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The Smashing Book: Already Got Yours?
Have you gotten your copy of The Smashing Book yet? If not, it may still be worth spending $29.90 for this printed book. The book shares technical tips and best practices on typography, usability, UI design, marketing and color usage. It contains interviews with high profile designers and developers. And you will also get a peek behind the curtains of Smashing Magazine. You can buy the book now, it is available and can be shipped right away! And you can also check more details about the book.
Also, in this post we are giving away 35 exclusive Smashing Book Posters (folded, limited edition), and if you want to win one, just leave a comment on this post and tell us what you would do with it! So, let’s find out who are Smashing Magazine’s biggest fans?
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Bonus: New Free Chapter Of The Book
Need an appetizer? Here are two free chapters of the Smashing Book (Chapter 1 was released a couple of months ago). You can download them as a PDF:
- Chapter 1: User Interface Design in Modern Web Applications
- Chapter 7: Design To Sell — Increasing Conversion Rates
Smashing Book Around The World
Many things have been happening with and around The Smashing Book in recent weeks. You must have read or heard that it would fall apart immediately upon being opened (okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration). In fact, the pages loosened quickly, and the reading experience was anything but ideal (the adhesive binding was the culprit). The verdict from many users was thus: brilliant content, very poor binding. And yes, let’s face facts: we indeed did a poor job in our first attempt at offline publishing, but we are willing to learn from our experience and do it better the next time. In fact, the next time has already come.
We have thoroughly monitored the feedback and heard your complaints, which is why we have produced a Corrected Edition of the book, with stable, high-quality stitched binding. Nothing will fall apart here… guaranteed. And the price remains the same.
The release of the Smashing Book has been very exciting. We’ve seen many photos, videos and even unboxing galleries. We have even seen the books being explored by cats, pancakes, cactuses and babies!
Photo by Remworks
Photo by Eddie Ebeling.
Photo by Julien Bob (the cat’s name is Monsieurbleu).
Photo by Danielle Wu.
A Word On The Shipping
We are of course not a postal service, and because we are located in Germany, we had to rely on the German postal service (Deutsche Post) to deliver the books to you. This usually works fairly well, but the first weeks in December certainly weren’t our preferred shipping time. Logistics companies were already busy with the Christmas season, and so delivery of our books went very slowly. And because we have been shipping the books worldwide, delivery times have varied significantly. No wonder it took as long as a couple of weeks for the books to be delivered, slowed down as they were by the holidays.
It’s truly astonishing what can happen to books when you ship a large number of them. There are hundreds of stories: the labels got messed up, damaged, loosened or stuck together; the book was delivered but is sitting in the apartment of a neighbor who has gone on vacation; the mail carrier delivered the book to the wrong house or misread the label; the label has a printing error; my address has changed; the book was left sitting in a delivery container; the postal service sent the book to the wrong state and is in the process of rerouting it; the book is being held up in customs. The list goes on and on. Every day we learn of a number of such cases. If you purchased your book a long while ago but still haven’t received it, please send your order details to our support team at orders@smashingmagazine.com. We’ll be in touch right away and will investigate.
Was It Worth The Wait?
Well, we can’t answer that question because we are obviously biased. But our readers and book reviewers can answer that question for us. Many book reviews are out there, sharing both positive and negative impressions. In our forum, murphyslaw has published a long, very detailed review of every chapter of the book. What do other readers say? Here are a few snippets:
“The advice is pitched at what I would call intermediate-to-advanced level. It’s aimed at web designers, doesn’t include any coding details, and focuses on notions of good practice. Elegant solutions for common problems are offered on almost every page. The book has also been written by a group of professional designers – so they know what they’re talking about.” — Roy Johnson
“The Smashing Book is a great, really great book for everybody who is interested in design and web-development. Especially the typography and learning from the experts chapters where inspirational resources to me. The content is great but I believe the layout of the pages should be as a book. Support the Smashing Magazine Book by ordering your copy and I hope SM will continue the concept of bringing the content by book.” — Sander Baumann, Designworkplan
“The book is basically all of SM’s best articles condensed into a book. This is what you’d expect, as it would be hard to top what they have on the website already. The content is very detailed, perhaps even too much in some cases, but it is like a ‘bible of web design’ covering all the things you should know.” — Lee Munroe
“I think the Smashing Book is a perfect book for web designers and developers of all levels, and I am excited that it lives up to the hype. It provides very comprehensive information that is both useful and essential for designers and developers who want to make the quailty of their websites improve.” — admixweb
“I think the book is a great buy for the price. For all you people still waiting for it to be delivered, it’s worth it!” — ThatDeadPixel
“Overall, this is a great effort from the Smashing Team and all the authors. The book features good web design theory and many practical techniques backed up by real world examples in the form of colourful screenshots. This book will not become obsolete in the short term, and should be placed in everyone’s library. Overall score: 8.5/10 – A Smashing Book!” — Hixdesign
Please note that all errors and inaccuracies are being collected in the Errata, which can be found through our Smashing List of Links (only a few errors have been found so far).
