The Ultimate Guide to Graphic Design

by Nik Rawlinson

Design is a deeply ingrained part of the human psyche. Since the earliest days when we were painting cave walls, we have been interested in creating objects that that tell a story or simply brighten up our surroundings. The advent of the computer has brought our interest in design to a whole new level. We can now manipulate our creations as often as we like, producing a definitive copy to share with friends, family and the world at large. Covering Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXPress and more, this comprehensive guide provides step-by-step guides to harnessing the power of your computer and using this to create professional, appealing and engaging projects.

Genres: Nonfiction

196 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[The Book Nazi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every Major Graphics software including photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator is featured in this book.
Eventhough it's written for Mac Users, it nevertheless offers a wealth of information on Layer Blending, lighting,Typography and many more. There's also a fine tutorial on line art and how to cartoon-ize a photo of you :)

[Farhan Khalid · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's chaos and there's stimulation

The only way you can do anything really unique or different is utilize yourself

[About Ray Gun] rather than conveying the text, you are conveying the state of mind

Art is recreation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value judgments. An artist recreates those aspects of reality which represents his fundamental view of man's nature

[Mike Mcconnell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Much more "How to use Photoshop..." than Ultimate Guide to Graphic Design.

[Chrisx · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sadly nothing new.
But could be neat for beginners.