Combining three invaluable, practical design books for idea-hungry designers, the Design Essentials Index offers designers solutons for everything from design basics to new systems for combining colors to an in depth examination of creative an practical applications of type. This uniquely designed box set includes Jim Krause's best selling guides Design Basics Index, Type Idea Index and Color Index 2 to give designers a wealth of practical design info at their fingertips.

Design Basics Index- A guide to the basic building blocks of design and how to combine those elements to create head-turning work

Type Idea Index- An in-depth examination of creative and practical issues surrounding typography

Color Index 2- Over 1500 new color combinations for print and web media

About the Author
Jim Krause is the author and designer of the bestselling Index series available from HOW Books. He has worked as a designer in the Pacific Northwest since the 1980s and has produced award-winning work for clients large and small from Microsoft and McDonalds to Washington Apples and Seattle Public Schools.