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Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell
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Universal Principles of Design

by William Lidwell

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  tonta | Apr 16, 2009 |
Outstanding collection of design principals and ideals. You will love this book if you understand what the words in the title mean. This is a listing of the widely accepted principals of good design. It is not a how-to, it is not for specific things like ads, websites, and so on. Universal, Principals, Design. If that is what you need, you can't do better than this book. Concise and useful explainations of each principal gives you understanding without having to filter through a 400 page text book. ( )
  ArcticLlama | Feb 4, 2009 |
A beautiful presentation of other peoples' ideas. My mind toggles between "seen before" and "simply charming". The book serves as a mouthwatering reading list (although you can find most of their sources at their website too). It is not clear, however, why a certain idea or principle merits its inclusion (or exclusion).

The clean layout makes it an excellent educational reference tool (as well as an intrigueing coffee table book). I only wish, the authors had attempted to show that principles clash. If you adhere to one principle, you will have to give way on the other. The designer's task is to find the best trade-off. ( )
  jcbrunner | Mar 3, 2006 |
Absolutely awesome. ( )
  tiffehr | Dec 7, 2005 |
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