Gert Dumbar (1940) is one of the most influential—and colourful—graphic designers in the postwar design field, both in the Netherlands and abroad. As a young partner in Tel Design, he designed one of the most iconic symbols in the Dutch public domain, the logo for the Dutch National Railways, NS, to which he has added countless designs for other clients with his own Studio Dumbar. Applauded or reviled, Studio Dumbar has left an indelible mark on Dutch and international visual culture.

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Digital technology has not only revolutionized the way designers work, but also the kinds of designs they produce. The development of the computer as a design environment has encouraged a new breed of digital designer; keen to explore the unique creative potential of the computer as an input/output device. Data-driven Graphic Design introduces the creative potential of computational data and how it can be used to inform and create everything from typography, print and moving graphics to inter...

An invaluable introduction for designers and creatives on how to create digital interfaces for users.

This expanded and revised version of the best-selling Universal Methods of Design is a comprehensive reference that provides a thorough and critical presentation of 125 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for human-centered design. The text and accompanying photos and graphics of this classic resource are delivered in a concise and accessible format perfect for designers, educators, and students. This new, expanded edition includes updated information on...

An entertaining and highly original introduction to graphic design, this beautifully designed book uses puzzles and visual challenges to demonstrate how typography, signage, posters and branding work.

Through a series of games and activities, including spot the difference, matching games, drawing and dot-to-dot, readers are introduced to concepts and techniques in an engaging and interactive way. Further explanation and information is provided by solution pages and a glossary, and a loose-le...

The internationally renowned design agency Turner Duckworth presents stories and advice gathered from working with the world’s biggest brands

It is impossible to understand principles without some statement of theory; and a book in order to be practical must therefore be to some extent theoretical. I have been as concise and brief in the theoretical parts as clearness would permit of, and I trust they are not out of proportion to the practical parts.

Either to paint well, or to judge well of a painting, requires an understanding of the same things: namely, the theoretical standpoint of the painter; the technical problems of color, ...

Communiceren lijkt zo gemakkelijk. We doen het allemaal, elke dag. Maar waarom

begrijpen we elkaar dan zo vaak niet? Waarom ontstaan er zoveel misverstanden

en reageren mensen zo anders dan we verwachten? En hoe vaak overkomt het ons

niet dat we iemand denken te begrijpen, maar er later achter komen dat we totaal

langs elkaar heen hebben gepraat?

Herkenbaar? Dat kan bijna niet anders! Het slechte nieuws is dat communiceren

veel lastiger is dan iedereen denkt. Maar het goede nieuws is dat je wel kun...

SOURCE 01 The Shape of Justice documenteert de opdracht die de Rijksgebouwendienst gaf aan de IM Masters opleiding van het DAE onderleiding van Gijs Bakker en Renny Ramakers (Droog Design). Studenten ontwikkelden een serie conceptuele ontwerpvoorstellen voor een nieuw gerechtsgebouw in Amsterdam. Het eindresultaat is een aaneenschakeling van interessante projecten variërend van analyses naar de identiteit en symboliek van een gerechtsgebouw tot aan meer concrete ontwerpvoostellen voor bewegw...

The book introduces an emerging domain of design that is of immense interest today not only to the academic design research community but also to those in the business community charged with the development of human-cantered products, systems, services and/or environments. All the information is new. There are no other books with this focus and coverage currently available.The book is written by two design professors from the USA and Holland and will be the perfect text book to use in educati...