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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Samara, Timothy.
     Design elements : a graphic style manual : understanding the
   rules and knowing when to break them / Timothy Samara.
          p. cm.
   ISBN-13: 978-1-59253-261-2 (flexibind)
   ISBN-10: 1-59253-261-6 (flexibind)
   1. Graphic design (Typography) 2. Layout (Printing) I. Title.

 Z246 .S225
 686.2'2—dc22                                                   2006019038
                                                                                        CIP

ISBN-13: 978-1-59253-261-2
ISBN-10: 1-59253-261-6
Digital edition: 978-1-61673-636-1

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Cover and text design
STIM Visual Communication New York

Printed in China