Editing by Design: For Designers, Art Directors, and Editors--the Classic Guide to Winning Readers

First of all, if "Conflicted" found the book difficult to follow, so be it. Mileage varies from person to person. And I will agree, the cover is a disappointment.However, the part you couldn't read was a design element, not intended as text to be read; the **title** is printed in clear letters at the top of the cover. Second, this book is intended for beginners and - since we supposedly learn 90% of everything we *ever* learn by example - it tries to teach as much by example as by assertion. Hence, the informal style and wonderful profusion of examples. White **shows** as well as tells on almost every two-page spread - that's one of the major strengths of the book, in my opinion. Instead of distracting the reader by content-specific illustrations, he chose **very carefully** hand-drawn illustrations - and, by the way, mostly black and white to keep the book affordable. And for all that concrete terminology you couldn't find - try the Glossary that begins on p. 241.As I said, your mileage may vary. But to me, this book presents the basic concepts of page and type design for the beginner in a way that really worked for me. 30 years later, I still value it!

Rather than reiterating what other reviewers have already done a great job of covering, I'll simply put my proverbial 2 cents worth in for my favorite feature of the book.Anyone who has taken design classes or read many design books has seen that the authors almost always instruct the reader to sketch out "roughs" of ideas on paper while doing the initial brainstorming on a design. This is the only book I've run into with any quantity of such sketches included.It's always a pleasure to see an author put their money, or in this case their page space, where their mouth is.Nicely Done.

One of the Best books for layouts. I have dozens of layout books, this one is top books with great content and includes great examples of layouts, components, content, editing and defining a style with treatments. Wish I would of found this book many years ago when I was studying. This book is priceless and if your looking to learn something about layouts and putting content on them; not just a single page but a publication it will help you understanding tempo and flow. This book is a bible.

Got the Kindle version to read on the iPad. The content of this book was valuable but the conversion to digital was not kind to the quality of the images used to illustrate the concepts being described. They are fuzzy and low resolution. The illustrations are one of the most valuable parts of the publication so it is a shame that they did not convert clearly.

Editing by Design is has been valuable in understanding how carefully crafted, polished words often must be rehoned to conform to publication design; understanding “the marriage between content and form,” why a smooth editor/designer collaboration can be most impactful. Stuffed full of illustrations, creative solutions, and ideas to kick-start a creative mind. Besides all that, it’s just fun to read.

I purchased this book some years ago and lost it. I can't wait til it arrives so I can read it again. Only magazines that have lasted for many years understand the relationship between editing and design. I do believe this is an excellent tool to help designers and art directors develop their magazine branding.

this has to be the BEST book I've read in a long, long while about the whys and why-nots, the do's and don'ts of editorial layout, with snappy writing and plenty of fun illustrations that reinforce the text. Good for students as well as designers who need a refresher on tight layout. I first purchased the kindle version, but it was so good I bought the book.

Bought this as a new book. Such a great price and such an interesting book. Needed it for a college class but actually found myself just reading it for fun. It is laid out so differently than most books and is so captivating.

Whether you're an experienced magazine designer, or just starting out, this is a truly brilliant book. Even if you think you know all the "rules", there's plenty of gems in here. Totally worth the money... I even bought my last editor a copy, and she loved it too.

This is an increadible book, specially for those who work with editorial design. Every designer should read this book !

on voit tellement d'ineptie dans le mode de la publicitéque l'on en vient à douter des VRAIS éléments importants,dont la lisibilité, dans un message à faire passer.Quand je vois ce que l'on imprime, je me dis" Pince-moi, je rêve !"Et donc cela me rassure d'avoir ce livre auprès de moi !En anglais d'accord, mais d'un vocabulaire accessibleset TOUJOURS accompagné d'un exemple.(Pas d'équivalent en français, il y avait bien Richaudeauqui avait fait une étude entre lisibilité et typographie, mais épuisé !Il reste ceci:  Méthode de Lecture rapide )Et ces exemples sont dessinés comme seul un "layout man"peut le faire.Vous suivez les recettes de ce livre, et visuellement votre message passera.Reste un excellent copywrite à trouver, et le succès est assuré !oO°Oo Méthode de Lecture rapide

excellent

It's quite difficult to see the pictures and I can't zoom them in on my cellphone. It makes the reading unworthy.