The Graphic Designer's Digital Toolkit

by Wood,Allan

• ISBN13: 9781428359857
• ISBN10: 1428359850
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-23
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Being a successful graphic designer today requires more than knowing the essential features of industry-standard software applications. It also requires an understanding of how to integrate these programs into a seamless whole while producing work that conforms to design principles and client expectations. This fully revised edition of The Graphic Designer's Digital Toolkit, 3rd Edition provides a full-color, comprehensive overview of Macintosh OS X and Windows Vista operating systems, design fundamentals, and the "Big 3" digital design programs used in the graphics industry today: Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, and Adobe InDesign CS3. The book examines the essential features of each, then reveals in practical detail the skills and technology necessary for effective design for print and Web Media. This project-based book features a highly visual introduction to the essential tools and functions of each application from the perspective of the working designer. Readers are then given the opportunity to put what they learn to work by tackling design projects from concept to completion with assignments drawn from the everyday world of professional graphic designers.

Author Biography

Allan B. Wood is a college professor who also serves as the Program Chair in the Graphic Design and Professional Photography accredited programs at McIntosh College in Dover, New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Unit 1	p. 2
Welcome to the Land of OS	p. 3
Designing for the Client	p. 53
Unit 2	p. 92
Adjusting Images in Photoshop	p. 93
Working with Selections and Channels	p. 131
Using Layers	p. 159
Restoring a Black and White Photograph	p. 209
Unit 3	p. 258
Creating Shapes with Illustrator	p. 259
Working with Brushes, Symbols, and Layers	p. 299
Precision with the Pen Tool	p. 347
Integrating Photoshop and Illustrator Files for Web Use	p. 387
Unit 4	p. 462
InDesign Fundamentals	p. 463
Working with Multipage Documents	p. 521
Glossary	p. 613
Index	p. 629
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