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Robin williams in these pages, robin williams uses her straightforward and lighthearted style to define the principles that govern type as well as. Williams is an american writer of computerrelated books. Robin williams is the author of the nondesigners design and type books, deluxe edition, published 2007 under isbn 9780321534057 and isbn 0321534050. Through her straightforward and lighthearted style, robin has taught hundreds of thousands of people how to make their designs look professional using four surprisingly simple principles.
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