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Summary: Solid grounding for beginners; useful reference for veterans
Review: A collection of on-target "dos and don'ts" for business graphics, forms, and web site designers, presented with a serious, common sense focus on achieving effective results through specific purpose business communication tools. Authors promote concentration on value vs. gimmick.
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Summary: Invaluable for beginners, good reference for experienced
Review: A treasury of graphic layouts and ideas for the novice desktop publisher. Especially helpful for designers of business graphics and business forms. Lots of real world do's and don'ts. Authors obviously have on-the-job graphics experience. It would be nice to see a larger web design section in the next edition.
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Summary: Invaluable for beginners, good reference for experienced
Review: A treasury of graphic layouts and ideas for the novice desktop publisher. Especially helpful for designers of business graphics and business forms. Lots of real world do's and don'ts. Authors obviously have on-the-job graphics experience. It would be nice to see a larger web design section in the next edition.
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Summary: Graphic Design for 21st Century Desktop Publishers
Review: Book should show more step by step examples in the book on how things can be done in WORD. Too much text.
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Summary: First-rate introduction to fundamentals of graphic design
Review: Desktop software has given desktop publishers superior design tools without giving them graphic design skills. In this book, the authors provide the design fundamentals that allow the desktop publisher to use the software tools to create professional graphics.
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Summary: First-rate introduction to fundamentals of graphic design
Review: Desktop software has given desktop publishers superior design tools without giving them graphic design skills. In this book, the authors provide the design fundamentals that allow the desktop publisher to use the software tools to create professional graphics.
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Summary: A good reference book
Review: For anyone who might get involved in web site, forms or graphic design in their jobs, this book is a must-have. It is easy to read and understand, and covers a lot of ground. I used this book in a Graphic Design course and wouldn't even consider selling it. I plan to keep it as a reference book for use at work.
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Summary: Not for the 21st century
Review: I found the graphics in this book to be poorly chosen and of poor quality, which was surprising, given the book's title and topic. The layout was less than gripping, again surprising, given the book's title and topic. Given these two critical flaws,one would be hesitant to follow the authors' advice for graphics and layout! Roger C. Parker's Desktop Publishing for Dummies and Ann Goodheart's Alleviating Prepress Anxiety cover more territory, better, more amusingly, more swiftly -- and they cost much less.
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Summary: Great Reference Book
Review: I purchased this book for a college class, and upon completion of the class decided to keep it to add to my personal library. The book is not only designed very well, but contains valuable information on everything from business stationary to forms design. The books step by step approach will prove helpful for any beginner to advanced graphic designer.
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Summary: I keep this book on my desk
Review: I'm new at desktop publishing and am expected to compose a variety of documents including forms, business reports and sales literature. I took a Pagemaker course but have had no training in graphic design.This book, Graphic Design for the 21st Century Desktop Publishers is a big help, especially when I need to come up with an idea for a layout. I keep the book on my desk.
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