Design for Hackers: Reverse Engineering Beauty (Paperback)

The term 'hacker' has been redefined to consist of anyone who has an insatiable curiosity as to how things work—and how they can try to make them better. This book is aimed at hackers of all skill levels and explains the classical principles and techniques behind beautiful designs by deconstructing those designs in order to understand what makes them so remarkable. Author and designer David Kadavy provides you with the framework for understanding good design and places a special emphasis on interactive mediums. You'll explore color theory, the role of proportion and geometry in design, and the relationship between medium and form. Packed with unique reverse engineering design examples, this book inspires and encourages you to discover and create new beauty in a variety of formats.

• Breaks down and studies the classical principles and techniques behind the creation of beautiful design
• Illustrates cultural and contextual considerations in communicating to a specific audience
• Discusses why design is important, the purpose of design, the various constraints of design, and how today's fonts are designed with the screen in mind
• Dissects the elements of color, size, scale, proportion, medium, and form
• Features a unique range of examples, including the graffiti in the ancient city of Pompeii, the lack of the color black in Monet's art, the style and sleekness of the iPhone, and more

By the end of this book, you'll be able to apply the featured design principles to your own web designs, mobile apps, or other digital work.

透過解構設計來理解美麗設計背後的技巧

「駭客」一詞已被重新定義為對事物運作方式有著無法滿足的好奇心，並試圖改進它們的人。本書針對各種技能水平的駭客，解釋了美麗設計背後的經典原則和技巧，通過解構這些設計來理解它們的卓越之處。作者和設計師David Kadavy為您提供了理解良好設計的框架，並特別強調互動媒體。您將探索色彩理論、比例和幾何在設計中的作用，以及媒體和形式之間的關係。這本書充滿了獨特的逆向工程設計示例，激發並鼓勵您在各種格式中發現和創造新的美感。

- 分解並研究創造美麗設計的經典原則和技巧
- 說明在與特定觀眾溝通時的文化和背景考慮因素
- 討論設計的重要性、設計的目的、設計的各種限制，以及如何根據屏幕設計字體
- 分析色彩、大小、比例、媒體和形式的元素
- 提供一系列獨特的示例，包括庞贝古城的塗鴉、莫內藝術中缺乏黑色的風格和光滑的iPhone等

通過閱讀本書，您將能夠將所介紹的設計原則應用於自己的網頁設計、移動應用程序或其他數字作品中。