( 9 reviews )
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Posted: Dec 30 2008
First of all, props to Ellen Lupton yet again. If you are a fan of her other books, you'll like this one too. The book has a TON of great, high quality, color images and is organized in a really easy-to-use fashion. If you have any design experience, the information provided is sufficient for the most part and is good to get new ideas flowing. The only downside I've found is that there isn't quite enough information for some of the categories. Overall, I think the book is great for inspiration and new ideas, just don't expect to be able to do all the things in the book just from what you read.
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Posted: Dec 9 2008
This is a really cute book, it gives tips on how to deign for yourself without a full graphic design background, and approaches with inexpensive results! It has lots of visual examples which are a great inspiration, it gets your brain churning out ideas of it's own!
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Posted: Jul 12 2008
I'd had the impression that I would learn some techniques on creating my own stuff: business cards, websites, t-shirts, stationary, etc. They touch on all these subjects, and more, in the book. But I was disappointed that it is really more just a collection of ideas and work that MFA and graphic arts students have created, with very little technical detail of how to create designs for yourself. I was looking for a how-to, not a see-what-we've-done.
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