inkquisitivequill's review against another edition
2.0
Chapters 1, 2 and 6 had some interesting know-how, but other than that, the book was kinda meh. It wasn't very informative due to it relaying information that is kind of common sense in a lot of ways. Example (I'll paraphrase): some design studios are big and take on a lot of jobs, others are small and take on fewer jobs. Yeah, no kidding...
Also, for a book called The Fundamentals of Graphic Design, I have to say that a lot of those fundamentals aren't really specific to graphic design at all, but are very multi-disciplinary, so in my opinion, those don't count as fundamentals for graphic design. I expected a bit more graphic design specific background knowledge and not watered-down, or generalised, tidbits that are usually common knowledge.
On a positive note: there were a lot of examples of graphic design, which I liked, and which could serve as a source of inspiration. It also helped to make the book less of a bore.
Also, for a book called The Fundamentals of Graphic Design, I have to say that a lot of those fundamentals aren't really specific to graphic design at all, but are very multi-disciplinary, so in my opinion, those don't count as fundamentals for graphic design. I expected a bit more graphic design specific background knowledge and not watered-down, or generalised, tidbits that are usually common knowledge.
On a positive note: there were a lot of examples of graphic design, which I liked, and which could serve as a source of inspiration. It also helped to make the book less of a bore.
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