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Basics Design 04: Image examines the use of images as a fundamental component of graphic design.
Images are everywhere, from cinema posters to perfume packaging.They have the power to elicit a response and impart information. But understanding what they mean, when to use them and how to control them is a crucial part of the designer's role. This book introduces some of the ways in which images are created; from photography to illustration, systematic generation to iconography and computer manipulation.
It equips the designer with a series of tools and ideas that will facilitate the effective use of images in design.
Images are everywhere, from cinema posters to perfume packaging.They have the power to elicit a response and impart information. But understanding what they mean, when to use them and how to control them is a crucial part of the designer's role. This book introduces some of the ways in which images are created; from photography to illustration, systematic generation to iconography and computer manipulation.
It equips the designer with a series of tools and ideas that will facilitate the effective use of images in design.
Basics Design 04: Image examines the use of images as a fundamental component of graphic design.
Images are everywhere, from cinema posters to perfume packaging.They have the power to elicit a response and impart information. But understanding what they mean, when to use them and how to control ...
About the author
Gavin Ambrose is a practising graphic designer. His current commercial practice includes clients from the arts sector, publishers and advertising agencies.
Paul Harris is a freelance writer and editor. His work has appeared extensively in magazines and journals on both sides of the Atlantic.
Paul Harris is a freelance writer and editor. His work has appeared extensively in magazines and journals on both sides of the Atlantic.
Gavin Ambrose is a practising graphic designer. His current commercial practice includes clients from the arts sector, publishers and advertising agencies.
Paul Harris is a freelance writer and editor. His work has appeared extensively in magazines and journals on both sides of the Atlantic.
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