BREAKING THE RULES

97. Make It Clear

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Many fine designers claim to work without using grids. Yet their designs are spacious, textured, and heroic. Without consciously doing so, most designers adhere to the basic tenets of good design to enhance the material and make it clear.

ProjectThe Art of Halo

ClientRandom House

DesignLiney Li

Heroes become doubly immortal in this book featuring the art of Halo, the game.

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Numerous silhouetted drawings show character development and hint at the animation in the game. Horizontal rules ground the figures, with ...

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