Buy The Book Now!
The Smashing Book is a printed book about best practices in modern Web design. The book shares technical tips and best practices on coding, usability and optimization and explores how to create successful user interfaces and apply marketing principles to increase conversion rates. It also shows how to get the most out of typography, color and branding so that you end up with intuitive and effective Web designs. And lastly, you will also get a peek behind the curtains of Smashing Magazine.
It’s a paperback: 313 pages, full-color images on coated paper, available worldwide. Free shipping to the US and Germany, and reduced shipping costs to other countries. 30-day 100% money-back guarantee. You can find more details about the book in the post Smashing Book: It’s Out Now!
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January 28th, 2010 9:30 amThey don’t give you books!! terrible.
- 253January 28th, 2010 1:44 pm
I also study interaction design in the Netherlands, but i just bought it myself. You shouldn’t suspect too much from the schools here, also in Amsterdam it’s very poorly organized.
Ofcourse it would be nice if you would win, but if you wouldn’t, then buy it yourself ;). I have it, and I’m very happy with it. - 254January 29th, 2010 1:02 am
Sintlucas rules! :) Although it’s almost been 7 years since my first year. leuke tuinfeesten :)
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- 255January 28th, 2010 3:34 am
i’d really love to have the book to enlighten my spirit for quitting my daily work and pursue my passion in design. i’d start early design freelancing and hoping to have smashing book by my side.
- 256January 28th, 2010 3:37 am
I was just so much waiting for the book but I haven’t got it till now. :(
I’ll forward the order details to the email asap.. and count me in for the posters comment eh ! ;)- 257February 28th, 2010 11:35 pm
I never got the book too. From the first day pre-order till now. Very sad about this.
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- 258January 28th, 2010 3:47 am
I’m about to apply to one of the finest schools in Denmark in this line of business. The school is called Visual Communication. I have to do a 5 hours test and short presentation of my portfolio and why I want study at that school before they even consider accepting me as one of the new few student.
To prepare for all that, i want the Smashing Book, and when i get in, I’ll donate the poster to the school, so all the student have the change to experience this wonderful site. - 259January 28th, 2010 4:02 am
I want to have a smashing book because with it I could learn more about designing and be master of it. After that I want to share all knowledge that I’ve got from that book to all Indonesian designer through my blog and I hope from my blog the Indonesian designer could compete with all International designer. Show off Indonesian Design!
- 260January 28th, 2010 5:16 am
I’m really disappointed in the book. I thought it would at least cover some intermediate or advanced material. Each chapter basically reads like the intro to a text book on whatever that particular subject is. Not sure what happened. Maybe I expected the wrong thing. I thought it would be a great reference book to have around so I could look up standards & practices. If you’ve actually been doing web design professionally for 6 months or more there is not much here that will be of value to you. More than a couple years in the business? Skip it. A very, very basic overview of designing for the web. A shame, because there is a real need for a web standards book. Smashing Mag missed a big opportunity here.
- 261January 28th, 2010 5:18 am
I have been meaning to purchase this book. I am just currently on a tight spending budget while finishing up school. I would definately love to study this book though. The content of smashing magazine keeps me coming back to this page daily and getting lost in seas of information. I can only image it is of the upmost quality.
- 262January 28th, 2010 6:03 am
I want to buy this book but first I have to finish my master and then I will buy it because I will have time to read it.
Nevertheless if smashing magazine would be so nice an offer me the book I would not say no as a small present :)
I love this website and I want to support it for their great work and I wanted also to contribute in a way. - 263January 28th, 2010 6:30 am
Would love one of these to use for inspiration.
