Graphic Design Rules: 365 Essential Design Dos and Don'ts

I would recommend I am in school for design, and this helped me feel more confident.

If you're looking for in depth guide book, this isn't for you. If you're looking for quick pointers across the field, this is pretty awesome.People complained about "thou shall" and " "thou shall not". I'm happy to say the publisher/ author/ someone listened... The pages say do and don't and look clean and modern. So don't let the reviews about being old fashioned scare you away from this book.I'm a novice designer, so there are things that I didn't know about in this book. The book doesn't explain all the vocabulary in detail, but that's ok. It tells me what I don't know and I can Google from there. Seriously, it's quicker to flip through this book with do and don't on each page and then Google then to buy like 50 other books that go into detail.It's meant to be a guideline, not a deep reference book.And like all guidelines, you get to be the final say. If you don't like one of the things they say do or don't... That's fine. But it's still a really good jumping off place

Great information. Would have given it 5 stars if it was easier to find answers.

If you're a graphic designer and need to find information fast regarding a question regarding a graphic design problem, this book if for you.

Strong, focused recommendations.

I can’t say I agree with every single item, but from my experience as a graphic designer for over 40 years, it’s darn close to spot on on everything.

This is such a handy book to keep on hand and refer to. I’m going to use it with my high school students.

Arrived in mint condition. Worthy information about the fundamental rules about design and typography.