Gift Design Essentials: Volume 1 is for the novice gift designer and for everyday creative individuals who want to give fabulous gifts to their friends and family. This book is intended to be a brief and practical guide to designing impressive gifts with a reasonable budget. Within these pages, you will find foundational principles for successful designs including: color and balance, product selection, placement and packaging techniques, and field-tested advice toward avoiding some of the pitfalls common to gift design beginners. Gift Design Essentials: Volume 1 will not offer extensive business or legal advice. However, the book does include an annotated section with many helpful resources available for those needing assistance with business and legal matters.