Nigel French

Learn Adobe Photoshop with the Visual QuickStart Guide—the quick and easy way! Visual QuickStart Guide is an easy, visual approach to learning. Concise steps and explanations, using pictures to guide you through Adobe Photoshop get you up and running in no time. In addition, the free Web Edition of the book includes more than 4 hours of video, enhancing and expanding the information in the book while providing an alternative method for learning. Whether you're an experienced designer or an enthusiastic newcomer, Photoshop gives you all the tools you need to create almost any photographic image you can imagine, using a vast array of powerful tools and options. Learn best practices for flexible, collaborative workflows. Employ efficient production techniques to select, size, crop, mask, composite, color correct, and retouch. Enhance your images with editable type, vector artwork, and creative special effects. This book provides you with: An easy visual approach that uses pictures to guide you through Adobe Photoshop features and show you what to doConcise steps and explanations that help you get up and running in no timeThe best content and value around, page for pageAccess to the Web Edition, a free online version of the book with embedded video

TYPOGRAPHIC PROJECTS TO SHARPEN YOUR CREATIVE SKILLS & DIVERSIFY YOUR PORTFOLIO Whether you're a seasoned pro looking to brush up your portfolio or a novice with a laptop full of design software you haven't yet mastered, this book has you covered. In dozens of projects, the authors guide you through the nitty-gritty details of book design, magazine layout, poster production, and all manner of print projects, from start to finish. The Type Project Book is loaded with tips and insider knowledge that will help you hone your design skills, deepen your type knowledge, and nerd out on the history of graphic design. Each section is a deep dive into real-world design projects from working designers: a cookbook; a letterpress gig poster; an animated web banner; an infographic; even the humble business card is explored. Along the way, wisdom is offered, tips and time-saving tricks are shared, and the secrets of working graphic designers are revealed—all with the requisite doses of wit one expects from seasoned professionals with decades of experience. THE TYPE PROJECT BOOK PROVIDES: A wide variety of typography-focused projects ranging from a single letter to a book of several hundred pagesAn understanding of the design principles involved in creating impactful graphic designImmersion into the wider world of type and lettering and its use for artistic expressionTips and techniques for the most efficient working practices