Graphically Speaking: A Visual Lexicon for Achieving Better Designer-Client Communication

by Lisa Buchanan

It's all too often that designers leave a meeting with clients feeling as if they've been speaking an entirely different language. Graphically Speaking solves such communication problems by breaking... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581802919
• ISBN13: 9781581802917
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Great reference book and great communication with client tool

Looking for a book to help you and your clients communicate and understand each other? This is it! You know when they say "innovative" and you are thinking one thing and they are thinking another thing? This is the book to take with you to your meetings, for sure! I am excited to do that with my next client! I can pull out the book, show them pictures, fonts, and groups of color, and say, "Is this what you mean by 'fast-looking' or is this?" Then my client can thumb through the book or look up adjectives in the back section and show me exactly what he or she means.

Two days in my home and it's already filled with post-it flags

The simple, precise organization of this book helped me to see the ruts I tend to fall into and how to branch out. I doubt I'll haul it around to meetings, but it's a wonderful reference.

This book showed me how......

You know what feeling you want your audience to be left with, but how? This book is the answer. Colors, type faces, questions, word index, and style, all provided with examples. Thank your dear Author and designer! This book showed me how......

What can I say??

This book is full of beautiful examples, all in full color. Like it says it is a VISUAL Lexicon. Visual being the key word. It is not full of fluff like a lot of books. Graphic Designers are visual people. This is a wonderful book and I will be sure to buy anything that was written by Lisa in the future. Love it!

Finally a guide for dealing with clients!

Ms. Buchanan has produced a gem here. An excellent guide to communicating with clients (never easy) in the graphic design arena. It's not only a beautifully designed book with excellent photography, realistic examples and trade secrets - this book gives the reader advice and information on client interaction and making sure you both are on the same path. A must for every graphic designer.