Book Description
This latest volume in Rockport's Workbook series, Publication Design Workbook is packed with information regarding the ins and outs of publication design. The media featured includes magazines, literature systems, newsletters, exhibition catalogs, annual reports, newspapers, and retail catalogs. Both current and historical approaches are provided to give readers a complete background on design style, application, and techniques involved in creating effective publications.
Readers will develop a clear understanding of publication design through a comprehensive and accessible workshop-style format. Fundamentals of form and content are included, along with diagrams to further textual understanding. This is the most complete book for designers on applied publication design principles combined with an awe-inspiring collection of the best work from around the world.
Customer Reviews:
Best Real-World Examples.......2006-10-15
I blame Amazon for this horrible problem I have with buying gillions of design books...most are good references but not really day-2-day tools and inspiration...in my lastest order, got this book and RIGHT AWAY I was stoked with the samples and the dogma presented. YIPPEE!
Nice but..........2006-06-27
As with other books by Samara (e.g. Typography Workbook), this one is filled with beautiful and relevant examples. My only gripe would be that... the type used for the main text is too light and hard to read! - which kind of contradicts the subject? :-/
Needs a Glossary.......2006-06-17
As an introduction to publication design the book is good.
The only criticism I have is that there is no glossary or even an index. There are some places in the book where a term is introduced before it's been described so at times I was wondering if I'd missed something. The term is eventually described, usually a couple of paragraphs or sometimes pages later, so if you're not reading the book from beginning to end it can be difficult to find the place where a term is described.
The book does not offer an exhaustive treatment of design principles and I will buy other books to learn more, but it's been a helpful introduction.
REVIEW.......2006-03-21
This book is great. I'm not even finshed with it yet and already I've learned a lot. It's full of usefull tips that I never learned in school. It is a wlecome contrast to the many industry books that show you lot of examples but no explanations for the principles behind the design. I would highly recommend this book.
Book Description
How often have you wished you had access to the team behind your favorite software--in this case, Adobe Illustrator--so that you could really pick their brains about all of its coolest features? With this book, you do. In these pages the Adobe Creative Team gives you a guided tour of the graphics powerhouse, Illustrator CS. Best of all, it does so at your pace. Whether your beautifully designed graphics end up in print, the Web, broadcast video, or even cell phone displays, this book shows you how to get them there--easily, elegantly, and efficiently. You'll find step-by-step, project-based lessons in all of Illustrator's key features, including those that are new to CS: powerful new type tools, the Scribble Effect, hundreds of professionally designed templates, support for 3D graphics, and more. Each chapter contains a project that builds on your growing knowledge of the program, and a companion CD includes all the files needed to complete the book's lessons.
Customer Reviews:
Teach Yourself Illustrator.......2006-08-24
If you don't have the time or the money to take a lengthy class on Adobe Illustrator, just buy this book. There are a lot of instructional books out there for Illustrator and other Adobe programs, but this is by far the best and most concise. It includes a CD with lessons and images, and if you start at the beginning and plow through it, you'll learn Illustrator competently enough to get you up and running with the program.
Illustrator CS training guide.......2005-12-28
This workbook is incredibly useful for gaining a thorough understanding of Adobe Illustrator. Shortcuts are introduced throughout the lessons and extra information is included in grey text boxes in the book along the way. Lessons are outlined well in the table of contents for quick reference.
Adobe Illustrator Classroom In A Book.......2005-10-03
This book combined with the CD is fabulous. Immediately you feel like your getting the hang of this very complex software.
Enlightening.......2005-08-23
This books gives you tht basic ins and outs of Illustrator in a comprehensive step by step format.
A Great Way to Get Started With Illustrator.......2005-08-08
Adobe Illustrator CS Classroom in a Book (like the other books in the series) is extremely thorough, providing repeated opportunities to try the features of the software. After finishing the lessons, it's a great resource to have nearby.
The 19 lessons provide step-by-step instructions and screenshots for both Mac and Windows environments, so you don't have to worry about which version of Illustrator you are using. Each lesson also ends with Review Questions (with answers) to help you sum up the main points of each lesson. The attached CD-ROM provides partially finished files to use in the lessons and examples of the finished product, so you can tell if you completed the lesson successfully.
Finally, don't expect to master all of the functions by time you finish the book. You will learn quite a bit, but simply following the steps in the book once will not provide you mastery of this powerful piece of software. Still, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about learning how to use Illustrator.
Product Description
AutoCAD 2006 30-Day Trial Version included on the enclosed CD-ROM.
Continue your AutoCAD education with this companion to the "Beginning" workbook. Completely updated for AutoCAD 2006 and 2006 LT software, this workbook includes 21 non-intimidating, easy to follow lessons and 3 on-the-job type projects in Architecture, Electro-mechanical and Mechanical fields. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to create customized borders, title blocks, page setups, Isometric drawings, DesignCenter, Xref, Attributes, Ordinate dimensioning, Geometric Tolerances and more. It also provides the basics for 3D solid modeling, such as using solid primitives, Boolean operations, extrude, slice, rotate, revolve, dimension and print.
