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Never Use White Type on a Black Background And 50 Other Ridiculous Design Rules

Hardcover • 2009 • English

Never Use White Type on a Black Background And 50 Other Ridiculous Design Rules

By Anneloes van Gaalen

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About the book

Design has many rules that claim to be big truths and full of wisdom. Designers all go by rules that work for them. However, their rules may not work for someone else, or for a particular piece of design work. When a rule is forced upon you, it stops working and becomes a joke, like "Never use a PC," or "Leave it until the last minute," or the most famous of them all, "Less is more."The problem is that every rule related to, or governing, design is ultimately ridiculous. In this book we have col...Show more

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9789063692070

Publisher

Laurence King Publishing

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Never Use White Type on a Black Background And 50 Other Ridiculous Design Rules

Format

Hardcover

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