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Cards (38)

  • graphic design is an art form that applies the principles of art to express a message.
  • People who do graphic design are called graphic artists or graphic designers
  • Thin lines show fragility and time delicateness.
  • Thick lines show strength and boldness.
  • Horizontal lines show calmness and stability.
  • Vertical lines show strength, height, and rigidity.
  • Diagonal lines show imbalance, movement, and drama.
  • Zigzag lines show dynamism, quickness, and energy.
  • Spirals show playfulness and creativity.
  • Circles represent wholeness or completeness, infinity, unity, harmony, protection, community, and feminity.
  • Squares and Rectangles represent solidity, equality, and stability.
  • Triangles are associated with masculinity. These can either represent stability or instability depending on how they are positioned.
  • Crosses are often associated with Christianity. These represent balance and wisdom.
  • Colors are considered to have the most influence on a person's behavior or mood. It is also based on cultures, individual differences, and experiences.
  • Red is associated with determination, desire, passion, and love.
  • Red in Chinese culture, it is considered to be an auspicious color.
  • Africa, red is a color for mourning or loss.
  • Yellow is associated with happiness, joy, intellect, and energy.
  • Orange is associated with energy and joy. The Chinese and Japanese associate this color with love.
  • Blue is associated with calmness. Christians associate this color with the Blessed Mother.
  • Typography is the art of visual arrangement of words.
  • Text refers to the actual words.
  • Font or typeface is the appearance or visual style of a text.
  • The spacing between the letters is called tracking.
  • The spacing between adjacent characters in a text is called kerning.
  • The graphic artist arranges and lays out texts and designs on a page to make it more interesting, attractive, and understandable.
  • Grids provide balance, structure, and connections with the other elements of the design by aligning them with one another.
  • A focal point creates contrast and catches one's attention.
  • The rule of thirds is similar to the grid system. Focal Point is aligned with the intersecting points.
  • Repetitions of shapes, colors, or lines show harmony, unity, and connection between the elements and the viewer or reader.
  • Violet is associated with royalty, nobility, luxury, mysticism, and spirituality.
  • White is associated with purity, innocence, and death, such as in many Asian countries like China.
  • Black is associated with power, formality, elegance, and the unknown. Represents fertility and life in some cultures.
  • Composition and Layout. 1. Use Grids - 2. Create a focal point - 3. Follow the rule of thirds - 4. Repeat the elements.
  • Layout artists organize texts, pictures, and drawings on a page to make it attractive and easy to read.
  • Advertising designers create promotional items like brochures, flyers, billboards, and logos for companies.
  • Brand designers combine graphic design with marketing. They design an identity or a brand for a company or organization.
  • Web designers put or layout content on a web page. They make sure that the website is easy to understand and navigate.