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by Leonard Koren (Author), Wippo Meckler (Author) "Every day thousands of graphic designers and art directors across the country sit down to confront a new design problem ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 142 pages
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books; New edition edition (1 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0811831809
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811831802
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 15 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 181,699 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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With 100,000 copies sold, Graphic Design Cookbook is one of the most useful all-purpose resources for designers and anyone who wants to create a dynamic layout for magazines, newsletters, books, posters, or other media. Now released with a fresh new cover, Graphic Design Cookbook has over a thousand line drawings that illustrate effective design devices, type treatments, spatial solutions, and pictorial issues, allowing anyone to examine and compare various design options in no time. As with a culinary cookbook, Graphic Design Cookbook can be opened to virtually any page for instant access to great ideas. As a catalyst to cook up endless new design recipes, this book has proven indispensible to one generation of designers; this latest edition will prove priceless to the next.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Give it a miss, 24 Dec 2003
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As a Graphic Design Student i was looking to buy a few books that could help influence my work and give me some new and original ideas to deign solutions.

unfortunately this book doesn't really do it for me. If found that the majority of solutions it presents are fairly unoriginal, with very few designs standing out as good ideas.

As a book I thought it was ironic that a book that's supposed to be about original design and layout has such a boring layout throughout the book. It's also a pity that it does nothing to explain methods behind different arrangements and configurations. The stale feel of this book is not helped by the fact all illustrations are in black and white and show layouts that only theoretical (ie blocks to represent dense text)-some 'real' solutions would have been nice.

The only real good things about this book is price, and the speed at which you can see a number of design solutions.

I will probably look at this book if I need to complete a brief in a very short space of time...but I very much doubt it will inspire any masterpieces. This book may be good for someone who is an amateur designer or perhaps just starting out in the field of graphics, but for people who want to experiment and produce work that’s unique, I would look elsewhere.

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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Layout for every occasion!, 10 May 2002
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This book is packed full of ideas for layouts! It's light and handy to carry, 137 pages of pure inspiration! I'm a Graphic Design Student in my second year and I find it very helpful. Literally pick it up and open on any page and your faced with 18 layout options (double page).

This book is just to give you idea's though, A good designer will take on these ideas and make them his/her own. Some are very obvious but you'll find that no matter how obvious they are you probably wouldnt have thought of them and they can be modified to suit any design need!

This book is literally all about layouts so theres very little type explaining them. but then again, whats to explain?! you pick a layout you like and turn it into whatever you want!

Cheers...

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre, 6 Mar 2004
I wish I'd read Si's review before I bought this title.

It's not a bad book but I'd recommend it for beginners at best. For my own requirements it's a little limp. There are lots of pretty layouts and solutions and it can help you get out of a rut but I didn't find it especially inspirational.

I got caught up in the sales pitch and the "millions of copies" sold sort of buzz.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish
Do not buy this book. It is filled up with really bad solutions. I got very dissapointed when I flicked through it for the first time. And it has been on the shelve ever since. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Yellow Duck Creative review
If you're a professional designer who likes to be really creative, this book has odd snippets of inspiration, but is mainly a tool for novice designers looking for quick fix... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2006 by Jane A. Hawksworth

1.0 out of 5 stars A con
if you're a busy designer hoping for some fresh and useful quick layout ideas... forget it, its complete rubbish. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by Ms. C. D. Matthews

5.0 out of 5 stars >>>>>Simple<<<<<< and to the point !
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Having read the reveiws for this book, it seems to be one of those that people either love or hate. Read more
Published on 25 April 2006 by Planet

3.0 out of 5 stars Good value for money.
When I first opened this book I was disappointed as it is all black and white and didn't look very inspiring. Read more
Published on 27 May 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete and utter rubbish
This book is a complete waste of money - for something that boasts "thousands of ideas", I got absolutely none and still cannot believe I paid money for a book filled with squares... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2005 by hollymack

4.0 out of 5 stars You get out of it what you take in
I love this book. It's chock full of great design ideas and you just have to be open-minded about how, when or why you're using them. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2005 by redboxer

5.0 out of 5 stars Every Graphic Designer should own it!
I am a graphic design student and this little book has really helped me when I was having a mental block and needed some inspiration. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2003 by lotrrr

5.0 out of 5 stars Graphic Design Cookbook
This book is great for designers that do not work in creative teams - I use it when I have 'designers block'. Why re-invent the wheel? Read more
Published on 11 May 2003 by Victoria

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting idea, it works for me...
Divided into sections, this book is crammed full of 'minimalist page boarder designs', 'text blocks interspersed with other elements' and 'division of the page into eccentric... Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2003

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