About the Book

Not satisfied with the new T-shirts on sale at the local mall? Maybe you'd like a wedding invitation that expresses your own vision, not your party planner's? How about some personalized stationery? An upgrade to your website? A business card? A poster for your political campaign? A CD package for your band? Sound good? Then get up off your couch and Design It Yourself Avoid graphic identity theft: build your own. Ellen Lupton, bestselling author of "Thinking with Type," will show you how.

"DIY: Design It Yourself," provides you with all the tools you'll need to create your own projects, from conception through production. Here you will find:
- simple ideas on how you can 'think like a designer'
- clear and coherent explanations of design technologies, from silk-screening to web development
- what materials you'll need to get your job done
- where to find and buy them
- how much time and experience your project demands
- diagrams that show how to handle complex tasks
- basic typographic dos and don'ts
- the history and theory of the DIY design movement
- hundreds of innovative and beautiful projects for inspiration

No more excuses. With this book, virtually any design task is within your grasp. Just do it (yourself)

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 195 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (Jan. 31st, 2006)

ISBN-10: 1568985525

ISBN-13: 9781568985527

Dimensions: 7.08 x 8.52 x 0.61 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.13 lbs

• Categories: General Design