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Infographic: 10 Commandments of Graphic Design

Creative Market Last updated: April 9, 2024 · 1 min read

Commandments: divine rules to be observed strictly. While nothing is set in stone in this crazy design era, here are 10 principles that we preach and practice every day. 10CommandmentsInfographic

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18 Comments
  • And I so love Papyarus.... but I do understand! :) Nice that there are still SOME rules!! 11 years ago
  • I'm just gonna put it out there...I don't understand commandment #9...can anyone explain? 11 years ago
  • Retina as in Retina displays I'm presuming. More precise than older technology with more vivid color and pixels. So my take is that it's referring to making sure your work is as I like to say "pixel perfect!" 11 years ago
  • "For everything, kern, kern, kern. For every season, kern, kern, kern". 11 years ago
  • Man, I wish there was an illustrator file for this so we could print out! I would love to have this on my wall :) 11 years ago
  • You got it @Michelle Baez — click on the button at the bottom of the post! :) 11 years ago
  • Awesome! I'm so excited! Thank you so much @Laura Busche :) 11 years ago
  • This is pretty neat, thank you for sharing! 11 years ago
  • "Thou Shall" is not faithful to its own usage-- check the King James English of the Bible. "Thou Shalt" is the rule... Even graphic artists understand that. 11 years ago
  • i just printed this on legal and it looks great! on my desk it will forever sit. 11 years ago
  • Thanks! I love this. 11 years ago
  • it's 2015… stop saying THOU SHALL and THY. nobody talks like that IRL. 11 years ago
  • Can someone explain no.9? :) 11 years ago
  • Ahhhhmayzing! Thanks for this I am downloading it as I type. Will print this, laminate, and pin it to my office wall. :D :D :D :D 11 years ago
  • can't download file anymore ... :( Link takes me to an empty drobbox ... any chance we can get it back? 10 years ago
  • Thank you! 10 years ago
  • Would love to download this but the Dropbox link is broken! 10 years ago
  • Excellent graphic! 8 years ago