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Graphic Design Play Book: An Exploration of Visual Thinking

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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-leaf section contains stickers, die-cut templates, and colored paper to help readers complete the activities.

Illustrated with typefaces, posters, and pictograms by distinguished designers, including Otl Aicher, Pierre Di Sciullo, Otto Neurath, and Gerd Arntz, the book will be enjoyed both by graphic designers and anyone interested in finding out more about visual communication.

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Graphic Design Play Book: An Exploration of Visual Thinking

Author

Sophie Cure, Barbara Seggio

Publisher

Laurence King Publishing

Format

Paperback

Pages

64

Size

6.75 x 0.5 x 9.5 inches

Origin

United Kingdom

ISBN

978-1786273963

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Ruby ★★★★★

I bought this for my nephew who's starting design school and ended up keeping it for myself. The typography challenges are genuinely fun to work through, more like solving puzzles than reading a textbook. It's the rare design book that makes you do something instead of just looking at pretty pages.

James ★★★★★

The signage puzzles alone are worth the price — they make you see everyday logos in a completely new way. A genuinely fun way to learn design thinking.

Daniel Z. ★★★★★

The typography puzzles are deceptively tricky—I actually caught myself spending an hour on just one page. A really clever, hands-on way to understand design basics without feeling like a textbook.