Drawing for Graphic Design: Understanding Conceptual Principles and Practical Techniques to Create Unique, Effective Design Solutions

✍ Scribed by Timothy Samara

• Publisher: Rockport Publishers
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 227
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Here is a complete, comprehensive drawing reference for design students and professionals alike who want to implement drawing as a professional tool. In Drawing for Graphic Design, Timothy Samara empowers readers to add drawing to their design vocabulary, featuring case studies of commercial projects from start to finish along with a showcase of real-world projects that integrate drawing as an intrinsic part of their visual communication. Filled with original author drawings and sketches, it’s a must-have reference that will benefit designers of all levels.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title
Contents
Foreword: Thoughts On Drawing: In Design Culture, Education, and Practice
Discovery
Territories of Design Drawing
Universal Principles of a Strong Drawing
Message and Metaphor: Creating Narratives with Drawing
Processes
The Search: Ideation and Resolution
From Pencil to Mouse—and Beyond: Integrating Drawing with Other Image-Making and Production
Selected Case Studies
Invention
Getting Started: Tools and Prep
Exercises
Artifacts: A Showcase of Drawing-Based Design Projects from Around the World
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
Acknowledgments: A directory of designers who contributed their work to this book appears under the inside back cover flap.