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Tips For Graphic Design

17/06/2015
Michigan Creative
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Tips For Graphic Design

Do you think you have what it takes to create awesome designs and graphics? You would be surprised at the amount that you could do with just knowing a few tips and tricks. Spending some time on creating attractive graphic design will help your business appear more professional and aesthetically pleasing to your audience. All it takes is the understanding of a few simple concepts, a little creativity and you will be on your way.

Imitate Designs and Be Creative

A good way to start learning graphic design is to practice by trying to recreate other designs that you see. This will allow you to practice design techniques and freshen up your skills.

Now, take those techniques you’ve learned and be creative! Apply them in different ways to create original content of your own. Don’t be afraid to try crazy things and experiment!

Simplicity

One of the most important things you can do when it comes to creating graphics is to be simple. Being able to grab somebody’s attention quickly is key. You have to make your visitor’s want to stay on your page right when they load in, and having simplistic text and graphics on your website is the perfect way to do that.

Designing the elements of your website to be clean, concise, easy to read, and simple will make your page attractive and will give your consumers the information they need in the quickest way possible. This involves using less words, fewer colors, and simple designs.

Consistent Elements

When creating design elements for your brand, make sure you keep everything consistent. You don’t want to have different fonts and colors on every page. Try to develop brand standards such as a typeface and default colors. This will make everything on your site flow together and also save you a lot of work when other designs are needed.

Fonts/Typefaces

Using different fonts or typefaces can make a big impact on your graphics. Usually, you will want to stick to one or two typefaces for your graphics but make sure that they mix well together. You want enough contrast to make it interesting, but adding too much will make it cluttered and distracting.

In terms of text size, having contrast is important as well. Using different text sizes will help add emphasis to your graphics. Test different typefaces and sizes to match the mood and style of the graphic that you are creating.

Colors

When deciding on colors for your graphics and fonts, you want them to fit well with each other.

Pick two or three different colors that match well and can be layered without blending together. Similar to typefaces, colors should be contrasted as well. Make sure that the colors you decide on for your text will stand out on the backgrounds choose. An easy way to achieve this is by using a very bright color and a very dark color.

Images

There are a few easy techniques that you can use when it comes to making images in your designs looks better.

Applying filters to images allows you to easily manipulate the style of them. Using the same filter on all of your images will not only make them look a bit more professional but will also form a sense of consistency.

Cropping your images to all be the same size and shape will also add to the feeling of consistency.

It’s That Simple

Once again, you don’t have to be a master at Photoshop to create eye-pleasing graphics. Using simple techniques like the ones mentioned above, will go a long way in helping your business appear more professional and esthetically pleasing.

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