Foundations of Digital Art and Design with Adobe Creative Cloud

</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>