Participants will be able to choose appropriate colors, fonts, and images to make presentations engaging and visually pleasing. Participants will learn how and where to find non-copyright images and programs that help with colors, fonts, and page layouts.
8 February 2023, 3 - 4 p.m.
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Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual by
Graphic design is a "visual language," and brilliance is recognized in designers whose work seems to break all the rules, yet communicates its messages clearly. This book is a fun and accessible handbook that presents the fundamentals of design in lists, tips, brief text, and examples.
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Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans: 365 Graphic Design Commandments by
Written by four leading graphic designers, Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans distills decades of experience into 365 rules that cover the essentials of the trade, giving novice designers everywhere an invaluable platform from which to progress. From the perspective of both the client and the designer, this is the insiders account of how graphic design works. And for more experienced designers, individual entries will either bring forth knowing nods of agreement or screeches of derision, depending on whether or not you love or hate hyphenation, have a pathological fear of beige or think baseline grids are boring.
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Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids by
Adhering to certain layout and grids standards and principles is important for any job from brochures, to annual reports, to posters, to websites, to publications. However, knowing how to bend the rules and make certain grids work for the job at hand takes skill. This book will outline and demonstrate basic layout/grid guidelines and rules through 100 entries including choosing the a typeface for the project, striving for rhythm and balance with type, combining typefaces, using special characters and kerning and legibility.
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Design Basics Index by
Krause guides you through the understanding and practice of the three elements every successful visual design must have: Components: Learn how to get the most out of the photos, illustrations, icons, typography, linework, decoration, borders and backgrounds you use within your design. Composition: Practice combining the components of a design in a visually appealing way by using the principles of placement, grouping, alignment, flow and spacing to create a pleasing, cohesive design. Concept: Utilize the intangible elements of theme, connotation and style to present and deliver your message in a way that will wow your clients every time.
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The Information Design Handbook by
The best information design often goes "unnoticed" by the viewer because it conveys information so quickly and effectively. The Information Design Handbook celebrates graphics that are exemplars of communication and esthetics, and reveals the thought processes and design skills behind them. This comprehensive guide to creating information graphics is packed with essential design principles, case studies, color palettes, trouble-shooting tips, and much more. Designers will learn to achieve graphics that are visually striking yet concise and supremely functional with this must-have resource.
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Design Elements: Color Fundamentals by This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window Lone Star College-University Park • Student Learning Resource Center
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