- 264January 28th, 2010 6:33 am
It’s a wonderful book by content – preordered in august, it arrived here in late december, and every single page is worth reading and still inspires me.
*But* in fact it’s really crappy bound – my one broke after a few days, and I’ve got a bunch of worth-reading single pages now. I’m quite sure that I deserve a poster … or an upgrade?
- 265February 2nd, 2010 9:04 am
yeah the bound is very bad, and the text is too far on the inner side. but he content is good.
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- 266January 28th, 2010 6:41 am
I need to get this book. I wanted it since last year but haven’t had the spare change laying around to pick it up recently.
- 267January 28th, 2010 6:48 am
I have a spot already cleared off in my barren cubicle for the Smashing Book. I need some inspiration.
- 268January 28th, 2010 7:01 am
Working for a small marketing company, I would certainly appreciate this reference guide to use for inspiration on various projects be it graphic design, choosing a typeface or layout for a brochure. I visit this site everyday and love to read, having the book to look back to would be a true joy for what you provide on a daily basis. Congrats on all your success
- 269January 28th, 2010 7:04 am
I’m from indonesia, got the smashing book already .. but haven’t finished it yet.
Great ‘little’ book, and nice content and design. - 270January 28th, 2010 7:06 am
The S on the cover of this book is oozing superpower! Hopefully the superpower that is needed to turn me into a Hero Web Designer Dude!
- 271January 28th, 2010 7:26 am
I´m a fan for Smashing Mag and would love to have the book! Hope I get lucky and win one!
- 272January 28th, 2010 7:34 am
I’m a graphic and web designer. What would I do with the book? Be even more awesome.
- 273January 28th, 2010 7:53 am
Time to get out the old credit card to purchase The Smashing Book of Awesomeness!
I think if I had the poster I’d… I’d… probably hug it as I slept… creepy.. or genius!
- 274January 28th, 2010 8:04 am
my book hasn’t arrive yet, its been more than a month. oh my.. cant wait~~
- 275January 28th, 2010 8:10 am
I already read the book and it serves as The Bible for Web Designers. You just can’t live without it. You’ve got to live it. Dream with it. Grow with it. Innovate with it. It’s more enlightening than your everyday fortune cookie. It contains lines that are as good as those verses from your Last Song Syndrome.
If I have another copy of the book, I’ll give it to the innocent ones. Or If I have a poster, I’ll stick it to the highest of walls and spread the beautiful world of design!
- 276January 28th, 2010 8:12 am
I already have purchased the book, but would have loved the limited edition poster! I am new to web design, but well versed in the development arena. I hope I can have the chance to grab the poster!! thanks guys keep up the great work!
- 277January 28th, 2010 9:04 am
I want one of these!
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- 279January 28th, 2010 9:54 am
Great work on the site content, I’d like a book too!
- 280January 28th, 2010 10:00 am
Got it, read it, loved it, reviewed it! http://www.pixelflips.com/blog/the-smashing-book-review/
- 281January 28th, 2010 10:27 am
I’d love a smashing book for bathroom reading.
- 282January 28th, 2010 10:28 am
I was hoping for the book for Christmas, but I have a birthday coming up… maybe then. :)
As for a poster, I’d put it up in my office, of course! Smashing Magazine is an endless source of inspiration, and a Smashing Book Poster would be a great addition to my walls.
- 283January 28th, 2010 10:52 am
i thougt i get one for christmas as well. but santa wasn´t willing to do so.
if i would get this book, i will probably read it. i could use this helpfull tips so much, and don´t have to look up via the search.. ;)
- 284January 28th, 2010 11:02 am
I would love this book. 2010 will be a year of going to next level, trying new things and self improvement–help me meet my goals!
- 285January 28th, 2010 11:03 am
I’d love a poster!
- 286January 28th, 2010 11:03 am
I’m absolutely positive that I would use this book every day! I’m visit smashingmagazine every day for tips. It’s my go to reference for information and design tips. If you want to stay up to date with design trends this is the most important bookmark you’ll have. I would cherish a copy of the book. I think it would probably change my life! Thanks
- 287January 28th, 2010 11:06 am
I´d just love to spread the news of SmashingMagazine to my Designstudents. Your a great inspiration for me in my job as a teacher. Let me post a Poster in my classroom…
… thanks for great reading in the lasted smashing book. - 288January 28th, 2010 11:24 am
I placed my order right away.
