By armin hofmann (author) 4.4 15 ratings. Even after decades of its. See all formats and editions.

Hofmann (Armin) Graphic Design Manual Principles and Practice

In 1965, hofmann distilled the essential principles of his rational approach to teaching design in his textbook, titled graphic design manual. Buy a cheap copy of graphic design manual: By armin hofmann (author) 4.5 96 ratings.

This revised edition of armin hofmann’s 1965 design manual presents the designer’s timeless ideas about structure, line, and form, and includes new sections that adapt his.

Surveys the basic principles which govern graphic design, while illustrating their. His graphic design manual was, and still is, a reference. Armin hofmann’s richly varied work is recognized for its reliance on the fundamental elements of graphic form—point, line, and shape—and the economic use of color and. The thoroughly revised edition of the. By armin hofmann (author), george nelson (foreword), armin hoffman (designer) 4.4 15 ratings. He began his career in 1947 as a teacher at the allgemeine gewerbeschule. Graphic design manual by armin hofmann, 1965, a.niggli edition, in english. The book was originally a fundamentally new attempt to provide a methodical approach to problems of graphic design.