- ISBN13: 9781592533527
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
New in Paperback! An inspired resource for creating excellent layouts Layout Workbook is one of five volumes in Rockport’s series of practical and inspirational workbooks that cover the fundamental areas of the graphic design business. In this edition, author Kristin Cullen tackles the often perplexing job of nailing down a layout that works.More than a collection of great examples of layout, this book is an invaluable resource for students, designers, and c… More >>
Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design
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#1 by Karen Josefina Garcia Gil on April 17, 2010 - 2:54 am
Great for beginners, very good explanation of the subject. I highly recommend it!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by T. Nelson on April 17, 2010 - 3:46 am
This was a great buy and I am very happy. The delivery was quick and the book is in great shape. Thanks!
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Christian With A Pen on April 17, 2010 - 5:20 am
You will learn something if you are a novice, but if you have already taken a layout course this book doesn’t offer you much.
Rating: 3 / 5
#4 by Jacob A. Thill on April 17, 2010 - 7:17 am
This book was a great refresher after having graduated with my design degree almost a year ago. I was searching for a little inspiration before putting myself on the market again for a better graphic design job. This book was everything I was looking for and more. It is inspiring, educational and provides great insight into the process of creating purposeful design. Wonderful guide for students as well as graduates. Great buy, especially for the price! My two thumbs up!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by J. Coates on April 17, 2010 - 10:01 am
I like this book a lot and it is clearly influenced by the authors graduate education at RISD, her undergraduate education at UIUC (with influence by Renate Gokl) and her on the job experience in the Chicago design world.
I think the reason why it has the word “workbook” in it is that is the title of a series of books by Rockport. This is, unfortunately, a persistent trend in design books which is forcing authors to title, change, or redesign books so they fit an editor’s idea of a series. Even if it really does not fit that series.
(Why can’t publishers let design authors simply publish a book on type, a book on identity design, whatever…, and not have it be part of a “series”?!)
One criticism is that some of the typography is a little crazy in section spreads and chapter intro pages. I think a bit more restraint could have been used for these to make them more functional in nature while still interesting. But it is a minor thing.
Forget the title. It is simply a very useful book. I wish I had found it in 2005 when it was first published or at least in 2007 for the paperback.
Rating: 5 / 5