“There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.” — Edward de Bono After Four Basic Surfaces, the fifth tutorial of the Graphic Design Basic Element Series covers three additional Basic Surface Enrichments. The quote by Continue Reading
Graphic Design Basic Directions
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ― Leonardo da Vinci After Basic Descriptions and Shapes, the third tutorial of the Graphic Design Basic Element Series covers Basic Directions. Lines in graphic art essentially incorporate four main descriptions. They are also further broken down into a subset utilizing these four main distinctions. We Continue Reading
Basic Design Descriptions and Shapes
"Design is as much an act of spacing as an act of marking." -- Ellen Lupton, designer and educator After the Introduction to Design, the second tutorial of the Graphic Design Basic Element Series covers Basic Design Descriptions and Shapes. What’s My Line? “The essence of drawing is the line exploring space.” — Andy Goldsworthy The line is a starting Continue Reading
Introduction to the 8 Compositional Devices
“Create with heart, build with the mind.” — Chris Jami, American poet, essayist, musician, singer, designer, lyricist, and existentialist philosopher Why Learning the Art of Composition Matters Our last series, Graphic Design Basic Elements, covered all the components for creating a painting, artwork, or graphic design. In this series, we cover a Continue Reading