Becoming a graphic designer : a guide to careers in design
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Becoming a graphic designer : a guide to careers in design
John Wiley & Sons, c2002
2nd ed
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Note
Previous ed.: 1999
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides up-to-date profiles of today's career opportunities in graphic design. This is a new edition of the successful guide. This user-friendly guide offers a clear and comprehensive review of the types of careers available to today's graphic designers. Drawing on years of experience at the top of the field, Steven Heller covers the major design industries from architecture and industrial design to television, film, and publishing as well as advertising, corporate, editorial, and other key design disciplines. This edition has been fully updated to address the latest developments in the field, including the evolving digital design disciplines that are creating some of today's hottest job opportunities. Complete with dozens of interviews with leading graphic designers and more than 600 striking illustrations, "Becoming a Graphic Designer" is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in launching or revitalizing a graphic design career.
Table of Contents
Preface. Introduction: So You Want to Become a Graphic Designer? How I Became a Graphic Designer. Section I: Design Specialties. Editorial. Corporate Design. Book Design. Music/Record Design. Information Design. Advertising. Environmental. Interactivity. What Do You Look For? Motion. Type and Lettering. Advice To Designers. Section 2: Design Businesses. Freelancers. Small Studio. Partnerships. Medium Firm. Large Firm. On Personal Style. Section 3: Design Options. Crossing Disciplines. Entrepreneurs. Authorship. Major Influences. Section 4: Design Education. Undergraduate. Graduate. Continuing Education. List of Schools. The Future of Graphic Design. Appendix: Resource Guide. Bibliography: Recommended Reading. Index: Designers.
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