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claradiation's review against another edition
4.0
Je škoda, že je v knize tolik překlepů a jiných prohřešků, před kterými tolik varuje. Na jednu stranu jde o překlad, takže autorům to nemůžeme mít za zlé, ale fakt by se zvlášť u takové knihy vyplatilo si to po sobě párkrát přečíst.
Nachází se v ní spoustu užitečných tipů a rad a zvlášť začínajícím grafikům určitě přijde vhod!
Nachází se v ní spoustu užitečných tipů a rad a zvlášť začínajícím grafikům určitě přijde vhod!
svarnyp's review against another edition
3.0
CZ/ENG
CZ:
Shrnutí rad pro práci v grafickém designu. Kniha je dílem tří autorů a nejspíš vede k hlavní výtce - nekonzistentnosti. Některé rady velmi překrývají nebo opakují. Také se zaměření rad pohybuje od velmi detailních poznámek k InDesignu k obecným radám utopeným v přirovnáních. Kniha mě zajistě obohatila, ale mám pocit, že mohla být o dost více soustředěná, konkrétní a kratší.
ENG:
The book of three authors lacks mostly, in my view, in focus. Many advice seems to duplicate previous advice and the level of advice jumps from particular comments about InDesign tools to general and vague simile about a designer's work. In general, I would love this book in a more concise and focused fashion, without necessarily aiming for the cool 365 advice title.
CZ:
Shrnutí rad pro práci v grafickém designu. Kniha je dílem tří autorů a nejspíš vede k hlavní výtce - nekonzistentnosti. Některé rady velmi překrývají nebo opakují. Také se zaměření rad pohybuje od velmi detailních poznámek k InDesignu k obecným radám utopeným v přirovnáních. Kniha mě zajistě obohatila, ale mám pocit, že mohla být o dost více soustředěná, konkrétní a kratší.
ENG:
The book of three authors lacks mostly, in my view, in focus. Many advice seems to duplicate previous advice and the level of advice jumps from particular comments about InDesign tools to general and vague simile about a designer's work. In general, I would love this book in a more concise and focused fashion, without necessarily aiming for the cool 365 advice title.
claradiation's review
4.0
Je škoda, že je v knize tolik překlepů a jiných prohřešků, před kterými tolik varuje. Na jednu stranu jde o překlad, takže autorům to nemůžeme mít za zlé, ale fakt by se zvlášť u takové knihy vyplatilo si to po sobě párkrát přečíst.
Nachází se v ní spoustu užitečných tipů a rad a zvlášť začínajícím grafikům určitě přijde vhod!
Nachází se v ní spoustu užitečných tipů a rad a zvlášť začínajícím grafikům určitě přijde vhod!
inthetracks's review
4.0
I considered this book a must read as a graphic designer just starting out: While I was at uni I realised that there were a lot of unspoken, often untaught, rules about layout and typography that I just needed know. It made me insecure and afraid to make mistakes - making me afraid to start a new project incase I did something stupid - but reading this book has helped me let go of the fear of making rookie mistakes and has set me free to be a lot more creative as a person.
It's kind of like the Proverbs of Graphic Design.
As I read I realised that many of the rules in this book were no brainers to me and boosted my confidence, and other rules I ended up treating as handy tips. Thinking to myself "huh, who knew that was a thing that could help".
But the foreword from Stephen G. Bucher was especially helpful to me in learning that as much as we in graphic design make each other feel like there are right answers and really WRONG answers - and non of us really know them - The fear of them will never make us happy or content with our work.
Our work will never evolve if we stick to the rules religiously with no real reason to but the fear of making mistakes.
It is good to abide by the rules for the sake of visual language and communication, but obsessing over pixels (as important and satisfying as it may feel in the moment) can be tedious at the best of time and must be let go of if we want to be really creative.
In Bucher's confident words: "You can look at this book as a guide to avoiding rookie mistakes, or you can be an ordinary bastard like me and see it as a list of 'Oh yeah? We'll see about that!' challenges."
I may be leaning more to the 'Rookie Mistakes' perspective on the book, but I enjoy the possibility of seeing the challenges in it too.
It's kind of like the Proverbs of Graphic Design.
As I read I realised that many of the rules in this book were no brainers to me and boosted my confidence, and other rules I ended up treating as handy tips. Thinking to myself "huh, who knew that was a thing that could help".
But the foreword from Stephen G. Bucher was especially helpful to me in learning that as much as we in graphic design make each other feel like there are right answers and really WRONG answers - and non of us really know them - The fear of them will never make us happy or content with our work.
Our work will never evolve if we stick to the rules religiously with no real reason to but the fear of making mistakes.
It is good to abide by the rules for the sake of visual language and communication, but obsessing over pixels (as important and satisfying as it may feel in the moment) can be tedious at the best of time and must be let go of if we want to be really creative.
In Bucher's confident words: "You can look at this book as a guide to avoiding rookie mistakes, or you can be an ordinary bastard like me and see it as a list of 'Oh yeah? We'll see about that!' challenges."
I may be leaning more to the 'Rookie Mistakes' perspective on the book, but I enjoy the possibility of seeing the challenges in it too.
nicolemillo's review
5.0
I have skimmed through the whole book and plan on going through again with a fine tooth comb soon. I hope this isn't premature, but I'm calling this my Graphic Design Bible as I get deeper into the world of Graphic Design. I don't know how it holds up for seasoned graphic designers - perhaps it's all basics to them? But I did Illustration at university and it's all new to me. Some things are more obvious than others, but the precious esoteric tidbits like not letting a line end with the words "it" or "is", for example, are like rare jewels to me and I find it all terribly interesting and helpful.
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