How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy
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Author: Adrian ShaughnessyForeword: Stefan Sagmeister
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-22
ISBN: 1568985592
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
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Book Review: Badly designed book for designers!
Summary: 4 Stars
For a book on the practice of design for designers, I thought it was very badly designed. For a start, the design work examples splattered around the book have no relevance to the text, and seem to serve only to fill in the empty spaces.
The printing is inconsistent. Headings and notes are printed in a light blue, which on some pages are so light that they are difficult to read.
The text (from what I read) contains spelling/grammatical errors such as:
- Bean counting is a MAYOR key to success of...
- ...interviews... AS AN OPPORTUNITIES to study the...
- ...IT people, bank MANGERS, tax officials...
For a book published in the English-speaking world, I expect better English than that!
If you can overlook the above-mentioned shortfalls, I think this is a very useful book. It covers most everything a budding designer needs to know (though not in great detail), and has a LOT of useful information for someone starting out as a designer.
(Being a freelancer just starting out on my career, I would have liked some information on how to bill clients, which this book does not contain. But then, I guess I can't expect a single book to conatin EVERYTHING I need to know!)
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.General Books
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