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Title: The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams ISBN: 1-56609-159-4 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.61 (132 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Little book with BIG impact!
Comment: Don't let the small size of this book fool you... in here is all the information you need to start improving the way you design. Composition, positioning, alignment, font usage, and a host of other topics are concisely and simply explained. A section on color usage would have been appreciated, but would probably price the book out of its target audience. Williams's sense of humor may not be for everybody, but the information she presents is absolutely invaluable. Williams presents good design, bad design, and works to explain what elements make the former work. After reading this book, I started sub-conciously analyzing almost everything around me, from web sites to advertisements, and was able to identify well-designed ones from poorly-designed ones, and what they did right or wrong.
No, you will not become an award-winning graphics designer after one read, but your understanding of principles, and your ability to apply them will increase dramatically. An extremely worthwhile investment for the beginner who needs to suddenly improve his design skills.
Rating: 4
Summary: Solid little introduction to design concepts
Comment: Being a web designer and not having any formal training as a graphic designer, I was looking for a quick guide on the basic "rules" of design and layout. This book fit the bill nicely.
Definitely a quick read, it covers the foundations of good layout and typography. Each "rule" gets its own chapter, with plenty of examples. It would have been nice, however, if the chapter on "Color" had actually used color images! The entire book is in black & white, so this was a bit of a drawback. Not a fatal flaw, but rather a conscious effort to save printing costs that wound up detracting from one of the chapters.
What I did learn were some obvious techniques and concepts that I needed to understand. The book helps you "notice" good design, and better yet, understand WHY it's good design. You'll also become more conscious of your designs, how to create them, and how to fix them when they're wrong, rather than just playing around with it until it "looks right".
If you're new to designing - no matter what the medium - you'll be well-served by this book. For the price, it's certainly tough to beat.
Rating: 5
Summary: Terrific Book for Non-Designers
Comment: IÕm beginning to wonder if Robin Williams ever sleeps. She seems to have a new title out every couple of weeks. This is Ms. WilliamsÕ second offering of this title.
I have long said that the best thing about DeskTop Publishing is that it puts it in the hands of everybody and the worst thing about DeskTop Publishing is that it puts it in the hands of everybody. Some people just donÕt have an eye for design.
The fact is, because of DeskTop Publishing, many people with no formal training in publishing or design end up having to design something. They find they must create an advertisement, a newsletter, a brochure, a business card or a poster. Panic sets in for those who have no idea where to start, or donÕt understand the fundamentals of good design.
If any of this sounds familiar to you, The Non-DesignerÕs Design Book is your Ôrescue in a book.Õ I really like the many before and after examples she shows of web pages, brochures, business cards, etc. There is an amazing example of a tri-fold brochure before and after on pages 106-107, and a newspaper ad on pages 114-115.
She explains the use of typography very nicely, and explains when to use different kinds of typefaces. (Did you know that most people make the type on their home made business cards too big?)
This book is not a big, heavy tome that goes on forever on its topics. ThatÕs a good thing. It keeps things simple and easy to understand. Each topic is covered well and in an interesting manner. Pick it up at Peachpit with your User Group discount!
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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: Robin Williams Design Workshop by Robin Williams, John Tollett ISBN: 0201700883 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 20 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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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: The Non-Designer's Web Book (2nd Edition) by Robin Williams, John Tollett ISBN: 0201710382 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 08 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: The Pc is Not a Typewriter by Robin Williams ISBN: 0938151495 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 28 February, 1995 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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