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Graphic Design School, Third Edition

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Graphic Design School has some useful tools for beginners, but more than half of the book is outdated. Graphic Design School has a few sections on design theory, and more than half the book are tutorials in photoshop, illustrator, etc.

The book boasts a bit how today you cannot talk about or teach graphic desing without addressing technology, This is where the book faulters. Technology tchanges so quickly now that this book's many tutorials end up being very obsolete (pre adobe CS). It would have been nice if this came with a CD that could get updates for tutorials, etc. A book like this needs to make a new edition atleast every 2 years to keep up.

This book teaches the basic principles of graphic design as they are currently taught and learned. Graphic Design School is a must for any new designer or design student who is a visual learner, which of course most designers are. There are many examples of student's work. The next best thing to being in the classroom, because you can compare your progress with other students, and thus determine your viability in what can be a very competitive field.

Also and excellent teaching tool for more advanced designers, a back-to-basic guide for solving graphic problems and blocks.

Text includes many color photos and illustrations. Easy to follow along and genuinely interesting.

I have met many web designers who have never learned the basic skills of graphic design. "Graphic design School" is the best book out there today on learning the techniques and tools for basic graphic design practices. Swann covers the 'Language of Design,' 'Principles and Techniques' and 'Commercial Practice.' Short, concise and beautifully illustrated to relay the importance of knowing this craft for a solid design foundation.

Web colors are not mentioned, nor do you see anything about browser selection nor any debate over screen size. What you do see are the brief introductions to corporate design, logos, editorial design and packaging. All basics to build on for a graphic design career, including web design.

I am satisfied with all with all my recent purchases with Amazon and will continue to use this site Sincerely Debra Ann Bebee

This book has plenty of great information in it. BUT, I refer to it as the ADHD book because it is all over the map. In the span of 4 pages it might hit on 12 different topics. The book is fine to pick up and read a page or two here and there, but as a textbook I find it is very difficult to teach from. Its just too scattered.

Great book, I made a few projects based on some of the pages in this book. It's really useful and full of ideas.

I feel that this is a great book for those learning to be a graphic designer in order to understand the things you need to know and understand in order to be a good to great graphic designer.

I bought this book as part of my course material. It is well written although it does not go into detail about the topics spoken about (understandable, considering that its just an overview). Does well as a starter.

This is an excellent book on design and I would recommend it to everyone. This book was used in one of my graduate classes.

I really enjoyed this book, but I wouldn't say that it actually teaches you the 'how to's' of graphic design. On the other hand the book is fantastic at showing real-life examples as well as all of the many applications of graphic design which assists one to decide which path to focus on.