graphic design these tips from: book - posters - by george f. horn (davis publications) my life as a...
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Graphic Design
These tips from: Book - Posters - by George F. Horn (Davis Publications)
My Life as a Movie
Elements and Principles of Design
Elements line color shape space
Principles balance movement unity emphasis
Design Qualities: BALANCE
Balance: formal balance is also referred to as
symmetrical design. informal balance presents a design
with variations on either side of an imaginary central vertical axis.
Design Qualities: MOVEMENT
Movement the systematic directing of the viewer’s
eye from one part of the image to another in a way predetermined by the artist
Design Qualities: EMPHASIS
Emphasis: contrasting background shapes behind
the illustration or lettering strong contrasting colors and values a generous use of white space or open
space contrasting styles, sizes and colors in
the lettering a large illustration
Design Qualities: UNITY
Unity: the design should “hold together”
visually through overlapping of the elements in
the design through the use of panels or a line by the treatment of the background
Color in the Poster
color attracts color emphasizes color looks good color is symbolic color identifies color expresses feelings color creates movement, unity color develops continuity and contrast.
Lettering
Lettering should be simple, legible, appropriate and
attractive there is no place in design for lettering
that is overly tricky, confusing, or difficult to read
uniform
Lettering: EMPHASIS
There are a number of ways to emphasize your lettering: by making one word larger by changing the value or the color of
this word by changing the style of lettering for
this word by lettering the word in CAPITALS by underlining one word by using italic letters
Your Assignment:
pretend that a movie has been filmed about your life
design a poster that will advertise it include an original title for your
movie, your name, and images that show your interests or that tell something about you