The Taunton Press has published some excellent books – I especially like “Built-Ins”. But this books seems to have been thrown together with little thought or integrity. Featured are numerous pictures that can been seen in their other books; this recycling of images is an affront to the reader – I never forget a photograph, and feel ripped-off when I recognize it from a different book.
The Taunton Press should re-think its strategy; re-hashing previous publications and slapping on a new title is lazy, unoriginal, and insulting to its readership.
Rating: 1 / 5
#1 by Gay M. Diller on April 20, 2010 - 11:59 am
Someone else said it was not great or original, but I disagree.
Maybe because I do not have the other Taunton home books,
so these images are all new to me. I am a designer and this has
been an excellent resource for me. I use it a lot. I love the
ideas and I turn to this book over and over for inspiration. I
highly recommend it if you’re looking for ideas to rejeuvinate your
home’s exterior or if you are sharing design ideas with your cleints,
as a real estate agent or architectural design consultant.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Kate Smart on April 20, 2010 - 2:54 pm
The Taunton Press has published some excellent books – I especially like “Built-Ins”. But this books seems to have been thrown together with little thought or integrity. Featured are numerous pictures that can been seen in their other books; this recycling of images is an affront to the reader – I never forget a photograph, and feel ripped-off when I recognize it from a different book.
The Taunton Press should re-think its strategy; re-hashing previous publications and slapping on a new title is lazy, unoriginal, and insulting to its readership.
Rating: 1 / 5