How to Be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul

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It weighs the advantages of working for a firm versus going freelance, talks about the process of finding clients and proposing work, and provides a number of other pragmatic tips for the working designer. Please select the alternative 'tracked postage' option at checkout for full cover on more valuable items! There is a lot of practical information, but it also gets into the thinking and philosophy that is the foundation for a successful design career.

I haven't given it a full 5 stars as it is a bit long winded in some of it's explanations of things. What it did not do adequately, in my opinion, is answer its own title question, how to pursue something one is passionate about under capitalism without making choices that sacrifice ethics, joy, or both. This revised, extended edition includes all-new chapters covering professional skills, the creative process, and global trends, including green issues, ethics and the rise of digital culture. It also discusses the benefits/downsides of getting a job in a studio, in-house, as a freelancer, or setting up your own studio. My favorite parts perhaps are an emphasis on a often neglected aspect of freelancing: be nice, don't be a sourpuss and have some EQ.The title is great but not really suitable for this book as the question of ‘How to be a graphic designer without loosing your soul’ wasn’t really answered.

Hay algunas cosas que ya no aplican tanto o que podrían no servirle a un diseñador que ya tenga más experiencia peeero en general es una muy buena lectura para empezar con libros de diseño. I was a little bit aware of the unpleasant truths and tasks I need to work on as a graphic designer. I took off 1 star because a few of the examples come across as a little bit dated, and as I'm in the early stages of my graphic design education, I can't vouch for how effective the author's approach is in the contemporary design world.Aimed at the independent-minded, it addresses the concerns of young designers who want to earn a living by doing expressive and meaningful work and avoid becoming a hired drone working on soulless projects. How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul addresses the concerns of young designers who want to earn a living by doing expressive and meaningful work, and who want to avoid becoming hired drones working on soulless projects. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

I admit, I was a bit worried about the "without losing your soul" in the title of the book before starting, but Adrian Shaughnessy turned out not to be nearly as romantic as I expected; he even argues that self-initiated projects ("personal projects") usually are not a good way to promote oneself and get new clients – something that doesn't resonate well with the title, and something I don't agree with even though I don't believe in souls. These are all unbelievably valuable, but not what I was expecting from the title, which led me to believe it would be an explication of the socially conscious uses for design. While this book does cover mostly freelance work where you engage with each step of the design process, Adrian brings us back again and again on how we can work with clients and ourselves to keep our ideas in our designs (for the most part).It’s reassuring to know that you’re not the first student to come out of University and not find a job straight away, and that this doesn’t make you a bad designer. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Comenzando con el título, es un libro que llama mucho la atención y su contenido ayuda a cualquier diseñador independientemente de la experiencia o los años que tengas. It has a lot of information relating to portfolios, presenting yourself, interviews, landing your first job. It offers straight-talking advice on how to establish your design career and suggestions - that you won’t have been taught at college - for running a successful business.