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The design student's handbook : your essential guide to course, context and career / edited by Jane Bartholomew, Steve Rutherford.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Harlow, England : Pearson, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: xiii, 489 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1408220288
  • 9781408220283
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.4 23
LOC classification:
  • NK1510 .D4765 2013
Contents:
Part I. What is design? : -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Craft Design -- 3. Fashion and textile design -- 4. Graphic Design -- 5. Interactive media design -- 6. Spatial design -- 7. Theatre, film and television studies -- 8. Three-dimensional design -- Part II. What do you need to know? : -- 9. How to succeed as a design student -- 10. Being creative and innovative -- 11. Appreciating aesthetics -- 12. Working with colour -- Part III. What does it all mean? : -- 13. Design history, culture and context -- 14. Future directions -- Part IV. What's next? : -- 15. So, where is this going to take you? -- 16. Working for yourself.
Summary: What is design? What are the main design disciplines, and how do they interrelate? How does design theory and context help you improve your studio work? What do you need to know by the end of your course to get a good career? What can you do to become a knowledgeable designer and improve your skills so that you stand out from the crowd? Whether you are already studying design, thinking about choosing a course, or are well on your way to finding your first job, this essential and uniquely comprehensive book will introduce you to the world of design and support you throughout your studies and on into the industry.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. What is design? : -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Craft Design -- 3. Fashion and textile design -- 4. Graphic Design -- 5. Interactive media design -- 6. Spatial design -- 7. Theatre, film and television studies -- 8. Three-dimensional design -- Part II. What do you need to know? : -- 9. How to succeed as a design student -- 10. Being creative and innovative -- 11. Appreciating aesthetics -- 12. Working with colour -- Part III. What does it all mean? : -- 13. Design history, culture and context -- 14. Future directions -- Part IV. What's next? : -- 15. So, where is this going to take you? -- 16. Working for yourself.

What is design? What are the main design disciplines, and how do they interrelate? How does design theory and context help you improve your studio work? What do you need to know by the end of your course to get a good career? What can you do to become a knowledgeable designer and improve your skills so that you stand out from the crowd? Whether you are already studying design, thinking about choosing a course, or are well on your way to finding your first job, this essential and uniquely comprehensive book will introduce you to the world of design and support you throughout your studies and on into the industry.

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