Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-261) and index.

What is advertising? The purpose of advertising. Who creates advertising? Ethics -- The project process. Six phases of the project process : the creative brief -- Creative thinking. Tools that stimulate creative thinking -- The brand idea. Understanding the brand or group. The big idea. The brand idea -- The big idea. Looking for an insight. Visual brief collage board. Concept-generation process. Thinking creatively : more points of departure for conceptualization. Let's end this discussion of idea generation with a question -- Copywriting. What comes first-the line or the visual? -- Approaches. Deconstructing Model frameworks. How to convey the advertising message. Approaches -- Typography and visualization. Designing with type. Visualization. Images. Basics of visualizing form. Integrating type & image -- Composition. What is composition? Three basic structures : type-driven, image-driven, and visual-verbal synergy. Basic design principles for single and multiple page applications for print and screen. Directing the viewer through a composition. Multiple pages & modularity. The grid. Visual basics for screen-based media motion -- Campaigns & storytelling. What is a campaign? What makes a campaign effective? Storytelling. Grabbing attention -- Designing for print. Print basics. Considerations for print -- Designing for motion, broadcast & broadband. And now a word from our sponsors... basics for screen-based media. Considerations for motion. Considerations for TV, videos, & web films. Videos. About motion and motion graphics -- Designing for websites. Websites. Website basics. Website development. Platforms/owned media -- Designing for mobile. Mobile basics. Considerations for mobile -- Designing for social media and unconventional marketing. Considerations for social media. Viral intent. Unconventional advertising. Considerations for unconventional advertising.

Specifically geared toward designers and design students, this book provides a detailed, illustrated, behind-the-scenes view of the development process behind great advertising. Topics covered include everything from advertising ethics and the history of the profession to design composition and copywriting.

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