The Education of a Graphic Designer

By Steven Heller

Book Overview

In this text, 25 designers and educators examine how graphic design is taught, learned and practised. In interviews with ten successful designers, including Milton Glaser, Jessica Helford, Paula... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581154313
• ISBN13: 9781581154313
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Allworth Press
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Fine book

Even though it is a little out dated regarding today education. It is a good base for acquiring knowledge about the subject.

A survey that is simply not to be missed by any dedicated and professional graphic designer.

Why purchase this newly published second edition of THE EDUCATION OF A GRAPHIC DESIGNER when you already own the a first edition? Because it's more than an just a minor update: forty new essays discussing a range of the latest graphic design topics, from web construction and digital media, have been added to this second edition, where top designers and educators speak of both theory and applications. College-level undergrad and grad students will find EDUCATION OF A GRAPHIC DESIGNER an essential survey of major practices and ideas within the graphic design industry: a survey that is simply not to be missed by any dedicated and professional graphic designer. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

The Education of a Graphic Designer - an excellent addition to every designer's library

Noted graphic design author and editor, Steven Heller, has added another title to his list of over ninety books. Actually, The Education of a Graphic Designer, has been a staple for design educators since 1998. The recently published second edition seamlessly picks up where the first edition left off. Edited by Heller, this edition has forty new essays, bringing the title into the 21st Century. The Education of a Graphic Designer, tackles tough issues about how we learn what we learn and how we teach what we teach. Contributors explore ideas and methods to enhance design education and produce better equipped graphic designers. The book is comprehensive with topics ranging from design theory to the problem with problem solving, the designer as producer to the designer as author, motion graphics to environmental responsibility. Gone are the days of starting a graphic design career with 50 bucks, a couple of markers, a 360 pad and a t-square. Whether working for a firm, corporation or independently, today's professional graphic designer is part artist, typographer, technician, business person, marketer, anthropologist, researcher and more. Heller and his contributors provide a map through the maze of a very complex educational process. Thought provoking, challenging and inspirational, this tome isn't just for educators. It's also an excellent resource for practitioners. The concepts discussed in the book will no doubt get novice and seasoned veterans thinking. Thought spawns ideas. Ideas spark dialogue and dialogue is good for the graphic design industry-at-large. Whether you're a graphic design educator, student, recent grad or an experienced pro, The Education of a Graphic Designer will be a valuable addition to your library. Neil Tortorella Tortorella Design

Essencial for reflection

Essencial for reflection on how the graphic design can learn and make a better world.