Visual Design on the Computer

By: Benjamin Wong, Wucius Wong

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Paperback | 17 October 2001 | Edition Number 1

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Visual Design on the Computer is designed for those who are seeking to learn the basics of two-dimensional design on the computer. The book approaches design from the computer perspective, and introduces a new visual language to tackle all basic design principles, without favoring any particular computer system or software. It covers techniques and methods commonly used in computer graphics, a review of draw and paint programs, as well as scanning, image-editing, and printing; the new edition includes color gradients, rasterization, the use of imported images, and basic color theory.

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Graphical & Digital Media Applications Computer-Aided Design CAD Arts & Entertainment Architecture Architectural Structure & Design History of Art & Design Styles Business Applications Design, Industrial & Commercial Arts, Illustration Graphic Design

Introduction	p. 13
Visual Design	p. 15
Aesthetic Organization	p. 15
Decoration	p. 16
Self-Expression	p. 16
Communication	p. 17
The Designing Process	p. 17
The Design Problem	p. 18
The Goal	p. 18
Specifications	p. 19
Preliminary Research	p. 19
Ideas and Methods	p. 20
Exploration	p. 20
Refining the Design	p. 21
Presentation	p. 21
Evaluation	p. 22
Setting Problems	p. 22
Equipment	p. 23
The Computer Revolution	p. 25
The New Visual Language	p. 25
Computer Hardware	p. 26
Computer Software	p. 26
The Monitor Screen	p. 27
The Keyboard	p. 27
The Mouse	p. 28
Toolbox and Palette	p. 28
Dialog Box and Information Bar	p. 29
Draw Programs	p. 29
Paint Programs	p. 30
Image-editing Programs	p. 30
Page-layout Programs	p. 31
Other Graphics Programs	p. 31
Choice of Programs	p. 32
Straight Lines	p. 33
End Points	p. 35
Length, Position, and Direction	p. 35
Weight of a Line	p. 36
Color or Shade of a Line	p. 36
Ends, Caps, and Arrow Heads	p. 37
Joining and Grouping	p. 38
Dashes	p. 39
Duplicating a Line	p. 39
Using White Lines	p. 40
Intersecting Lines	p. 41
Blending Lines	p. 42
Selecting and Deselecting	p. 43
Undoing and Redoing	p. 43
Suggested Exercises	p. 44
Points and Paths	p. 47
Corner Points	p. 49
Curve Points	p. 50
Moving Points and Segments	p. 51
Inserting and Deleting Points	p. 52
Converting Points	p. 53
Manipulating Point Handles	p. 54
Paths with Repeated Shapes	p. 55
Blending Paths	p. 56
Closing a Path	p. 57
Modifying Closed Paths	p. 58
Blending Closed Paths	p. 59
Suggested Exercises	p. 60
Planar Shapes	p. 63
Rectangles and Squares	p. 65
Rounded Rectangles or Squares	p. 66
Ellipses and Circles	p. 67
Triangles and Polygons	p. 68
Star Shapes	p. 69
Modifying a Geometric Shape	p. 70
Freehand Shapes	p. 71
Calligraphic Shapes	p. 71
Combining Shapes	p. 73
Blending Shapes	p. 74
Joining Shapes	p. 75
Distorting and Dividing Shapes	p. 76
Suggested Exercises	p. 77
Colors and Gradients	p. 79
Naming Colors	p. 81
Colored Lights	p. 81
Pigments	p. 82
Additive and Subtractive Mixing	p. 83
Color Inks in Printing	p. 83
The Basic Colors	p. 84
Stroking a Path	p. 84
Filling a Path	p. 85
Creating Colors	p. 86
Hue of a Color	p. 86
Lightness of a Color	p. 87
Saturation of a Color	p. 88
