Publication Design Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Designing Magazines, Newspapers, and Newsletters [Hardcover]

Timothy Samara (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1592531709 | ISBN-13: 978-1592531707 | Publication Date: October 1, 2005

This latest volume in Rockport's Workbook series, Publication Design Workbook is packed with information regarding the ins and outs of publication design. The media featured includes magazines, literature systems, newsletters, exhibition catalogs, annual reports, newspapers, and retail catalogs. Both current and historical approaches are provided to give readers a complete background on design style, application, and techniques involved in creating effective publications.

Readers will develop a clear understanding of publication design through a comprehensive and accessible workshop-style format. Fundamentals of form and content are included, along with diagrams to further textual understanding. This is the most complete book for designers on applied publication design principles combined with an awe-inspiring collection of the best work from around the world.

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About the Author

Timothy Samara is a New York City-based graphic designer and educator. His fifteen-year career, focused primarily on visual identity development, includes a diverse project history-from branding systems and user interfaces to books, animation, and architectural work. He is currently a member of the design faculty of the School of Visual Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology, and New York University and is the author of Making and Breaking the Grid and Typography Workbook, both by Rockport Publishers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592531709
• ISBN-13: 978-1592531707
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,207,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Timothy Samara is a graphic designer and educator based in New York City, where he teaches at the School of Visual Arts and Fashion Institute of Technology. He's also the author of Typography Workbook (Rockport 2004). He lives in New York's Chelsea district.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs a Glossary, June 17, 2006

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Reader from Belgium - See all my reviews

This review is from: Publication Design Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Designing Magazines, Newspapers, and Newsletters (Hardcover)

As an introduction to publication design the book is good.

The only criticism I have is that there is no glossary or even an index. There are some places in the book where a term is introduced before it's been described so at times I was wondering if I'd missed something. The term is eventually described, usually a couple of paragraphs or sometimes pages later, so if you're not reading the book from beginning to end it can be difficult to find the place where a term is described.

The book does not offer an exhaustive treatment of design principles and I will buy other books to learn more, but it's been a helpful introduction.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REVIEW, March 20, 2006

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Denise K. Cope - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Publication Design Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Designing Magazines, Newspapers, and Newsletters (Hardcover)

This book is great. I'm not even finshed with it yet and already I've learned a lot. It's full of usefull tips that I never learned in school. It is a wlecome contrast to the many industry books that show you lot of examples but no explanations for the principles behind the design. I would highly recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Real-World Examples, October 14, 2006

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This review is from: Publication Design Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Designing Magazines, Newspapers, and Newsletters (Hardcover)

I blame Amazon for this horrible problem I have with buying gillions of design books...most are good references but not really day-2-day tools and inspiration...in my lastest order, got this book and RIGHT AWAY I was stoked with the samples and the dogma presented. YIPPEE!