1st Edition

Advertising Design by Medium A Visual and Verbal Approach

By Robyn Blakeman Copyright 2022
256 Pages 15 Color & 105 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 15 Color & 105 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 15 Color & 105 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Conceived to give readers the principles and the tools to create successful advertisements in a variety of mediums, this book is a detailed exploration of how visual and verbal elements of design work together to solve a business goal. Effective visual and verbal design solutions are more than just a good idea; they are purposeful, on-target, on-strategy, and recognizable no matter where, or in... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1: Where Does the Creative Process Fit in Advertising: The Business Behind Advertising Creative

Chapter Two: Conceptual Development

Chapter Three: Getting Attention and Delivering an Informative Message

Chapter Four: Visuals and Their Voice in Advertising

Chapter Five: Type as a Design Element

Chapter Six: The Many Visual and Verbal Voices of Color

Chapter Seven: The Stages Of Design

Chapter Eight: Layout Options and What They Say

Chapter Nine: Spokespersons and Character Representatives as Part of the Concept

Chapter Ten: Graphic Design, Logo and Package Development

Chapter Eleven: Writing Copy That Strategically Promotes The Brand and Talks to the Target

Chapter Twelve: Concepts That Incorporate the Visual and Verbal Voice of Individual Media Vehicles

Chapter Thirteen: The Design Behind Broadcast

Chapter Fourteen: Making it Big and Taking it on the Road: Out-of-Home and Transit Advertising

Chapter Fifteen: Direct Marketing: The Old Guard

Chapter Sixteen: What Makes Internet and Social Media Marketing Work?

Chapter Seventeen: What Makes Mobile Work

Chapter Eighteen: Campaign and Visual and Verbal Uniformity Across Multiple Mediums

Chapter Nineteen: Pitching, Approvals and Deadlines

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Biography

Robyn Blakeman received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska in 1980 and her master’s degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, in 1990. She began teaching advertising and graphic design in 1987 with the Art Institute of Dallas. As an assistant professor of advertising, she taught both graphic and computer design at Southern Methodist University. As an assistant professor at West Virginia University in Morgantown, Blakeman held several positions, including advertising program chair and coordinator of student affairs and curriculum, in addition to developing the creative track in layout and design. She was responsible for designing and developing the first online integrated marketing communication graduate program in the country. She is the author of seven other books, including The Bare Bones of Advertising Print Design, Integrated Marketing Communication From Idea to Implementation (3rd edition), The Bare Bones Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communication, Strategic Uses of Alternative Media, Advertising Campaign Design, and Nontraditional Media in Marketing and Advertising, and is the coauthor of The Brains Behind Great Ad Campaigns. She is currently a full professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she teaches advertising design and creative strategy.