Graphic Art Design category: 1547 books
Graphic Design Discourse
Evolving Theories, Ideologies, and Processes of Visual Communication
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
If the aim of graphic design is to communicate meaning clearly, there's an irony that the field itself has struggled between two contradictory opposites: rote design resulting from a rigorous, fixed set of rules, and eccentric design that expresses the hand of the artist but fails to communicate with...
by Steven Heller
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Revised and updated, this compelling collection of essays, interviews, and course syllabi is the ideal tool to help teachers and students keep up in the rapidly changing field of graphic design. Top designers and educators talk theory, offer proposals, discuss a wide range of educational concerns-such...
Teaching Motion Design
Course Offerings and Class Projects from the Leading Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
How motion design is taught in more than 45 leading programs. * Detailed syllabi and descriptions of class projects and assignments * Go-to guide for professors and teachers planning their courses * Course plans from School of Visual Arts, Ohio State, Rochester Institute of Technology, many other...
Sustainable Graphic Design
Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
There is little appreciation for what happens to graphic design artifacts after their useful life has ended. Sustainable Graphic Design outlines graphic design's relationship to production and consumption, demonstrating how designers can contribute solution-oriented responses to consumption, through...
Introduction to Graphic Design
A Guide to Thinking, Process & Style
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
For a great foundation as a graphic design student, look no further than Aaris Sherin's Introduction to Graphic Design. Sherin will introduce you to the formal structure of graphic design, so you can understand and utilise the main techniques of your chosen profession, and learn how they apply to...
by Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
The bestselling graphic design reference, updated for the digital age
Meggs' History of Graphic Design is the industry's unparalleled, award-winning reference. With over 1,400 high-quality images throughout, this visually stunning text guides you through a saga of artistic innovators, breakthrough...
by Celery Design Collaborative, Brian Dougherty
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Can a graphic designer be a catalyst for positive change? Green Graphic Design reframes the way designers can think about the work they create, while remaining focused on cost constraints and corporate identity. Simple, eco-innovative changes are demonstrated in all phases of the design process, including:
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by Ruth Cash-Smith, Barbara Janoff
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Visual-thinking graphic designers sometimes struggle to express themselves clearly and effectively in writing. Now there’s help! The Graphic Designer’s Guide to Better Business Writing teaches graphic designers how to write compelling business communications. Created especially to address the...
Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer
A Guide to Careers in Design
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2015
Begin your graphic design career now, with the guidance of industry experts
Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer is a single source guide to the myriad of options available to those pursuing a graphic design career. With an emphasis on portfolio requirements and job opportunities, this guide...
Becoming a Design Entrepreneur
How to Launch Your Design-Driven Ventures from Apps to Zines
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Any designer who runs a studio, office, or firm is entrepreneurial. In fact, anyone with a studio already has an infrastructure for entrepreneurial content development, and with the technological developments over the last few decades, there are more opportunities now than ever. The use of computers...
Graphic Design School
The Principles and Practice of Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
The essential introduction to graphic design for the digital era
Graphic Design School provides a comprehensive introduction to visual design for modern media. From the fundamentals of design to advanced techniques and problem solving, this book is packed with practical advice and tutorials...
by Gavin Ambrose, Mr Nigel Aono-Billson
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Students are provided with the knowledge that will enable them to respond to a course and prepare for a career in graphic design. The book begins with an overview of various approaches to graphic design, as well as its inherent language. It goes on to look at methods for generating and developing...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Graphic Design
Turn Your Creative Ideas into Professional-Looking Design
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008
If you can dream it, you can design it.
Whether your goal is to design your own marketing materials, launch a visually compelling blog, or just have some fun creating your own CD covers, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Graphic Design is your one-stop reference. Presented in an intuitive, accessible...
Sustainable Graphic Design
Tools, Systems and Strategies for Innovative Print Design
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2010
The graphic artist's guide to sustainable design
Graphic design is frequently thought of as a purely decorative effort. Yet these efforts can be responsible for shocking impacts on natural resources just to produce a barely-glanced-at catalog or mail piece. Sustainable Graphic Design: Tools,...