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


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White space is to be regarded as an active element, not a passive background.

White space is to be regarded as an active element, not a passive background.



The aim of every typographic work - the delivery of a message in the shortest, most efficient manner.

The aim of every typographic work - the delivery of a message in the shortest, most efficient manner.



Perfect typography is certainly the most elusive of all arts. Sculpture in stone alone comes near it in obstinacy.

Perfect typography is certainly the most elusive of all arts. Sculpture in stone alone comes near it in obstinacy.



Asymmetry is the rhythmic expression of funtional design. In addition to being more logical, asymmetry has the advantage that its complete appearance is far more optically effective than symmetry.

Asymmetry is the rhythmic expression of funtional design. In addition to being more logical, asymmetry has the advantage that its complete appearance is far more optically effective than symmetry.



Perfect typography is more a science than an art.

Perfect typography is more a science than an art.



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.



My errors were more fertile than I ever imagined.

My errors were more fertile than I ever imagined.



Asymmetry is the rhythmic expression of functional design.

Asymmetry is the rhythmic expression of functional design.



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.

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.



Standardization, instead of individualization. Cheap books, instead of private press editions. Active literature, instead of passive leather bindings.

Standardization, instead of individualization. Cheap books, instead of private press editions. Active literature, instead of passive leather bindings.





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Find your happiness before the music of this world falls on deaf ears.

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It is almost impossible to overemphasize the importance with which ancestry is held in the Middle East and North Africa.

It is almost impossible to overemphasize the importance with which ancestry is held in the Middle East and North Africa.



A lost coin is found by means of a candle; the deepest truth is found by means of a simple story.

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It's sad when you see someone do really well and then you just don't hear about them anymore.

It's sad when you see someone do really well and then you just don't hear about them anymore.



The Bible is the divine means of developing spiritual maturity. There is no other way.

The Bible is the divine means of developing spiritual maturity. There is no other way.



Then let's print up some flyers!

Then let's print up some flyers!




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