Graphic Design Essentials:: Skills, Software and Creative Solutions - Softcover

Joyce Walsh Macario

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856695999 ISBN 13: 9781856695992

Publisher: Laurence King, 2009

Synopsis

Creating effective, eye-catching designs and layouts is a matter of both inspiration and practical know-how. Graphic Design Essentials is the ultimate guide to great design for aspiring designers. Written by a leading teacher and practitioner, the book integrates clear explanations of the concepts behind great design with instruction in the use of the core software packages - Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign . It is written especially to help beginners learn the essentials of graphic design quickly and to reflect the fact that the creative process needs to involve a thorough integration of design principles with software capabilities. Illustrations and analyses of classic designs sit alongside step-by-step introductions to the design and software skills necessary to achieve powerful results. The book follows a clear formula of design concepts, examples, analysis, software skills and projects. This encourages both successful development of design fundamentals and the capability to produce graphic designs.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Software: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop.

Skills: Selecting and combining colours, Choosing typefaces, Finding Images, Reproducing photographs at best quality, Layout strategies, Creative processes, Designing Logos, Establishing visual themes, Analyzing designs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Laurence King
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856695999
• ISBN 13: 9781856695992
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192