--- product_id: 3395349 title: "Design Basics Index" brand: "jim krause" price: "£29.87" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3395349-design-basics-index store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Design Basics Index **Brand:** jim krause **Price:** £29.87 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Design Basics Index by jim krause - **How much does it cost?** £29.87 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3395349-design-basics-index) ## Best For - jim krause enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jim krause brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Design Basics Index ## Images ![Design Basics Index - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41y-Z4Jid3L.jpg) ![Design Basics Index - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51kT424OAXL.jpg) ![Design Basics Index - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31n1FhbRibL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Dense but very well organized and thorough *by A***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 4, 2020* Make no mistake, this is very dense reading, and at its core are recommendations where the reader is left to decide what to best do with the recommendations. The depth of the information presented, though dense, is also well organized enough to reward a reader (and serious student of graphic design) that takes the time to read and digest the recommendations.Among the concepts covered in this book are scale, layout flow, placement options for graphic elements, repetition, recommendations for hierarchical alignments, and patterns selection and arrangement.This is not overnight reading, but, once again, is broken down simply, and in an organized manner, to make this (in my opinion) a reliable manual for studies in graphic design.If a graphic design student, I also strongly advise "The Elements of Graphic Design," by Alex W. White, to compliment this book (Alex White's book also goes strongly in depth with graphic design concepts that are unfortunately can be easily missed). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars The book gets its point across *by K***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 13, 2012* I don't normally like to "buy" into books, but this one caught my eye at the book store.At the time, I happened to be a graphics design student in college, and I honestly didn't know what I was doing. Bad grades, whole nine yards. I can't call it an over-night success, but this kind of made my lightbulb go off about why some designs work and some don't. Namely, I loved going between the "do's" and "don'ts" - that is, I saw how my work didn't work, and saw how to make all of the parts of my work become a whole.I'm not a graphics design student anymore, but this is still one of the books I love to pick up when I'm looking for inspiration. I love the vivid colors and the practice designs in the book, and I like going back to the basic concepts of design and applying them to whatever I happen to be working on.My only issue with this book is the binding. I actually had a really hard time reading anything other than the beginning or end of the book because I always had this fear that the binding was going to break because it's really, really stiff. I love the way the cover feels, but that also seems like it bends too easily.In short: It's a fun book to glance at for inspiration with a relatively nice variety of styling just within its own pages to drive its content home. However, I will remark that it's definitely more aimed at people with very little design experience. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners *by R***M on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 2, 2007* My review title isn't a slight on the book as I do not mean it's excellent only for beginners. Since I'm a beginner (never took an art or design class since high school), I can only judge how good it is for beginners . The bottom line for me is, my graphic designs have definitely showed more creativity, more flow and overall shows more thought and planning. My previous "designing" used to involve just moving objects around and see if I like it - more hit or miss than anything else. I would still consider myself a beginner, but this book has definitely improved my design abilities - and I'm only 2/3 of the way through the book!What I like about the book is the language is easy to understand and the author doesn't get caught up in technical terms. Having said that, he doesn't speak in just generalities. There are definitely specific things he writes about like the Golden Section and specific effects that someone like me can immediately use. On the other hand, this is also not a step-by-step book and I like that he encourages experimentation but it's very guided and structured. This brings me to another thing I like about the book: Exercises. In many sections, he gives exercises you can do on your own so you can see for yourself what he is talking about - he's guiding you to teach yourself. It's almost a self-guided art class and I've found the exercises to be really useful and creativity-inducing.I can see myself referring back to this book often. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3395349-design-basics-index](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3395349-design-basics-index) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*