
Graphic Design School
A Foundation Course for Graphic Designers Working in Print, Moving Image and Digital Media
David Dabner(Author)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 19. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-500-29742-1 (ISBN)
Description
An essential foundation course for graphic designers working in digital media, print and moving image.
Regularly revised and in print for over twenty years, this practical resource for students is used in graphic design classes in Europe, the UK and the USA. Graphic Design School is organized into two main sections, 'principles' and 'practice'. The first section deals with the fundamentals of design, such as composition, hierarchy, layout, typography, grid structure, colour and so on. The second section puts these basics into practice, and gives information about studio techniques and production issues relevant to a number of different graphic design disciplines. The second section closes with an overview of some of the different career choices open to students entering the graphic design field.
This new edition features over forty new images, updated reading lists and expert voices referencing a more diverse set of practitioners, and is as packed as ever with exercises, tutorials, and real-world graphic design briefs. Examples are taken from all media - digital media, websites, magazines, books and corporate brand identities. It remains a must-have book for anyone starting in graphic design.
Regularly revised and in print for over twenty years, this practical resource for students is used in graphic design classes in Europe, the UK and the USA. Graphic Design School is organized into two main sections, 'principles' and 'practice'. The first section deals with the fundamentals of design, such as composition, hierarchy, layout, typography, grid structure, colour and so on. The second section puts these basics into practice, and gives information about studio techniques and production issues relevant to a number of different graphic design disciplines. The second section closes with an overview of some of the different career choices open to students entering the graphic design field.
This new edition features over forty new images, updated reading lists and expert voices referencing a more diverse set of practitioners, and is as packed as ever with exercises, tutorials, and real-world graphic design briefs. Examples are taken from all media - digital media, websites, magazines, books and corporate brand identities. It remains a must-have book for anyone starting in graphic design.
More details
Edition
Eighth edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
50 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 219 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
842 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-29742-1 (9780500297421)
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Previous edition

David Dabner | Sandra Stewart | Abbie Vickress
Graphic Design School
A Foundation Course for Graphic Designers Working in Print, Moving Image and Digital Media
Book
03/2020
7th Edition
Thames & Hudson Ltd
€41.03
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Person
Abbie Vickress is senior lecturer for MA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins in London and teaches BA Graphic Design at the University of the West of England in Bristol. Abbie revised the 6th and 7th editions. Sandra Stewart is Professor Emeritus, Graphic Design at Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design faculty, US. David Dabner taught at the London College of Printing.