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The Digital Designer: 101 Graphic Design Projects for Print, the Web, Multimedia, and Motion Graphics

by: Stephen Pite

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Retail Price: $94.95

Publisher: Delmar Publishers,June-2002

Category: MULTIMEDIA Level:

ISBN: 0766873471
ISBN13: 9780766873476

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In this exciting, full-color book, Stephen Pite creates a collaborative forum aimed at engaging readers in digital design while offering a point of entry into a process in which innovation and communication are being continually refined. Central to the book is a series of progressively challenging projects, ranging from traditional print to sophisticated websites, interactive CD-ROMs and multimedia, and 3-D motion graphics. Heavily illustrated with compelling work by students enrolled in Graphic Design programs across the U.S., The Digital Designer takes readers step-by-step through the design process with unprecedented attention to developing and refining the design concept, as well as the execution strategy. Narrative solicited directly from Graphic Design instructors accompanies illustrations of high-quality student work, helping to explain and reinforce important digital design principles and methods. The result is a book that empowers 21st century Graphic Designers, enabling them to work effectively across a wide range of fully digital and exponentially expansive media as they promote goods and services and build links between present and future.


  Benefits:

?Each project introduces a 'design problem,' and then leads the reader through the process of designing a solution through conceptualization, research, development of the design strategy and production.

?Emphasis is on design research and design strategies, equipping readers with the knowledge needed to proceed self-critically through each step of the design process.

?Projects range from business cards and letterhead to software packaging and high-tech information kiosks, exposing readers to the entire portfolio of skills required of today's digital designers.

?Best practices reveal solutions to digital design challenges that truly work and are endorsed by Graphic Design instructors at reading colleges and universities across the country.

?Helpful advice and guidance for each project is provided with maximum flexibility, allowing instructors and others using the book to approach projects in their own, distinct ways.

