Design Elements, Using Images to Create Graphic Impact
A Graphic Style Manual for Effective Image Solutions in Graphic Design
Published on 1. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-59253-807-2 (ISBN)
Description
Imagery is powerful and evocative. It is one of the most important cornerstones of successful visual communication, and working with imagery is a vital skill for every designer. This authoritative book shows how successful sourcing, creation, and use of imagery can be applied to professional graphic design. As a new addition to the Design Elements series, this essential volume covers when, where, and how to use imagery and explores the unique power images have over an audience.
In these pages, you'll learn:
- How to choose the best photos and illustrations for a project
- The most effective ways to alter images
- Composition techniques
- Strategies for sourcing images on a tight budget
- And more
With eye-opening examples of real-world projects, Design Elements, Using Images to Create Graphic Impact is filled with valuable tips and practical strategies for using imagery to create memorable and effective design.
In these pages, you'll learn:
- How to choose the best photos and illustrations for a project
- The most effective ways to alter images
- Composition techniques
- Strategies for sourcing images on a tight budget
- And more
With eye-opening examples of real-world projects, Design Elements, Using Images to Create Graphic Impact is filled with valuable tips and practical strategies for using imagery to create memorable and effective design.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Product notice
Flexible plastic/vinyl cover
Illustrations
250 color photos
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
642 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59253-807-2 (9781592538072)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Aaris Sherin
Design Elements, Using Images to Create Graphic Impact
A Graphic Style Manual for Effective Image Solutions in Graphic Design
E-Book
01/2013
Rockport Publishers
€33.99
Available for download
Person
Aaris Sherin is an educator, writer and designer based in New York City. She is currently assistant professor of graphic design at St. John's University in Queens, New York, where she teaches both history and studio classes. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology.