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Design and Layout
Design is a visual process with content as its chief factor. Design is a way of presenting a reader with information and a way of communicating to the reader something about that information. The visual is a highly important way of communicating—in fact, it is the oldest. Images predate text by many centuries.
All of us understand to some extent how important appearance is. Most people spend time grooming themselves and selecting what they wear because they know that their appearance sends a message to others about who they ...
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