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"I found the book relevant and helpful ... Tha layout is good, I particularly like the definitions/explanations available on the bottom of the page." Debra Heffernan, Intercollege Larnaca, Cyprus.
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Label, (Italian Style Magazine),Luca Ballarini Summer 2005
A rigorous book of theory unable to restrain itself from showing practical examples, combining elegant prose with full-page visuals.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was on the reading list for my course at the London College of Communication, so I thought I'd have a look.
It's a very nicely designed and laid out book (a common feature with this publisher I think). It offers a lot of insight into researching visually - something that I, as someone without an arts background, often find difficult to understand.
It's helped me develop a methodology for research - rather than just jumping blindly into a project and hoping for inspiration and ideas to hit me. This book is all about a structured approach to gathering visual material and analysing it, and using that research and analysis to overcome design problems.
There are some nice case studies to support the book's argument, including a particularly good one by Sarah Backhouse concerning the graphical representation of the passage of time in Stoker's Dracula.
I'd recommend this to anyone who's interested in the process of graphic design, students and designers both.
It's a very nicely designed and laid out book (a common feature with this publisher I think). It offers a lot of insight into researching visually - something that I, as someone without an arts background, often find difficult to understand.
It's helped me develop a methodology for research - rather than just jumping blindly into a project and hoping for inspiration and ideas to hit me. This book is all about a structured approach to gathering visual material and analysing it, and using that research and analysis to overcome design problems.
There are some nice case studies to support the book's argument, including a particularly good one by Sarah Backhouse concerning the graphical representation of the passage of time in Stoker's Dracula.
I'd recommend this to anyone who's interested in the process of graphic design, students and designers both.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being of a visual mind and not one for pages and pages of text, this book was perfect for me to enhance my basic understanding of the design research process. Interested in graphic design but on a 3D degree course, this book clearly explained methods that I am now able to transfer to my own specialism of design.
Great layouts, lots of useful real life case studies on quality paper stock. Made by a publisher who specialises in the creative arts, they know exactly how to communicate effectively and each page has definitions of terms used within the text making this book more approachable and accessible to someone with basic knowledge of research methodologies without dumbing down the body of text.
Clear, focused and in full colour, this is another valuable book in my AVA collection and would recommend this title to all students embarking on a design based course, whether starting their first year or a masters.
Great layouts, lots of useful real life case studies on quality paper stock. Made by a publisher who specialises in the creative arts, they know exactly how to communicate effectively and each page has definitions of terms used within the text making this book more approachable and accessible to someone with basic knowledge of research methodologies without dumbing down the body of text.
Clear, focused and in full colour, this is another valuable book in my AVA collection and would recommend this title to all students embarking on a design based course, whether starting their first year or a masters.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant!
21 Jan 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a must read for students, academics and professionals who want to learn the basics of visual research.
Don't pay attention to the previous reviewer on Amazon who gave this book one star rating because he didn't like the design of the book itself.
First, the content of this book is extremely valuable and useful. Second, the design of the books does justice to the best of design.
In summary, this is a great book and I would encourage you to buy it.
Don't pay attention to the previous reviewer on Amazon who gave this book one star rating because he didn't like the design of the book itself.
First, the content of this book is extremely valuable and useful. Second, the design of the books does justice to the best of design.
In summary, this is a great book and I would encourage you to buy it.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
horribly designed
21 Mar 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The authors, who I assume also designed the layout and the typography of this book, must not want you to actually read the content. All the main text content is typeset inbetween dotted lines. Seriously, what good designer in their right mind would do this? I couldn't read more than a few sentences at a time because of all the dotted lines inbetween the lines of text. It about gave me a migraine. There might be some good information in this book, but I'll never know because I can't read it.
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