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Know Your Onions: Graphic Design

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Know Your Onions: Graphic Design by Drew de Soto offers a practical, approachable guide to mastering graphic design. It acts as a mentor, helping readers generate ideas, develop concepts, and execute projects with creativity and humour. Covering all essential techniques and digital skills, the book condenses 25 years of professional experience into an easy-to-follow notebook format, complete with space for personalised notes.
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This book is ideal for aspiring graphic designers and creative professionals who want hands-on advice and insider knowledge from an experienced mentor. Its accessible style suits those seeking to develop both their creative thinking and business skills within design.

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Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

This book is practical and immediate, without being condescending or overly technical. It is like having a graphic design mentor who will help you come up with ideas, develop your concepts, and implement them in a way that is engaging and humorous.

It gives readers the experience and ability that normally comes from years of on-the-job training. All of the essential techniques of graphic design and its digital implementation are covered.

Read this book and gain 25 years of experience in how to think like a creative, act like a businessman, and design like a god.

Know Your Onions: Graphic Design is designed like a notebook, with all the authors' tips and knowledge already inside. However, it also includes blank pages that allow the user to personalise this reference book with specific notes that are relevant to his or her studio, suppliers, or clients.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789063692582

Publisher: BIS Publishers B.V.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 February 2014

Country: Netherlands

Imprint: BIS Publishers B.V.

Illustration: colour photographs and illustrations throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 206.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 186

About the Author

Drew de Soto is the founder (2000) and Creative Director of Navig8 and has gone on to work with some of the most influential UK organisations, these include the British Council, the UK Government, international charities and brands. Drew has contributed to Policy Connect, the UK think tank that works with parliamentarians, business and the public sector to help improve government policy. He has a bald head, a ridiculous moustache and enjoys _x0003_a scotch and a cigar - and not taking life too seriously.

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