Top products from r/bookdesign
We found 5 product mentions on r/bookdesign. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
2. Thinking with Type, 2nd revised and expanded edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Princeton Architectural Press
3. Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Rockport Publishers
I wish there were a best practices, as with web design, for book design. Especially for when I'm trying to get text or an image to fit all on one page!
I just look at examples and try to use them as case studies.
I've found lots of examples, and some guidelines, in this book: http://www.amazon.ca/Aspects-Contemporary-Design-Richard-Hendel/dp/1609381750
Hey thanks! I seriously just bought this book last week. Along with these two:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568989695?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300075707?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
The two by Richard Hendal are really great for some perspective on how to look at a page with a design-eye.
Here are some general book recommendations:
https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Typographic-Style-Robert-Bringhurst/dp/0881791326?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
AND
https://www.amazon.com/Grid-Systems-Graphic-Design-Communication/dp/3721201450?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
OR
https://www.amazon.com/Making-Breaking-Grid-Graphic-Workshop/dp/1592531253/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=NTZ6D5W49YDT8ABS9XXH