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Author: Visit Amazon's Kristin Cullen Page
ISBN : 159253158X
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About the Author
Kristin Cullen is a graphic designer, author, and educator. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has appeared in national and international exhibitions, as well as publications, which include Graphis Poster Annual, Graphic Design USA, American Corporate Identity, and Print.
Books with free ebook downloads available Free Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design Hardcover
- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Rockport Publishers (July 1, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 159253158X
- ISBN-13: 978-1592531585
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 9 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Free Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design
It's too bad that this book is not a workbook and that it does not provide very much information about layout. Primarily, it's a look at what the authors consider good design in print media.
The book discusses the function of design, the design process, the role of inspiration and intuition in design, the function of grids, the factors that effect composition, typography and the importance of design analysis. The book concludes with a look at several examples of design with some comments on each. There are no exercises or tutorials.
Most designers would agree that the layout of printed materials should enhance the ability of the printed media to communicate its message without calling attention to the layout. I presume that there are some principles to laying out a piece of media to achieve that goal. The authors recognize that there are such principles and even offer some of those in general terms. Thus the authors suggest that using more then one typeface or font in a piece may enhance communication, but also point out that some fonts are unattractive when combined. The logical development of this point would have provided readers with some examples of combinations both compatible and in conflict, and perhaps even a discussion of why fonts fit together or conflict.
The authors offer profuse illustrations that they believe show good design. Unfortunately most of illustrations are so small that they provide little help in understanding the teaching points. The examples in the final chapter are larger. For the latter, the accompanying text often illustrates the design considerations but just as often the text is merely descriptive.