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Graphic Design and Print Production Fundamentals

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This textbook — written by a group of select experts with a focus on different aspects of the design process, from creation to production — addresses the many steps of creating and then producing physical, printed, or other imaged products that people interact with on a daily basis. It covers the concept that, while most modern graphic design is created on computers using design software, the ideas and concepts don’t stay on the computer. The ideas need to be completed in the computer software, then progress to an imaging (traditionally referred to as printing) process. Keywords are highlighted throughout and summarized in a Glossary at the end of the book, and each chapter includes exercises and suggested readings.

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BCcampus
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November 12, 2015
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Undergraduate
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Sessional Instructor, Digital Design and Development
Jason Edwards, North Island College
I would recommend this textbook, but to me it feels like two separate books in one. The first three chapters on design history and process are excellent on their own, and of course could be used in any design curriculum. The rest of the textbo...„
Reviewed on 12/11/2022

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