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Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design

Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design
Authors: Steven Heller, Teresa Fernandes
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 7 reviews
Sales Rank: 25334

Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.8

ISBN: 0471715069
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.602373
EAN: 9780471715061
ASIN: 0471715069

Publication Date: November 11, 2005
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Product Description
A revision of the bestselling visual guide to becoming a graphic designer

Becoming a Graphic Designer provides a comprehensive survey of the graphic design market, including complete coverage of print and electronic media and the evolving digital design disciplines that offer today's most sought-after jobs. Featuring 65 interviews with today's leading designers, this visual guide has more than 600 illustrations and covers everything from education and training, design specialties, and work settings to preparing an effective portfolio and finding a job. The book offers profiles of major industries and key design disciplines, including all-new coverage of careers in exhibition design and illustration.

Steven Heller (New York, NY) is Art Director of the New York Times Book Review and cochair of the MFA/Design program at the School of Visual Arts. He is the author of over 80 books on design and popular culture. Teresa Fernandes (Greenwich, CT) is a publications designer and art director.



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5 out of 5 stars Informative and well written, recommended for young designers   January 1, 2009
I'm currently in college and my professor recommended this book for class. I'm glad she did. It taught a lot about design that I did not get from classes and the interview give insight to the current world of design.


5 out of 5 stars PERFECT for someone interested in the Graphic Design field.   December 14, 2008
I've read through (and looked through) this book quite a few times, and each time I find something new. It has pretty much every sub-field in GD to sample the work of a professional in that career. The pages are eye-catching as well as eay-to-read. If you're interested in purchasing a book to help you further explore GD as a career, or if you are trying to decide what kind of sub-field you're looking for, this is the book for you!


3 out of 5 stars Graphic Design in college   October 2, 2008
Well the book was received in a timely manner... it's definitely something to read because you can then know the reason for the pages of cool pictures and artwork in it. Although, the visuals are helpful when it comes to examples of good projects I should be looking at and mirroring for my beginning graphic design classes. I think this book has a lot to do with the mainstream projects a beginning graphic designer may come across. It's a lot of advice-giving from professional graphic artists, which is good.. Thanks for the neat, new page turner though :-)


5 out of 5 stars Great book for the beginner   September 27, 2008
Beginning designers would benefit from this book. The information is very good and easy to understand. The author presents it in such a manner that someone just getting into design would be able understand the different tyeps of design and different levels you can get to. Very informative and practical.


4 out of 5 stars Good read for background info   April 20, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

If you're learning design, this is a great way to start. It lays out the basics and has numerous interviews with current designers. It will help lead you toward a career in design if you pay attention to all their clues. It has many different examples of different design fields, so you can decide which one interests you most. The only thing I wasn't impressed with was the color layout. For a design book, it should be more aesthetically pleasing, but it had only black, white, and green. I'm sure that's to keep cost down though.

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