Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design

A curious kid's guide to graphic design, covering form, function, color, typography, and much more, plus 10 hands-on design projects. Written by Chip Kidd, "the closest thing to a rock star" in the design world (USA Today).

​Design is all around you. And whether you realize it or not, you are already a designer. In Go, renowned graphic designer Chip Kidd explains not just the elements of design, including form, line, color, scale, typography, and more, but most important, how to use those elements in creative ways. Like putting the word "go" on a stop sign, Go is all about shaking things up.

Kidd writes about scale: When a picture looks good small, don't stop there--see how it looks when it's really small. Or really big. He explains the difference between vertical lines and horizontal lines. The effect of cropping a picture to make it beautiful--or, cropping it even more to make it mysterious and compelling. How different colors signify different moods. The art of typography, including serifs and sans serifs, kerning and leading. The book ends with ten hands-on design projects for kids.

"An excellent introduction to graphic design through [the author's] own excellent work. Anyone interested in the subject, including most practitioners, will find it delightful."--Milton Glaser

Author: Chip Kidd
Publisher: Workman Kids
Published: 06/07/2022
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.92h x 7.32w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9781523515653
ISBN10: 1523515651
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Art | Techniques
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books | General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference | General