Study Guide for Graphic Design
1. Printing
2. Typography
3. Quick Printing
4. Lithography
5. Commercial Printing
6. Adobe InDesign
7. Adobe Photoshop
8. Adobe Illustrator
9. Packaging / Package Design
10. Senefelder
11. Platen for Screen printing
12. Screen Press (6-color)
13. Safety
14. OSHA
15. Ink Mists
16. MSDS
17. Flash point
18. Decibels
19. Personal Protective Gear
20. Classes of fires
21. Yellow “fire” Cabinet
22. Color codes
23. Photoshop zoom (how much?)
24. Direct Selection
25. Group Selection
26. Live Trace (Illustrator)
27. Eyedropper tool
28. Default colors
29. Basic elements of design
30. Complimentary color scheme
31. Colors -warm, cool and neither
32. CMYK / RGB
33. Movement
34. Shape
35. Unity
36. Color has three properties
37. HSB
38. Serifs
39. Script
40. Typography
41. Typeface
42. Lower-case letters
43. Kerning / Leading
44. Readability
45. Display text / Copy
46. Typography principles (4)
47. Font Family
48. X-height
49. Waistline
50. Ascender
Graphic Design Shortcuts
Shortcuts for the Following:
Copy = Command & C
Paste = Command & V
Zoom in = Command & +
Zoom Out = Command &-
Open = Command & O
Cut = Command & X
Fit to Screen= Command & 0 (zero)
Close Window= Command & W
Save = Command & S
Print = Command & P
Paste into = Shift &
Command & V
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names every graphic designer should know
If you're embarking on a career in graphic design – or
just interested in creating some great layouts – there are some designers that
you positively need to know about.
These are the designers that have changed the way graphic
design is seen in the contemporary world; the mavericks; the thinkers; those
who have made a difference.
We've focused on just five names, but who do you think we
should add to the list? Let us know in the comments at the bottom of the post.
01. Milton Glaser
Milton Glaser is one of the world's most celebrated
graphic designers. His most famous work is undoubtedly the logo he designed for
New York to promote tourism in the city in 1977 (below). Much copied, much used
and much adored, the 'I love New York' logo is set in American Typewriter, a
rounded slab serif.
02. Stefan Sagmeister
Born in Austria, New York-based graphic designer and
typographer Stefan Sagmeister has had somewhat of a resurgence in the last year
– mainly due to Sagmeister Inc becoming Sagmeister & Walsh after he made
talented young designer Jessica Walsh partner. Announcing himself on the scene
20 years ago with a naked shot, the pair recently did the same thing, and it
did the PR job. But there's more to Sagmeister than nudity: his often conceptual,
thought-provoking work has turned just as many heads as his PR: particularly
his 'cutting' work for AIGA and his incredible album artwork for Lou Reed.
03. David Carson
As art director of music and lifestyle
magazine Ray Gun, David Carson became the most influential graphic designer of
the 1990s. His unconventional grunge
typography style was a new era in design – something completely
different to what had been before. An example of his genius? Using the Dingbat
symbol font for what he thought a dull interview with Bryan Ferry.
04. Neville Brody English designer, typographer
and art director Neville Brody shot to fame with his incredible art direction
of cult UK magazine The Face between 1981 and 1986. He's also well known for
art-directing Arena magazine (1987-1990) and designing record covers for
artists such as Cabaret Voltaire and Depeche Mode.
05. Paul Rand Paul Rand was an American art
director and graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs,
including the logos for IBM, UPS, Enron, Morningstar, Inc., Westinghouse, ABC,
and NeXT
