"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." — Scott Adams This post introduces a series of exercises that accompany the Graphic Design Basic Element Series to help develop skill and artistic design competency through the repetitive practice of each basic art element. Exercises to Deepen Skill Through this Continue Reading
Pattern in Composition and Eight Variations
"It has been said that everything everywhere affects everything else. This may be true. Or perhaps the world is just full of patterns." - Terry Pratchett The previous tutorial covered a general overview of eight variations of the Two Dominant compositional device. This art design tutorial describes the Pattern Compositional Device plus all Continue Reading
Two Dominant Composition Variations in Graphic Design
“No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist.” - Salvador Dalí The previous article provided a Deeper Understanding of Seven Variations of One Dominant Design. In this tutorial we explain and illustrate examples of all eight of the Two Dominant Compositional Devices. Description of Two Dominant Device in Design The eight Two Dominate compositions Continue Reading
Deeper Understanding of One Dominant Variations
“I strive for two things in design: simplicity and clarity. Great design is born of those two things.” Author, Lindon Leader The previous article covered a general overview of all One Dominant Composition and the Seven Variations. Describing the variations can seem confusing, so this tutorial offers a deeper explanation along with visual examples to Continue Reading