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

Anneloes van Gaalen

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Graphic design, Typography & lettering

The world of fashion and design is inundated with a seemingly endless list of rules. Think of "Less is More," "Form Follows Function," "Keep it Simple," "Dress Your Age," and the list goes on and on. They're familiar sayings that some designers consider to be valuable words of wisdom, which serve as a guiding line and source of inspiration. To others, these rules are mere restrictions: design dogmas and fashion formulae that need to be bended, twisted or broken altogether.

Rules tend to have a life of their own: over time their meaning changes or the rule is adopted by a whole new group of followers. Take, for instance, the classic "Form Follows Function." It started out life as an architecture guideline but has crept its way into other creative fields. This evolution is reflected in this book by the chronologically placed quotes that accompany each rule and that are courtesy of designers, architects, fashion designers, typographers and other creatives.

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