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If you can look past the dated clip art that pops up every now and then and see the layouts for what they are- then you'll find not just inspiration but SOLUTIONS for your designs. Good design is timeless after all, and all of these layouts can be used in modern designs.
The book is very simple, with pages and pages of just examples, so I can understand why some found "cookbook" misleading. But I purchased this book to have a reference of different layouts and it provides that quite well.
The book offers plenty of standard and conservative layouts as well as layouts that push the limits a little to get you thinking creatively.
I especially recommend this for anyone working on magazines or newsletters.
"AWSOME!"
2008-05-27
- Reviewed By User: A8ZWT5ZPMGBVL
I'm a soon-to-be designer who has no academic training whatsoever and one day I had to to a project to finish my english course and I thought: "Ummm I'm making a magazine!" But as you probably know it's easier to think than to do and when I finally sat at my chair and started thinking about how I was gonna do that I completely blocked. And this is the part that Design Cookbook comes and saves me. I know that some people don't like this book because there almost nothing written on it but I think this is quite freeing. You can just grab the book flip to the pages and combine several elements found on the book to better suit your needs. With no text to clutter or influence your line of thought. It's just brilliant! A must have for starting designers.
I bought this book with hopes that the design ideas inside would help with a brochure I was creating. My patterns were getting predictable and droll. I found a couple patterns I liked and put them to use. Interestingly enough, they look less-interesting in application than they look in the book. To make matters worse, my employer REALLY didn't like the aspects that I did use from the book and had me remove them.
But, again, if you find yourself needing inspiration, this is a good book to look at.
"HUGE Disappointment"
2007-09-12
- Reviewed By User: ARGJ5T077BPQ4
This book is filled with nothing more than frivolous and useless fluff (I simply will not refer to them as "ideas"). For example, putting a detective hat atop an "R" and turning its serif into a pipe is downright childish. Seriously, any good designer or anyone with common sense would steer clear of this visually-horrifying garbage. If you are at all serious about design, pick up any/all of the Jim Krause books. This one's going to the next library book sale.
"must have for graphic design students"
2007-09-10
- Reviewed By User: A3K5852DEJX5TW
I bought this book for my daughter, a graphic design student. She had borrowed it from a local library and said it was a "must have" that contained a wealth of knowledge and ideas. The service from Amazon was simply outstanding and my daughter was thrilled with her surprise!
"Great Reference Book"
2007-06-08
- Reviewed By User: A2UHO6GXFF4KVF
This is a book that I will use over and over again!
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"Get this for your library!"
"AWSOME!"
"Great for breaking a creative block"
"HUGE Disappointment"