When the book arrives, I will replace my Kama Sutra right away.
When you send me the poster, I will hang it above my bed and replace my wife with it. - 289January 28th, 2010 11:42 am
My cats breathe smells like catfood! Can I have a book?
- 290January 28th, 2010 12:11 pm
I am a full-time web designer and I would love to have a copy of this book. I have been working in the industry for over 8 years now and one thing that I learned is that nothing is constant when it comes to technology, online marketing and design styles. You have to keep yourself up to date constantly. Otherwise, you will be out of date in a short period of time. The book covers topics that are very important to keep in touch with today’s online marketing, design and technology areas. So I am sure it will be an interesting book to read.
- 291January 28th, 2010 12:24 pm
We’d use this book in our workshops to help train out of work web and graphic designers on techniques that can help them land jobs here in Miami Beach.
Aristotle
- 292January 28th, 2010 12:34 pm
I just purchased my copy this week despite all a saw online about shipping issues and the binding being poor … I am HOPING that I’ll get the new version with the better stitching since I just bought the book.
- 293January 28th, 2010 12:35 pm
Hi, full-time webmaster in the education industry from Canada here. I visit Smashing Magazine several times a week for the superior content that you and the Smashing Network publishes. It is my main source for staying up to date on web design and development. I would like to have a copy of this book, thanks!
- 294January 28th, 2010 12:58 pm
I would love to win the poster. I got the smashing book as a gift over the holidays and it is a fantastic read. The poster would be a nice complement to go along with it.
If I win the poster I will hang it up and post a picture if you like :D
- 295January 28th, 2010 2:22 pm
It would probably stand on the top of the big amount of my books, like a master piece (which it certainly is).
…And perhaps, i would read it if i can find a moment beetween university, designing and feeding my cat.
Plus, orange suits well to my desk :)
- 296January 28th, 2010 2:23 pm
I already ordered a copy of the smashing book(waiting on its arrival).
But I’d love to receive another one to help promote the smashing book by giving a book away in a design contest that I’d like to do at my website. - 297January 28th, 2010 2:36 pm
I would slap that mama jamma on my office wall of fame for all to see and glory at! Advertising for you, ya know!
- 298January 28th, 2010 2:56 pm
I’m new to web design and still need to learn a lot bout it. Smashing Magazine website has been one of my favorite website to learn from. If I win the book, it will definitely be my web design guru and help me to be a good web designer.
Thanks =) - 299January 28th, 2010 3:10 pm
I am a part time graphic designer and Smashing Magazine’s website has been a great source and inspiration website for me however it could have been awesome if I can have the hardcopy that I can bring with me everywhere I go.
Smashing Magazine FTW = )
- 300January 28th, 2010 3:25 pm
I would use this book for inspiration here in a land where 8 months of the year is covered in snow. White isn’t a color. I need color. Like….now.
- 301January 28th, 2010 3:35 pm
I am a fan of the site and would like to have a poster :-)
- 302January 28th, 2010 3:35 pm
already got one. definitely worth the money!
- 303January 28th, 2010 4:06 pm
I’d love to have a copy of this book, it’ll definitely be the first thing I read every morning on my 2 hour train commute. I think a good book like this should also be shared around to other passionate UI lovers. Love to win a copy :-)
- 304January 28th, 2010 4:06 pm
Hello I’m a constant reader of your blog!
I´d like the Smashing Book because it would be fantastic try all the things, learn about it, and I will be happy because there will be more to know about design and development, but in a beautiful book not only in the blog.
=)
Greetings from Mexico!
- 305January 28th, 2010 4:23 pm
If you gave me this book, I would use it to launch my career as an SEO-specialized, 960 grid, WordPress web developer!
Thank you!
NathonSmashingMagazine.com is the best designers’ blog in the world.
- 306January 28th, 2010 4:33 pm
Hi Smashing Team!
I’m Giles Van Gruisen, a 15 year old designer and developer from Newport, RI. I visit Smashing Mag several times per day to check out the latest articles. I’ll read anything on this site, whether it be the latest Wordpress hacks, great design from places around the world, or even the latest photography collection! I love what you guys do, and I don’t see your awesomeness ending anytime soon.
I would absolutely love to win a Smashing Book poster to put up in my high school for other designed interested students to see!
Thanks for everything, and keep up the smashing work!
- 307January 28th, 2010 4:39 pm
Hello!
