Chapter Thirteen. Reviewing the 10 Most Common Design Errors

What you’ll find:

  • Decide between makeovers and incremental changes in your designs.

  • Identify common layout problems.

  • Review headlines and subheads.

  • Fine-tune body copy content and formatting.

  • Build improvement into every project.

Design success involves more than knowing the principles of design and how to use them in Microsoft Office Publisher. Instead, design success is based on consistently applying what you know in an orderly and disciplined way.

This chapter describes the design problems I’ve most frequently encountered during decades of helping clients and graphic design students review their work and refine their design skills.

Details spell the difference between effective and ...

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