Good Design: Deconstructing Form and Function and What Makes Good Design Work [Hardcover]

Terry Marks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2009

The author polls several designers of different age groups and phases in their careers about what they consider “good design”. Each has selected an existing design piece they feel to be good, based on their personal definition of what “good” is. The author also takes a critical look at the design to determine if it is effective with its target market and interviews the designer of the piece to unlock the concept behind the design. By taking this backwards approach through design—from completed piece back to conception—readers will discover why the design works and how they can use this information in their own projects.

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About the Author

Terry Marks is principal of tmarks design, a multi-disciplinary design firm in Seattle, Washington. The work of tmarks spans clients from DC Comics to Weyerhaeuser to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. His work has been recognized by Print, Communication Arts, Critique, HOW, Neenah, Potlatch and a few others. He is the author of Color Harmony: Layout.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592535291
• ISBN-13: 978-1592535293
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,116,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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