How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy
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Author: Adrian ShaughnessyForeword: Stefan Sagmeister
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2005-09-22
ISBN: 1568985592
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
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Book Review: It could easily earn 6 or 7 stars...
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this book most valuable in every aspect. You will learn a lot from this guy's and his "guest's" experiences. It is a must have for anyone into the creative design business, wether you have been a lot of time into it and even better if you are starting or want to be an enterpreneur within the graphic design business. Buy it and reccomend it to your peers.
Summary of How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
Designers are quick to tell us about their sources of inspiration, but they are much less willing to reveal such critical matters as how to find work, how much they charge, and what to do when a client rejects three weeks of work and refuses to pay the bill. How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul addresses the concerns of young designers who want to earn a living by doing expressive and meaningful work, and who want to avoid becoming hired drones working on soulless projects. Written by a designer for designers, it combines practical advice with philosophical guidance to help young professionals embark on their careers.How should designers manage the creative process? What's the first step in the successful interpretation of a brief? How do you generate ideas when everything just seems blank? How to be a graphic designer offers clear, concise guidance for these questions, along with focused, no-nonsense strategies for setting up, running, and promoting a studio, finding work, and collaborating with clients.
The book also includes inspiring interviews with ten leading designers, including Rudy VanderLans (Emigre), John Warwicker (Tomato), Neville Brody (Research Studios), and Andy Cruz (House Industries). All told, How to be a graphic designer covers just about every aspect of the profession, and stands as an indispensable guide for any young designer.
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