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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Fuses design fundamentals and software training into one cohesive approach! <p/> All students of digital design and production-whether learning in a classroom or on their own-need to understand the basic principles of design. These principles are often excluded from books that teach software. <em><strong>Foundations of Digital Art and Design</strong></em> reinvigorates software training by integrating design exercises into tutorials that fuse design fundamentals and core Adobe Creative Cloud skills. <p/> The result is a comprehensive design learning experience organised into five sections that focus on vector art, photography, image manipulation, typography, and effective work habits for digital artists. Design topics and principles include: Bits, Dots, Lines, Shapes, Unity, Rule of Thirds, Zone System, Color Models, Collage, Appropriation, Gestalt, The Bauhaus Basic Course Approach, Continuity, Automation, and Revision. <p/> This book: <ul> <li>Teaches art and design principles with references to contemporary digital art alongside digital tools and processes in Adobe Creative Cloud </li> <li>Addresses the growing trend of compressing design fundamentals and design software into the same course in universities and design colleges </li> <li>Times each lesson to be used in 50 to 90-minute class sessions with additional practice materials available online </li> <li>Includes free video screencasts that demonstrate key concepts in every chapter </li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br></p> <b><i>Foundations of Digital Art and Design, Second Edition</p></p> </p></i></b> Fuses design fundamentals and software training into one cohesive approach!</p> </p> All students of digital design and production-whether learning in a classroom or on their own-need to understand the basic principles of design. These principles are often excluded from books that teach software. <i>Foundations of Digital Art and Design</i> reinvigorates software training by integrating design exercises into tutorials that fuse design fundamentals and core Adobe Creative Cloud skills. </p> <br></p> The result is a comprehensive design learning experience organized into five sections that focus on vector art, photography, image manipulation, typography, and effective work habits for digital artists. Design topics and principles include: Bits, Dots, Lines, Shapes, Unity, Rule of Thirds, Zone System, Color Models, Collage, Appropriation, Gestalt, The Bauhaus Basic Course Approach, Continuity, Automation, and Revision. </p> <br></p> This book: </p> </p> <ul> <li>Teaches art and design principles with references to contemporary digital art alongside digital tools and processes in Adobe Creative Cloud</li> <li>Addresses the growing trend of compressing design fundamentals and design software into the same course in universities and design colleges</li> <li>Times each lesson to be used in 50 to 90-minute class sessions with additional practice materials available online</li> <li>Includes free video screencasts that demonstrate key concepts in every chapter</li> </ul> </p> Download work files and bonus chapters, view screencasts, connect with the author online and more; see the Introduction to the book for details.</p> </p> <br> </p> This ambitious book teaches visual thinking and software skills together. The text leads readers step-by-step through the process of creating dynamic images using a range of powerful applications. The engaging, experimental exercises take this project well beyond the typical software guide.</p> ELLEN LUPTON, co-author of <i>Graphic Design: The New Basics</i></p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>xtine burrough</b> is a hybrid artist and educator. She is the editor of <i>Net Works: Case Studies in Web Art and Design</i> and co-author of <i>Digital Foundations: Intro to Media Design with Adobe Creative Suite</i>. She uses remix as a strategy for engaging networked audiences in critical participation. A Professor and Area Head of Design + Creative Practice in the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication at The University of Texas at Dallas, burrough is the Creative Director of LabSynthE, a laboratory for synthetic and electronic poetry.</p>

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