Learning Graphic Design: Layouts
1h 2mBeginner2016-10-21
Authors
John McWade
Designer and Teacher
Course details
What is layout? Layout is the use of type, graphics, and space to create story, voice, and engagement. It is one of the core tools of graphic design. Join John McWade as he teaches the basic rules for achieving a balanced, professional, and attractive layout. It starts with the page itself: a space with visible and invisible properties. Learn the core principles that keep a layout simple and strong. Then find out how to use white space and images effectively and explore the power and flexibility of grids.
John also provides two start-to-finish projects, which show how these design principles play out in real-world layouts.
Learning objectives
Keeping the layout simple
Handling images
Adjusting page margins
Using a grid for design
John also provides two start-to-finish projects, which show how these design principles play out in real-world layouts.
Learning objectives
Keeping the layout simple
Handling images
Adjusting page margins
Using a grid for design
Skills covered
Design BusinessDrawingSmall Business and EntrepreneurshipGraphic DesignLearningAnimation and Illustration
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - What is layout
- 03 - The hidden page (visible and invisible properties)
1. Universal Principles
- 04 - Keep it simple
- 05 - Have a focal point and think boldly
- 06 - The necessary silence of white space
- 07 - Handling images
2. Page Margins and the Grid
- 08 - Symmetrical
- 09 - Asymmetrical
- 10 - Two-page book grid
3. Putting a Layout Together
- 11 - A campus poster
- 12 - A magazine article
Closing
- 13 - Conclusion