Author: Overview

“I love the title of your new book, but if it was me, I’d name it ‘Don’t F__k With My Active White Space’! People just don’t get it.” – Unsolicited correspondence

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All my books describe in one way or another the idea of “right thinking,” that is, making design decisions that are considered and defendable. Random design decisions are fine – they are sometimes even considered artistic – and we see them everywhere. But books that encourage you to do whatever you happen to feel like doing at the moment are not earning their keep. An author (and a teacher) should help a reader see through a different set of eyes. Having tried it, a reader (and a student) may choose not to see that way any longer, but they have been given a useful experience and information to make a meaningful choice. After all, what is more important than the way you think?

Five of my books remain in print, one has sold over 85,000 copies and that, at least numerically, qualifies it as a “standard.” My published books are:

    • 2022 The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, & Type 3rd Edition
    • 2020 Editing by Design 4th Edition
    • 2018 The Elements of Logo Design: Design Thinking, Branding, & Making Marks 
    • 2016 Listening to Type: Making Language Visible 
    • 2015 Advertising Design and Typography 2nd Edition
    • 2011 The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, & Type 2nd Edition
    • 2008 Really Good Logos Explained 
    • 2006 Advertising Design and Typography 1st Edition
    • 2004 Thinking in Type: The Practical Philosophy of Typography
    • 2003 Editing by Design 3rd Edition, Jan V. White
    • 2001 The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, & Type 1st Edition
    • 1999 Type in Use 2nd Edition
    • 1992 Type in Use 1st Edition
    • 1987 How to Spec Type
    • 1982 Editing by Design 2nd Edition, Jan V. White
    • 1974 Editing by Design 1st Edition, Jan V. White