Packed with practical guidance & beautifully illustrated throughout, Graphic Design School provides a solid foundation for the design student as well as offering a back-to-basics tool for more advanced designers in search of solutions to graphic problems. The book is divided into three clear sections, beginning with ' The Language of Design', which introduces the basic design skills, giving encouragement & advice on thinking up ideas & expressing them visually. I n ' Principles & Techniques', the reader is shown how to start developing these ideas & learns new methods of giving form to their vision by experimentation with colour, typography & computer techniques. Finally, ' Commercial Practice' shows how these skills are applied in the workplace, whether in editorial design, advertising or in the creation of corporate identities. Throughout, the book highlights real examples of students' work, from the design of logos & websites to product packaging, providing points of reference so the reader can continually compare their own progress & enhance their potential in this competitive field. Graphic Design School is a must-buy, all-encompassing guide to this fast-evolving subject.