Download or read book Basics Design Print and Finish written by Gavin Ambrose and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Basics Design series is designed to provide graphic arts students with a theoretical and practical exploration of fundamental topics, including layout, format, typography, colour and image. Packed with examples from students and professionals and fully illustrated with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery, they offer an essential exploration of the subject. The second edition of the sixth book in the series, Print and Finish is a guide to the printing and finishing techniques employed by graphic design studios all over the world. A thorough understanding of these techniques will equip the designer with the ability to harness the creative potential of these processes and add creative elements to a design in order to increase its impact and functionality. Showcasing seven different paper and ink stocks and finishes, the book is an invaluable reference tool. With new contributions and activities, the second edition builds on the success of the first, and is an absolute must-have for all design students.
Download or read book Basics Design Print and Finish written by Gavin Ambrose and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Basics Design series is designed to provide graphic arts students with a theoretical and practical exploration of fundamental topics, including layout, format, typography, colour and image. Packed with examples from students and professionals and fully illustrated with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery, they offer an essential exploration of the subject. The second edition of the sixth book in the series, Print and Finish is a guide to the printing and finishing techniques employed by graphic design studios all over the world. A thorough understanding of these techniques will equip the designer with the ability to harness the creative potential of these processes and add creative elements to a design in order to increase its impact and functionality. Showcasing seven different paper and ink stocks and finishes, the book is an invaluable reference tool. With new contributions and activities, the second edition builds on the success of the first, and is an absolute must-have for all design students.
Download or read book Basics Design 06 Print Finish written by Gavin Ambrose and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basics Design 06- Print & Finish by Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris provides an introduction to a variety of printing and finishing techniques. Presentation is everything in graphic design, and professionally applied printing and finishing techniques can add value to a design by imbuing it with a range of different visual and tactile qualities. Ultimately, such processes unite the different elements of a design in a coherent manner allowing it to achieve its intended purpose. The book is itself printed on seven different paper stocks - including coated, uncoated, coloured, woodfree and matt - allowing the reader to see the results that can be achieved with creative stock selection.
Download or read book Book Design written by Wang Shaoqiang and published by Hoaki. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are a graphic designer, a small press or a self-publisher, this publication will tell you everything: from the history of books to the printing and binding techniques, showcasing beautiful contemporary examples. Do you know when the first book was born? Have you ever wondered what are the basic components of a book? And how can we possibly make a book from scratch? Book Design is a publication that answers all these questions. This publication offers an overview of what a book is, how it is made, and how we can improve it with good design and printing techniques. The first two chapters focus more on historical and theoretical knowledge; the last two showcase examples of contemporary book designs, including detailed information and interviews with eight graphic designers from all over the world. It is a must have for those who want to know more about book design, as well as self-publishers and small presses. Editorial graphic design is one of the most comprehensive areas in design and this publication, filled with recent and contemporary examples, will provide you with the ins and outs to render a project from scratch to the finished book.
Download or read book Basics Design 04 Image written by Gavin Ambrose and published by AVA Publishing. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basics Design- Format represents the physical point of contact with the user; affecting how we receive a design's printed or online information. The book demonstrates how a creative approach to format selection and a careful consideration of presentation space can produce dramatic results within both print and digital media. It examines established format standards and, with the aid of fully-illustrated examples, suggests how thoughtful application of pre-existing models can add an extra dimension to design.
Download or read book Basics Design 08 Design Thinking written by Gavin Ambrose and published by AVA Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-11 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basics Design: Design Thinking is an introduction to the process of generating creative ideas and concepts used by designers in order to start the process that leads to a finished piece of work. This focus on ideas and methods favours a useable approach to design as a problem-solving activity. This is supported by practical work examples and case studies from leading contemporary design studios, accompanied by concise descriptions, technical expansions and diagrammatic visualisations. Basics Design: Design Thinking teaches the generation of ideas as a practical skill, vital to the creation of successful design.
Download or read book Basics Design 05 Colour written by Gavin Ambrose and published by AVA Publishing. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth book in the Basics Design Series, Colour by Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris examines in detail two distinct areas of colour usage in design. Firstly the book explores in depth what colours mean, their inherent associations and their cultural connotations. Building on this information the book then tackles how to control colour in a design in order to achieve a desired effect or fulfill a specific brief. Starting with the basic principles of colour how light works, colour wheels, colour combinations and harmonies the book builds on these principles and explains how the designer, or design student, can accurately and intentionally control colour. Examples from contemporary designers that push the envelope of colour in design are used to bring the principles under discussion alive. These examples demonstrate how the many substrates and printing techniques, including coloured paper stocks and unusual and innovative ink combinations, can dramatically alter the impact of a design.
