Everything is designed, few things are designed well.

According to Mary Stribley from Canva, these are her design rules that you must religiously follow when you want to do better in your craft.

20 design rules you should never break

1. Don’t forget to kern

2. Don’t disregard readability/legibility for aesthetic reasons

3. Keep your line lengths short

4. Have purposeful hierarchy

5. Practice appropriate word spacing

6. Use the correct alignment

7. Always use a grid

8. Always design for your audience

9. Avoid widows and orphans

10. Have a logical color palette

11. Have a consistent font palette

12. Never use display fonts for body copy

13. Never stretch type

14. Avoid color discord

15. Don’t think of white space as empty space

16. Don’t follow design trends

17. Use The Right Tools

18. Consider Your Medium

19. Learn The Rules Of Grammar

20. Don’t Use Too Many Effects

I hope you’ve learned so much for today.

Major credits to: https://www.canva.com/learn/design-rules/

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