While there are more than four design principles, and there are seven or more elements of graphic design, these CRAP principles are all you need to redirect a design that has gone horribly awry, even without asking for help.

You should know these words, and more importantly how they work in design, as well as you know your own name. Not that you asked, but the information shown here is testable material in every one of our graphic design courses.

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Below you will find sample designs and suggested improvements from Robin Williams, author of The Non-Designers Design Book, one of the best starter design books ever written. Old, but timeless.

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