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Opinion BY Armin
Step-by-Step Bunny
I’m one of those stubborn people that upon installing a new piece of equipment or software I skip the instructions and assume right away that I can make things work without some kind of manual telling me how to do things. More stupid than stubborn I guess. But I also guess that it has to do with the fact that most manuals are a pain to follow or just go around in too many circles before getting to the point. Heck, sometimes there is no manual to begin with. And that’s where books like Peachpit Press’ Visual QuickStart Guides Series come in: with easy to follow, streamlined, step-by-step instructions for how to do things for those of us who are stubborn, stupid or, less self-deprecatingly, simply need an amicable hand to learn how to do things. With 276 titles listed on their web site, the QuickStart Guides cover everything from learning CSS to Photoshop CS5. With a 15-year-old logo identifying the series, it was a time for a redesign, courtesy of San Francisco-based Mine™.
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DATE: Jul.01.2010
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Books about logo design, the designers that create them and the meaning of branding.
