Intended for production-oriented audiences, Graphic Design: Learn It, Do It from CRC Press is an introduction to the fundamentals of graphic design and the software tools used to put these concepts into practice.
About the Author
Katherine A. Hughes, PhD, is an educator, a traveler, and a photographer. Katherine is Associate Professor of Communications at Elizabethtown College. She earned her doctoral degree in mass communications, as well as her master's degree in television/radio/film from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She earned her bachelor's degree in mass communications from James Madison University. When not in the classroom, Katherine is likely on the road exploring the national parks or planning her next study abroad program.
Features
- Content based on over a decade's worth of experience teaching graphic design
- Contemporary examples and online references
- Guided exercises for working in the Adobe Creative Cloud applications, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, and InDesign CC
- Accompanying exercise files and supporting materials available for download from the book's companion website
- Discussion questions and activities included at the end of chapters to expand the presented topics
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Breaking Down Design
Chapter 2: The Elements and Principles of Design
Chapter 3: Color in Design
Chapter 4: Defining the Project
Chapter 5: File Properties
Chapter 6: Getting Started in Photoshop
Chapter 7: Photoshop Continued
Chapter 8: Digital Photography in Design
Chapter 9: Photo Editing in Photoshop
Chapter 10: Typography in Design
Chapter 11: Getting Started with Illustrator
Chapter 12: Illustrator Continued
Chapter 13: Page Layout
Chapter 14: Getting Started with InDesign
Chapter 15: InDesign Continued
Chapter 16: Bringing It All Together
Chapter 2: The Elements and Principles of Design
Chapter 3: Color in Design
Chapter 4: Defining the Project
Chapter 5: File Properties
Chapter 6: Getting Started in Photoshop
Chapter 7: Photoshop Continued
Chapter 8: Digital Photography in Design
Chapter 9: Photo Editing in Photoshop
Chapter 10: Typography in Design
Chapter 11: Getting Started with Illustrator
Chapter 12: Illustrator Continued
Chapter 13: Page Layout
Chapter 14: Getting Started with InDesign
Chapter 15: InDesign Continued
Chapter 16: Bringing It All Together