Welcome
Your introduction to design, layout and visual communication.
Designing a Web site or brochure without an art background? Then step away from the computer and read this engaging conversational introduction to visual communications first. Written for the beginner, White Space Is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout guide that introduces the concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communication across a variety of formats—from Web to print. This beautifully illustrated full-color book covers all of the basics to help you develop your eye and produce evocative designs that work.
About the authors:
Dr. Kim Golombisky is a message specialist and award-winning teacher and scholar at the School of Mass Communications at the University of South Florida.
Rebecca Hagen, in addition to running her studio In Focus Design, is a faculty member at the School of Mass Communications at the University of South Florida.
What's on this Web site?
- Instructor's Manual:
- In PDF format
- Video Tutorials:
- Short videos on the WET layout, creating type hierarchy and applying Gestalt theory
- Exercises:
- Flash exercises on color and type; support materials for the text's Try This activities
- Support Materials:
- Various forms and tools mentioned in the text, such as a sample RFQ and a Golden Proportion template
- Useful Links:
- Online resouces for additional information; links to sites with free online tutorials
- Recommended Readings:
- Other great Focal Press titles we recommend