Graphic Mama

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

As a continuation of our inspirational examples and palette ideas for great color combinations, today we will have a look at the basics of color theory and go beyond that. You can also review the color theory article overview below and fast-travel to the specific sections you need. What are Colors?

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Just Creative

MAY 23, 2023

Even with the illustrations, it might seem tedious, as with many outdated writings. You know how dry old theories can be if you’ve ever taken artistic training. Sketchnote Handbook, The: the illustrated guide to visual note taking. Mike Rohde Sketchnote Handbook, The: the illustrated guide to visual note taking.

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UX Collective

JUNE 7, 2021

How deconstructing fine art can help you create better UX illustrations. I’ll be the first to say that it’s generous to draw a comparison between fine art and digital illustration. Color Even when working with a design system, your color palette can make or break how effective an illustration is.

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Eye on Design

APRIL 7, 2022

Jacobus was a career book cover illustrator. At Spectrum, one of Jacobus’ teachers was a book cover illustrator, and the work immediately resonated. Eventually, he was ready to return to the city, where publishers held “drop-off days” for illustrators to leave their work for consideration. You’ve probably never heard of it.”.

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Template Monster

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Right below this brief introduction, you will find a collection of icons, illustrations , and fonts for your holiday emails. Follow the principles of color theory, proportions, and other features that make the result of graphic design successful when you create your icons. Illustrations. Santa’s Sleigh Illustration Set.

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Creative Market

AUGUST 11, 2021

Bring that back to the forefront of your memory, as this is what we will be using to explain color schemes today. Here it is below if you need a quick refresher: By the traditional color theory from the 16th century (thanks to Isaac Newton ), we divide colors into three distinct groups: primary, secondary, and tertiary.

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Envato Tuts+

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Color theory is one of the first things graphic designers get taught about. It deconstructs the subject of color, turning it into simple rules that can be easily applied in your work. It teaches you about the color wheel, primary/secondary/tertiary colors, color temperature, color harmonies, and color wheel psychology.

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Just Creative

JUNE 19, 2023

Color Theory in Graphic Design Just like an artist first needs to know how to draw well before approaching the subject of painting, a designer first must understand all the compositional graphic design basics and typography fundamentals before approaching the subject of color. Illustrations : Illustrations – Dune.

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Communication Arts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Color theory and metaphors play a huge role in the visual language of this San Jose, California–based illustrator.

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Shillington

JUNE 15, 2023

These resources can teach you everything from the basics of color theory to advanced design software techniques. It requires an understanding of color theory, typography, composition principles, software proficiency and communication skills—more on this later! Can I learn graphic design on my own?

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Noupe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Interaction of Color by Josef Albers. Josef Albert’s Interaction of Color is thoroughly used in art education. Albers explains the complex color theory principles, and it’s regarded to be the ‘last word’ on color theory. Image Source. As a graphic designer, you constantly need to improve yourself.

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Smashing Magazine Graphics

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Well, a little more than ‘use bright colors,’ I’m afraid. Study color theory then apply it to your projects in tasteful, audacious ways. Several excellent articles on the subjects on the subject listed at the end of this section, and the ‘Colors’ category of Smashing Magazine is home to plenty more. Large preview ).

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Eye on Design

JULY 18, 2022

In 1928, The Saturday Evening Post , then the US’s most popular illustrated weekly, heralded “The New Age of Color.” But while the group’s theories petered out, those on the spiritual force of color, written by the movement’s great British proponents Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater in Thought Forms (1901) , have not.

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Noupe

MARCH 6, 2024

These tutorials encompass a diverse array of subjects such as responsive design, typography, color theory, and frontend development among others. Tutorials To aid designers and developers in augmenting their abilities and broadening their information resources, Webdesign Ledger not only offers articles but also tutorials.

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Shillington

MAY 18, 2023

From color theory and typography to layout and composition, mastering these fundamentals will help you to create visually compelling and effective designs that stand out from the crowd. As a self-taught graphic designer, understanding the fundamentals of this field is crucial.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Visit Website Montreal Website Design Explore Montreal with a Snow Owl guide in this captivating WebGL journey with handcrafted illustrations. You may be interested in tinhe following articles as well. Visit Website Abetka Website Design Abetka — Typeface Alphabet of the Ukrainian Identity.

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Creative Market

JANUARY 19, 2022

That isn’t to say you can use bright colors in professional logo designs, but it’s always good practice to remember what works and where you can explore more creative directions. If you need a refresher on color theory, you can check out this article on the difference between complementary and analogous color schemes.

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In just two years of full-time study, you'll gain a foundation in essential skills like: Digital illustration & photo editing Page layout principles Typography Color theory Print and digital design processes You get exposure to the graphic design basics at the associate's level.

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Design Milk

MARCH 29, 2024

Perception of color is also impacted by shape, shade, and proximity of other colored elements. The selection below represents a small swath of emotive and contemporary wallcoverings from powerhouse brands, intimate design studios, and solo illustrators.

