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Graphic design for everyone.

Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First American editionDescription: 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465481801
  • 146548180X
  • 9780241343814
  • 024134381X
Subject(s):
Contents:
Understanding your brain -- You and your audience -- You and your brand -- Building blocks -- Type -- Colour -- Image -- Putting it together -- Basics -- Hierarchy -- Composition -- Producing your designs -- Advice and resources.
Summary: Create your own blog, logo, website, and much more. Trying to give your blog extra visual impact? Need a new look for a personal, business, or community project? With this beginner's guide to graphic design, you'll be able to do this and much more! There have never been more opportunities to promote yourself online or in print, but to succeed you need to master the art of visual communication - combining the building blocks of type, image, and colour into an appealing, accessible message. Graphic Design for Everyone is your guide right from the start of the process, showing you first how to define your brand, your message and your audience. Learn the basic principles and language of design and how to use the building blocks successfully. Find out how to create a brand plan, discover how a typeface sets the mood, and learn to use colour theory for maximum impact. Gain inspiration from real-life examples in a wide range of styles, and workshops that help you to focus on the right solutions for you. Once you've learned the basics, turn to the ten design projects to help you create your own designs. From letterheads and business stationery to a marketing brochure and online shop, each project shows you how to assemble your design toolkit and use it for stunning results. And to complete the process, there's plenty of practical advice on publishing online, dealing with printers, and commissioning professional designers. Whether you're a complete newcomer to design or keen to build on what you know, Graphic Design for Everyone is the only resource you'll ever need.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 741.6 G766 Available 33111009374204
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction New 741.6 G766 Checked out 06/25/2024 33111011290349
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Transform your ideas into powerful visuals--to connect with your audience, define your brand, and take your project to the next level.

This highly practical design book takes you through the building blocks of design--type, photography, illustration, color--and shows you how to combine these tools to create visuals that inform, influence, and enthral.

Grasp the key principles through in-depth how-to articles, hands-on workshops, and inspirational galleries of great design. Find out how to create a brand plan, discover how a typeface sets the mood, and learn how to organize different elements of a layout to boost the impact and meaning of your message.

Then apply your skills to do it yourself, with ten step-by-step projects to help you create your own stunning designs--including business stationery, invitations, sales brochure, website, online newsletter and e-shop. There's also plenty of practical advice on publishing online, dealing with printers, commissioning professionals, finding free design tools, and much more.

If you're ready to use powerful design to take your pet project or burgeoning business to the next level, Graphic Design for Everyone is your one-stop resource to help you become an effective, inspirational visual communicator.

Includes index.

"Understand the building blocks so you can do it yourself."--Cover.

Create your own blog, logo, website, and much more. Trying to give your blog extra visual impact? Need a new look for a personal, business, or community project? With this beginner's guide to graphic design, you'll be able to do this and much more! There have never been more opportunities to promote yourself online or in print, but to succeed you need to master the art of visual communication - combining the building blocks of type, image, and colour into an appealing, accessible message. Graphic Design for Everyone is your guide right from the start of the process, showing you first how to define your brand, your message and your audience. Learn the basic principles and language of design and how to use the building blocks successfully. Find out how to create a brand plan, discover how a typeface sets the mood, and learn to use colour theory for maximum impact. Gain inspiration from real-life examples in a wide range of styles, and workshops that help you to focus on the right solutions for you. Once you've learned the basics, turn to the ten design projects to help you create your own designs. From letterheads and business stationery to a marketing brochure and online shop, each project shows you how to assemble your design toolkit and use it for stunning results. And to complete the process, there's plenty of practical advice on publishing online, dealing with printers, and commissioning professional designers. Whether you're a complete newcomer to design or keen to build on what you know, Graphic Design for Everyone is the only resource you'll ever need.

Understanding your brain -- You and your audience -- You and your brand -- Building blocks -- Type -- Colour -- Image -- Putting it together -- Basics -- Hierarchy -- Composition -- Producing your designs -- Advice and resources.

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