It could be great to win this book because i love webdesign and graphism and i hope, one day to be a freelance who make pretty and cool stuff !! So i must have a real good book to practice !!
Otherwise, webdesign depot is my favorite day’s blog and thanks for this !:)
- 308January 28th, 2010 5:00 pm
In all honesty, if I got a big poster – I would probably scan it using an industrial map scanner, and use it as a wallpaper for my multi monitor setup.
There really is no better way to use posters for us digital lifestyle fanatics
- 309January 28th, 2010 5:47 pm
I would love to have a copy! Currently I am a design student in my third year, a fan of the site, and would love to have that resource available to me!
- 310January 28th, 2010 7:08 pm
My friend wants to buy a book, I will order another one! :)
- 311January 28th, 2010 7:29 pm
I would love one of the posters! I would post it to my ceiling above my bed and stare at it all night, and never fall asleep, because I know it’s going to be that good.
Just kidding. I actually don’t know what’s going to be on it. If it’s about design and stuff, then I’ll look at it for reference. If it’s just a regular movie poster, then I’ll hang it up for the world to see.
- 312January 28th, 2010 7:41 pm
Where would I be without Smashing Magazine? Seriously not sure. I can tell you that I’d probably take my favorite 5 posters and hang them on our office walls in Buenos Aires. I’d use them to go over design theory with new clients and get the team inspired. In Argentina it is hard to get English-language books, so I’m looking forward to bringing this back to share with my colleagues. Thanks for making this!
- 313January 28th, 2010 9:34 pm
I would simply stick it to the ceiling above my bed and study it every night as I fall asleep :) …and maybe in the morning if I have enough energy!
- 314January 28th, 2010 10:01 pm
I would love to get a Smashing poster and stick it on the wall in the office, stare at it and I am sure I will get smashing inspiration out of it.
- 315January 28th, 2010 11:10 pm
I’d love to win!!
- 316January 29th, 2010 12:08 am
If I win I will not go asleep that night until I read some chapters, that’s for sure ;)
- 317January 29th, 2010 12:21 am
I’ll never win it but I figure I’d just post a comment anyway :) Love Smashing – keep up the always great work!
- 318January 29th, 2010 1:09 am
I read SM daily. But on days I don’t have internet access and I’m travelling, I’ll really miss out on smashing stuff. The book will be the best pacifier at those times :)
Me want SM, book or not! - 319January 29th, 2010 1:21 am
I would use the poster to cover up the geeky .NET framework poster in the office!!!
- 320January 29th, 2010 1:31 am
A Smashing Poster to go with the Smashing Book! Fantastic Idea! If I had a smashing poster I’d have to remodel my home office to fit it in, somewere right beside all the Flex Posters I have with all the most important information that simply must be at hand all the time.
I got my smashing book in the first run and I have to say I haven’t put it down, it’s chock full of great information, the poster would be the icing on the cake.
- 321January 29th, 2010 1:44 am
Just have read free chapters, and now I think I should buy the book
- 322January 29th, 2010 2:17 am
Would be nice to own the book, it could help me a lot with my studies.
- 323January 29th, 2010 3:01 am
It has been 6 months since I have ordered my book, but I haven’t received it yet!! I contacted the sales, they replied back saying they will investigate but no updates till now :(
- 324January 29th, 2010 3:19 am
I just took a peak into our investigation list and I think there has been some positive progress in your case yesterday, but noone updated you, yet. :) I’m sure you’ll receive an email with news, soon. And your book in a few days.
Sorry that I can’t speak more clearly, but there are some privacy limitations with inquiries in public.
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- 325January 29th, 2010 3:54 am
If you would gift me the book, I’ll rule the world ;) THX
- 326January 29th, 2010 4:02 am
I’ve got mine and it’s really great. I still haven’t finished it as I’m french, but I will soon.
- 327January 29th, 2010 4:09 am
my friend got this book and now I love to have one, too.
- 328January 29th, 2010 4:20 am
The Smashing Book is a smashing idea, I would love to win a copy!
- 329January 29th, 2010 4:31 am
I want one of those posters! I would even switch the only poster left on my room from my younger days: Rage Against the Machine. Yes Smashing Magazine, I would do that. Yes, you have brainwashed me :)
- 330January 29th, 2010 5:18 am
It looks like I can’t order it from Romania. Too bad :(
- 331January 29th, 2010 8:29 am
We’ve had successful orders from Romania before, so you should be able to order as well.