Customer Reviews:
A great teacher.......2007-07-22
I wish that this book had been available when I was teaching AutoCad at the Community College.
AutoCAD 2006.......2006-03-20
Clear, concise and coherent! Gave me everything I expected. I wish they had another book in the series to expand the 3D topics.
Advanced Autocad 2006.......2006-03-17
This is an excellent book for someone new to this field.
This book makes learning Autocad so much easier to learn
then any other book I've seen. I would recommend this book
to anyone who would like to be more advanced in Autocad.
So-So.......2006-02-02
You really shouldn't buy this one unless you also buy or have access to the beginning work book because some of the exercises call for you to use work done in the previous book. OK but not great and not as easy to follow as the first.
Book Description
Quickly master the concepts and skills you need to successfully design with type
a typographic WORKBOOK
To help you gain a deeper understanding of the effects produced by various fonts and typographic techniques, designer Kate Clair takes you on a fascinating tour of the innovative potential of type. Extensive visual examples illustrate the use of type as an expressive communication tool. From selecting the right font, to spacing it, to the creative integration of fonts, she explains the decisions made by successful designers. At the same time, she provides step-by-step guidance and numerous practice exercises that help you develop the confidence and skills needed to put that knowledge to work in your own designs. In addition, a detailed history of type is included.
A valuable professional resource for working designers and an indispensable training tool for graphic design students, A Typographic Workbook features:
* A historical overview of type and typographic technologies
* In-depth explanations of the formal qualities of different typefaces
* Skill-building exercises and projects to sharpen your skills
* Quizzes and review questions that help you gauge your progress
* An overview of computer terms and principles
Customer Reviews:
Typo Workbook.......2007-01-12
Book received as advertised. Easy transaction and received in a minimum period of time.
A Lovely History and Review of Type in all the Ages.......2006-11-18
This book provides just enough in-depth history of letters and type to keep it interesting and not become a history lesson. Wonderful layout, executing examples of the type talked about by using them. Favorite part is the back with hundreds of fonts displayed on a whole page in all forms. They actually tell the story of Alice in Wonderland from start to finish.
The Wrong Edition is Reviewed Here!.......2005-11-04
The reviews posted here reflect comments made regarding the 1st edition of this book. The second edition takes into account the many concerns indicated here as well as by other professionals, and provides a more streamlined approach in language that is easier to read.
Please take a look at this verion of "A Typographic Workbook" 2ed to reflect on the changes. Post a new review if you have had a chance to look at it as well!
Not beyond all hope! Maybe another edition?.......2005-06-25
I agree with many of the previous reviewers who have remarked on the poor writing style throughout this book! The historical sections are particularly awkward, as though the author did some research and simply tried to rephrase the content (usually unsuccessfully!). Though I was quite put-off by the writing style (or lack thereof), I did press on. What I found was a plethora of good information, useful side bar examples, and creative exercises. There is good content here, but it can be a lot of work to find and absorb it.
I would love to see a new edition of this book, where the author could work more closely with an editor to develop a clear, stronger voice, resulting in a useable teaching tool. If such an edition were to be written, I would suggest a few improvements:
1. Reorganize the sections. The book doesn't flow well from chapter to chapter, and the reader feels directionless while proceeding through the book. Although the history is fascinating, it opens the book and goes on for quite some time. I found myself wanting to skip ahead. Also, it would make more sense to me to discuss the Five Historic Families of Type immediately after the Parts of a Character, rather than throwing the topics of 20th c. Typography and Changes in Printing Technology in the middle.
2. Consider eliminating the technique of switching typefaces every few pages. Yes, the reader does get a sense of which typefaces are more easily read than others at that size/leading, but is it really a good idea to tire and frustrate the reader while attempting to instruct?
3. Eliminate or re-work the introductions. If it is neccesary to give an outline of upcoming topics, perhaps present it as a list rather than writing it out in as a paragraph? The current introductions are glaring examples of what I was taught NOT to do in English classes!
4. Keep a consistent tone. The author swaps rapidly between informal and formal tones, which is disconcerting.
5. Reduce redundancy. It would be better to reference various chapters and allow them to give a thorough explanation of a topic, rather than throwing in mini-definitions anywhere a term or concept is mentioned.
6. The list of popular typefaces at the end of the book is very useful to me, and I have returned to it time and time again. Perhaps after the typefaces are shown/described, a few lists/tables could follow that would group them by classification (old style, transitional, modern, etc.) and also by use (formal invitation, technical manual, classified advertising, logo, etc.)
So... this book is not beyond all hope. Even with all of its faults, I have still found it useful. I would, however, hesitate to recommend it to anyone in its current incarnation... maybe a future edition!
