Design-it-Yourself Graphic Workshop

Book description

New in Paperback! The book non-designers can count on for creating winning designs Do you want a concise how-to book on graphic design that avoids all the theory and just gets down to the nuts and bolts of getting a project done? Then this book is for you.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Section 1, Part 1
    1. Step 1: Establish Your Mission
    2. Step 2: Do Some Research
    3. Step 3: Create a Name
    4. Step 4: Write a Defining Phrase
    5. Step 5: Choose a Logo Style
    6. Step 6: Choose Your Tools
    7. Step 7: Design a Logo
    8. Step 8: Choose a Technique
      1. Custom Logos
      2. Clip Art Logos
      3. All-Type Logos
      4. Photo Logos
      5. Symbol Logos
      6. Silhouette Logos, Engraving Logos, and Beyond
    9. Step 9: Lay Out a Letterhead
    10. Step 10: Lay Out a Business Card
    11. Step 11: Lay Out an Envelope
    12. Step 12: Find a Printer
    13. Step 13: Choose Paper
    14. Step 14: Prepare for the Press
    15. Step 15: Print and Proof It
  6. Section 1, Part 2
    1. How to Use the Recipes
      1. Style 1: Bleeding Edge
      2. Style 2: Border
      3. Style 3: Boxes
      4. Style 4: Burst
      5. Style 5: Circles
      6. Style 6: Comics
      7. Style 7: Corners
      8. Style 8: Experimental
      9. Style 9: Floating Objects
      10. Style 10: Flowchart
      11. Style 11: Form
      12. Style 12: Horizontal Bar
      13. Style 13: Lines
      14. Style 14: Opposing Elements
      15. Style 15: Outlines
      16. Style 16: Photographs
      17. Style 17: Products
      18. Style 18: Rectangles
      19. Style 19: Scribbles
      20. Style 20: Shadows
      21. Style 21: Simplicity
      22. Style 22: Stack
      23. Style 23: Transparency
      24. Style 24: Type
      25. Style 25: Vertical Bar (1/2)
      26. Style 25: Vertical Bar (2/2)
  7. Section 2, Part 1
    1. Step 1: Establish Your Mission
    2. Step 2: Do Some Research
    3. Step 3: Create a Plan
    4. Step 4: Choose a Format
    5. Step 5: Choose a Newsletter Style
    6. Step 6: Define the Steps and Stages
    7. Step 7: Choose Your Tools
    8. Step 8: Create a Name, a Defining Phrase, and a Nameplate
    9. Step 9: Compose the Content
    10. Step 10: Illustrate the Message
    11. Step 11: Assemble the Pieces
    12. Step 12: Find a Printer
    13. Step 13: Prepare, Print, and Proof It
    14. Step 14: Mail It
  8. Section 2, Part 2
    1. How to Use the Recipes
      1. Style 1: Ad Banner (1/2)
      2. Style 1: Ad Banner (2/2)
      3. Style 2: Bulletin (1/2)
      4. Style 2: Bulletin (2/2)
      5. Style 3: Elements (1/2)
      6. Style 3: Elements (2/2)
      7. Style 4: Icons (1/2)
      8. Style 4: Icons (2/2)
      9. Style 5: Jacket (1/2)
      10. Style 5: Jacket (2/2)
      11. Style 6: Lines (1/2)
      12. Style 6: Lines (2/2)
      13. Style 7: Newspaper (1/2)
      14. Style 7: Newspaper (2/2)
      15. Style 8: Objects (1/2)
      16. Style 8: Objects (2/2)
      17. Style 9: Postcard (1/2)
      18. Style 9: Postcard (2/2)
      19. Style 10: Squared (1/2)
      20. Style 10: Squared (2/2)
      21. Style 11: Tabs (1/2)
      22. Style 11: Tabs (2/2)
      23. Style 12: Tall (1/2)
      24. Style 12: Tall (2/2)
      25. Style 13: Wing (1/2)
      26. Style 13: Wing (2/2)
  9. Glossary
    1. B
    2. C
    3. D
    4. E
    5. F
    6. G
    7. H
    8. I
    9. K
    10. L
    11. M
    12. N
    13. O
    14. P
    15. R
    16. S
    17. T
    18. U
    19. V
  10. Index
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. I
    8. J
    9. K
    10. L
    11. M
    12. N
    13. O
    14. P
    15. R
    16. S
    17. T
    18. U
    19. V
    20. W
  11. About the Author

Product information

  • Title: Design-it-Yourself Graphic Workshop
  • Author(s): Chuck Green
  • Release date: April 2007
  • Publisher(s): Rockport Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781616736439