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Cengage The Graphics Designers Digital Toolkit by Allan Wood
One of the most important skills in graphic design today is the ability to integrate different software programs into a seamless whole. Yet software books continue to teach one program at a time without regard to the integration issues that lie at the heart of good digital design. "The Graphic Designer's Digital Toolkit" provides a comprehensive overview of the 'big three' digital design programs used in industry today- Illustrator, Photoshop, and QuarkXPress. The book then examines in practical detail how to merge results of these programs into good, workable designs. "The Graphic Designer's Digital Toolkit" features a highly visual introduction to the essential tools and functions of each application from the perspective of the working designer. Readers are then given the opportunity to put what they learn to work by tackling design projects from concept to completion, with assignments drawn from the everyday world of professional graphic designers. Introduction. Unit 1: Getting Ready For Production. Welcome to the Land of OS. Designing for the Client. Unit 2: Image Editing: Adobe PhotoShop. Exploring PhotoShop. Working with Selections. Using Layers. Restoring and Retouching Photographs. Unit 3: Digital llustration: Adobe Illustrator. Exploring Illustrator. Working with Brushes, Symbols and Layers. Precision with the Pen Tool. Integrating Illustrator and Photoshop. Unit 4: Desktop Publishing with QuarkXPress. Exploring QuarkXPress. Getting Ready For Press. Appendix. Glossary.