If you get some kind of error message, please send it to us via orders@smashingmagazine.com and we’ll see how we can fix that.
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- 332January 29th, 2010 5:47 am
The book is definitly must-have for all of us designers & developers. It’s very useful and believe me, it’s nice to read about web technologies while you are offline, sitting at the park or train … it’s nostalgic in some way.
- 333January 29th, 2010 6:02 am
Alex, #328, sure you can. Well, I think so.
It would be great to have my own copy of this great book! I am following all the Smashing Magazine’s updates/posts from day one. It’s like starting point for whatever I do in design field. Thanks! - 334January 29th, 2010 6:34 am
To have a Smashing Book would change my life! I currently work for a big company as an in house designer and it stinks. I yearn for the feeling of any sort of creative freedom and working on projects that are inspirational in any way. Having this Smashing Book in my life would push me to go out there to find work with a studio or design agency…or even better to go freelance with the goal of setting up my own design agency. If this was to come to fruition I would accredit all my worldly success to the fact that I had this Smashing Book by my side as inspiration and as a friend in times of need. I am fully qualified and have had many design books pass through my life, none more than this one have I pined for. Please help this frustrated designer appeal by donating one copy of this Smashing Book.
- 335January 29th, 2010 6:43 am
I need the poster to cover a big stain of wine on the wall of my room. The book is very interesting and I’m sure that it will help me in my work.
- 336January 29th, 2010 6:47 am
Oh, a Smashing Book would work wonders for the sad, dreary website of the non-profit organization I work for. The rather dated barcoding.si.edu website does little to engage users and attract interest to a brand-new discipline of science, DNA barcoding– a travesty, considering the applications for education, citizen science, and the preservation of biodiversity! Considering the UN has declared 2010 the Year of Biodiversity (cbd.int/2010/welcome/), wouldn’t you consider doing your part by donating a copy to the Consortium for the Barcode of Life?
- 337January 29th, 2010 7:11 am
Got mine! Very interesting things to read / learn. I also love the “story” about how SM was born (the site not the book).
- 338January 29th, 2010 7:25 am
The book is amazing!!! I´d love to have a poster for the studio.
Even the programmer likes it! And that´s rather difficult…. - 339January 29th, 2010 7:37 am
I would love a copy! Not that I ever win anything but it I did I would give my book a name like Eric or George and love it as though it was my own. Then, ensuring the lighting, climate and humidity where all correct and sure that I was well away from any sources of ignition, I would sit and loving absorb ever word within little Eric’s 313 pages then promptly set about changing the world using the power of web design alone…
…that, or I would just rip open the packing, lock myself in the toilet and read it from cover to cover then leave the book there for the next visitor! ;)
- 340January 29th, 2010 8:15 am
I’d love a poster!
Will pin it at my office.Already have a book, nice read and… bad format.
I’d better gave a few extra bucks for a hardcover. :(Cheers, SM
- 341January 29th, 2010 9:55 am
I would read it over, and over, and over, and over, and over again and show it to all my designer friends to make them jealous because they don’t have one!!!! :)
- 342January 29th, 2010 2:03 pm
I am graduating from college this year and I would like this book so I can master techniques in order to start my own company.
- 343January 29th, 2010 5:02 pm
What would I do with the book? Use it for inspiration, to show people. I have VERY few books I like to refrence, very few sites I find very helpful and very few sites I inform others about. I tell people about the website all the time and I always get questions about my backgrounds. The backgrounds? Why smashing magazines monthly background submission! I always look forward to it every month. I can’t wait to see february’s backgrounds. This book would be a great addition in my life and I know I would use it often.
- 344January 29th, 2010 5:32 pm
I would use this book to further improve the techniques and knowledge of design as I freelance after graduating form college.
- 345January 29th, 2010 8:31 pm
Im a BIG fan of SM and I love reading so having this book would be great! Thank you much Smashing Magazine.
- 346January 29th, 2010 9:41 pm
I would love to have the Smashing poster… I would put it on my office wall, as a symbol of what Smashing Magazine is all about: innovation and quality in graphic design. It would also remind me that I have a trusted source of useful content to turn to whenever I need, something that really makes my life easier. And, most importantly, it will make me THINK.
