Graphic Art category: 1709 books
Design Literacy
Understanding Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Author and design expert Steven Heller has revisited and revised the popular classic Design Literacy by revising many of the thoughtful essays from the original and mixing in thirty-two new works. Each essay offers a taste of the aesthetic, political, historical, and personal issues that have engaged...
Graphic Design, Referenced
A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Graphic Design, Referenced is a visual and informational guide to the most commonly referenced terms, historical moments, landmark projects, and influential practitioners in the field of graphic design. With more than 2,000 design projects illustrating more than 400 entries, it provides an intense...
by Debbie Millman
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Take a peek inside the heads of some of the world’s greatest living graphic designers. How do they think, how do they connect to others, what special skills do they have? In honest and revealing interviews, nineteen designers, including Stefan Sagmeister, Michael Beirut, David Carson, and Milton...
Teaching Graphic Design
Course Offerings and Class Projects from the Leading Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
More Than Sixty Course Syllabi That Bring the New Complexity of Graphic Design to Light
All graphic designers teach, yet not all graphic designers are teachers. Teaching is a special skill requiring talent, instinct, passion, and organization. But while talent, instinct, and passion are inherent,...
by Steven Heller
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2019
An Examination of the Practice Through the Years
Teaching the history of graphic design cannot simply be outlined by dates nor confined by places, but is defined by concepts and philosophies, as well as those who made, make, and inspire them. Teaching Graphic Design History is the first collection...
FireSigns
A Semiotic Theory for Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Semiotics concepts from a design perspective, offering the foundation for a coherent theory of graphic design as well as conceptual tools for practicing designers.
Graphic design has been an academic discipline since the post-World War II era, but it has yet to develop a coherent theoretical...
The City
A Vision in Woodcuts
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
"An absolute song for an ongoing visit with timelessness." — The New York TimesThis graphic novel by an Expressionist master offers a stunning depiction of urban Europe between the world wars. First published in Germany in 1925, it presents unforgettable images from the tense and dynamic Weimar...
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 Ellen M. Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Here is the perfect volume for graphic designers who want real-life advice for long-term success. Renowned designer Ellen Shapiro reveals time-tested tricks of the trade—for making sure the clients you want to work with know about you, become your clients, and work with you productively. Then, in...
Managing Corporate Design
Best Practices for In-House Graphic Design Departments
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Corporations increasingly view graphic design as a core strategic business competency in a highly competitive climate, and they are challenging their in-house designers to supply far more than a service or support function. Their new role is to provide sound solutions to real-world business pressures....
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 Michael Fleishman
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
The ultimate source for beginning professionals, working professionals looking to make a change, and entrepreneurs wanting to go out on their own, this friendly guide details every business aspect of commercial graphic design, including how to:
Create a portfolio Make initial contacts...
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...
Graphic Idea Notebook
A Treasury of Solutions to Visual Problems
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
This updated edition of the much-heralded classic of page design offers surefire ideas and inspiration to anyone stuck with the task of designing cutting-edge printed material. This book is a collection of more than 2,000 visual "idea generators"-illustrations and line art-that visualize the various...