Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design

by Teresa Fernandes and Steven Heller

A revision of the bestselling visual guide to becoming a graphic designer Becoming a Graphic Designer provides a comprehensive survey of the graphic design market, including complete coverage of print and electronic media and the evolving digital design disciplines that offer today's most sought-after jobs. Featuring 65 interviews with today's leading designers, this visual guide has more than 600 illustrations and covers everything from education...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471715069
• ISBN13: 9780471715061
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Loving it.

I am very happy with the book and am loving it. Got an earlier edition (I am thinking there shouldn't be many changes from the one I have) from the library and keep passing the due date! Lots to learn, especially very useful for me as I am a complete beginner in the Graphic Design field. Very informative and helpful for someone considering getting into the field. Great color and organization inside, and specially loved the interview pages. I definitely recommend it.

Informative and well written, recommended for young designers

I'm currently in college and my professor recommended this book for class. I'm glad she did. It taught a lot about design that I did not get from classes and the interview give insight to the current world of design.

PERFECT for someone interested in the Graphic Design field.

I've read through (and looked through) this book quite a few times, and each time I find something new. It has pretty much every sub-field in GD to sample the work of a professional in that career. The pages are eye-catching as well as eay-to-read. If you're interested in purchasing a book to help you further explore GD as a career, or if you are trying to decide what kind of sub-field you're looking for, this is the book for you!

Great book for the beginner

Beginning designers would benefit from this book. The information is very good and easy to understand. The author presents it in such a manner that someone just getting into design would be able understand the different tyeps of design and different levels you can get to. Very informative and practical.

Great book depending upon your interest

I do agree with the previous reviewer that this book does not have practical advice in terms of performing graphic design related duties. There are plenty of books out there that you can acquire that will outline the process of designing, design elements etc... such as "The Elements of Graphic Design" by Alex. W. White. However, this book as its sub-title clearly states is "A Guide to Careers in Design", and in that regards performs very well in outlining the myriad of different fields and industries that Graphic Designers are involved in. Also, they interview many key figures involved in these fields and pick their brain regarding the state of design, dynamics of their respective industry and also how one should best approach beginning a career as a designer. I found the book invaluable in that it was like having wise uncles in dozens of different design industries and having a talk with you about, "How things really work." Somewhat light reading but still quite informative.