graphic design workshop
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Graphic Design Workshop. Lorenzo Tarantino Improving your Visual Design. Content. Elements of Design Principles of Design Some Analysis Introduction to Inkscape Break Inkscape Workshop 1 Inkscape Workshop 2 Some Resources. Line Shape Mass Texture Color. Line. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Graphic Design Workshop
Lorenzo Tarantino
Improving your Visual Design
Elements of Design Principles of Design Some Analysis Introduction to Inkscape
Break
Inkscape Workshop 1 Inkscape Workshop 2 Some Resources
Content
Line ShapeMassTextureColor
Line The line directs the
flow or the movement of the gaze across visual space
It directs when and where the audience looks
Line can be literal or inferred
Links elements together
Primary colors draw attention
Color has various meanings and connotations
Color
Color Scheme Find one and
stick to it Keeps
consistency Colors have
strong meanings, and translate those into your design
White Space – Less is more
Space
Size matters – Bigger is more noticeable
It draws immediate attention – both to the subject and anything near it
Size
BalanceProximityAlignmentContrastRepetitionWhite Space
Contrast
Headers Indents Fonts Imagery Colors
Repetition
Alignment
Proximity Headers Indents Fonts Imagery Colors
Alignment Contrast Color Proximity
Analyze this Design
SVG – Scalable Vector Graphics, XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics that has support for interactivity and animation.
Have a sketch, a photo or an existing illustration on paper beside you as a rough reference - Do not work from scratch
Keep a cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts next to you
A few pointers
Why use it?
Navigation Multiple Selection Layers Export Group/Ungroup Object Positioning (z-Order) Guide Rulers
Intro to Inkscape
Text to path Eat Object
Extra Tips
Free ClipArt Library: http://openclipart.org/ Color Scheme mixer: www.colourlovers.com Adobe Kuler: https://kuler.adobe.com Color Theory: http://tinyurl.com/y8a49dk Color Concepts: http://tinyurl.com/y99s9ts Inkscape Tutorials: http://inkscape.org/doc/ C.R.A.P Principle:http://tinyurl.com/9b353wa Design Theory: http://tinyurl.com/454pzel
Resources for further reading