The Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book: Everything Graphic Designers Need to Know Every Day

The Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book is a must-have sourcebook for every designer--amateur of professional.

Completely practical with only the most needed information, this valuable book provides designers with all the little details that can make or break a design, such as:

• How much space to leave in the gutter when designing barrel folds
• How to layout a template for a box, and the ratios of each part
• Metric conversion charts
• Copyright and trademark standards
• Proofreaders' symbols
• Image file formats
• Standard camera formats and sizes
• Finding the best scanning resolution
• Type basics and terminology
• Guide to printing processes
• Paper usage guide
• Standard binding types
• Process color finder
• Proofing methods
• Standard envelope sizes in the USA, Europe, Canada and Asia
• And much more.

Take this compact and accessible reference everywhere you go for details on all the things you can never find but need to know when designing.

The Reference & Specification Book series from Rockport Publishers offers students and practicing professionals in a range of creative industries must-have information in their area of specialty in an up-to-date, concise handbook.

Author: Poppy Evans, Aaris Sherin, Irina Lee
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Published: 09/01/2013
Series: Reference & Specification Book
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781592538515