Layout: Making It Fit: Finding the Right Balance Between Content and Space (Creative Solutions) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Carolyn Knight (Author), Jessica Glaser (Author) "In the first section of this book, we have collected examples that skillfully handle the challenge of working with small amounts of information in extravagant..." (more)
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Product Description
Finding the right balance between content and space is a challenge every graphic designer faces. The cookie-cutter templates most layout books offer don’t help, because every project has a different content-to-space ratio.

Finally, here is a book that gets to the heart of challenging layout design. It offers general techniques for working with varying quantities of content and shows how designers can apply these techniques in their own work. The book focuses on the two most difficult layout issues: compacting a high volume of content onto a small area while maintaining beauty and readability; and applying a small volume of content to a large space without making it look bare. From posters to logos and magazines to book covers, two veteran design consultants examine more than 150 projects and illustrate the methodologies and solutions that made each work. This invaluable resource reveals how to make content shine in any space.

About the Author
Carolyn Knight and Jessica Glaser are partners at the UK firm Bright Pink which serves clients in industries including textile, healthcare, and nonprofit. Both authors currently lecture at The University of Wolverhampton’s School of Art and Design. They live in Stafford, United Kingdom.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers; illustrated edition edition (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592530052
• ISBN-13: 978-1592530052
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #915,381 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Design Book, August 12, 2006

By	Oda May - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Solutions: Layout: Making It Fit: Finding the Right Balance Between Content and Space (Paperback)

This book does exactly what it claims : finding the right balance between content and space. I used it when designing a client's portfolio package, including logo, business card and file etc, and it really helped me.
It's filled with images and examples on projects such as posters, brochures, magazines, book covers, web pages etc you'll surely find something that'll inspire you a better design. I have had this book since my second year in graphic design college, it's really helpful.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Layout Solutions, July 1, 2009

By	Joao Matias "Editorial Design" (Portugal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Creative Solutions: Layout: Making It Fit: Finding the Right Balance Between Content and Space (Paperback)

This was a good suprise. The book have so many good references and ideas. it's well explained and the book layout is very nice also. Well, we all know that Rockport Publishers rocks!

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one!, February 29, 2004

By	Edie "Weechella" (Boulder, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This book is SO inspiring! It's not the usual treatise on grids--it's pages and pages of great-looking, creative design solutions. It would be useful for artists of any sort; that is, not just graphic artists, but anyone who is interested in how to express themselves in two dimensions.