D30: Exercises for Designers: 30 Days of Creative Design Exercises & Career-Enhancing Ideas - Hardcover

Jim Krause

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144032395X ISBN 13: 9781440323959

Publisher: F+W, 2013

Synopsis

Instructive and enlightening. Fun, too.

D30 is a workout book. In addition to dozens of readily applicable tips, tricks and informational tidbits, D30 contains thirty exercises designed to develop and strengthen the creative powers of graphic designers, artists and photographers in a variety of intriguing and fun ways. What will you need to begin? Not much. Most of the book's step-by-step projects call for setting aside an hour or two, rolling up your sleeves and grabbing art supplies that are probably already stashed somewhere in your home or studio--things like pens, drawing and watercolor paper, India ink, paint, scissors and glue. Digital cameras and computers are also employed for several of the exercises but--and this should be welcome news to those readers who spend their days looking at computer monitors--the majority of the book's activities make use of traditional media to illuminate creative techniques and visual strategies that can be applied to media of all sorts. Thumb through the book (or look at the samples posted on JimKrauseDesign.com) and see for yourself!

About this title

About the Author

Jim Krause is a designer/illustrator/photographer based in Bellingham, WA. He’s worked for a wide range of clients including Kodak, Microsoft, Seattle Public Schools and more. Since 1999, his focus has been on the creation of books for designers, photographer and other creative professionals. He is the author of the best-selling Index Book series that includes Color Index, Idea Index, Layout Index and Type Index. He is also a popular speaker at the HOW Design Conference.

Edition details

• Publisher: F+W
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144032395X
• ISBN 13: 9781440323959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256