- 347January 29th, 2010 10:02 pm
soy de Guatemala pedi el libro via aerea, desde el 8 de Enero y aun no lo he recibido, que estara pasando
- 348January 30th, 2010 12:51 am
The smashingmagazine-book seems to be a great lecture for the bed to dream about.
- 349January 30th, 2010 1:40 am
I would love to have the SMA-SMAA-SMASHING POSTER!!! It relinquish the beauty that surrounds us, it is a symbol of visualization among each and everyone of us. . .Planning to have the book in no time. . I believe it will ignite the artistic soul within . . . from Across the Asia-Pacific plains. . .signing off.
Good luck!!!
- 350January 30th, 2010 2:19 am
Jep, habe meine Ausgabe bekommen. Das Buch ist aber schlecht gebunden, sodass bei meiner Ausgabe 3-4 Seiten nach dem ersten Blättern einfach rausfielen. Nachdem ich mich per Email an Verantwortliche meldete, wollte man mir eigentlich ein neues Buch zuschicken. Das ist nun schon über 4 Wochen her und ich habe immernoch keines bekommen. Schade.
- 351February 2nd, 2010 4:45 am
Huch, seltsam. 4 Wochen sollte das innerhalb Deutschlands eigentlich nicht dauern. Melde Dich einfach nochmal per E-Mail, dann können wir schauen, was passiert ist.
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- 352January 30th, 2010 2:49 am
Cleaned the wall in front of me so there is space for your poster, please don’t fold it when you send it..;)
- 353January 30th, 2010 5:26 am
Quality paper – $6.90
Colour printed pages – $9.90
Hard-Covered Book – $19.90
THE SMASHING BOOK – $29.90
SMASHING MAGAZINE EXPERIENCE. – PRICELESS.
:)
- 354January 30th, 2010 8:12 am
I’ve worked with print for some years now and am moving more and more into the digital field with web and mobile devices. I think the SM book would help me and the programmers to get more knowledge about the web and to make it easier to work with each other. ^_^
- 355January 30th, 2010 10:00 am
I would love the poster!
I received my book and yes, it did fall apart upon opening, literally. But, it was a great read.
Every chapter taught me something I didn’t already know.
What I didn’t really know is how interested in typography I am. I have to admit, that is the chapter that I’ve read twice already and am letting it percolate in my brain before I read it again.
One interesting comment in this thread was that each chapter read like an intro to a book. What a great idea!
You should publish a book on each chapter, go into more detail, give more coding examples and do the book on typography first please!
Thanks from the farm in rural Manitoba, Canada
p.s. My book arrived in great condition, packaging and labeling intact. Thumbs up.
- 356January 30th, 2010 10:15 am
I have been following Smashingmagazine for over a year now and love every single article by them ( recent re-design is nice)
If i were to win a copy of your book, id use it for advancing my knowledge in the webdesign and developing field. See what others have to say and improve. Take there ideas there strategies and build upon them.
- 357January 30th, 2010 2:10 pm
I would love to have a Smashing Poster to hang on the wall at my design firm…and to remind my clients why they trust in us for smashing concepts.
- 358January 30th, 2010 2:22 pm
I would love to get the Smashing Magazine book because our company could use one in the office to guide us through the design phase of development. We’re all fans of smashing magazine so this would be a great addition.
- 359January 30th, 2010 4:22 pm
I have already purchased the book. But it wouldn’t hurt to get another one to pass to my sis :P
- 360January 30th, 2010 8:51 pm
I would love the Smashing Book. I am obsessed with Smashing Magazine and would geek out if I got a book compiled with everything I love.
- 361January 31st, 2010 12:19 am
Hello hello
I also want a smashing book, might need it for my studies on E-concept design at Copenhagen Technical School. - 362January 31st, 2010 4:26 am
I would like to have one. But I would like to see the preface and first 20 pages of that book to get a taste of what is look like inside. I know it will be great for all Graphic and Web Designers. But still want to get a taste of looking around before buying that book. :)
- 363January 31st, 2010 5:43 am
I would like the book because I plan to study web design here at my country (Kosova, Europe), and here are not a lot of good resources to prepare for the college, so your book would be a really good start and I maybe would be the best at my college. I would buy it but I don’t have a credit card :s .
