For some reason I have a visual intuition that allows me to design things in an interesting way, and I don't know where that came from. Because I don't have this formal training, I seem to drift in a different direction.

Never mistake legibility for communication.

Invite the reader to participate by deciphering. Chaos can attract and engage.

Graphic design will save the world right after rock and roll does.

Just because something is legible doesn't mean it communicates...

Dont confuse legibility with communication. Just because something is legible doesnt mean it communicates and, more importantly, doesnt mean it communicates the right thing.

If you have no intuitive sense of design, then call yourself an "information architect" and only use Helvetica.