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GRAPHIC DESIGN LESSONS

 

Composition Techniques for Graphic Design
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EXAMPLE 2

 

LEARN TO DECONSTRUCT AND REBUILD AN IMAGE

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Try breaking up an image into its basic parts and then reorganise its shapes into a new design. Picasso and Braque were the first artists to use this technique in a style of art called Cubism. Designers often pinch good ideas from the fine arts.

 

YOU NEED A PLAYFUL IMAGINATION

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Here the image is reconstructed as a nursery jigsaw. A playful imagination is a must when exploring ideas.

 

SWITCH AN IMAGE FROM POSITIVE TO NEGATIVE

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Try changing the image to generate an idea. A switch from positive to negative provides a spark of inspiration.

 

ONE IDEA OFTEN LEADS TO ANOTHER.....

customer services logo

Our sad and happy faces outline the objective of every 'Customer Services' department - to turn angry frowns into sunny smiles.

 

......AND ANOTHER

traffic lights

A set of traffic lights that reflect the drivers' emotions.

 

LESSON PLAN

Developing Creative Ideas for Graphic Design

A graphic design is a creative arrangement of image and type that communicates a visual concept with a clarity and economy of means. There are tried and trusted techniques that you can use to increase your creativity in the search for a solution to any graphic design.

In this lesson we use the symbols below to demonstrate a range of composition techniques that will help you to create and develop ideas for your graphics. Click on each symbol to see how it is developed into a creative idea for a graphic design.

Once you have studied our examples you can find other symbols in our Graphic Design Resources that you may print and use to create your own graphic ideas.

 

Composition Techniques for Graphic Design
Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Example 6
Example 7
Example 8
Example 9
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2
3
4
5
6
9
 

 

 
     
 
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