However thank you - 364January 31st, 2010 6:39 am
This is awesome! I love Smashing Magazine… I play around with design software and hope to study graphic design when I finish my Journalism degree, so this book would come in handy! :D
- 365January 31st, 2010 7:55 am
Ive been reading Smashing Magazine since i start working as a web designer 2 years ago as a newbie in this field. ive learned alot from here as i had no experience in design at all, i would check out this website every morning before i start work.. now ive just started to take my degree in multimedia design, so im a poooor student now. It would be great if i can have the book for free! =D
as to what i would do with the book,
i will absorb every inch of goodness from the book,
share and recommend to all my friends,
hug it to sleep every night…(er..kidding)
anyway i just wanna say this book with surely benifit me as much as the website did. :) - 366January 31st, 2010 10:43 pm
Let’s be honest. I think I’m likely to wear out the spine of this book in its first year reading it in/around and between my home and the studio. An extra copy would give me the peace of mind – knowing I can always get my daily dose of smashing inspiration any where I go.
- 367February 1st, 2010 9:39 am
This is awesome.. smashie! thats how we friends refers you now. You’ve been the inspiration for all of us for years, let me have your posters in my wall :-)
- 368February 2nd, 2010 1:00 am
I would use the book to hit my boss over the head and say “This is why you should give a damn about User Experience”.
Seriously, after e-mailing Smashing Magazine articles to everyone from the designteam to my bosses, it would be great to have a hard copy to flash around the office (and help me in my day-to-day editor tasks!).
- 369February 2nd, 2010 8:13 am
i took it! it’s perfect ! :)
- 370February 4th, 2010 12:12 am
Atleast one ad slot on each London Underground trains is always empty. Send me few, I will stick them there!
After reading your book, I have realised so many things I was doing so far were wrong. It all makes sense now. One of the best one I have read so far.
Cheers
Dave - 371February 4th, 2010 12:14 pm
I would love to have the posters because they’d be the only posters on my wall. I had pre-ordered the book and it came as a new year present to me. I loved it. Still not finished yet!
Cheers.
- 372February 8th, 2010 7:55 am
I already have a copy, it arrived in excellent condition last week (nice packaging by the way!). I haven’t read much yet due to lack of time but I’ll make sure to catch up as the content looks very promising. I’ve only read a few pages now and it was hard to put it away! And that’s coming from someone who’s anything but a bookworm ;) Keep up the good work, guys!
- 373February 9th, 2010 1:29 pm
A poster would be great on the wall in my school, because we need some decoration in the public areas!
- 374February 9th, 2010 6:38 pm
Smashing Magazine is awesome!!! I visit the site at least once a day for all the great articles and tutorials. I enjoy all the calendars each month and the great insight. My boyfriend and I are both graphic designers and are always looking at books and site for inspiration. Smashing Magazine is full of creativity and inspiration at your fingertips. My boyfriend is a poster collector, he appreciates art and design in poster form, so I believe the Smashing posters would be a great treat for him.
- 375February 10th, 2010 2:43 pm
I ordered mine like a month ago and its still not here. I wish it was.
- 376February 12th, 2010 5:56 am
If I had the post I would frame it and hang the post on my wall at the office! If you haven’t gotten this book you should order. Not only to show your support, cause we all get great ideas and resources from smashing- but the book is a collection of content that will make you a better designer.
Cheers-
Ct - 377February 16th, 2010 12:39 am
After a long wait (because of italian post service) I finally managed to get mine! :)
I just had a quick look and I am impressed by the book’s quality and features.
Thanks for your invaluable good work!
- 378February 17th, 2010 11:33 am
I would use it to learn more and teach others!
- 379March 4th, 2010 1:49 am
Any news on who won the limited edition posters?
- 380March 5th, 2010 12:31 am
I don’t know if I’m posting this to the right place… anyways, on page 112 it’s about how to avoid dumb quotes using language-specific quotation marks. The article says “Internet Explorer, even version 8, doesn’t support it…” Well, that’s not the case, at least with this CSS code:
:lang(hu) {quotes: “201E” “201D”;}
:lang(en) {quotes: “201C” “201D” “2018″ “2019″;}
q:before {content: open-quote;}
q:after {content: close-quote;}This article containes English as well as Hungarian quotations, both displayed fine in recent versions of IE8, Firefox, and Opera: http://www.recreation.hu/villanynaplo/boards-of-canada/ Interestingly enough, webkit-based browsers have problems with displaying language-specific quotation marks correctly.
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