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`Best Designed Tertiary & Further Education Book? 2012 Australian Publishers Association 60th Annual Book Design Awards The essential tools for starting your career as a graphic designer. {Graphic Design} Australian Style Manual is the first textbook for students written with an Australian and New Zealand focus. In a rapidly changing design environment, it provides young designers with the grounding they will need to meet new challenges and make their own mark. The book covers foundation topics such as colour and elements, typography, prepress and layouts and grids, and progresses to digital design, packaging and environmental design. It gives guidance on how to approach problem solving and researching, and deals with client liaison and the practicalities of the business side of graphic design. Richly illustrated, {Graphic Design} showcases the work of outstanding Australian and New Zealand designers and shares insights into the lives of professionals in the local design community through 18 spotlight features. The authors are highly regarded educators and professional graphic designers who have recognised the need for a textbook of this kind. {Graphic Design} Australian Style Manual is unique in its approach to the theory and thought behind graphic design. It equips students with the tools and inspiration they need to channel their creativity and will remain a handy reference long after they have graduated as professional designers.Key Features
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{Graphic Design} Australian Style Manual Foreward About the authors Acknowledgements E-student/E-instructor Chapter 1: Design and its audience Chapter 2: Conceptualising and process Chapter 3: Colour, elements and illustration Chapter 4: Typography Chapter 5: Print design Chapter 6: Pre-press and print Chapter 7: Digital design Chapter 8: Three-diminsional design Chapter 9: Studying and beyond Glossary Index |
