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The Designer's Toolkit: 500 Grids and Style Sheets: Adobe InDesign, Quark XPress and Dreamweaver CSS Template Files (The Designer's Toolkit)
 
 
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The Designer's Toolkit: 500 Grids and Style Sheets: Adobe InDesign, Quark XPress and Dreamweaver CSS Template Files (The Designer's Toolkit) [Import] [Hardcover]

Graham Davis (Author)
2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)


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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Ilex (September 10, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1905814097
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905814091
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,480,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Useless. Not stylish. Non-professional., February 23, 2008
I've recently bought this book and expected some nice illustrations, modern grids, stylish examples, but found nothing. Whether you are experienced graphic/web designer or inexperienced you will find it mostly useless. In comparison with other books about grids: Josef Muller-Brockmann "Grid Systems", Kimberly Elam "Grid Systems, Timothy Samara "Making and breaking the grid", etc. this book has very poor, not stylish examples and explanations. Expected so much more, moreover there are not so many books about Grids. Thanks for attention!
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars If Only I'd Waited, March 6, 2008
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When I purchased this book, no reviews yet existed for it; I bought it solely based on the alluring title and cover. Next time I'll wait for another canary shopper to drop dead in this hazardous mine of a book.

The main problem with the book is in how little relevant content there actually is. The author cuts each section into 1-3 pages, and the examples look about a decade removed from the date of this review. With the examples bringing so little to the reader, there just isn't anything else to learn from.

I'm not sure who this book would benefit. Graphic design students will learn more in a half-semester than this book can teach. People like me who simply wish to learn about grids will certainly be disappointed. This is a book that only a mother could love.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars 200 of the exact same thing, April 9, 2008
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I wish I would have had some kind of insight into this book before buying it. It seemed like they had a good break down of each, and what they had available. Not so. Even worse, a lot of the templates are very outdated. About 50% of the templates on here are webpage tempates, and they really aren't that good. If I could go back, I certainly wouldn't pay $15+s&h for this. It's just not that good at all...
As for information, don't bet on it. You get maybe 2 pieces of information. This book is decently organized, but that's about it.
Not recommended at all.
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Choosing and using the right grid and style sheet is one of the secrets to creating successful, professional-looking design work. Read the first page
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