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Jan Tschichold Quotes: Readers want what is important to be clearly laid out; they will not read what is too troublesome.
         

Readers want what is important to be clearly laid out; they will not read what is too troublesome.


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The works of 'abstract' art are subtle creations of order out of simple contrasting elements.



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The book designer strives for perfection; yet every perfect thing lives somewhere in the neighborhood of dullness and is frequently mistaken for it by the insensitive.



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