Welcome to the Graphic Designer’s Digital Toolkit! Here you will learn the essential
skills and design techniques to get you comfortable using the newest versions of
the premier graphics programs in the industry today: Photoshop, Illustrator, and
InDesign. This book is set up as a challenging hands-on, project-based classroom
book with which students will complete useful, real-world projects that a designer
would normally create for a client. This book also contains terminology or language
used in the graphics today to give the learner an understanding of terms and
techniques. It is created for college students who are taking introductory classes
in computer graphics applications, digital media, or graphic design or as a supplementary
text providing projects for courses in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
It can also be used for a half-year course in digital media for college-bound upper
classmen at the high school level. All of the chapter assignments and most of the
Toolkit Extra exercises can be completed using older versions of the software; most
explanations are included for use with the newest version and older versions.
For the professional who may need a refresher course in one or more of the applications,
or for the individual looking for an edge in making a career change into the
graphics industry, this book can be used as a self-paced study. It also makes a great
reference text for professionals already in the fi eld. The business owner who wants to
create his or her own logo, business cards, promotional pieces, advertisements, newsletters,
brochures, or to adjust and retouch a photograph can also use this book.