Design Basics (with Coursemate Printed Access Card) Paperback – 1 January 2011

After just sort of skimming through the book, it looks as though everything is kosher. I read a lot of raving reviews and thus far they seem accurate. It's well structured and written for anyone wanting to learn "Design Basics".

I write my comment in french, sorry for people who don't read this language.J'ai acheté une édition seconde main de ce livre et j'ai commencé à le lire. Malgré mes faiblesses en anglais, j'arrive à bien comprendre ce qui est expliqué dans cet ouvrage. C'est donc dire à quel point c'est claire! Cet ouvrage ne remplace évidemment pas des ouvrages spécialisés sur certains styles artistiques mais est une excellente base. Comme on ne peut pas bâtir une maison avant d'avoir coulé les fondations, la lecture de ce livre me semble indispensable pour bien commencer.Vraiment, je recommande!

This book was required for a class I’m taking this semester. This is really actually an interesting read. I’ve never really read any of my textbooks before but being an art book, it includes many pictures and short readable paragraphs that really make you think about the subject material. My husband, who is a professional photographer and isn’t even taking the class, is reading this book along with me because he finds it interesting as well.

Required for a class, but had used different edition of this book for a design class about 6 years ago and holds up really well. There have been updates to keep up with changing times, but the basic premises and designs that still hold true are well illustrated. Concepts and text is easy to read. Layout and progression is very good.

This has been a wonderful purchase. I’m a poor college kid who doesn’t have a lot of money and this book costs $160 new. I got it here for an amazing price and it’s basically new!