Publisher's Synopsis
This text has been specially written and is designed to provide students following GCSE courses in Craft, Design and Technology with an introduction to the use of computer-aided design. It explains the principles involved in producing graphic designs on microcomputers and illustrates the use of computer-aided design in industry.;A variety of simple programs which can be easily entered on the computer are provided, as well as examples of longer programs which can be saved on tape or disk. Some commercial computer graphics packages which provide more sophisticated graphic designs are also described.