Production for Graphic Designers

by Alan Pipes

Now in its fifth edition, this book covers the most up-to-date technological advances in graphics and print production, fully explaining all the standard prepress and printing processes, including detailed coverage of the latest digital direct-to-plate offset and small-run on-demand color printing. Production for Graphic Designers gives clear and concisely written advice on preparing artwork for printers, examines the creative potential of typography in a digital environment, and provides comprehensive coverage of working with illustrations, layout and proofing in both computerized and conventional workflows.

Genres: Design, Nonfiction, Reference

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1992

Reviews

[M]

I found the second edition (1999) at Housing Works. With the second edition, the author has decided the Internet warrants its own chapter. Also, CD-ROMs.