Elements of Graphic Design
In this series of lessons, we'll explore four different types of design elements that you as a designer can incorporate into your own projects.
What you'll learn
In this series of lessons, we'll explore four different types of design elements that you as a designer can incorporate into your own projects. We'll begin by learning about a few basic types of shapes and some ways that we can incorporate them into our own work. Then, we'll explore some methods of modifying basic shapes to create a more advanced and focused form. Next, we'll learn about line and how it can be used as either a divider or a border element within a composition. From there we'll move on and learn about a few basic types of image, including photographs, illustrations, and background imagery. Finally, we'll learn about using type as a design element that can contribute to the overall communication of a design.
Table of contents
- Exploring Basic Shapes 6m
- Using the Pathfinder to Modify Basic Shapes 7m
- Icon Creation: Breaking It Down into Basic Shapes 11m
- Icon Creation: Continuing to Refine and Combine Shapes 11m
- Icon Creation: Completing Our Icon 11m
- Using Line to Divide Space Within a Composition 11m
- Using Line to Create a Border Within a Composition 10m
- Using Photographs Within a Composition 12m
- Illustrations 8m
- Background Imagery 11m
- Basic Functions of Type Within a Composition 9m
- Type as a Form or Image 7m
About the author
Eddie began teaching creative professionals over ten years ago for Digital Tutors. In 2014 Digital Tutors was acquired by Pluralsight and he continued his focus on creating high quality training for artists in both the film and games industries. With a background in graphic design and illustration Eddie has always been focused on visual appeal. This can be seen through his courses in which he shares secrets for achieving production level quality for concept art, illustrations, textures, mater... more