Production for graphic designers
By: Alan Pipes.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Overlook Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Woodstock, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781585676699
Subjects: Printing.; Graphic arts.; Industries graphiques.; Arts graphiques.
Description: For courses in graphic design, communication design, typography, printing, print technology, and web design. Now in its fourth edition, this text covers the most up-to-date technological advances in graphics and print production, fully explaining all the standard prepress and printing processes, including detailed coverage of the latest digital direct-to-plate offset and small-run on-demand color printing. Production for Graphic Designers gives clear and concisely written advice on preparing artwork for printers, examines the creative potential of typography in a digital environment, and provides comprehensive coverage of working with illustrations, layout and proofing in both computerized and conventional workflows
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-264) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Text & type; title: Illustration; title: Computers and their peripherals; title: Prepress; title: On press; title: Digital design; title: Appendix: standard sizes for paper, books, and envelopes; title: Glossary; title: Abbreviations and acronyms; title: Further reading; title: Web site resources; title: Magazines and journals; title: Organizations; title: Index.