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How to Be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul

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Aimed at the independent-minded, it addresses the concerns of young designers who want to earn a living by doing expressive and meaningful work and avoid becoming a hired drone working on soulless projects. This revised edition contains all-new chapters covering professional skills; design thinking; and global trends, including social responsibility, ethics and the rise of digital culture. The advices were a bit common sense, but it still gives a good foundation for those who are new in the field. Some of the advices were also outdated, but you can still get the valuable learning from it and adapt it to modern technology or practice today. The practical information and tips are a bit outdated for 2020 but the gist of the thing is helpful for any young graphic designer.

I think this is definitely a must read for anyone who is starting a graphic design business but also anyone who wants to work with clients at all. I'm glad I continued because the rest was a gem, full of discussions and ideas that I've been thinking and talking about for years. it WILL tell you what to do once you've acquired the software skills, graduated from a fine arts school, developed an eye for design, and found a partner with whom to start your own agency. I found that I am not alone in the big bad world of Graphic Design, and that some of the fears and insecurities I have are shared by designers all over the world.

Interestingly, there are a few paragraphs where Shaughnessy is really soul-romantic at the beginning and they sounded so wrong to me that I even thought of dropping the book. Comenzando con el título, es un libro que llama mucho la atención y su contenido ayuda a cualquier diseñador independientemente de la experiencia o los años que tengas. After 19 years as a Graphic Designer and Photographer for a management consultancy, I recently grabbed voluntary redundancy.

Connectivity, some new tips and interview sections which brought the visions and perspectives of the graphic designer from different backgrounds. I haven't given it a full 5 stars as it is a bit long winded in some of it's explanations of things. It covered a lot of the less glamorous areas of becoming a designer: things like actually getting a job and dealing with difficult clients.I am not a big reader in fact i pretty much hate reading, however i am a graphic designer an do like books. Also included are interviews with leading designers: Jonathan Barnbrook, Sara De Bondt, Stephen Doyle, Ben Drury, Paul Sahre, Dmitri Siegel, Sophie Thomas and Magnus Voll Mathiassen. This book offers clear, concise guidance along with focused, no-nonsense strategies for setting up, running, and promoting a studio; finding work; and collaborating with clients for young professionals.

It was difficult to distinguish whether the problem lay in design, or designing for THAT particular company. I took off 1 star because a few of the examples come across as a little bit dated, and as I'm in the early stages of my graphic design education, I can't vouch for how effective the author's approach is in the contemporary design world.There are a few interviews throughout the book with various different practicioners which are invaluable for adding another perspective and more advice on different subjects and issues raised in the book.

This revised, extended edition includes all-new chapters covering professional skills, the creative process, and global trends, including green issues, ethics and the rise of digital culture. Excellent book for graphic designers interested in furthering their knowledge of the practical implications of a career in design. Whether this has anything to do with me having/not having a soul I’m not sure yet but good read nonetheless. If you are in the same situation, with a person who's just settling in in this industry don't hesitate getting this book!hiemloch sehr gut, sollte man direkt nach oder noch während dem studium lesen, lehrt viel über das arbeiten als designer (auch wenn der titel esoterischer klingt als der inhalt hergibt, demn wie man jetzt seine seele nicht verliert, hab ich jetzt auch nicht unbeding gelernt. I think the not losing your soul is about pushing towards where you want to see graphic design headed, and not just designing solely for the sake of a paycheck. Published to instant acclaim in 2005, our best selling How to Be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul has become a trusted resource for graphic designers around the world, combining practical advice with philosophical guidance to help young professionals embark on their careers. These are all unbelievably valuable, but not what I was expecting from the title, which led me to believe it would be an explication of the socially conscious uses for design. That said, the advice given seems very good, and I will perhaps revisit this review once I have been able to implement some of the techniques from this book and measure how effective they really are.

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