Design for Special Events: 500 of the Best Logos, Invitations, and Graphics [Paperback]

Peleg Top (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2009

Modeled on the format and presentation of Business Graphics, this book features a vast collection of designs for special events from around the globe. Designing for special events such as fundraisers, trade shows, and conferences is becoming commonplace for many designers as the need to compete for attendance at these events increases.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Top, Peleg. Design for Special Events: 500 of the Best Logos, Invitations, and Graphics. Rockport: Quayside. 2008. c.320p. illus. ISBN 978-1-59253-416-6. $50. CRAFTS  This is an album of outstanding graphic designs collected from professional graphic artists around the world by Top (Letterhead & Logo Design) and his studio, Top Design. It is designed to showcase special-event posters, invitations, and other promotional materials as examples of good design in this specialized area. Nineteen case studies follow the design process from initial commission to finished product. Intended as an inspiration for graphic artists, this book is suitable for graphic design collections in public and academic libraries.  - Library Journal, June 2008

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Peleg Top has spent over 15 years perfecting a unique blend of artistic and business sense which has enabled him to create Top Design, one of the most successful design and marketing firms in Los Angeles—one with a highly regarded reputation for both design excellence and the proven marketing strategies behind it.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers; Reprint edition (October 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592535771
• ISBN-13: 978-1592535774
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book title says it all, October 26, 2008

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Parka (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Design for Special Events: 500 of the Best Logos, Invitations, and Graphics (Hardcover)

Length:: 0:31 Mins

There are 320 pages in these book. In it contains pictures of graphic design done on different medium for special occasions.

19 out of these hundreds of designs are pulled out as case studies. Each case study has a short write up explaining the event and the promotional material published. These promotional material includes tickets, brochures, t-shirts, posters, cards and many other stuff. The more eye catching ones are those that break out of the medium, like tying real shoe laces to a shoe on a brochure, paper cutouts and stuff like that.

The events themselves are also categorized. Here's the list:

- Art & Design

- Business

- Fund-raisers

- Community & Education

- Entertainment

- Private Parties

- Awards

- Sports & Automotive

It's a graphic design book from Rockport. There's really nothing much I can add. The quality of selection has always been consistently high.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for designers, June 12, 2009

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Marc Posch "Marc" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Design for Special Events: 500 of the Best Logos, Invitations, and Graphics (Hardcover)

A great book with wonderful design examples. If you're in the event marketing environment it's a must have. Provides plenty of inspirations and ideas. I can highly recommend.. Marc [...]

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great substance but slightly dated, November 10, 2008

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freelancer and mom (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Design for Special Events: 500 of the Best Logos, Invitations, and Graphics (Hardcover)

Design for Special Events is the kind of title I've been searching for. More than just pretty wedding invites with silky bows, this collection features substantial event campaigns, with multiple pieces, for a broad variety of events. While some of the graphics are gritty, not the elegant invitations many are used to, it was a refreshing change of pace. On the downside, however, while the text describes event-related design as "of the moment", many of these pieces, frankly, weren't. Many of the events happened in 2003, or earlier, and there was a heavy number of "retro" examples using Rosewood font and "farmer's almanac" type graphics. Overall, this is a nice addition to my reference collection but I hope future titles will be more current.