D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself (Design Handbooks)

D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself (Design Handbooks)

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 <i>Thinking with Type</I>, will show you how. <p><i>DIY: Design It Yourself</i>, provides you with all the tools you'll need to create your own projects, from conception through production. Here you will find: <br> - simple ideas on how you can "think like a designer" <br> - clear and coherent explanations of design technologies, from silk-screening to web development <br> - what materials you'll need to get your job done <br> - where to find and buy them <br> - how much time and experience your project demands <br> - diagrams that show how to handle complex tasks <br> - basic typographic dos and don'ts <br> - the history and theory of the DIY design movement <br> - hundreds of innovative and beautiful projects for inspiration <p>No more excuses. With this book, virtually any design task is within your grasp. Just do it (yourself)!