Graphic Design
- Design is about creating and making the general aesthetic of a product consistent.
- Graphic design is the process of visual communication and the problem solving through the use of typography, photography, illustration, and the so called "white space" around them to communicate a message.
- Graphic design is a creative process that combines art and technology to communicate ideas.
- Graphic design informs persuades, organizes, stimulates, locates, identifies, attracts attention and provides pleasure.
- It is called as "expressor of self ".
- Its a great to experiment with images and effects, but anything that doesn't contribute to the composition or meaning is simply eye candy that no longer qualifies as design.
- The graphic design process is briefing, design, artwork, production.
Types of Graphic Design
- Image based design
- Type based design
- Image and type design
- Symbols, logos and logos types design.
Elements of Graphic Design
- Line- path of moving point
- Recognized by length rather than width.
- Long and narrow
- Connects two points.
- Leads of eye from one point to another.
Categories of line-
- Solid lines
- Implied line
- Edges
- Line of vision
- Verticle line
- Horizontal line- restful, relaxing, informas.
- Digonal line- active, suggets line.
- Closed path
- Measurable by height and width
- Two dimensional
- Created by lines
- Circles etc
- Light energy
- Light strikes on object
- Screen based color are addictive colour because its mixed with light.
- Adding light will get various colours.
- HUE- name of the colour
- VALUE- value of luminosity- lightness or darkness of colour - shade tone .
- SATURATION- brightness or darkness of colour.
- COOL-(more intensity)- warm colour
- ADDECTIVE AND PRIMARY COLOUR-RGB
- OFFSET PRINTING SUBTRACTIVE COLOUR- CMYK
- Communicate - Dont Decorate
- Be universe
- Speak with one visual voice
- If you can do it with less, Then do it.
- Dont kill it
- Give the one- two punch
- Pick colors on purpose
- Maximum go with three colors
- Less color is more effective.
- Type is only type when its friendly.
- Look to history but don't repeat it.
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