Description
Learning by doing is the best way to get to grips with new ideas, and graphic design is no different.Weaving together creative strategies and design principles with step-by-step Adobe software guidance, this unique book helps you to immediately put into practice the concepts as you’re learning them so they become second nature.Covering all the introductory topics a designer needs to know – from working with colour and layout, to editing images and designing apps – this fully updated edition of the hugely popular Graphic Design Essentials includes plenty of hands-on instruction and real-life examples to give you a thorough grounding in the fundamentals.This new edition includes:-Coverage of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign -Examples of designs from the UK, US, Canada, Europe, Hong Kong, China, the Middle East and Australia-Smaller supporting activities alongside major project exercises-New design formats, including apps and infographics-Downloadable resources to use within the software instruction




