Graphic Design Solutions

Robin Landa is a Distinguished Professor in the Michael Graves College, Kean University. She has written over twenty books about graphic design, advertising design, branding, creativity, and drawing -- including Graphic Design Solutions, 6th Edition, Advertising By Design, 3rd Edition, and Nimble: Thinking Creatively In The Digital Age, which received an outstanding review in Communication Arts. She has won numerous awards for her design, writing, and research, including awards from the National Society of Arts and Letters and the National League of Pen Women. She received the 2015 Human Rights Educator award, 2013 Kean Teacher of the Year, and the Carnegie Foundation lists her among the great teachers of our time. Robin was the sole judge of the 2014 HOW Logo Competition and is a favorite speaker at the HOW Design conferences.Crack The Spine published Robin’s short story, “Bottled Up.” Recently, Robin presented on the subject of personal branding at Columbia University and HOW Design magazine has published many of her articles. She is a Chair on the governance board of Design Incubation, a design research and practice organization. Visit her online at www.robinlandabooks.com .

• Historical Timeline1. Introduction: The Graphic Design Profession.2. Quickstart: Graphic Design Basics.3. Typography.4. The Design Process.5. Concept Generation and Creativity.6. Visualization and Color.7. Composition.8. Proportional Systems and The Grid.9. Posters.10. Book Cover Design.11. Branding and Visual Identity.12. Advertising.13. Web Design, Mobile and Motion Graphics.14. Package Design.15. The Portfolio.