Robin Williams Handmade Design Workshop: Create Handmade Elements for Digital Design [Paperback]

Robin Williams (Author), Carmen Sheldon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 11, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0321647157 | ISBN-13: 978-0321647153 | Edition: 1

Over the course of the last several years, the DIY market has exploded spawning magazines, books, movies and fueling the growth of the online, handmade marketplace. In Robin Williams Handmade Design Workshop: Create Handmade Elements for Digital Designs, best-selling author Robin Williams and Carmen Sheldon take designers away from their computers and show them, step-by-step, how to use traditional artist's tools to create handmade elements for their digital artwork. The authors provide a wealth of new ideas to jump-start creativity and get graphic designers thinking in new ways. Each how-to is illustrated with tons of photos to show how to use paints, inks, textures, modeling pastes, and more to create handmade materials that can then be scanned in and used to create one-of-a-kind print projects or web sites. Examples of finished projects and Web sites are featured throughout the book to provide both instruction and inspiration for designers to use in their own projects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (October 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321647157
• ISBN-13: 978-0321647153
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #698,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great material!, October 25, 2009

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Ann Understander (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robin Williams Handmade Design Workshop: Create Handmade Elements for Digital Design (Paperback)

I found more than enough material in this book to make it well worth my time (and money). The techniques used and explained really put a new perspective on the work I have done and have yet to do. I don't think it is amateurish in the least. This book will help you take your designs one step further. Add to it the spark of Robin William's writing, and you've got yourself a helpful reference guide. Don't be put off by the previous reviewer's comments. It's a great book, particularly for those designers who want to give new life to previous designs.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew?, October 26, 2009

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Book Raven (Taos NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robin Williams Handmade Design Workshop: Create Handmade Elements for Digital Design (Paperback)

When I opened this book, I was surprised and delighted to find two voices -- two very different approaches and two very different styles. Taken together, the book resonates with ideas, techniques and humor. I like practical explanations, and a starting point that includes people who know less than I do is a bonus--a couple places this gave me time to review what I remembered and then build new techniques on that. I recommend this book not only to anyone who works with online graphics but also a general readership of people curious about hand-made presentations, personal or professional. This is Robin Williams [The Little Mac Book] inviting us to enjoy still another creative process.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a find!!, October 25, 2009

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Shannon Ciatti (Alamo CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robin Williams Handmade Design Workshop: Create Handmade Elements for Digital Design (Paperback)

I've been feeling like I've been missing something and didn't know what it was and this is it -- handmade elements. I can't wait to try some of these techniques in my design work! These ideas and techniques will enhance my work. This book is the most fun thing I've seen Robin Williams do, and it's beautifully designed! I highly recommend it.