Download or read book Basics Design 07 Grids written by Gavin Ambrose and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grids 2nd Edition, the seventh book in the Basics Design series, has been updated with new content and visuals, exploring the construction and ordering of the age and screen through the use of grids. The grid features as a strong element in many areas of design, and presents both the student and practitioner alike with the opportunity to ground their work in solid foundations.Through detailed investigation of the principles behind grid design, this book informs and advances your understanding of this key design component, allowing you to devise grids with ease and precision for any situation.
Download or read book Basics Design written by Gavin Ambrose and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to a variety of printing and finishing techniques for any graphic design project. Now updated to include studio interviews and student activities.
Download or read book Image written by Gavin Ambrose and published by AVA Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the process of generating creative ideas and concepts, this book identifies methods used by designers to start the process that eventually leads to a finished piece of work. "Basics Design" offers a useable approach to design as a problem-solving activity.
Download or read book Design Thinking for Visual Communication written by Gavin Ambrose and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you start a design project? How can you generate ideas and concepts in response to a design brief? How do other designers do it? This book will answer all these questions and more. Now in its second edition, the highly popular Design Thinking for Visual Communication identifies methods and thought processes used by designers in order to start the process that eventually leads to a finished piece of work. Step-by-step guidance for each part of the process is highlighted by real-life case studies, enabling the student to see teaching in practice. This focus on ideas and methods eschews an abstract, academic approach in favour of a useable approach to design as a problem-solving activity. The new edition now includes contributions from a broader international range of design practices and adds depth to existing case studies by looking in greater detail at some of the processes used.
Download or read book Basics Design 02 Layout written by Gavin Ambrose and published by AVA Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second title in the 'Basics Design' series, 'Layout' addresses the practical and aesthetic considerations of the job in hand such as where and how the content will be viewed, regardless of whether the final format is a magazine, website, television graphic or bottle of bubble bath.
Download or read book The Elements of Visual Style written by Robert W. Harris and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy reference encompasses the fundamental principles and techniques of design for both PC or Mac users, covering everything from understanding typography to manipulating art.
Download or read book Graphic Design Basics written by Amy E. Arntson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GRAPHIC DESIGN BASICS, International Edition combines design principles, history, and current technology to present students a comprehensive introduction to the field of graphic design. Keeping pace with rapid changes in the field of design, while maintaining a consistently high academic quality, the text emphasizes design structure, visual perception and digital design, with a wide range of visuals from throughout design history, as well as the latest contemporary illustrations. Each chapter provides assignments with student sample solutions and critique sections to help students apply the concepts and assess their work. This market leader’s interwoven combination of concept, history, and practice rarely found in other graphic design texts has been enriched by integrating material specific to digital design. The accompanying Premium Website offers students bonus images, interviews with artists featured in the text, additional projects, studio techniques and research links.
Download or read book Design for Communication written by Elizabeth Resnick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-06-10 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete coverage of basic design principles illustrated by student examples Design for Communication offers a unique approach to mastering the basic design principles, conceptual problem-solving methods, and critical-thinking skills that distinguish graphic designers from desktop technicians. This book presents forty-two basic to advanced graphic design and typography assignments collaboratively written by college educators to teach the fundamental processes, concepts, and techniques through hands-on applications. Each assignment is illustrated with actual student solutions, and each includes a process narrative and an educator's critical analysis revealing the reasoning behind the creative strategies employed by each individual student solution. Assignments are organized from basic to advanced within six sections: * The elements and principles of design * Typography as image * Creative word play * Word and image * Grid and visual hierarchy * Visual advocacy Design for Communication is a highly visual resource of instruction, information, ideas, and inspiration for students and professionals.
Download or read book Layout for Graphic Designers written by Gavin Ambrose and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Layout for graphic design concerns the arrangement of text and images on a page. How these elements are positioned, both in relation to one another, and within the overall design scheme, will affect how content is viewed and received. Whether in print or online, it is key to powerful visual communication. Layout for Graphic Designers provides visual arts students with a theoretical and practical underpinning of this design subject. Packed with over 200 examples from key contemporary practices, and fully illustrated with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery, it offers an essential exploration of the subject. This third edition has been updated to include 25 new images and 6 new case studies from Lundgren + Lindqvist, TwoPoints.Net, Bruce Mau Design, Non-Format, Mind Design and Plau.
Download or read book Research Basics written by James V. Spickard and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps offers a fresh and creative approach to the research process based on author James V. Spickard’s decades of teaching experience. Using an intuitive six-step model, readers learn how to craft a research question and then identify a logical process for answering it. Conversational writing and multi-disciplinary examples illuminate the model’s simplicity and power, effectively connecting the “hows” and “whys” behind social science research. Students using this book will learn how to turn their research questions into results.
