The fact that the author/translator uses male pronouns to describe the graphic designer indicates how out of touch with the contemporary world this publication is. Long story short: yes, the information in this book is practical and useful, but to imply (as the author does, on many ocassions) that those who haven’t read this book are not ‘real designers’ is the kind of classist bullshit that has plagued the design industry for generations. Don’t believe the hype, this is not a book that every designer should own.
My teacher said "If you don't have it I encourage you to get one . After this lesson your first thing should be to go on amazon" . I was like ...."Oh yea, another GLORIOUS book that teaches you to do everything provided you read one more million books" . In other words I thought it was some average book but I am delighted . From many font advice and grid construction and layouts and dimensions and printing advice etc . One of the most precious design books ever. I will allways have a good copy at hand.
Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Visual Communication Manual for Graphic Designers, Typographers and Three Dimensional Designers, 9th edition 2015, is no doubt a classic in the lore of graphic design and layout technique. A primer, textbook, and conceptual exposition all-in-one. We get a sense of how a message is conveyed through carefully laid design work as we read the many insights the book provides. It is all done with the clarity and conviction of a master in the field.
The book is a must read for students and practitioners alike as it encapsulates an approach to design from which creativity may ensue. So fundamental is the logic of the tools proposed.
On a negative note, the book is plagued with misprints, an unforgivable occurrence in any publication, let alone a work on typography and one by none other than Josef Müller-Brockmann.
It does nothing for the good name of Niggli Verlag that such poor proofreading was tolerated. I am grateful that the publishers keep the book in print, but such a sloppy edition ought never to have made it to print unchecked. It reaches absurdity when, previous to another error, on page 94 we can read two different measurements for the same item: 5.6 cm in the English version of the text; 6,5 cm in the German.
Furthermore, I am unaware if Herr Müller-Brockmann did not attach any importance to leaving orphans (single words on a line at the end of a paragraph), but I do know that it is a no-no of modern typography practice. Thus, I was puzzled to see numerous such orphans in the text of the book.
Nevertheless, the mastery of the author is above all that. Though irksome to encounter, the misprints can be overlooked as one is engrossed in the significance of the text and illustrations. The book can be enjoyed both in the German original, and in the terse English translation as the book is bilingual.
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Must have typography and grids books for any design student or veteran. Learn the ways the modernist grid systems and build a solid foundation to work with in your creative work.