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15 Design Tips Every Graphic Designer Should See
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15 Design Tips Every Graphic Designer Should See

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Through subtle adjustments, graphic designers can make simple images beautiful and memorable. Poppie Pack, a senior graphic designer at Canva, created 50 excellent graphic design tips communicated with beautiful images that show exactly why those tips work so well. We’ve selected 14 of our favorites to share with you.

For the layman, these images will throw some light on how graphic design decisions are made and how imperceptible some of them may be to the untrained eye.

More info: canva.com | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram (h/t: designtaxi, demilked)

Use Light And Bold Font Variants For Emphasis And Impact

Crop Images To Let Them Act As Background Textures

Typefaces Have Personalities Too. Make Sure You Represent Your Message With The Right Fonts

Choose A Geometric Typeface Teamed With An Elegant Serif For A Happy Pairing

Apply A Grid To Create A Clean Composition, Using One Of The Photo Holders As A Text Box

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Contrasting Typefaces Make A Great Duo

The Placement Of Text Is A Crucial Element. Make Sure To Break Your Lines Up The Way It Should Be Read

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Create Clever Compositions By Letting The Features Within Images Guide Where To Place Your Type

Use Shapes To Create Contrast And Offset Your Text From Your Background Image

Make Beautiful Collages With Your Favorite Photos Using Grids, Ensure To Apply The Same Filter To Each Image For Consistency

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Apply A Tint To Your Image The Same As Any Block Color In Your Design For Consistency

Aesthetics! Composition! Adjust All The Elements In Your Graphic So They Are On Corresponding Angles

Use The Combination Of A Tint And X-process To Create Two-tone Filter Effects

Use Areas With Clear Space In Your Images For Creative Ways To Include Text

Use Strong, Geometric Typefaces To Amplify Your Message.

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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BrandonNelson
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Let’s go & explore” does not have an apostrophe, it has a prime mark in Let's. Ick. Otherwise, beautiful type examples for the uninitiated.

norbertboyy
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great post! Here's some Online Design Teachers notes and tutorials. http://www.onlinedesignteacher.com/p/graphic-design_4.html

runa layla
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks for sharing those helpful content. website design company in Bangladeshare also doing better.

Jack Zach
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks for sharing these tips! If you need any of your designs printed out, visit us at http://www.romeoprinting.com/.

Ruchii Bhoyar
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome designs! Your insight on each idea proved helpful in understanding the entire designing concept. For more graphics design info check out here https://creativemarket.com/?u=rahul.vaidya

MuhammadKaif
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi, Have you read and understood these tips? Thanks. http://www.nextoronto.com

MuhammadKaif
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi, Had you read and understood these tips? Thanks. http://www.nextoronto.com

KristinaHughes
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very interesting post for the graphic designers..These are the basic and most important elements to keep in mind for getting quality results in designing field. Thanks to admin for getting this notice and share with us beautifully..

cest_nayce
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, please by all means tell them all the trade's secrets so that we that no one ever pays a real designer to do proper work. specially that all these free software and apps make anyone a graphic designer... No please feel free to share.. sharing is caring after all..

MistressoftheDark
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even with the "tips" you need to have a talent, affinity, years of study (marketing, PR, design, etc.) and experience to be a good one. I wouldn't worry about the real designers.

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BrandonNelson
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Let’s go & explore” does not have an apostrophe, it has a prime mark in Let's. Ick. Otherwise, beautiful type examples for the uninitiated.

norbertboyy
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great post! Here's some Online Design Teachers notes and tutorials. http://www.onlinedesignteacher.com/p/graphic-design_4.html

runa layla
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks for sharing those helpful content. website design company in Bangladeshare also doing better.

Jack Zach
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks for sharing these tips! If you need any of your designs printed out, visit us at http://www.romeoprinting.com/.

Ruchii Bhoyar
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome designs! Your insight on each idea proved helpful in understanding the entire designing concept. For more graphics design info check out here https://creativemarket.com/?u=rahul.vaidya

MuhammadKaif
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi, Have you read and understood these tips? Thanks. http://www.nextoronto.com

MuhammadKaif
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi, Had you read and understood these tips? Thanks. http://www.nextoronto.com

KristinaHughes
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very interesting post for the graphic designers..These are the basic and most important elements to keep in mind for getting quality results in designing field. Thanks to admin for getting this notice and share with us beautifully..

cest_nayce
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, please by all means tell them all the trade's secrets so that we that no one ever pays a real designer to do proper work. specially that all these free software and apps make anyone a graphic designer... No please feel free to share.. sharing is caring after all..

MistressoftheDark
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even with the "tips" you need to have a talent, affinity, years of study (marketing, PR, design, etc.) and experience to be a good one. I wouldn't worry about the real designers.

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