This slim book presents examples of graphic art and design followed by analytical renderings and overlays to reveal their underlying geometric structure. Elam analyzes 25 designs that give designers and architects a clearer understanding of how to employ systems of proportion in their work. Illustrations.
Although grid systems are the foundation for almost all typographic design, they are often associated with rigid, formulaic solutions. However, the belief that all great design is nonetheless based on grid systems (even if only subverted ones) suggests that few designers truly understand the complexities and potential riches of grid composition. ...
Typographic organization has always been a complex system in that there are so many elements at play, such as hierarchy, order of reading, legibility, and contrast. In "Typographic Systems," Kim Elam, author of our bestselling books, "Geometry of Design" and "Grid Systems," explores eight major structural frameworks beyond the grid including ...
Typografische Anordnungen waren schon immer komplexe Systeme, in denen viele Faktoren zusammenspielen a " Hierarchie, Leserichtung, Lesbarkeit und Kontraste. In Typografische Systeme untersucht Kim Elam, Autorin der Bestseller Gestaltungsraster und Proportion und Komposition, acht grAssere strukturelle Systeme, die A1/4ber die traditionelle ...
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