Good Design: Deconstructing Form, Function, and What Makes Design Work
Graphic designer Terry Marks polls several designers of varied age groups and phases in their careers about what they consider “good design.” Each has selected an existing design piece they feel to be “good” — based on their personal definitions of what is “good.” Marks also takes a critical look at the design to determine if it is effective with its target market, and he interviews the designer of each piece to unlock the concept behind the design. By taking this backwards approach through design — from completed piece back to conception — readers will discover why the design works and how they can harness this information in their own design projects.
About the Author
Terry Marks is principal of tmarks design, a multi-disciplinary design firm in Seattle, Washington. The work of tmarks spans clients from DC Comics to Weyerhaeuser to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. His work has been recognized by Print, Communication Arts, Critique, HOW, Neenah, Potlatch, among others. He is the author of Color Harmony: Layout.