Amazon Customer:
This book is a must for graphic designers
United Kingdom on Aug 05, 2023
Amazon Customer:
I took a 3 year course in Graphic Design way back when and this is the course or knowledge I find that was missing from the curriculum.
If you're a Graphic Designer no matter what level you're at. This is a must have book in your library. A complete must for layout designers. Yes, you can read the book cover -to-cover but ideally it's just a great a reference book to get the inspiration, that quick helpful tip, and the do's and don't's of improving your layout skills.
Canada on Jun 28, 2023
Colin:
Took me a while to wrap my head around the Grid System, but once you do it is a very powerful layout technique. Highly recommend.
United States on Jun 22, 2023
Riccardo Poli:
Regalato ad un amico che studia graphic design, regalo azzeccatissimo.
Italy on May 11, 2023
t:
One thing I love about all the drawing books out now is there is something for everyone. I see things in terms of lines and mathematical equations and this book fit so well into how I draw. It was a bit hard to get used to English being on one page and German on the next, but overtime, that became easier to deal with. I almost wish they had put one of them first and then the next in the second half of the book. It might have made it easier to get through the first time.
If you like to draw with mathematical brain or you simply like things to line up, (graphic designers this really is a good book to have in your arsenal) I would suggest getting a copy. It's heavy - it's hardback after all - but it's going to last a good long time.
Well worth the money.
United States on Sep 12, 2022
Caio:
Its important to say how much this book is valuable to give you the introduction to composition. This book focus itself into press work, not the digital world; but can be useful either ways.
Brazil on Nov 25, 2021
Vince:
This book along with, 'The Elements of Typographic Style', by Robert Bringhurst, being the Typographer's Bible 1-a, will be what you need to learn how to set type for print and layout design. If you're learning how to set type, be patient and do your own exploring alongside these publications because the intricacies of Type are elusive and esoteric.
If you're designing for screens there are other great resources, look elsewhere!
United States on Aug 10, 2021
Yuheng Chen:
My graphic design professor recommended this book to me. He studied graphic design in Germany therefore his classes have a strong emphasis on clarity, structure, and neutrality. The grid system one of the manifestations of the principle of the international graphic design styles.
The book shows how the grid is constructed and applied in a very detailed manner. I like the book quite a lot.
United States on Jan 13, 2021
Francois:
This is a great book, a classic, and a must read for any graphic designer. Regardless of where you are as a designer, this information is either new to you or you've learned some variation of it somewhere. At my work place we don't do much page layout, but I wish we did. Although after reading it, I realize this type of grid system works for one page designs as well as multi-page. At first the instructions and the whole idea sounds a bit rigid but as you continue reading you begin to understand the infinite possibilities it gives you. Nowadays there's definitely a huge misconception about "Breaking the Grid". New designers and even some seasoned designers misinterpret that statement as "No grid at all". I'm not against breaking the grid, but there has to be an existing grid before you can break the grid, otherwise what are you breaking? So if you want to break the grid, you must still learn the grid. Margins don't qualify as a grid system. Another misconception is that you have to break the grid to create dynamic. That is also false. There is a such thing as dynamic use of the grid, and this classic book proves it. I love the grid and after reading this book, I...
United States on Jun 25, 2011
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| ASIN | 3721201450 | ||
| Design & Decorative Arts | Design & Decorative Arts | ||
| ISBN-10 | 9783721201451 | ||
| Dimensions | 8.39 x 0.79 x 11.81 inches | ||
| Publisher | Niggli Verlag; Bilingual edition | ||
| ISBN-13 | 978-3721201451 | ||
| Hardcover | 176 pages | ||
| Typography (Books) | Typography | Typography | |
| Language | German, English | ||
| Item Weight | 2.29 pounds | ||
| Book Design | Book Design | Book Design |
Germany on Dec 19, 2023