The Non-designer's Illustrator Book

The Non-designer's Illustrator Book

Author: Robin Williams

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0321772873

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Annotation Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of Adobe creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the applications really well. This volume includes many individual exercises designed specifically to teach the tools and features in Illustrator that designers (as opposed to illustrators) need to use.


The Non-designer's Design Book

The Non-designer's Design Book

Author: Robin Williams

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0133966151

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This guide provides a simple, step-by-step process to better design. Techniques promise immediate results that forever change a reader's design eye. It contains dozens of examples.


The Non-Designer's InDesign Book

The Non-Designer's InDesign Book

Author: Robin Williams

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Published: 2011-09-28

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 013273298X

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Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of Adobe’s creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the applications really well. If Adobe InDesign CS5.5 is the one app in the suite that makes you feel like you’re entering a foreign country where you don’t speak the language, Robin Williams provides the perfect travel guide and translator in this new edition to the best-selling Non-Designer’s series. This fun, straight-forward, four-color book includes many individual exercises designed specifically to teach InDesign CS5.5 to beginners in such a way that you can jump in at any point to learn a specific tool or technique. Along the way, Robin offers design tips for making your work communicate appropriately and beautifully. Whether you need to create your own marketing materials for a small business or organization, or you want your student or business papers to be perceived as more professional, or you want to become more proficient with the design tools you already use, this book is the fastest and most efficient path to mastering basic tasks InDesign. In this non-designer’s guide to InDesign CS5.5, you’ll learn: How to create basic design projects, such as flyers, business cards, letterhead, ads, brochures, CD covers, and much more How to add images to your pages and crop, rotate, resize, and add effects to those images How to use InDesign’s typographic tools to make your work look professional How to use style sheets so every job is easier to create and work with How to use tabs and indents with confidence and predictability How to create nice-looking tables to effectively organize data And, of course, the basics of working in InDesign with layers, panels, tools, etc.


The Non-designer's Presentation Book

The Non-designer's Presentation Book

Author: Robin Williams

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0321656210

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Provides information on creating an effective digital presentation, covering such topics as animation, plot, contrast, software, and handouts.


Graphic Design for Nondesigners

Graphic Design for Nondesigners

Author: Tony Seddon

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2009-07-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780811868310

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Not a graphic designer? Not a problem! Whether the project's a birthday card, a poster, or a flier, Graphic Design for Nondesigners is here to help. Twenty step-by-step projects for designing everything from Web sites to business cards to T-shirts are accompanied by a clear and concise initiation into the basic principles of graphic design—including the effective use of space, color, and type—presented in a way that's easy for anyone to start applying right away. Armed with this essential primer, nondesigners will have everything they need to go forth and create effective design with polish, panache, and grace.


The Non-designer's Web Book

The Non-designer's Web Book

Author: Robin Williams

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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This is a Web guide that explains basics in a non-intimidating style and an easy-to-follow format, offering tips, techniques, color design examples, and inspiration as well as numerous examples of what to avoid.


Visual Research Methods in Fashion

Visual Research Methods in Fashion

Author: Julia Gaimster

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-06-23

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1474263801

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The ability to analyze and interpret visual information is essential in fashion. However, students tend to struggle with the concept of visual research, as well as with the application of that research. Visual Research Methods in Fashion provides students with techniques, tools and inspiration to master their visual research skills and make the research that they undertake more effective. Illustrated with real-life examples from practitioners in the industry, academics and students, it focuses on the global nature of the industry and the need to develop ideas relevant to the market.


The Non-designer's Scan and Print Book

The Non-designer's Scan and Print Book

Author: Sandee Cohen

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780201353945

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Two bestselling computer book authors present secrets for creating professional-looking scanned and printed documents using digital images. The cross-platform approach works equally well for Macintosh and Windows users.


From Design Into Print

From Design Into Print

Author: Sandee Cohen

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Published: 2010-04-07

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 0132104091

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A designer in New York creates a beautiful design but when she prints it the colors become muddy. An art director in Seattle sends a file to the print shop, and they call him to say the job won’t print. The editor of a college paper can’t figure out why all the pictures in the paper are jagged. And a freelance designer is Chicago needs to bid on her first print job. Linescreen, DPI, CMYK, RIPs, bleeds, spots, and spreads: Why didn’t they teach this stuff in design school? Sandee Cohen comes to the rescue, whether you’re producing your first newsletter or you’re an experienced graphic designer who needs to come up to speed on professional-level printing. She’ll tell you how to make your desktop printer behave, and will take the mystery out of dealing with print providers. You’ll learn all the necessary techniques, the terminology, and the rules of printing (and when you can break them). It’s like having your own production manager standing over your shoulder. The copious information in From Design Into Print will have your designs looking as stunning in print as they do on your monitor. This book will help you: Choose the right desktop printer for your needs Finally understand resolution Get the results you want from page-layout and image-editing applications Find the best stock images Know what to expect when RGB colors convert to CMYK Figure out your fonts Preflight your work Sound smart when talking to a print shop


Graphic Design on the Desktop

Graphic Design on the Desktop

Author: Marcelle Lapow Toor

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1998-08-25

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780471293071

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The complete and user-friendly introduction to graphic design--in a new edition Now with information on Web site design, plus examples, exercises, and more! Today, anyone with a good basic computer setup can produce a newsletter or a Web page--but to create effective, professional-quality pieces that stand out from the competition, you need more than a hard drive and some decent software. You need an understanding of how visual communication works and a solid grasp of the principles of design, composition, and typography. You need Graphic Design on the Desktop. Written specifically for those who have little or no design background or experience, this accessible guide teaches you the fundamentals of sound graphic design and gives you the practical know-how to put them to work on your own projects, from initial concept through final production. This new edition covers every key element of the design process, including format, layout and page design, typesetting, color, and illustrations--and offers clear explanations of type terminology, printing terms, and more. It guides you step-by-step through the design and production of ads, posters, brochures, and other promotional materials, as well as newsletters and magazines. A separate chapter on designing for the Web helps you make the most of home page and Web site designs. Complete with helpful examples, exercises, hints, and checklists, plus tips on common pitfalls and how to avoid them, Graphic Design on the Desktop is the ideal design partner for projects that get attention and get results.