The Designer's Toolkit: 500 Grids and Style Sheets [With CDROM]

by Graham Davis

Book Overview

Good graphic design relies on a simple, fundamental concept: the grid. With the invisible, unifying structure they provide, grids bring consistency and visual harmony to multi-page or multi-screen... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811860515
• ISBN13: 9780811860512
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Great for Beginners

This is a great book for those who are new to designing. It provides templates for almost every kind of document someone could think of, which is often a good starting point.

Good Basic Book

This works well for beginners but it is not a comprehensive guide. I thought it was mostly web, however it's got more print media than anything else. I would have preferred more web layouts...

Basic Grids Useful for Newsletters and Basic Fliers

This is a book of basic grids. It is great for me. I design real estate fliers, hospital pamphlets, etc. The designs are not ground breaking. They are basic but give someone a good place to start. There is a bonus CD of both Quark and InDesign templates which is perfect. And the files match a guide in the book. I just match it up, open up the file and work my magic. I do wish they made a 2nd edition with more complex designs, as they are on a good path here. The web designs are an odd addition to the book and should have been kept separate. I hate when books try to mix print and web together when it's unnecessary in 99% examples. If you need basic design ideas and templates, this is good for you. If you liked the "Graphic Design Cookbook" then you'll like this. If you are looking for flashy and wild examples, this is not for you.