Many modern graphic design principles loosely follow the rules of De Stijl. In particular, the comparison to van der Leck’s style where shapes and lines are organized to represent an object yet only as the simplest form. In modern design, the image is rarely limited to right angled shapes; rather they can include any number of shapes in any style yet the idea of ultimate representation is still applied. While other art movements have had substantial effect on the elements of graphic design, the extreme approach of De Stijl’s restriction to primary colours plus vertical and horizontal lines has also had a profound influence.

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