《信息设计工作手册》修订版和更新版采用了一种有条不紊、全面的方法来传达有效、创新的信息设计的基本原理。
通过大量新案例研究,你将了解到信息设计的历史、理论、批评、技术、媒体、过程、方法和实践,并学习如何创造出具有视觉冲击力和意义的图形。从简短的历史开篇,然后是对这门学科的指导性分解,深入了解制作信息设计的复杂性,以有效提高沟通的功能和美感。你将学习发现过程的每个方面,包括如何在客户的业务结构中工作,创建项目时间表,识别和优先考虑可能的受众,构建创意简报,并探索角色(用户配置文件)和场景。然后,探索**实践,获得创建规划文件和测试设计的实用技巧。本书概述了色彩、字体造型、结构和图形元素等主要设计原则,向你展示如何应用这些基本工具来开发强大的信息设计解决方案。
以这些原则和方法为基础,以现实例子为跳板,你将学会执行精心设计的、功能性的、美观的信息设计。
Information Design Workbook, Revised and Updated takes a methodical, comprehensive, approach to conveying the fundamentals of effective, innovative information design.
With loads of new case studies demonstrating the latest approaches, you'll learn about the history, theory, criticism, technology and media, process, method, and practice of information design as well as learn how to create visually compelling and meaningful graphics. Opening with a brief history followed by an instructive breakdown of the discipline, get an intimate understanding of the complexities of crafting information designto effectively improve communication both functionally and aesthetically. You'll learn every aspect of the discovery process, including how to work within your client's business structure, create a project timeline, identify and prioritize possible audiences, construct a creative brief, and explore personas (user profiles) and scenarios. Then, explore best practices and get practical tips on creating planning documents and testing your design. An overview of key design principles—including color, type styling, structure, and graphic elements—shows you how to apply these basic tools to develop powerful information design solutions.
Using these principles and methods as a foundation and the real-world examples as a springboard, you can learn to execute well-crafted, functional, and aesthetically beautiful information design.