Avoid at all costs.......2004-02-18
This is unequivocally the most poorly written textbook I've ever encountered in my life. I have no idea how this got published. If you casually flip through the book as a cursory review, you'll find that it LOOKS nice, (On almost every other page there's an enlarged sample of a font - complete with an unnecessary, meticulously hand-drawn portrait of it's creator) But once you begin an attempt to actually read the text, it's migraine time. The writing is so distractingly bad that I'm at the point where after reading this book for a few hours, I find myself having learned nothing because I keep finding awkwardly written sentences and revising them in my head instead of retaining the information they're supposed to convey.
As an example, proving why no one should ever spend money on this book, here is an excerpt from the first chapter:
"Those who could read were looked to for advice in all types of disputes and emergencies, their knowledge and judgment were unchallenged. Scribes - those who could write - were believed in some cultures to have power over human life, if an Egyptian scribe wrote your name in the Book of the Dead, your time was up in this world! Doubtless, the scribes did little to dissuade this myth. Scribes were trained in Egypt from the time they were about five years old. Today we have abolished this controlled system of learning writing and reading skills. (But a parallel to that practice today can be seen today in the knowledge of computer programming.) In ancient times, hand-copied scrolls were expensive to produce, (not many people were taught to write); any scrolls were cherished, valued and cared for from one generation to the next."
Average customer rating:
- Don't waste your time or money
- Too Much Paper for Content.
- A great resource
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Creating Web Graphics, Audio, and Video Interactive Workbook
Michael R. Mosher , and
Roger P. Shepard Jr.
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall PTR
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
 Web Graphics
| Web Design
| Web Development
| Computers & Internet
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ASIN: 0130865907 |
Customer Reviews:
Don't waste your time or money.......2003-08-25
I agree with the previous reviewer ... the book is a good size in pages only ... what is on the pages is a waste. I would recommend this book to is someone who does not know a thing about web graphics and has the time to read 600 pages for an overview of the different technologies.
Too Much Paper for Content........2002-12-25
I have to admit I haven't read it all but browsed it enough to see that the subjects are not treated deeply enough and that there is a great deal of paper for nothing.
This 600 pages book could have been delivered at below 400 with the same content and font size.
Each 2 pages chapter, is followed a 1.5 page lab which asks questions with big space to enter answers (as if we would start writing our answers in the book.) Following, the questions are REPEATED along with the answers to them. What a waste of paper!
It's a very general overview of the different medias that does not really answer most questions. Could be nice for a web graphics 101 course, but not alone for sure. I'm happy I did not buy and could pull it from the library.
A great resource.......2002-04-18
As an instructor of computer graphics software, I find Creating Web Graphics, Audio and Video an excellent learning resource for my students. The book provides an ample mix of historical summaries on innovative technologies, from Photoshop to browser protocols, and methodical lab exercises and explanations on just about every topic a web designer/developer needs to know for a well-rounded repertoire.
Average customer rating:
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Autocad Student Workbook/Book & Disk
Frank Conner ,
Tim Huddleston , and
Rob Tidrow
Manufacturer: New Riders Pub
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ASIN: 1562050184 |
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Autocad Workbook: A Guide to Drawing and Modelling Using Release 14
Mike Veveris , and
Julie De Rosa
Manufacturer: Trentham Books
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- Somewhat Good, Somewhat Bad
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Desktop Design Workbook, The
Don Busche , and
Bernice T. Glenn
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Typography
| Graphic Design
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Customer Reviews:
Somewhat Good, Somewhat Bad.......2000-04-12
For a book about desktop design this book is not very attractive nor "designed" well. At times it is cumbersome to read because the page layout is so different from page to page and they try to cram too much information onto one page. Also the graphics are difficult to see because of the quality of the printing. It is like reading a photocopy, only it's 330 pages long!
As for the content, it is a bit outdated in some instances, such as the examples, and the general discussion of the book.
However, there are some truely timeless lessons that can be learned from this book. The basic principles of desktop design remain the same, although the techniques and tools have changed. You will definately get the fundamentals out of this book, and if you're lucky, maybe you'll pick up a little on what not to do.
Customer Reviews:
A must have reference for graphic designers.......2005-04-08
The Graphics Master 7 is the complete source for all levels of graphic designers. It contains valuable information on many aspects of graphic design that you need in the field no matter where you work. Here are a few examples of what you can find in this excellent book:
~printing processes
~digital prepress info and instruction
~typography and typesetting
~type face selector guide
~type size and weight comparison guide
~proofreaders marks
~movable proportion scale
~fraction to decimal conversion table
~digital imaging info
~many pages of color swatches on several paper types
~color management info
~binding and finishing info
~envelope sizes
~an all inclusive glossery to look up unfamiliar terms
Plus, this book comes with a line gauge and ruler that comes out for easy measuring.
Not only does this book provide info on everything listed above and then some, it also provides illustrations in each section to help give you a better understanding of what is being talked about.
So, if you are a graphic designer still in school or a professional who has been in the business for many years, I urge you to buy this excellent book. If nothing else, it is a great reference for all of the tasks that are performed in the industry. It is a great investment.
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