by Kari Hansen
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It's an established fact that a well-designed page is the key to a beautiful scrapbook. Design principles and colour theory can be intimidating. Well known "Memory Makers" magazine columnist, Kari Hansen takes the fear and trepidation out of understanding and utilising design principles and colour theory so that all scrapbookers can feel comfortable with these concepts. Her unique ability to convey such concepts in a hands-on, user-friendly manner allows scrapbookers to unleash their own creativity while following established design concepts to create expert layouts.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 A must-have for any scrapbooker, 2008-07-23
This book is THE BIBLE when it comes to learning about principles of design. Kari's layouts are beautiful, and the best part is that she explains why they work. The book shows you how the design process works, taking you step by step, from selecting the photos to the materials, until the page is done. I love when people take me by the hand and show me exactly how things are done, and in this book Kari does exactly that. There are also sections about texture, typography, color, proportion and scale, and many other elements of design. I have read it many times from cover to cover and each time find something else worth doing. After reading it, I've felt more confident with my layouts, and I can tell right away when something's not working and why. I highly recommend this book. Great investment!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Scrapbook Designers Workbook: Unlocking the Secrets of Great Page Design, 2008-05-30
I love this book!
Its a mini class in graphic design that is geared towards the specific creativity of a scrapbook enthusiast. I know this will allow me to go forward with projects with much more confidence.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Not Thrilled, 2008-04-09
Listen to the title. If you buy books to look at other scrapper's work, this isn't a good buy for you. I would go as far as to say that if you were taking Scrapbooking as a course in college, this would be perfect. It's not a waste of money, but throughout your entire collection of scrapping idea books, you would be able to find all the information in this book. The only real difference is she goes into great detail about it. The author does a phenominal job, its just isn't a real inspirational book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
scrapbook designers workbook, 2008-02-05
This book is an excellent first book to buy if you're interested in putting together good scrapbook pages. It has an outline of the process needed in page design, so that with this basic understanding, you can begin your own.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
Exactly what I needed!, 2007-12-01
This book is well-organized and thorough. Explanations of the various principles are to the point without being too brief. It's all here, if you sit down and read it.
This is not a book that you would browse through to pick up a couple of ideas. It is meant to be read, page by page, chapter by chapter.
The book is divided into four sections: Introduction to Design, Elements of Design, Color, and Principles of Design. Introduction to Design is a good overview of the subject matter. Elements of Design contains discussions of line, shape & space; texture; and typography. Color covers color theory; value; color language; and color palettes. Principles of Design includes emphasis & focal point; proportion & scale; rhythm; balance; and unity.
Unlike an earlier reviewer, I found the "what not to do" examples very helpful, because there is always information about why it's bad and what to do to correct it. In fact, I would have liked to have had even more examples of this type.
The same previous reviewer is on target when she talks about the limitations for those who have only 4 x 6 photos to work with. But any book must limit its discussions, and that particular discussion, although it would have been valuable, was excluded. Also excluded was a discussion of using non-archival pieces, and how to handle that situation. Although the author recommends using various "found objects", she doesn't discuss the need for dealing with the pH issue. I hope she'll follow this excellent book up with another, discussing how to handle the various real-life problems within the constraints of good design principles.
I really appreciated that the author doesn't rely heavily on digital scrapbooking. I'm a hands-on, paper-and-glue person, and although I do use the computer from time to time, I am not at all interested in going digital to any significant degree. My computer use is just about the same as this author's.
This is a reference book I'll pick up again, and again, and again. I know I'll be returning to it to try to figure out why I don't like a layout I've just designed, and what I need to do to turn it into one I like. And I hope to see more from Ms. Hansen. She's a breath of fresh air in an industry that relies very heavily on trends.
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