Non-Designer's Collection, The (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Robin Williams (Author), John Tollett (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 032139237X | ISBN-13: 978-0321392374 | Publication Date: May 22, 2006

Ever feel a little lost in the design world? Check out our updated, best-selling series of design books for “non-designers,” now available as a handy boxed set collection! Want to improve your Web design skills? Learn basic design principles that are essential to great Web design with The Non-Designer's Web Book, Third Edition by Robin Williams and John Tollett. Want to learn more about design, but don't have time to study it? Try Robin William's classic The Non-Designer's Design Book, Second Edition. Interested in hot typography techniques? Learn not just what looks best, but why, with The Non-Designer's Type Book, Second Edition by Robin Williams.
 
These books are non-platform and non-software specific and feature funny and friendly prose mixed with design exercises, quizzes, and illustrations. Whether you've got designer's block or are the new-designer-on-the-block, The Non-Designer's Collection by Robin Williams and John Tollett has everything you need to go from wimpy to wow and take your work where it's never been before.

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About the Author

Robin Williams is the author of dozens of best-selling and award-winning books, including The Little Mac Book, The Mac is not a typewriter, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Peachpit Learning Series, Robin Williams Design Workshop and Web Design Workshop. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has educated and influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the Mac, and the web.

John Tollett has co-authored numerous books with Robin, including Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps, The Robin Williams Mac OS X Book, Robin Williams Design Workshop and Web Design Workshop, and more. John has more than 30 years' experience working as a professional designer and illustrator for a dozen advertising agencies, as a freelancer, and as a partner in a web design firm. He has used the Macintosh professionally since 1988, most recently for digital video editing, DVD design, and DVD authoring.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (May 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032139237X
• ISBN-13: 978-0321392374
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.4 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,131,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good savings on the set, September 27, 2006

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Tricia (Minden, NV) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Non-Designer's Collection, The (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

These are beautiful books with many color illustrations and good tips for visual design. The set, though, is disappointing in that the box appears to be sized for four, rather than three, books, and the empty slot is filled with a white cardboard placeholder, making the set seem cheesy. Maybe another book is coming out soon to fill that slot -- I hope so.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guidelines for designers, April 26, 2007

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Cherie M. Young "Cherie" (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Non-Designer's Collection, The (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

Easy to read, practical tips. Highly recommend this to anyone looking to hire a graphic designer, ad agencies...