20 most important design principles illustrated

Are you familiar with all of these design principles?

Are you familiar with all of these design principles?

One of the most frustrating parts of a designer and creative director's job is receiving vague feedback from a client. They want the design to 'pop', to have more 'edge', but what are they trying to say with these buzzwords?

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Dom Carter

Dom Carter is a freelance writer who specialises in art and design. Formerly a staff writer for Creative Bloq, his work has also appeared on Creative Boom and in the pages of ImagineFX, Computer Arts, 3D World, and .net. He has been a D&AD New Blood judge, and has a particular interest in picture books.

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