I am such a huge fan of this book. It is a definite must-read for anyone starting in design, especially those who are heading out into the freelance world. The stuff you see in here won't be stuff you are taught in school. It's real world stuff that Shaughnessy has come across through years of success and failures. So, so good.
"There should be a minimal amount of furniture (rules, boxes, dots and other guiderails for traveling through typographic space) and a maximum amount of information." - on table layout
What a horribly written book. The only reason it was entertaining was because I read it while backpacking through Europe, coming across many of the landmarks it described.
hellojosh replies...
Agreed. The only thing I read that I was more disappointed with was The Kite Runner. That New York Times is full of it.
iamaaronmartin replies...
I haven't heard that about The Kite Runner. It wasn't on my to do list anyway.