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Summary: Graphic Design Cookbook
Review: Very generic examples of how layout design is created. Only suggested for junior level print designers. Do not get this book if you are in web or software design. Disappointed
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Summary: Just what it says!
Review: When I first bought this book when I opened it I was very disappointed. All it is pictures and layouts and we know how to do this right. But finally I did catch on. As it stats right on the cover of this book Mix and Match then right in the beginning it shows you how. That is what is great. You take your own ideas you see each and add those from the pictures and you are making your own design. Doesn't sound like something you need but you won't believe the ideas you now have that you didn't before you open the book. This is really an essential!
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Summary: Hundreds of layouts for the creatively stumped
Review: When you first thumb through the book, it seems somewhat corny. The illustrations look deceptively simple and boring. Once you really sit down and pour over the pages, however, you really start to absorb how useful these layouts are.Mixing and matching the components will guarantee that you will never have another boring brochure or newsletter. The designs can also get your brain churning in the direction of a better logo design and a definite help in business card design. The book's stiff spine and short page width means page turning requires two hands and you can't lay this book flat to study designs - a definite failing in a book of this type. In spite of this, it is still an essential to have in your creative library.
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