The Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book: Everything Graphic Designers Need to Know Every Day - Brossura

Evans, Poppy; Sherin, Aaris; Lee, Irina

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ISBN 10: 1592538517 ISBN 13: 9781592538515

Casa editrice: Rockport Publishers, 2013

Riassunto

The Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book is a must-have sourcebook for every designer—amateur of professional.

Completely practical with only the most needed information, this valuable book provides designers with all the little details that can make or break a design, such as:

• How much space to leave in the gutter when designing barrel folds
• How to layout a template for a box, and the ratios of each part
• Metric conversion charts
• Copyright and trademark standards
• Proofreaders' symbols
• Image file formats
• Standard camera formats and sizes
• Finding the best scanning resolution
• Type basics and terminology
• Guide to printing processes
• Paper usage guide
• Standard binding types
• Process color finder
• Proofing methods
• Standard envelope sizes in the USA, Europe, Canada and Asia
• And much more.

Take this compact and accessible reference everywhere you go for details on all the things you can never find but need to know when designing.

The Reference & Specification Book series from Rockport Publishers offers students and practicing professionals in a range of creative industries must-have information in their area of specialty in an up-to-date, concise handbook.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Poppy Evans is an award-winning writer and graphic designer who lives in Park Hills, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the former art director of Screen Printing and American Music Teacher magazines, and former managing editor of HOW magazine.

Aaris Sherin is a New York based writer, educator and designer. She is author of the book, SustainAble: A handbook of materials and applications for graphic designers and their clients and is founder of Fit to Thrive a consulting company that is dedicated to addressing complex design-related issues can occur across media and disciplines.

Irina Lee is a graphic designer, professor, and writer based in New York City. Her professional experience includes film and video production, interactive media, print, packaging, user interface design and editorial design projects for corporate and non-profit clients. She teaches at the School of Visual Arts and the State University of New York at Farmingdale College, School of Art + Graphic Design.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Rockport Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1592538517
• ISBN 13: 9781592538515
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 230
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile