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The 11 Main Types Of Graphic Design (Fun & Different)

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Shillington Brisbane teacher Adam Busby puts this into better words: Design isn’t just a craft, it’s a way of thinking and once you learn that amazing way of thinking, you can never see the world in the same way again. Once these stories are crafted, it’s time to give them a voice. Digital Design. Branding/Visual Identity.

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How to Become a Graphic Designer: A Step-by-Step Guide

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There are self taught designers out there who have learnt all the skills for becoming a graphic designer through online forums, YouTube and just practicing. The former opens up the science and the art behind how fonts influence you and explains why certain fonts or styles evoke particular experiences and associations.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

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The zine/self-help manual/comic book/manifesto/survival guide covers theory, history, work and interviews to create this absolutely essential read. Modernist aesthetics in architecture, art and product design are familiar to many. What Images Really Tell Us: Visual Rhetoric in Art, Graphic Design, and Advertising by Massimo Mariani.