I want this book to communicate. I want to clearly lay out the main points of graphic design, as I see them, and have you walk away with something. So I've divided the book into three sections. Like a good design, each part will serve a distinct function that will, in combination with the others, create a whole. Beginning with the basics of how we operate at Hillman Curtis, inc. and ending with tips on how to become a better designer, this book is as much a textbook on design as it is an homage to the craft, an exploration of ideas, and an autobiography of myself as an artist in the 21st century.
Hillman Curtis is the Principal and Chief Creative Officer of hillmancurtis, inc., an all-medium digital design firm in New York City. His expert and innovative design solutions have garnered him and his company the Communication Arts Award of Excellence, the One Show Gold, Silver and Bronze, the South by Southwest Conference "Best Use of Design" and Best of Show" awards, the New Media Invasion bronze, a Web Award, HOW magazine's Top 10, and the Web Award. Hillman was named as on of the top ten designers of 2000 by the IPPA, included in the "ten most wanted" by IDN magazine, as well as one of the "World's Best Flash designers" by cre@teonline. He has appeared as the keynote and featured speaker at design conferences worldwide, and his work has been featured in a variety of major design publications. A former art director at Macromedia, Hillman was a pioneer of Flash and became a primary influence in expanding the possibilities of web and motion graphic design. Hillman's first book, Flash Web Design (New Riders), sold over 100,000 copies and has been translated into 12 languages.