Новинки Адриана Шонесси

Дизайнеры очень любят рассказывать о полете своей мысли и источниках вдохновения, но они гораздо менее открыты, когда речь заходит о таких важных вопросах, как найти заказы, как определить расценки и что делать, когда клиент отказывается от заказа, на который было потрачено несколько месяцев. Эта книга, выходящая уже во втором издании, призвана помочь решить проблемы молодых дизайнеров, которые хотят зарабатывать, создавая творчески интересные работы, при этом не превратившись в бездушных роботов, механически отрабатывающих очередной заказ. Книга написана дизайнером для дизайнеров, она сочетает в себе практические советы с философией дизайна, чтобы помочь молодым специалистам начать собственную карьеру.
Как управлять творческим процессом? Какой первый шаг для успешной интерпретации брифа заказа? Как генерировать идеи, когда заказ кажется пустым и скучным? Книга предлагает четкие и ясные инструкции и ответы на эти и многие вопросы, наряду с готовой деловой стратегией по созданию, запуску и продвижению дизайн-студии, поиске новых заказов и взаимодействии с клиентами.

Эта книга, впервые изданная в 2005 году, быстро получила признание в дизайнерских кругах и стала настоящим бестселлером. Новое издание книги дополнено информацией о стратегии работы в цифровом пространстве, а также рядом интервью с несколькими именитыми дизайнерами.

Graphic designers constantly complain that there is no career manual to guide them through the profession. Design consultant and writer Adrian Shaughnessy draws on a wealth of experience to provide just such a handbook. 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. It offers straight-talking advice on how to establish your design career and suggestions - that you wont have been taught at college - for running a successful business. 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. The book contains all-new imagery, and the previous interviews have been replaced with new ones, each focusing on a specific issue of importance to graphic designers.

It's a rare graphic designer who hasn't contemplated setting up his or her own studio. It's part of a designer's DNA to want to own and run a studio. Many do, while others spend a lifetime wondering if they should. But where does the ambitious designer go for advice and guidance?

Who better than the founders of some of the best design studios in the world?

Tony Brook and Adrian Shaughnessy conduct penetrating interviews with a group of visionary graphic designers who have formed and run landmark international design studios. In a series of candid and revealing interviews, manyof the leading figures in contemporary graphic design reveal the secrets behind creating a vibrant studio culture.

Designers are quick to tell us about their sources of inspiration, but they are much less willing to reveal such critical matters as how to find work, how much they charge, and what to do when a client rejects three weeks of work and refuses to pay the bill. 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. Written by a designer for designers, it combines practical advice with philosophical guidance to help young professionals embark on their careers. How should designers manage the creative process? What's the first step in the successful interpretation of a brief? How do you generate ideas when everything just seems blank? How to be a graphic designer offers clear, concise guidance for these questions, along with focused, no-nonsense strategies for setting up, running, and promoting a studio, finding work, and collaborating with clients. The book also includes inspiring interviews with ten leading designers, including Rudy VanderLans (Emigre), John Warwicker (Tomato), Neville Brody (Research Studios), and Andy Cruz (House Industries). All told, How to be a graphic designer covers just about every aspect of the profession, and stands as an indispensable guide for any young designer.