How to Be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul

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The practical information and tips are a bit outdated for 2020 but the gist of the thing is helpful for any young graphic designer. Written by a designer for designers, it combines practical advice with philosophical guidance to help young professionals embark on their careers. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This book, however, is a great short read -- read the chapters that are important to you, read the interviews at the end, and go on.

Some of the advices were also outdated, but you can still get the valuable learning from it and adapt it to modern technology or practice today. There is a lot of practical information, but it also gets into the thinking and philosophy that is the foundation for a successful design career. It would be more accurately titled The Practical Aspects of Being a Designer That No One In Art School Bothered To Teach You. 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.

The advices were a bit common sense, but it still gives a good foundation for those who are new in the field. Shaughnessy is a graphic designer by trade, but his insight into what it takes to become a business professional in the creative world is invaluable. 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. And - quite inspiring this - he gives us the green light to rely on our INTUITIONS, without apology. The book contains all-new imagery, and the previous interviews have been replaced with new ones, each focusing on a specific issue of importance to graphic designers.

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. En mi opinión eso es algo bastante complejo de lograr ya que en el ámbito creativo todo avanza, emerge y pasa de moda MUY rápido. How to Be a Graphic Designer offers clear, concise guidance along with focused, no-nonsense strategies for setting up, running, and promoting a studio; finding work; and collaborating with clients.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. Personally I know nothing about graphic design so it was really risky for me to get this book, however, I checked online 'best graphic design books' just to add something to his graphic design books library so I thought I might as well give it a try and apparently he was one of the best things he's seen. There is a lot of practical advice about finding the clients, setting up a studio, working as a freelancer and overcoming your fear of failure and fear of ideas. Designers are quick to tell us about their sources of inspiration, but they are much less willing to reveal such critical matters as how to find work, how much they charge, and what to do when a client rejects three weeks of work and refuses to pay the bill.

This new, expanded edition brings this essential text up to date with new chapters on professional skills, the creative process, and global trends that include social responsibility, ethics, and the rise of digital culture.

And this is a book that i am glad i put the effort in and read the first page because by the end of every page i wanted to read the next one and for me that is the sign of a well written book. Author Adrian shared what we are already aware of (maybe because I read the second edition), but reading the same thought from another creative man and from another country brings connection in terms of hustle, fear and learning. so it didn't do that much for me - a lot of common sense advice, a few informative interviews with eminent designers, and a page layout that was easy on the eyes. The writing is conversational and humorous, and he generously exhibits his talent for making fun of himself – an important threshold for tasteful intelligence in my book. Hay algunas cosas que ya no aplican tanto o que podrían no servirle a un diseñador que ya tenga más experiencia peeero en general es una muy buena lectura para empezar con libros de diseño.

It informs readers about freelancers, small offices, larger ad agencies and corporate in-house in the contemporary work place.If you are in the same situation, with a person who's just settling in in this industry don't hesitate getting this book! I picked up this book after a little bit of exhaustion with the thought of what I should expect in the future. There are also loads of tips and advice from many different designers on different ways to approach briefs, finding work, self initiated work and dealing with clients, and I know I am going to keep coming back to this book as a reference tool time and time again. How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul addresses the concerns of young designers who want to earn a living by doing expressive and meaningful work, and who want to avoid becoming hired drones working on soulless projects.