She is particularly known for her manuals of style the mac is not a typewriter and the nondesigners design book, as well as numerous manuals for various mac os operating systems and applications, including the little mac book. The nondesigners web book by robin williams, john tollett. J design and typographic principles for the visual novice. Along the way, the book offers many design tips for non designers. I hoped for a text that would apply some of the principles outlined in design book to the web.
This new addition to the popular non designers series from bestselling authors robin williams and john tollett includes many individual exercises designed specifically to teach the tools and features in illustrator that designers as opposed to illustrators need to use. In johns career as a designer, illustrator, and art director, adobe photoshop has been a valuable and favorite creative tool since the first version shipped in 1990. He is the coauthor of numerous books with robin, including the little ibook book the two editions of the non designer s web book, and robin williams web design workshop. The nondesigners illustrator book by robin williams. The nondesigners illustrator book robin williams, john tollett on amazon. Robin williams is the author of dozens of bestselling and awardwinning books, including the non designer s presentation book, the non designer s indesign book, and the mac is not a typewriter. In this revised and updated book, robin makes it easy for even firsttime presenters to get past their fears of creating a presentation.
Jan 01, 1998 excellent design teacher robin williams joins john tollett for this helpful and easytoread introduction to creating attractive web pages and sites. Throughout, the authors aim is to inspire you and spark your creativity rather than. Magazines web sites design typography ideas and concepts. Robin williams is the author of dozens of bestselling and awardwinning books about the macintosh, including the groundbreaking the little mac book and robin williams mac os x book. This new addition to the popular non designers series from bestselling authors robin williams and john tollett. The nondesigners design book second edition robin williams. Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of adobe creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the applications really well. The nondesigners web book by john tollett, robin williams alibris buy the nondesigners web book by john tollett, robin williams online at alibris. The nondesigners photoshop book by robin williams, john. The version i picked up at half price books was the second, and in the decade since it was published things have changed a bit. She expands upon the four fundamental principles of good design and typography introduced in her awardwinning nondesigner s.
Robin williams design workshop by robin williams, john tollett and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The nondesigners web book shows when to use different graphic file formats, how to prepare images including simple animations, tips and techniques by expert web designers, and how to get readymade graphics. The nondesigners illustrator book robin williams, john tollett on. Titles by williams, robin, writing with tollett, john and, as noted, others. Robin williams and john tollett effectively collaborate to explain the difference between print and web design, basic design principles for the web, various approaches to interface and navigation design, and what makes an effective or ineffective web design. This book is completely understandable, basic and funas fun as the imac itself. In these pages, bestselling authors robin williams and john tollett share the creative ideas, useful techniques, and basic design principles that are essential to great web designall in the context of the most current technology, software, and standards. The non designers web book written by robin williams and john tollett. After reading williams excellent the non designer s design book, i was eager to tear into this book.
The majority of this experience was gained in dallas, but the lure of adobe houses and snowcovered mountains brought him to santa fe. John tollett john s graphics background includes working as a designer, art director, and illustrator at advertising agencies and as a freelancer. The nondesigners web book by robin williams used very. An easy guide to creating, designing, and posting your own web site by john tollett. John tollett has coauthored numerous books with robin, including robin williams cool mac apps, robin williams design workshop, mac os x 10. In these pages, bestselling authors robin williams and john tollett share the creative ideas, useful techniques, and basic design principles that. Theres no better way to get up and running and productive on your imac and have a good time doing it. This new addition to the popular non designer s series from bestselling authors robin williams and john tollett includes many individual exercises designed specifically to teach the tools and features in illustrator cs5. Robin williams has written more than a dozen bestselling and awardwinning books, including the little mac book, the little imac book, the non designer s design book, windows for mac users, and many more john tollett is a graphic designer, art director, and illustrator. Robin williams introduced design and typographic principles to legions of readers with her bestselling non designers book series. It asked questions on a number of design topics and based upon your expertise level, the author directed you to other references. He is the coauthor of several bestselling books, including the non designer s web book and the little ibook book. Explains the basics in a non intimidating style and an easytofollow f.
Design and typographic principles for the visual novice book. Some of the other books ive written the nondesigners. I am going to purchase the non designers design book and the non designers web book by robin williams and john tollett. Robin williams and john tollet present the principles of professionallooking web sites and demonstrate the differences between design for print and the web. John tollett is a designer, art director, and illustrator with over thirty years experience in the graphic design. The non designer s web book, 3rd edition williams, robin, tollett, john on. Now she and designer coauthor john tollett take you to the next level of creative design with practical advice and lessons in composition, visual impact, and design challenges. The non designers scan and print book with sandee cohen robin williams design workshop with john tollett.
Non designer s web book, the 3rd edition non designer s april 2005. Learn design theory and practical knowhow from the awardwinning author design team, robin williams and john tollett. John has more than 30 years experience working as a professional designer and illustrator for a dozen advertising agencies, as a freelancer, and as a. The non designers illustrator book by robin williams, john tollett get the non designers illustrator book now with oreilly online learning. He is the coauthor of the little ibook book and the first edition of the non designer s web book, both with robin williams.