Adjusting Color Properties	p. 89
Interaction of Colors	p. 90
Gradients	p. 91
Modifying Gradients	p. 92
Composing with Gradients	p. 93
Color Schemes	p. 94
Suggested Exercises	p. 95
Space and Volume	p. 97
Introducing Curvature	p. 99
Rippling a Surface	p. 100
Blending or Curling a Shape	p. 101
Stacking Shapes	p. 102
Receding Shapes	p. 103
Rotating Shapes	p. 104
Adding Shadow to a Shape	p. 106
Adding Thickness to a Shape	p. 107
Establishing Volume	p. 108
Multiple Views	p. 110
Conflicting Views	p. 111
Transforming a Surface	p. 113
Transforming a Volume	p. 116
Suggested Exercises	p. 119
Type and Fonts	p. 121
Kinds of Fonts	p. 123
Single Characters	p. 124
Converting Type to Path	p. 125
Uniting Character Shapes	p. 126
Blending Character Shapes	p. 127
Symbols and Dingbats	p. 128
Characters Forming Lines	p. 130
Curving a Line of Characters	p. 131
Words as Visual Expression	p. 133
Composition with Words as Units	p. 135
Adding a Title to a Composition	p. 137
Suggested Exercises	p. 139
Pattern and Texture	p. 141
Simple Pattern Fills	p. 143
Creating New Bitmap Patterns	p. 145
Applying Pattern Fills	p. 147
Tiled Fills	p. 149
Building Texture in a Fill	p. 151
Suggested Exercises	p. 153
Raster Images	p. 155
Raster Images as Photographs	p. 157
Raster Images as Textures	p. 158
Raster Images in Painted Effects	p. 159
Raster Images in Black and White	p. 161
Texturizing Raster Images	p. 162
Modifying Raster Images	p. 164
Distorting Raster Images	p. 166
Further Manipulations	p. 168
Silhouetting and Clipping	p. 169
Working in a Draw Program	p. 171
Suggested Exercises	p. 174
Formal Compositions	p. 177
Simple Units	p. 179
Compound Units	p. 180
Interlocking Units	p. 181
Repeating Units in One Direction	p. 182
Repeating Units in Two Directions	p. 183
Clipped Units in Repetition	p. 185
Blending Units	p. 187
Rotating Units	p. 190
Units in Concentric Arrangement	p. 194
Suggested Exercises	p. 198
Semiformal Compositions	p. 201
Varying the Strokes and Fills	p. 203
Varying the Positions	p. 205
Varying the Configurations	p. 207
Varying the Sizes and Directions	p. 208
Addition and Subtraction	p. 209
Modifying Compound Units	p. 211
Using Clipped Units	p. 212
Using Tiled Fills	p. 214
Reorganizing Radiation	p. 215
Reorganizing Concentricity	p. 217
Suggested Exercises	p. 219
Informal Compositions	p. 223
Disarranging Units	p. 225
Rearranging Units	p. 227
Changing the Directions of Units	p. 229
Changing Size and Proportion	p. 231
Changing Visual Attributes	p. 233
Changing Configuration	p. 234
Dominance and Distinction	p. 235
Confrontation and Contrast	p. 236
Contrast of Configuration	p. 237
Contrast in Size and Proportion	p. 238
Contrast in Direction	p. 239
Contrast in Quantity	p. 240
Distortion and Fragmentation	p. 241
General Deconstruction	p. 243
Suggested Exercises	p. 245
Printing and Finishing	p. 247
Creating a Leaflet	p. 249
Creating a Book	p. 250
Binding the Book	p. 251
Creating a Package	p. 252
Choosing Printer and Paper	p. 253
Trimming Paper	p. 254
Folding Paper	p. 255
Cutting Slits	p. 256
Cutting Holes	p. 257
Shaping Corners and Edges	p. 258
Overall Shaping	p. 259
Organizing a Layout	p. 260
Adding Title and Numbers	p. 262
Suggested Exercises	p. 263
Pursuing Further Development	p. 264
Glossary	p. 265
Index	p. 269
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