Colossal Design (Hardcover)

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Product Description

To identify trends, see innovative work, and fuel their own inspiration, graphic artists look to collections of great design work. Colossal Design blows away the competition by providing designers with inspiration, know-how and three times the design examples of most other books. In 384 pages, it offers more than 400 pieces of imaginative page design, all with captions that explain the thinking behind the concepts, including: Brochures and posters CD and music graphics Book Covers and editorial designs Business collateral, such as annual reports, identity systems and self-promotional pieces

As an added bonus, Colossal Design contains more than 100 quick tips from top designers on how to create marketable page design. These tips are presented as short, compelling quotes directly from designers, insider secrets readers can't get anywhere else.

Clare Warmke is the Acquisitions Editor for HOW Design Books and the author of Idea Revolution. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; illustrated edition edition (August 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158180444X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581804447
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #181,838 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Source of Inspiration!!, June 19, 2006

By	Gertrude "Gertrude da Goat" (New York USA) - See all my reviews

This book serves as a constant source of inspiration. It contains many samples of excellent design work. The book is split up into five sections: Posters, Editorial Designs, CD & Music Graphics, Brochures and Business Collateral so you can find the kind of work you want to see quickly. The work is inspiring and one of the greatest features is the information provided on each piece of artwork. The book lists the size, colors, clients, artists/designers, and the fonts used in the piece. I am always curious to see which fonts are used by other designers and this book provides that. I love this feature! If you see a font you like you can then hunt it down and buy it. Very cool. Very useful.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Resources, April 18, 2009

By	D. Vang - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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i bought this book a while ago and i still refer to it once in a while. pages are full of clever concepts and interesting tidbits of information from other designers.