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Graphic Mama

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

So let’s hop to it and see what colors work best in different styles of web and graphic design , digital illustrations, printables, and even business cards. You may also be interested in the best color combinations to try in 2020. Yukai Du is an illustrator and animator with a lovely artwork portfolio. Jonathan H.

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Noupe

DECEMBER 3, 2020

We hope this article helped you understand vintage color palettes better and we also hope that these examples we provided might prove useful for your projects. You can create your own palettes in Photoshop or Illustrator. If you’re not sure which, check who’s the winner in Photoshop vs. Illustrator.

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Shillington

APRIL 19, 2021

There are a many courses online taught by industry leaders to help you get a well rounded education in the essentials of graphic design such as design principles, color theory, typography, idea generation, mastering design programs (ie: Figma, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator), portfolio development and presentation.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Color Theory. Don’t just copy other people’s color schemes without understanding why and how they arrived at their color choices. Colors have a myriad of different meanings and associations attached to them, both by the designer and by the viewers. Become a Photoshop/Illustrator Expert.

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The Branding Journal

MAY 23, 2023

Color palette A color palette is a set of key colors your brand uses across all visual communications , such as your logo, website, social media, brochures, and advertisements. It’s important to follow the principles of color theory and color psychology in order to select the right shades.

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Envato Tuts+

JUNE 24, 2023

Here, sea foam green along with pastel green and any other pastel colors work in perfect harmony. The soft, pretty colors create a soothing feeling, and they would pair together almost anywhere, but we see them doing well on social media, in gentle illustrations, and for beautiful romantic wedding designs. Take a look!

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 24, 2024

You’ll become familiar (if not proficient) with programs like: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) You should expect to become fluent in using popular industry-standard packages such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign, etc.) What software/tools will I need to learn?

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Shillington

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With Shillington’s online graphic design course, you’ll learn all the essential skills and programs— Adobe InDesign , Illustrator and Photoshop and Figma —used by graphic designers, as well as an in depth understanding of how to work as a designer, in l online studios that perfectly replicate a working studio environment.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Visual Design Theory – Understanding color theory, the basics of composition, and how to use typography among other things are all necessary for designing visually appealing websites. Adobe Creative Suite – Adobe XD (Figma alternative), Photoshop and Illustrator (graphic design), etc.

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Design Freebies

MAY 19, 2020

When you look at a design in grayscale it forces you to only see tone but not actual colors. This way you can get an idea for why certain areas of an icon are colored darker than others. Unfortunately color theory is a very detailed subject which can’t be learned in a day. Free Tutorials. Conclusion.

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Envato Tuts+

JANUARY 19, 2014

50 Totally Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory. Color, Texture, and Imagery. It's important to understand the basics of color theory and get a feel for how to work with colors. Color can make areas of a design pop off the page or recede into the background. Advanced Color Theory: What Is Color Management?

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Shillington

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The characters are created within a vector-based program like Adobe Illustrator before transitioning to an application like Fontographer for further refinement. Designers learn about the meaning of each color, color combinations and how the palettes can be used for emotive impact.

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Tuts Plus

JUNE 17, 2020

For example, a designer can use 50s design elements such as fonts and mid-century illustration to give something a 50s art style or retro graphic design, and combine this with aged textures to give the impression of ageing. Designers enhance its vintage appeal with muted colors, vintage style illustration, and old-style typefaces.

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Envato Tuts+

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Illustrator in 60 Seconds: The Perspective Grid. Perspective grids are one of those tools in Adobe Illustrator that not many people know how to use. Isometric vectors are an awesome trend of illustration that look hard to create but are in fact super easy. Color Theory. The 5 Problems With Fundamental Color Theory.

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Creative Market

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Throw hue and tone into the mix, too, and you’re left with four, distinct color terms that everyone uses, yet not everyone understands. The mix-up among tint, shade, hue, and tone is understandable since they’re all related to color theory and refer to similar concepts within design. 50 Shades of Summer Illustrations.

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Just Creative

APRIL 5, 2020

Here are the best logo design creation kits, brand identity packages and bundles for both Photoshop and Illustrator. Part of what makes Illustrator and Photoshop so appealing for designers is the ability to create stunning, beautiful, high-quality logos and with the Logo Creation Kit from Zeppelin Graphics, you can do just that.

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UX Collective

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The idea behind the name was to differentiate the ‘textual code’ interface from the ‘graphical’ interface (with icons, typography, illustrations, etc.). The three basic functions of graphic design still define the field (5): - to identify, - to inform and instruct, - to present and promote. Technically, GUI is a part of UI.

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Shillington

MAY 23, 2022

Slightly different from other courses, USC’s Design BFA is based around the idea that all designers are artists and makers so starts with a first year foundation which includes illustration, drawing and other media. There’s also critical theory seminars, internships, international design study tours and a senior thesis.

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