to understanding the core concepts that underpin effective design in art, architecture, and everyday products. The book distils complex ideas into accessible insights, making it an essential resource for both novice designers and seasoned professionals looking to refine their craft.
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If you're fascinated by how design influences our daily lives and appreciate clear, concise explanations of design concepts, this book is likely to captivate you. It offers insights into essential design principles across various fields, making it a valuable resource for designers, students, and anyone interested in how design shapes our world.

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This pocket edition of the bestselling design reference book contains 150 essential principles.

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Whether a website, marketing campaign, museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines.

Now, there's a handy travel companion for any designer, so that you always have the essentials at your fingertips. Portable, condensed, and armed with 150 principles, Universal Principles of Design, Pocket Edition is like a Swiss Army knife of design knowledge.

Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, it pairs critical need-to-know design knowledge with visual examples of the principles applied in practice. An indispensable field reference for designers of all types, this pocket edition of the best-selling Universal Principles of Design will sharpen your design thinking and expand your sense of the possible.

Series: Rockport Universal

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781631590405

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 April 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Rockport Publishers Inc.

Illustration: 150 color photos

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 127.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

About the Author

William Lidwell is the Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston, Texas. He is author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design, which has been translated into 12+ languages; Deconstructing Product Design, a social deconstruction of 100 classic products; and lecturer of two video series on design: How Colors Affect You: What Science Reveals available from The Great Courses, and The Science of Logo Design available from Lynda.com.

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