colossal design   | how design books   | clare warmke   | pp. 120-121   | section two: editorial   | trans-form magazine   |

how design books | amazon | see project Colossal Design (official text from howdesign.de) To identify trends, see innovative work, and fuel their own inspiration, graphic artists look to collections of great design work. Colossal Design blows away the competition by providing you with inspiration, know-how and three times the design examples of most other books. In 384 pages, it offers more than 400 pieces of imaginative page design, all with captions that explain the thinking behind the concepts, including: Brochures and posters CD and music graphics Book Covers and editorial designs Business collateral, such as annual reports, identity systems and self-promotional pieces As an added bonus, Colossal Design contains more than 100 quick tips from top designers on how to create marketable page design. These tips are presented as short, compelling quotes directly from designers, insider secrets you can't get anywhere else. Clare Warmke is the Acquisitions Editor for HOW Design Books and the author of Idea Revolution. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hardcover #32692 368 pages; 400+ color illustrations pages $34.99 ***