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Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors.

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George Santayana
Age: 88 †
Born: 1863
Born: October 2
Died: 1952
Died: September 16
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
Madrid
Spain
Jorge Santayana
Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana
Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz de Santayana
George Santayana
Design
Abnormality
Eccentricity
Heresy
Graphic
Hobbies
Individualism
Individuality
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Humors

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