With a computer, a bit of software, and internet access, almost anyone can be a ‘desktop publisher.’ And that’s a good thing. Power to the people. Self-expression. A voice. A forum. But along with the proliferation of information (and opinions) that came with the home computer and the internet, came a lot of bad graphic design. I made all of these blunders and more myself as I was getting educated in the principles of design, layout, typography, etc. In the interest of helping to raise the bar for any ’newbies’ out there, I offer theses traps to avoid…
