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A book dedicated entirely to geometric shapes, widely used by graphic designers and applied to all fields of communication. Basic geometric shapes and their various combinations are hugely popular ...
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  • 16 September 2025
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A book dedicated entirely to geometric shapes, widely used by graphic designers and applied to all fields of communication. 

Basic geometric shapes and their various combinations are hugely popular in graphic design. The creative possibilities they offer are limitless, and viewers continuously interpret them consciously and unconsciously. In this book, now in paperback, you will find many examples of why geometry is still very much relevant in today’s graphic design industry and how it is a crucial part of our visual language. Beyond their colour and size, forms and shapes determine the character and the mood of a layout, without us even realising it. They provide order and harmony in a world of imperfection and chaos. Designers know this and have been using geometric shapes as a tool for communication and visual impact since the very beginning of the profession. The broad range of case studies featured in this book demonstrates how familiar shapes can be transformed and used to convey new concepts and trends in design.

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Price: $49.00
Pages: 240
Publisher: Hoaki Books
Imprint: Hoaki
Publication Date: 16 September 2025
Trim Size: 11.22 X 8.27 in
ISBN: 9788410650190
Format: Paperback
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Shaoqiang Wang is a professor and graduate supervisor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (China). He is a prolific editor whose titles focus on international design, architecture, branding, communication, trends and culture, and he is also the editor of Design 360° magazine and Asia-Pacific Design. He has been invited to lecture at numerous universities, design academies and organizations, and he has been a jury member for China’s most prestigious design and illustration awards. Mr. Wang is also director of the Guangdong Museum of Art and professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Arts and Humanities of the Macau University of Science and Technology.

Preface

Big Ideas in Simple Shapes by Genis Carreras

Shapes and Transformational Elements by Korbinian Lenzer

Projects

Points and Roundness

Triangles, Rectangles and Polygons

Mixed Figures

Three Dimensions

Index

Acknowledgements