Shapes and Layouts

Use simplified blocks and lines to map out your initial ideas and experiment with ideas before going into any detail.

Shapes and Layouts

Neutral shapes can be used to represent ideas for graphics, photos, blocks of texts, motifs and watermarks

Shapes and Layouts

The space around the shape (also known as white space)The shape

Shapes and Layouts

Enlarge shape for dramatic effect

Negative spaces and shapes

Shapes and Layouts

Have fun experimenting with many different forms and expressing different ideas, however abstract and unrealistic

Shapes and Layouts

Shapes and Layouts

Use “latin text” as dummy text, or a place holder, so you can swap shapes for blocks of text, and again, have fun experimenting! www.loremipsum.net provides latin text you can copy and paste easily

Shapes and Layouts

Combine shapes with text - this may lead to new and very interesting ideas