Applied Design for Printers A Handbook of the Principles of Arrangement, with Brief Comment on the Periods of Design Which Have Most Strongly Influenced Printing

"Applied Design for Printers" by Harry Lawrence Gage is a handbook from 1920 that teaches design principles to printing apprentices. This book, part of a series, centers on the design rules vital for creating functional and attractive printed materials. It looks at ideas such as balance and rhythm and applies them to page elements like type and layout; it then pulls from different time periods to show how printing has changed over time. With easy-to-understand advice, Gage hopes to help printers blend usefulness and beauty, and value design in their work.