Designers in Handcuffs - Hardcover

Knapp, Pat Matson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1581803311 ISBN 13: 9781581803310

Publisher: How Design Books, 2003

Synopsis

Lack of budget. Lack of colour. Near-impossible deadlines. Bad photography. The list of constraints that designers face can go on and on. In this book, designers share their war stories and offer solid advice to their peers on how to survive when their hands seem tied. In four sections, this book identifies the key areas of constraint in graphic design projects: budgets, deadlines, client relationships and artwork. A fifth section addresses other, more unexpected limitations, like computer failure or loss of key personnel. The information in this book is collected from graphic designers at all levels, making it a true forum for designers to share experiences and solutions.

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Review:

"When you have a good rationale for your design solution, you can employ it to both explain your idea as well as defend your design solution." "You must be able to manage expectations. You can have it cheap. You can have it fast. You can have it good. But you can't have it cheap, fast and good. Pick any two."

About this edition

• Publisher: How Design Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1581803311
• ISBN 13: 9781581803310
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192