About Face: Reviving The Rules Of Typography

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The computer has made some typographic rules obsolete while others, previously known only to typesetters, have also been forgotten. Despite this, typography remains a fundamental element of graphic design. About Face presents and explains the typography basics required by all graphic designers, from the names of the different parts of characters, typeface styles and their function, to type measurement, typeface families, and type manipulation on the computer. It als… More >>

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Understanding Graphic Communication : Selected Readings

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Taking a philosophical approach to the industry, this unique book looks at the history of printing and its key figures and contributions and provides new ways of looking at graphic communication. How do people involved in graphic communication think? What motivates them? How does the technology of the field evolve? Harvey R. Levenson explores these questions and looks at graphic communication’s role in the evolution of humanity and in shaping communication ne… More >>

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Graphic Design Portfolio-Builder: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator Projects

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Self-paced, self-guided instruction is all well and good, but at the end of the day, most people could use a little feedback–especially when they’re ready to build a design portfolio and hit the job market. Not to worry, this book provides actual instructor feedback along with the self-paced, individualized instruction in Photoshop and Illustrator that designers need. Written by the faculty of New York-based, accredited online design school Sessions.edu, the … More >>

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