White Space is Not Your Enemy: A Beginner's Guide to Communicating Visually through Graphic, Web and Multimedia Design (Paperback)

Designing a brochure or web site without an art background? Step away from the computer and read this breezy introduction to visual communications first. Written for non-designers, White Space is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout text introducing the concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communications across a variety of formats, from print to Web.

This beautifully illustrated, full-color book covers the basics to help you develop your eye and produce attractive work. Topics include:
* The basics of effective design that communicates its intended message
* Pre-design planning
* 13 Layout Sins to avoid
* Basic typography
* Working with color
* Storyboarding for video, Web, and presentions
* Information graphics
* Mini Art School--all the basics in one chapter
* Outputting your work

* Finally--the basics of layout, design, and visual communication for print and web in one easy-to-digest book!
* "Try This" sections in each chapter include fun, hands-on activities to develop skills.
* The companion web site includes text and photo support material; video clips that put the principles in practice; interactive multimedia components; and links.

沒有藝術背景也能設計手冊或網站嗎？先離開電腦，閱讀這本輕鬆的視覺傳達入門書。《白色空間不是你的敵人》是一本針對非設計師的實用平面設計和版面設計教材，介紹了在各種格式（從印刷到網頁）上製作有效視覺傳達所需的概念和實踐方法。

這本精美插圖、全彩色的書籍涵蓋了基礎知識，幫助你培養眼光並製作出吸引人的作品。主題包括：
- 傳達預期訊息的有效設計基礎
- 設計前的規劃
- 避免的13個版面設計錯誤
- 基本排版
- 色彩應用
- 影片、網頁和演示稿的故事板
- 資訊圖表
- 迷你藝術學校 - 所有基礎知識都在一章中
- 輸出作品

最後 - 一本易於理解的書籍，介紹印刷和網頁的版面設計和視覺傳達基礎！每章的「試試看」部分包含有趣的實踐活動，以發展技能。附帶的網站提供文字和圖片支援材料；將原則實踐的視頻剪輯；互動多媒體元件；以及相關連結。