Visual language for designers
by Connie Malamed · first published 2009
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Within every picture is a hidden language that conveys a message, whether it is intended or not. This language is based on the ways people perceive and process visual information. In a time of unprecedented competition for audience attention and with an increasing demand for complex graphics, Visual Language for Designers explains how to achieve quick and effective communications. It presents ways to design for the strengths of our innate mental capacities and to compensate for our cognitive limitations.
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…found. ---------------------------------------------------------- a. (Web site Graphic Design) * The non Designer's design book - http://www.amazon.com/Non-Designers-Design-Book-Robin-Willia... * Visual Language for Designers - http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Language-Designers-Principles-U... * Tuft's Envisioning Information - http://www.amazon.com/Envisioning-Information-Edward-R-Tufte... * I have found some good online articles…
on “Ask HN: Modern web design resources?” ↗…design book" is really great, I learned a lot from it. It helps to know these things, even though I am a software developer and normally do little to no design work for my clients. Currently I read "Visual Language for Designers" (-) which is also very interesting. It describes how our brain processes visual information and how you can use this to create better (easier to understand) designs. (-) http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Language-Designers-Principles-U...
on “Books For Learning to Design, The Hard Way” ↗