The Digital Designer: The Graphic Artist's Guide to the New Media

Addresses the concerns of both veterans and students of graphic design who are beginning to enter the multimedia realm, where they will design the look and content of digitally based products. Explains the origins of multimedia technology, analyzes layers of design that factor into a multimedia project, and features interviews with 17 professional multimedia designers. Provides practical information on where jobs in the new media are likely to be found, lists schools and other institutions offering relevant programs, and provides contacts for organizations, print periodicals, Internet addresses, Web sites, and online newsletters that focus on design and new media. Includes a glossary of computer terms, and many color photos and illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.