Design Basics
A Print-Ready Checklist for a Small Design
A practical print checklist for a small design: trim, bleed, image size, colour shift, embedded type and a paper proof.
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layout
8 posts tagged "layout".
Design Basics
Five Poster Habits That Weaken a Design
Five ordinary poster habits that muddy a message, from too many fonts and starved margins to a leader no one can find.
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Scale: Letting One Element Clearly Lead
How to choose a lead element and make it large enough that the rest of the page or picture can stay quiet.
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Contrast in Size, Weight and Texture
How size, weight and texture create contrast when colour alone cannot separate the parts of a design.
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Margins and White Space on a Small Page
Why generous margins and unused space make a small page clearer, and how trapped gaps undo the effect.
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Simple Grids for Posters and One-Page Layouts
How to set a simple column grid, align type and images to it, and stop a one-page layout drifting.
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The Rule of Thirds, and When to Break It
How the rule of thirds places a subject calmly, and the pictures and pages that are stronger when you ignore it.
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Visual Hierarchy: Guiding the Eye Through a Layout
Learn how size, contrast, colour and space guide the eye, with a simple squint test you can use on any layout or painting.