Description from the publisher:

Not satisfied with the new T-shirts on sale at the local mall? Maybe you'd like a wedding invitation that expresses your own vision, not your party planner's? How about some personalized stationery? An upgrade to your website? A business card? A poster for your political campaign? A CD package for your band? Sound good? Then get up off your couch and Design It Yourself! Avoid graphic identity theft: build your own. Ellen Lupton, bestselling author of Thinking with Type, will show you how. DIY: Design It Yourself, provides you with all the tools you'll need to create your own projects, from conception through production. Here you will find:

• simple ideas on how you can "think like a designer"

• clear and coherent explanations of design technologies, from silk-screening to web development

• what materials you'll need to get your job done

• where to find and buy them

• how much time and experience your project demands

• diagrams that show how to handle complex tasks

• basic typographic dos and don'ts

• the history and theory of the DIY design movement

• hundreds of innovative and beautiful projects for inspiration

No more excuses. With this book, virtually any design task is within your grasp. Just do it (yourself)!