One thing I've noticed, composition during layout creation is weirdly under-addressed in most design books.

Most gd books either:

Focus on grids, spacing, and typography (like Müller-Brockmann or Bringhurst),

Or deal with final-stage visual hierarchy, not live compositional decision-making.

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