He is the coauthor of numerous books with robin, including the little ibook book the two editions of the nondesigners web book, and robin williams web design workshop. Robin williams is the author of piles of bestselling and awardwinning books, all by peachpit press, including the nondesigneros design book, the little mac book, the nondesigneros web book, and many more. The nondesigners web book, 3rd edition williams, robin, tollett, john on. Robin williams web design workshop with john tollett and dave rohr. Several years ago i recommended the first edition 2001 of design workshop coauthored by robin williams and john tollett and gave a brief overview of the major sections i thought newbie designers would find useful in the book. The nondesigners photoshop book robin williams, john. She is particularly known for her manuals of style the mac is not a typewriter and the non designer s design book, as well as numerous manuals for various mac os operating systems and applications, including the little mac book. While the second edition of the non designer s web book wont answer all of your technical questions about the inner workings of the web, it explains most of what a.
Robin shows you how to get started with your new computer. Did a woman write shakespeare among her computer books are manuals of style the mac is not a typewriter and the nondesigners design book, as well as numerous manuals for various macos operating systems and applications, including the little mac book. In john s career as a designer, illustrator, and art director, adobe illustrator has been a valuable and favorite creative tool since the very first editon of the program. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, robin has educated and influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the. The nondesigners illustrator book robin williams, john. Nondesigners web book, the 3rd edition nondesigners. But now this book is also old and needs the new ideas. This new addition to the popular nondesigners series from bestselling authors robin williams and john. This new addition to the popular non designers series from bestselling authors robin williams and john tollett includes many individual exercises designed specifically to teach the tools and features in illustrator cs5. This new addition to the popular non designers books from bestselling authors robin williams and john tollett uses a series of individual exercises to teach imageediting tasks in adobe photoshop cs5. Robin has been teaching collegelevel graphic design for fourteen years. While the second edition of the nondesigner s web book wont answer all of your technical questions about the inner workings of the web, it explains most of what a. In the non designers web book robin williams and john tollett take their ultimate inspiration not from the new medium of the web though they use many digital examples, but from design principles first perfected in the world of print.
The non designer s web book, 3rd edition by robin williams, john tollett and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Williams is an american writer of computerrelated books. This is yet another web design for dummies tome that doesnt seem to know what it wants to do. Robin williams, teacher and designer, knows what it takes to give a good presentation. The nondesigners web book an easy guide to creating, designing, and posting your own web site by robin williams and john tollett for all the people who now need to design web pages, but who have no background or formal training in design. Robin williams dvd design workshop john tollett and dave rohr wrote it, and i helped a little. Buy the non designer s web book by john tollett, robin williams online at alibris. Mary sidney this is my site about the woman who i believe may have written the works attributed to the man named william shakespeare. In these pages, bestselling authors robin williams and john tollett share the creative ideas, useful techniques, and basic design principles that are essential to.
Design bookshelf robin williams nondesigners web book. He is the coauthor of numerous books with robin, including the little ibook book the two editions of the nondesigners w eb book, and robin williams web design workshop. Some of the other books ive written the non designers type book the non designers web book with john tollett the non designers scan and print book with sandee cohen robin selection from the non designers design book, second edition. Buy non designer s web book 3rd edition 9780323370 by robin williams and john tollett for up to 90% off at. John tollett is a designer, art director, and illustrator with. The nondesigners web book written by robin williams and john tollett this book explains basic, universal web design principles and techniques to novices. He is the coauthor of numerous books with robin, including the little.
The nondesigners web book, 3rd edition by robin williams. Now she and designer coauthor john tollett take you to the next level of creative design with practical advice and lessons in composition, visual impact, and design. The non designer s web book an easy guide to creating, designing, and posting your own web site by robin williams and john tollett for all the people who now need to design web pages, but who have no background or formal training in design. John tollett is a designer, art director, and illustrator with over thirty years experience in the graphic design world. The non designer s presentation book this is my other favorite book of mine, about how to design presentations. During his graphic career he has worked as an art director for more than a dozen advertising agencies and as a freelance designer illustrator in dallas and santa fe. The nondesigners illustrator book by robin williams, john. This book includes tips on using typography, where to get graphics, and how to post your students welldesigned site for all to admire. The nondesigners web book by john tollett, robin williams.
John tollett has coauthored numerous books with robin, including robin williams cool mac apps, the robin williams mac os x book, robin williams design workshop and web design workshop, and more. Buy a cheap copy of the nondesigner s web book by robin p. The non designer s web book 1st edition an easy guide to creating, designing, and posting your own web site by robin williams, john tollett paperback, 287 pages, published 1997 by peachpit pr isbn. Buy a cheap copy of the non designer s web book by robin p. Robin williams has written dozens of bestselling and awardwinning books, including the little mac book, the little mac iapps book, the non designer s design book, robin williams mac os x book, and many more. An easy guide to creating, designing, and posting your own web site john tollett, robin williams paperback non fiction english 9780323370. As only robin could write it, this is the most fun youll have getting started in creating web pages. John tollett is a graphic designer, art director, and illustrator. Now she and designer coauthor john tollett take you to the next level of creative design with. The nondesigners web book shows when to use different graphic file formats, how to prepare images including simple animations, tips and techniques by expert web designers.
1019 251 1007 587 1574 699 1242 988 1141 1546 992 611 1158 56 1505 392 1425 424 576 1085 639 653 1482 859 1614 1268 621 1251 754 1039 35 315 784 894 943 1195 1351 774 11