| Description |
183 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Basics advertising ; 2
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The role of the art director -- What art direction is (and what it isn't) -- How art direction works -- The creative team -- The role of the art director -- Working with the specialists and seeing the job through -- ch. 2 The tools of art direction -- Seeing things differently -- Doing things differently -- Give the audience something to discover -- Using ambiguous imagery -- Establishing a visual hierarchy -- Creating visual impact -- Simplicity and understatement -- Creating a distinct look for the brand -- ch. 3 Creating the adverts -- Getting prepared -- From visuals to the finished work -- Photography -- Illustration -- Typography -- Planning and storyboarding commercials -- ch. 4 Media -- Posters -- Magazine and press -- Television and cinema -- Online -- Direct -- Ambient -- Other media -- Integrated media campaigns -- ch. 5 Ideas and inspiration -- Creative fuel -- Finding inspiration and getting ideas -- Emotion and empathy -- |
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Contents note continued: How to tell whether your idea's any good -- ch. 6 Getting a job as an art director -- Putting your book together -- Planning your campaign -- Approaching agencies -- What the agency is looking for -- Your first placement and what happens next -- Support and resources |
| Summary |
This book is a comprehensive guide to the role of the art director. It examines the key techniques, approaches and secrets involved in the development of creative advertising concepts. The book emphasises the importance of seeing things differently, and providing the audience with something to discover. It provides tips on how to use surprise, simplicity, provocation and visual drama to communicate the advertising message. It examines the process of visualising and exploring different ideas, and discusses the use of moving image, photography, illustration and typography to realise these ideas. It also explores the use of different advertising media, from traditional formats to new and alternative channels of communication |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175) |
| Subject |
Commercial art
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Advertising
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Art direction
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| Reading List |
ALA201 recommended text 2024
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| ISBN |
9782940411214 (pbk.) |
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2940411212 (pbk.) |
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