The Designer's Guide to Business and Careers


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Find Your Niche and Be Successful Inside are the tools you need to get your design career off to a strong start–and maintain it for the long haul. Peg Faimon provides a comprehensive guide to basic business issues in today's competitive marketplace. Whether you just graduated from college, are building a freelance business, or are starting your own firm, this book will give you the confidence and knowledge to create a successful and fulfilling career. You'll learn how to: Research different career paths in design and organize your job search Craft an effective portfolio and master interview techniques Maintain a professional image and network to ensure a consistent stream of paying projects Collaborate effectively with clients, other designers and experts in other professions (like printers, writers, marketers and executives) Establish a freelance business, develop your in-house career or kick start your own firm Stay fresh and move forward in the ever-changing world of graphic design In addition, real-world advice from working designers and an interactive format will help you apply your new skills right away. The Designer's Guide to Business and Careers will give you everything you need to experience immediate success in your career.




How to Be a Graphic Designer: A Comprehensive Guide


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"How to Be a Graphic Designer: A Comprehensive Guide" is your ultimate roadmap to becoming a skilled and versatile graphic designer. This all-in-one book and course covers every facet of graphic design, from foundational principles and software mastery to advanced techniques in branding, web design, and motion graphics. With twenty detailed chapters featuring practical exercises, real-world case studies, and insights from industry experts, this guide is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the dynamic world of design. Whether you’re a student aiming to break into the field or a professional looking to sharpen your expertise, this book offers a thorough curriculum to help you navigate your design career with confidence and creativity.




The Complete Book of Bookbinding


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A time-honored craft, bookbinding protects and enhances written and printed documents. Many of the diverse techniques of the improve a book's functionality and appearance are described in the these thoroughly illustrated pages.




The Design Manual


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A comprehensive reference guide to the design and production of documents. Written as a companion volume to the CommonwealthStyle Manual, The Design Manualis an indispensable reference for traditional and digital publishing.




Step-by-step Graphics


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The Design & Printing Buyer's Survival Guide


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A guide for first-time or experienced buyers of printing and graphic design. It shows the differences between desktop and traditional printing and design, and the advantages of each.




Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide, Second Edition


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THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL PRINT PRODUCTION is an understanding of the entire workflow, from scanning and file creation through prepress and print production. Fully updated by author and publishing consultant Brian Lawler, The Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide, Second Edition, brings together the collective knowledge and wisdom of the experts at Adobe Systems in a simple, elegant presentation of the fundamental concepts and issues related to producing high-quality printed output. The book includes succinct, expertly illustrated explanations of the basic concepts and terminology of print production, along with Adobe’s tried and true guidelines, tips, and checklists for ensuring a successful print job.




Book Design and Production


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If you are a writer working with a publisher (large or small) or if you are a small or first time publisher, BOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION will help you understand the book production process and the principles of good cover and interior book design. It will allow you to look at a book design and immediately see the common errors and to see that a book is following the traditions of good book design that gives credibility to your message. Whether you do the work yourself of hire it done, BOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION will help you get your book done right. Use this book to guide you through the book design and production process.




The Art of Fine Enameling


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The most comprehensive book of enameling and enameling techniques has been completely revised to bring you this essential new reference. The wonderful world of enameling—fusing glass to metal under high-temperature conditions-- is diverse! Practically anything made from enamel-friendly metal can be enameled, from vases to jewelry to buttons to metal mesh and solid forms. In the first edition, published in 2002, Cohen explored this world as it was then, but so much knowledge has been gained in the last 17 years that it was definitely time for an update! Every chapter and project has been completely reviewed, revised, and updated; it’s a whole new book, and one you will want in your reference library. The look and organization is updated, 15 years of experience has been added, about half the projects have changed, and two types of mini-projects to expand your learning experience are included. In addition, each project has a gallery of the work of other artists working in the same technique, to give a view of other ways a technique can look and be used. Classic techniques such as champlevé, cloisonné, and plique-à-jour each have projects, as do newer approaches such as the use of graphite pencil and enameling on steel—21 project lessons in all. And you will find the extensive troubleshooting chapter indispensable. **Silver Award Winner in Foreword Reviews Indie Awards in Hobbies & Home, 2019




Graphic Products


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This course for AQA GCSE Graphic Products has been replaced by a new specification for first teaching from September 2009.