?A Division of the content into nine sections that mirror Graphic Design sub-disciplines makes it easy to integrate all or portions of the book into any education or professional training program.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION DESIGN METHOD - HOW AND WHY PRE-PRODUCTION - THUMBNAILS AND ROUGHS PROJECT 1 THUMBNAILS PROJECT 2 ROUGHS PROJECT 3 ON TO COMPS ON IMAGE AND TYPE PROJECT 4 TYPOGRAPHY PROJECT 5 IMAGING DESIGNING FOR PRINT IDENTITY, COLLATERAL, AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION DESIGN PROJECT 6 LOGO DESIGN PROJECT 7 LOGOS AND THE CORPORATE CLIENT PROJECT 8 LOGOS FOR SMALL BUSINESS(ES) PROJECT 9 INSTITUTIONAL LOGO DESIGN PROJECT 10 LOGO DESIGN IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PROJECT 11 BUSINESS CARDS AND LETTERHEAD PROJECT 12 WE?RE MOVING CARD PROJECT 13 ANNOUNCEMENT CARD PROJECT 14 PROMOTIONAL CARD PROJECT 15 INVITATION CARD PROJECT 16 PROMOTIONAL BROCHURES PROJECT 17 NEWSLETTERS PROJECT 18 MEDIA KITS PROJECT 19 ANNUAL REPORTS PROJECT 20 BRANDING AND IDENTITY ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN FOR BROADCAST, FILM, MUSIC, AND THEATER PROJECT 21 ONE SHEETS AND FILM POSTERS PROJECT 22 THEATRICAL HANDBILLS AND POSTERS PROJECT 23 PLAYBILLS PROJECT 24 FILM ADVERTISEMENT PROJECT 25 THEATER ADVERTISEMENT PROJECT 26 CD MINI-MAGAZINES AND LABELS PROJECT 27 CONCERT POSTER AND ADVERTISING PROJECT 28 GALLERY ANNOUNCEMENTS PROJECT 29 SMALL GRAPHICS: TICKETS PROJECT 30 LARGE GRAPHICS ? OUTDOOR ADS ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL DESIGN PROJECT 31 LIFESTYLE ADS PROJECT 32 TECHNICAL PRODUCT ADS PROJECT 33 PHARMACEUTICAL ADS PROJECT 34 MAGAZINE ADS PROJECT 35 NEWSPAPER ADS PROJECT 36 DISPLAY ADS EDITORIAL DESIGN - BOOKS AND MAGAZINES PROJECT 37 COVERS: TRADE BOOKS PROJECT 38 COVERS: SHOWCASE BOOKS PROJECT 39 COVERS: JUVENILE LITERATURE PROJECT 40 COVERS: SPECIAL FORMAT PROJECT 41 COVERS: HOW-TO BOOKS PROJECT 42 COVERS: NON-FICTION PROJECT 43 COVERS: FICTION PROJECT 44 INTERIOR: FICTION BOOKS PROJECT 45 INTERIOR: TECHNICAL BOOKS PROJECT 46 INTERIOR: EDUCATIONAL BOOKS PROJECT 47 INTERIOR: SPECIAL EDITIONS PROJECT 48 FASHION CATALOG PROJECT 49 CONSUMER PRODUCT CATALOG PROJECT 50 TECHNOLOGY CATALOG PROJECT 51 THE COLLEGE CATALOG PROJECT 52 MASTHEAD PROJECT 53 EDITORIAL SPREADS: SPORTS PROJECT 54 EDITORIAL SPREAD: FASHION PROJECT 55 EDITORIAL SPREAD: NEWS PROJECT 56 EDITORIAL SPREAD: ART PROJECT 57 EDITORIAL SPREAD: SPECIAL INTEREST PROJECT 58 NEW MAGAZINE DESIGN PROJECT 59 MAGAZINE RE-DESIGN INFORMATION DESIGN - DIRECTIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL AND QUANTITATIVE PROJECT 60 MENUS PROJECT 61 PRODUCT LABELS PROJECT 62 QUESTIONNAIRES AND SURVEYS PROJECT 63 CHARTS AND GRAPHS PROJECT 64 APPOINTMENT BOOK PROJECT 65 CALENDAR PROJECT 66 TIME-LINE PROJECT 67 FLOW CHART PROJECT 68 INFORMATION MAPPING: WAY FARING DESIGN PROJECT 69 GAMEBOARD PROJECT 70 SIGNAGE SYSTEM PROJECT 71 INFORMATION KIOSK 3D DESIGN - DISPLAY AND PACKAGE DESIGN PROJECT 72 FOOD AND BEVERAGE LABELS PROJECT 73 COSMETICS PROJECT 74 SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PROJECT 75 CD?S PROJECT 76 SHOPPING BAGS PROJECT 77 GIFT PACKAGE PROJECT 78 VIDEO BOXES PROJECT 79 SOFTWARE PACKAGE NEW MEDIA - TIME BASED, NON LINEAR DESIGN PROJECT 80 DIGITAL STORYBOARDS NON-LINEAR, INTERACTIVE CD-ROM PROJECT 81 PROMOTIONAL CD-ROM PROJECT 82 EDUCATIONAL CD-ROM PROJECT 83 ENTERTAINMENT CD-ROM PROJECT 84 EDU-TAINMENT WEB SITE DESIGN PROJECT 85 WEB PAGE DESIGN PROJECT 86 THE MINI-SITE PROJECT 87 INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS PROJECT 88 THE COMPLEX WEB SITE PROJECT 89 THE PERSONAL WEB SITE PROJECT 90 E-COMMERCE WEB SITE PROJECT 91 PROMOTIONAL WEB SITES PROJECT 92 BANNER ADS PROJECT 93 WEB ANIMATION PROJECT 94 INTERACTIVE WEB SITE PROJECT 95 ?ZINES MOTION GRAPHICS PROJECT 96 STATION ID PROJECT 97 NEWS GRAPHICS PROJECT 98 SPORTS GRAPHICS PROJECT 99 OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE PROJECT 100 SPECIAL EFFECTS THANKS TO ALL! PROJECT 101 COLLABORATION