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Title: Robin Williams Design Workshop by Robin Williams, John Tollett ISBN: 0-201-70088-3 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 20 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.47 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Non-designers get another boost!
Comment: As a self-taught, working graphic designer, I am indebted once again to Robin Williams' clear, principle-based teaching approach. Having become her fan through the "Non-Designer" book series, I found this one the best help yet.
Williams gives us more principles of sound design, which she then shows at work through a series of daily applications--letterhead, web sites, brochures, etc. She uses the principles in example after example, explaining why they are examples of good or blah design. I return to her examples again and again for simple ideas to juice up my non-profit communications and raise my customers' expectations of visual communication.
Snazzy pictures, lots of ideas, and comforting encouragement all make this one an essential part of my reference library.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Reference
Comment: Robin Williams Design Workshop is a well written text that contains a lot of valuable information for both beginners and those already familiar with desk top publishing. Design Workshop gives you some new ways to look at things, including many good examples that demonstrate concepts discussed in the text. Design Workshop is directed at those who have some existing knowledge on the areas of typography, graphics, and layout software. However, she presents short quizzes that allow you to test your knowledge and if you feel the need, she also provides references where the information can be found. I do a lot of advertising layouts in addition to a quarterly newsletter that will benefit from the information and ideas discussed in the book. Robin Williams Design Workshop is the kind of a book you will read more than once-a good reference.
Rating: 4
Summary: Robin Williams Design Workshop
Comment: I found this book very informative and interesting. It had a lot of useful information, and the info was presented in a very "reader-friendly" format. There were a lot of examples in the book used to prove a point, instead of a 'just take it for granted' procedure. The book was simple and straightforward but not boring. The book was written 'to' the audience, with words like 'you' and 'your' instead of 'one' or 'some designers'. It really made the book have a personal impact.
On the other hand, the book wasn't 'all encompassing', like it seemed to be. Many references to previous books by the author showed that this was a book for most people. I would have added more to the book instead of constantly referring to previous books, if I was the author. Also, in the book, questions are asked to the reader, but there aren't answers printed anywhere in the book, which can be confusing.
Personally, I would rate this book as an 8 on a scale of 1-10. It was a great book to read and it taught me a lot. It could have had more 'guts', but it was very well written. I would definitely suggest this book to others, if they were interested in design. It was well worth my time and a good book to 'keep on file!'
By M.L.Conklin
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Title: The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams ISBN: 1566091594 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Robin Williams Web Design Workshop by Robin Williams, John Tollett, Dave Rohr ISBN: 0201748673 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 25 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: The Non-Designer's Type Book by Robin Williams ISBN: 0201353679 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 24 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Non-Designer's Scan & Print Book by Sandee Cohen, Sandee Cohen ISBN: 0201353946 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 08 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color by Leatrice Eiseman ISBN: 0966638328 Publisher: Design Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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