Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 128
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Trim: 8½ x 11
978-1-4422-7699-4 • Paperback • January 2019 • $76.00 • (£58.00)
978-1-4422-7700-7 • eBook • January 2019 • $72.00 • (£55.00)
Valerie J. Colston (B.A. University of California, San Diego, M.A. San Diego State University) has been creating and developing library programming for many years. Valerie has developed and taught Graphic Design through her company Art Teacher on the Net to librarians and library staff across the country for several years. She has also developed and taught Graphic Design for Librarians through Simmons Boston Online, and through University of Wisconsin, Continuing Education. Valerie teaches and develops courses through Art and Humanities as a fulltime instructor online at American Public University System. She also teaches an Art History class at Barstow Community College in Southern California.
Valerie has written two books: 200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills, 2008, and Teens Go Green! Tips Techniques, Tools, and Themes for YA Programming, 2012. Both have at times been on the top of the Bestseller list on Amazon within their categories, and have received outstanding reviews.
Chapter 1. Why You Need Graphic Design Skills
Chapter 2. Resources You Need and Where to Find Them
Chapter 3. Learning the Language of Design
Chapter 4. The Character of Line
Chapter 5. The Language and Use of Color
Chapter 6. Spatial Applications
Chapter 7. Texture: What It Is! and How to Use It!
Chapter 8. The Shape of Design
Chapter 9. Fonts – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Chapter 10. Creating a Design Portfolio
Graphic Design: A Practical Guide for Librarians, is a highly recommended go-to manual to polish your skills or learn from scratch how to create beautiful and effective publicity flyers, displays, web pages, and so much more. With extensive resources and practical activities to learn new skills, the reader will soon be impressing the staff and patrons with professional looking publicity in print and online.
— RoseMary Ludt, editor-in-chief, VOYA Magazine
In Graphic Design: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Colston provides us with the principles and encouragement we need to feel more confident in our creations. Colston effectively uses library examples to demonstrate design fundamentals such as white space, fonts, and line. The book is a great resource for those of us who want to learn a little bit more about art and design, specifically for practical library purposes.
— Brenda Hough, instructor and consultant, Infopeople
Colston's exceptional introduction to the world of graphic design is replete with current resources, examples, advice and hands-on exercises. It is concise and well-organized, covering much territory to make graphic design accessible for librarians wanting to get started, as well as for librarians desiring to expand their knowledge
— Goehrig Orr, librarian, children & youth services, Carmel Clay Public Library