Graphic Design: The New Basics (Second Edition, Revised and Expanded)
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- File Size: 67.3 MB
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- Total Page Count: 631
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Graphic Design: The New Basics (Second Edition, Revised and Expanded)
Graphic Design The New Basics is a digital PDF guide to visual form-making by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips. It is available as an instant download for readers studying or practicing graphic design.
This revised and expanded second edition explains core principles of visual language through demonstrations and concise commentary. The digital file contains 631 pages and is supplied in PDF format.
The book introduces structured approaches to visual invention and examines the relationships that shape two-dimensional design.
Book Overview
Graphic Design: The New Basics is a design education and reference book by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips. Published by Princeton Architectural Press, it presents a concise guide to the formal elements and organizing principles of graphic design.
The revised edition opens with “Formstorming,” a set of structured techniques for generating visual solutions to graphic design challenges. Later chapters address visual relationships, compositional systems, and methods for creating richness and complexity from simple elements.
Its intended readers include students, young designers, and anyone seeking an introduction to graphic design concepts.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Formstorming techniques for developing visual solutions.
- Point, line, plane, rhythm, balance, scale, texture, and color.
- Gestalt principles, framing, hierarchy, layers, and transparency.
- Modularity, grids, pattern, and diagram.
- Time and motion, rules, and randomness.
- Updated and expanded material from the first edition.
- Bibliographical references and an index.
Why This Book Matters
This book provides a structured foundation for understanding visual form and graphic design practice. Its educational focus connects formal design principles with visual demonstrations and practical methods for visual invention.
The edition reflects ideas emerging from teaching at the Maryland Institute College of Art. It also documents contributions from faculty and visiting artists associated with the book’s design education context.
Book Details
| Author | Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips |
|---|---|
| Title | Graphic Design: The New Basics |
| Edition | Second Edition, Revised and Expanded |
| Publisher | Princeton Architectural Press |
| Publication Date | July 14, 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Format | |
| File Size | 67.3 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 70541242 |
| Pages | 631 |
| Print Length | 264 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9781616893323 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1616893323 |
| ASIN | 161689332X |
| Item Weight | 1.78 pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches |
| Rating | 4.6 out of 5 stars |
| Review Count | 947 |
| Library of Congress Classification | NC997.L87 2015 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 741.6—dc23 |
| Library of Congress Control Number | 2014046286 |
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Verified Bibliographic Details
| Publisher Location | New York, New York |
|---|---|
| File Type | |
| Hardcover ISBN-13 | 978-1-61689-325-5 |
| Paperback ISBN-13 | 978-1-61689-332-3 |
| EPUB, MOBI ISBN-13 | 978-1-61689-455-9 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #50,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books); #60 in Graphic Design Techniques; #275 in Design & Decorative Arts; #2,727 in Education & Teaching (Books) |
| File Name | Graphic Design The New Basics.pdf |
| SourceLink | https://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Design-Basics-Revised-Expanded/dp/161689332X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34B0TLCOYM1U2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.l4H5sA2DheBQdb4odPR9-Q.6OTXTY1muok2Si32vXuuUa-1BgiecweZ79nkUwzi1bU&dib_tag=se&keywords=Graphic+Design+The+New+Basics+%28Second+Edition%2C+Revised+and+Expanded%29+%28English+Edition%29&qid=1752662601&s=books&sprefix=graphic+design+the+new+basics+second+edition%2C+revised+and+expanded+english+edition+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C380&sr=1-1 |
| Contributing Faculty | Ken Barber; Kristian Bjørnard; Kimberly Bost; Jeremy Botts; Corinne Botz; Bernard Canniffe; Nancy Froehlich; Brockett Horne; Tal Leming; Ellen Lupton; Al Maskeroni; Sandra Maxa; Ryan McCabe; Abbott Miller; Kiel Mutschelknaus; Jennifer Cole Phillips; James Ravel; Zvezdana Stojmirovic; Nolen Strals; Mike Weikert; Bruce Willen; Yeohyun Ahn |
| Visiting Artists | Marian Bantjes; Nicholas Blechman; Alicia Cheng; Peter Cho; Malcolm Grear; David Plunkert; C. E. B. Reas; Paul Sahre; Jan van Toorn; Rick Valicenti |
| Book Design | Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips |
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