The Designers Complete Index

Creative. Powerful. Inspiring. Real. This set contains three practical design books for idea-hungry designers. Idea Index - Thousands of ideas for graphic effects and type treatments and stimulating prompts for when you need them most. Color Index - Over 1100 color combinations, formulas, techniques and examples for exploring color in both print and web. Makes choosing hues easy! Layout Index - Hundreds of visual and written idea generators for bold graphics and creative solutions, no matter what your layout challenge.

The Complete Toolkit for Designers In this handy case, you'll find three bestselling books from designer, photographer and illustrator Jim Krause. They contain all the inspiration you'll need to come up with brilliant new design solutions. Layout Index: Break through design dilemmas to create eye-catching layouts with ease. Layout Index contains hundreds of visual and written idea generators for bold graphics and creative solutions that can be used to design stunning brochures, ads, web pages, stationery, posters, flyers and more. Color Index, Revised Edition: With more than 1,100 color combinations, updated RGB formulas, and downloadable digital swatches, Color Index, Revised Edition makes picking the perfect color scheme more efficient than ever before. Palettes can be imported into a variety of programs, including Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. Type Idea Index: Type Idea Index features 650+ custom-created examples of typography and type-intensive design, organized according to the theme they express (energy, elegance, order, rebellion, etc.) and the real-world application they relate to (initials, monograms, logos, headlines, paragraphs, etc.).

This updated, expanded, and oversized inspirational resource presents 1,100 color palettes, with light, bright, dark, and muted varieties for each one, making it the most expansive palette selection tool available. Color Index XL provides aspiring designers, artists, and creative individuals working with color with an indispensable, one-stop method for reviewing and selecting current, up-to-date color palettes for their creative projects. Designer and lecturer Jim Krause's classic resource is back with a new approach that presents each group of palettes in an oversized form for easy visual review, and bleeding to the edge of the page (edge indexing) for quick access. By providing variations for each palette, Krause ensures that creatives can find the best color selection for each project's needs. This book serves as the perfect resource for teachers, students, and professionals of all kinds in the art and design space who want to stay up-to-date on the ever-evolving trends in color.

Master the 3 C's of Head-Turning Design! Cover your basics with the book that covers everything from typography and color to layout and business issues! Jim Krause, author of the popular Index series, guides you through the understanding and practice of the three elements every successful visual design must have: Components: Learn how to get the most out of the photos, illustrations, icons, typography, linework, decoration, borders and backgrounds you use within your design. Composition: Practice combining the components of a design in a visually appealing way by using the principles of placement, grouping, alignment, flow and spacing to create a pleasing, cohesive design. Concept: Utilize the intangible elements of theme, connotation and style to present and deliver your message in a way that will wow your clients every time. Whether you're a new, mid-level or experienced designer who is brainstorming ideas or finalizing your presentation, this handy-to-use, take-it-with-you book will instruct and inspire you to new heights of creativity.

This guide provides a simple, step-by-step process to better design. Techniques promise immediate results that forever change a reader's design eye. It contains dozens of examples.

Idea Index kick-started a revolution in graphic design books, unique in size, feel—and most important—wealth of ideas. Layout Index is the next step, a compendium of layout idea-generators that will help designers explore multiple possibilities for visual treatments each time they turn the page. The visual and textual suggestions are divided into eight major areas, including newsletters, flyers, posters, brochures, advertising, stationery, page layout, and Web pages.