Becoming a Digital Designer : A Guide to Careers in Web, Video, Broadcast, Game and Animation Design

by Heller, Steven; Womack, David

• ISBN13: 9780470048443
• ISBN10: 0470048441
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-15
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

From the author of the bestselling Becoming a Graphic Designer and the editor of Adobe Think Tank comes this clear overview of the field of digital designThis complete guide to the evolving digital design disciplines opens the door to today's most sought-after job opportunities in Web, video, broadcast, game, and animation design. Featuring over 45 interviews with leading digital designers and more than 225 illustrations, the book covers everything from education and training, design specialties, and work settings to preparing an effective portfolio and finding a job. This is an ideal starting point for anyone considering a career in the digital design world.Steven Heller (New York, NY) is the co-chair of the MFA Designer As Author program and co-founder of the MFA in Design Criticism program at the School of Visual Arts, New York. He is the author or editor of over 100 books on design and popular culture, including Becoming a Graphic Designer (0-471-71506-9). David Womack (New York, NY) writes about trends in design and technology for numerous publications and consults on digital strategy for leading organizations. He is the editor of Adobe Think Tank.

Author Biography

Steven Heller is the co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author program and cofounder of the MFA in Design Criticism program at the School of Visual Arts, New York. In addition to being a columnist for the New York Times Book Review, he is the author or editor of over 100 books on design and popular culture, including the bestselling Becoming a Graphic Designer.

David Womack writes about trends in design and technology for numerous publications and consults on digital strategy for leading organizations. He is the Editor of Adobe Think Tank.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Who Wants to be a Digital Designer?

Sidebars

Role Playing

Author's Dialog: Talking About the Digital Revolution

Sidebars

Plus ça Change

Word Up: A Glossary

Designers Beware

Understanding the Digital

Speaking Computer

Sidebars

Le Witticisms

Free Software

A Designer By Any Other Name

Action/Reaction

Sidebars

Telling Stories

Retro Tech

Case Studies

Tran

Sit Studio Tour

Information Visualization

Sidebars

High Tech Graffiti

Interview

Chaomei Chen

Case Studies

Reuters - Angela Greene/Ed Schlossberg

Gore - Duarte Design

Cornell Medical Center

Designing for Growth

Sidebars

Why Collaborate?

Digital Dark Age

Case Studies

Daylife

Designing for Multiple Devices

Sidebars

Sound Design

Web Standards

Case Studies

Next New Networks

Media and Methods

Sidebars

Khoi Vinh on "What it Takes"

The Perfect Portfolio

Where the Jobs Are

Being Digitally Indispensable

Interview

Hugh Dubberly

Web Design

Interviews

Flat

Eric Rodenbeck

Geoff Allman

Khoi Vinh

Hillman Curtis

Chris Capuozzo

Liz Danzico

Mike Essl

Jason Santa Maria

Doug Powell - Type 1 Tools

Case Studies

AlvinLustig

Com - Greg D'Onofrio + Patricia Belen

Understanding Duchamp

New York Times Tablet

Commix

Motion Design

Interviews

Carry Munion

Beatrice Ramos

Chris Dooley

Fred Siebert

Graham Elliott

Scott Stowell

Game Design

Interviews

Rodney Alan Greenblat

Eric Zimmerman

Digital Entrepreneurs

Sidebars

Making Presentations

Student Digital Entrepreneurs

Interviews

Michael Roberts

Brett Traylor

Tarek Attrisi

David Vogler

Robert Greenberg

Geoff McFetridge

Marshal Clemens

Clement Mok

Case Studies

Very Short List

Blogs

Sidebars

Podcasts

Interviews

Kate Bingamean

Jim Coudal

Nick Currie

Case Studies

Core 77 - Stuart Constantine

Beyond the Screen

Interviews

Adam Greenfield

Cavan Huang

Lisa Strausfeld

Antenna

Case Studies

Motorola Hand Held

Ellis Island - Angela Greene/Ed Schlossberg

Seventh Avenue

Illustration

Interviews

Viktor Koen

Ray Bartkus

Mirko Ilic

Case Studies

Saint of the Month

Typography and Gra

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