HOW TO BE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER...2ND EDITION

Graphic designers constantly complain that there is no career manual to guide them through the profession 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 won t have been taught at college for running a successful business This revised edition contains all new chapters covering professional skills design thinking and global trends including social responsibility ethics and the rise of digital culture Also included are interviews with leading designers Jonathan Barnbrook Sara De Bondt Stephen Doyle Ben Drury Paul Sahre Dmitri Siegel Sophie Thomas and Magnus Voll Mathiassen