Design Fundamentals

By Rose Gonnella, Christopher J. Navetta, Max Friedman

Book cover of Design Fundamentals: Notes on Visual Elements & Principles of Composition

Book description

Miss Visual Elements and Principles of Composition class, again? That's OK. You can borrow our notes.


Lucky for you, we didn't miss a single class the entire semester so you'll find all of the important points explained in the notes, along with the class assignments.


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1 author picked Design Fundamentals as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is an object of art. Beyond reading this book for all the information on the history of letterforms, the anatomy of letterforms, how to distinguish typefaces, and all the key concepts about typographic design you need to know, any reader will become a viewer—gazing at the beautiful illustrations for hours on end.

Leave it to the brilliant artist Rose Gonnella to turn a typography book into a masterpiece that belongs not in the museum gift shop but in the museum proper. Run don’t walk to your device or nearest bookseller to get this treasure. This book is one…

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