English Summary/英文概要： The Graphic Design Reference & Specification Book should always be next to a designer’s computer. Completely practical with only the most needed information, this valuable book provides designers with all the little details that can make or break a design, such as how much space to leave in the gutter when designing barrel folds, how to layout a template for a box, and the ratios of each part, as well as metric conversion charts, standard envelope sizes in the USA, Europe, Canada and Asia, and much more. This hardworking handbook is compact and accessible and is a must-have for any graphic designer.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《平面设计参考规范书》应该是设计师电脑旁的随伴读本。完整的实用只附带有最需要的信息，这本具有价值的参考书为设计师们提供了破旧立新的所有的细枝末节，比如在设计桶形折叠时，在沟槽中要留出多少空间，如何为一个框架布局模板，以及每个部分的比例，和公制转换图表，美，欧，加和亚洲的标准的包装尺寸等等。 这本手工操作手册的信息内容既紧凑又便于携带，是如何所有平面设计师的必备参考读物。(Sandy)

Poppy Evans is an award-winning writer and graphic designer who lives in Park Hills Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, OH. She is the former art director of Screen Printing and American Music Teacher magazines, and former managing editor of HOW magazine.

Aaris Sherin is an educator, writer and designer based in New York City. She is currently assistant professor of graphic design at St. John’s University in Queens, New York, where she teaches both history and studio classes. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology. Irina Lee is a graphic designer, professor, and writer based in New York City. Her professional experience includes film and video production, interactive media, print, packaging, user interface design and editorial design projects for corporate and non-profit clients. She teaches at the School of Visual Arts and the State University of New York at Farmingdale College, School of Art + Graphic Design.