Comments on: The Smashing Book: An In-Depth Review http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/ Web design and Wordpress news Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:19:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JayKaushal http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-13174 JayKaushal Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:33:21 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-13174 Well I alredy read first version which was really good and ordered for their second version too coming out in February 2011. By its topics it seems the second version will be more good than the first one. It is a must read book for any upcoming or establishsed designer. Here you can see the articles they will cover in second version. https://shop.smashingmagazine.com/smashing-book-2-intl.html#d=smashing-book-2 Hope you guys will enjoy it too :) Well I alredy read first version which was really good and ordered for their second version too coming out in February 2011. By its topics it seems the second version will be more good than the first one. It is a must read book for any upcoming or establishsed designer. Here you can see the articles they will cover in second version.

https://shop.smashingmagazine.com/smashing-book-2-intl.html#d=smashing-book-2

Hope you guys will enjoy it too :)

]]> By: Bill http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Bill Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:01:08 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-701 Wee! I'm a typical "witty" Gen-X-er with something "clever" to say using "quotes". Libraries and Universities still hold 99.9999% of published texts on bits of paper not bits of data. If you're educating yourself with electronic copy only, then you're obviously under-educated. Get a library card, buy a book, or build a time machine and travel forward a few dozen decades until physical media is a thing of the past... Either way, you're shooting yourself in the foot by only reading e-books. Wee! I’m a typical “witty” Gen-X-er with something “clever” to say using “quotes”. Libraries and Universities still hold 99.9999% of published texts on bits of paper not bits of data. If you’re educating yourself with electronic copy only, then you’re obviously under-educated. Get a library card, buy a book, or build a time machine and travel forward a few dozen decades until physical media is a thing of the past… Either way, you’re shooting yourself in the foot by only reading e-books.

]]> By: Paul Wallas http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Paul Wallas Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:23:22 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-601 The book is not a con and I think it's unfair on the team that spent the time in creating the book to broadcast this, especially as they kept all buyers up to date with emails containing production photography. If you have not received your copy, I suggets you contact them before posting on review sites. The book is not a con and I think it’s unfair on the team that spent the time in creating the book to broadcast this, especially as they kept all buyers up to date with emails containing production photography.

If you have not received your copy, I suggets you contact them before posting on review sites.

]]> By: Design Snack http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Design Snack Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:55:26 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-591 Did you get the first edition or request a second edition? The binding has been fixed in the new version and while it's still a little tight, they've increased the margins and it IS easier to open, etc. I totally agree about the grammatical errors and should have mentioned that in my review. However like you said, the content of the book is great. Thanks for reading! Did you get the first edition or request a second edition? The binding has been fixed in the new version and while it’s still a little tight, they’ve increased the margins and it IS easier to open, etc.

I totally agree about the grammatical errors and should have mentioned that in my review. However like you said, the content of the book is great.

Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Design Snack http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Design Snack Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:45:47 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-590 Very good point. Maybe they'll do this in the future, but it is also nice to get away from the screen every now and again to read a good book. Very good point. Maybe they’ll do this in the future, but it is also nice to get away from the screen every now and again to read a good book.

]]> By: Design Snack http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Design Snack Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:44:36 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-589 It's not a con, I assure you. I got my first copy in December but it fell apart (as I mentioned above). I then contacted them and they sent me a brand new second edition copy (they fixed the binding issues) for free. If you contact them directly (orders[at]smashingmagazine.com), they're actually very responsive! It’s not a con, I assure you. I got my first copy in December but it fell apart (as I mentioned above). I then contacted them and they sent me a brand new second edition copy (they fixed the binding issues) for free.

If you contact them directly (orders[at]smashingmagazine.com), they’re actually very responsive!

]]> By: Paul Wallas http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Paul Wallas Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:44:22 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-586 The Smashing Book is a worthy book to buy based on the quantity of information available, the quality of the book itself and the very good price. However, there are elements that are disappointing. Firstly, the book bind is too tight. As I type now I am having difficulty in keeping the book open for reference. Secondly, there are some grammar issues. Sentences like "...space for the stuff that remains..." and "...also makes it dead clear..." are not impressive and do not provide optimism when they appear in the first chapter. These small issues aside, the book as I understand is a resource for all elements relating to design. Each chapter cannot go into detailed reading; however they do provide sufficient information for all levels of designers to learn from. The book also does a very good job of reminding all of us why we do things in certain ways and the meaning behind these actions. I would recommend this book to anyone thinking of buying it. The Smashing Book is a worthy book to buy based on the quantity of information available, the quality of the book itself and the very good price.

However, there are elements that are disappointing.

Firstly, the book bind is too tight. As I type now I am having difficulty in keeping the book open for reference.

Secondly, there are some grammar issues. Sentences like “…space for the stuff that remains…” and “…also makes it dead clear…” are not impressive and do not provide optimism when they appear in the first chapter.

These small issues aside, the book as I understand is a resource for all elements relating to design. Each chapter cannot go into detailed reading; however they do provide sufficient information for all levels of designers to learn from.

The book also does a very good job of reminding all of us why we do things in certain ways and the meaning behind these actions.

I would recommend this book to anyone thinking of buying it.

]]> By: chrisco http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-585 chrisco Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:32:21 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-585 Amazing that a "modern" organization like Smashing only made the book available in print. It's 2010 and many of us don't do print so much any more. Print = 20th century. eBook is 21st century (and we're already 10 years in!). Amazing that a “modern” organization like Smashing only made the book available in print. It’s 2010 and many of us don’t do print so much any more. Print = 20th century. eBook is 21st century (and we’re already 10 years in!).

]]> By: Mikael Halén http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Mikael Halén Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:32:17 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-584 Thanks for a great review! I've been thinking about ordering this book for quite a while now. I read all posts on smashingmagazine.com rigorously and they all are really hight in quality. Buying this book should be a natural thing for me to do. This review really makes it obvious. Thanks for a great review! I’ve been thinking about ordering this book for quite a while now. I read all posts on smashingmagazine.com rigorously and they all are really hight in quality. Buying this book should be a natural thing for me to do. This review really makes it obvious.

]]> By: Unhappy http://designsnack.com/blog/design/smashing-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Unhappy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:30:34 +0000 http://designsnack.com/blog/?p=228#comment-583 I don't believe there's a Smashing Book. I paid for mine in August and still haven't received it. This is a con. Don't fall for it people! I don’t believe there’s a Smashing Book. I paid for mine in August and still haven’t received it. This is a con. Don’t fall for it people!

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