Forms, Folds, and Sizes: All the Details Graphic Designers Need to Know but Can Never Find

by Poppy Evans

Forms, Folds & Sizes is the book that is always next to a designer's computer. Completely practical with only the most needed information, this book will provide designers with all the little details that can make or break a design such as how much space to leave in the gutter when designing barrel folds, how to layout a template for a box and the ratios of each part, metric conversion charts, standard envelope sizes in the USA, Europe, Canada and Asia, etc. This hardworking handbook is 2-color with a durable soft vinyl cover.

Genres: Design, Reference, Nonfiction, Art Design

264 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

Reviews

[PD · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great little resource book. Includes information on typography, paper, printing, mailing, binding, color swatches; measurement charts, diagrams, and illustrations.

I will consider buying this resource for my own collection.

[vowelry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I keep this book by me at all design times. It is my design bible, with everything you need to know from USPS standard regulations, to bar code regulations, offset lithography and finishing, and a full break-down for every type of paper and envelope size. It is a must-have for graphic designers, not as a book to tell you how to design, but rather, informs you of your mediums, processes and limitations.

[Bryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a reference book for designers, the design equivalent of Writers, Inc. I learned quite a lot about typography though I just skimmed through the details of various paper sizes, industrial packaging, and color reference. Not sexy but very useful.

[Novi Maizir · Rating 4 out of 5]

for (graphic) designers...good book for adding knowledge

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A daily reference book for everything you need to know for graphics and printing/publishing

[Alvina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely awesome

[Adrian Iorga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Indeed a must get for every designer, especially one with my limited memory when it comes to standards.

[Porg · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredibly useful reference book for any graphic designer.

[R.L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

An important book for artists, and book designers everywhere.