Tag: Required Readings

1. Describe three design characteristics of the German Bauhaus? The first thing I noticed was the color pallet. It is generally white or cream, black or grey, and the primary and sometimes secondary colors. The piece are also highly geometric and linear in creation. A diagonal plane was popular, and lastly, a bold san-serif font … Continue reading Required Reading #11: History of Graphic Design

1. Describe the six questions or areas you must address when meeting with your client? First and foremost, ask what the target audience is. A design for kids is much different than a design from adults. Then ask what the message behind the product is. This can range greatly, ut it will shape the direction … Continue reading Required Reading #10: What to Ask the Client During Your First Meeting

1.  Describe three types of graphic design portfolios. The first and most popular option is a website portfolio. Having a site dedicated to displaying your work can come in handy, especially if you’re into web design. It’s also easy to send out and update, however it is an option that takes a long time and … Continue reading Required Reading #9: Starting a Graphic Design Business

1. Post one of your designs that you believe you have successfully paired two styles of fonts, and describe  how the font styles complement one another. In this simple menu design I made my freshman year at Nazareth, I used two fonts of the same san-serif family. This incorporates the idea that pairing two fonts … Continue reading Required Read #8: Typographical Pairing

1. What is the little round thing at the very bottom of this letter “y” called? Descender / Terminar 2. What is the center of this letter “O” called? Counter 3. What is the little round thing at the top, right of this letter “r” called? Ear 4. What is the left side of this … Continue reading Required Reading #7: Anatomy of a Character

1. Post an example of a design where Garamond was used, and describe below the post three characteristics of the Garamond font. (Ben J Regan. 2019. Garamond Poster [print]. Retrieved from http://benjregan.com/2001/01/01/garamond-poster/) We see in Regan’s poster all characteristics of the font, simply because it is a poster completely dedicated to the font. The elements … Continue reading Required Reading #6: Five Classic Type Faces- Font Families

1.  What does typography refer to? Typography refers to the arrangement of type. But as with most vague definitions, it varies on who you ask. 2. Describe three characteristics of font (or typography), and post examples of each of these. There are endless characteristics of font and typography, and that is something I have come … Continue reading Required Reading #5

Graphic Designers and the Creative Process 1. Describe three (3) skills that graphic designers have that distinguish them from other people? Graphic designers must possess many skills, but especially the ability and desire to observe, introspection, and extroversion. Their inherent job is to visually communicate, the universal language. Observation and Introspection come into play, because … Continue reading Required Reading #4

1.  Describe what the “Rule of Thirds” means? DESIGN AND THEN POST (design #1) your own infographic that illustrates what the “Rule of Thirds” refers to. Figure A Figure B Notice where the lines intersect. These are your focal points, anything on or close to them is typically where the eye would like to travel. … Continue reading Required Reading #3:The “Rule of Thirds”, “Golden Section”, Page Layout

1. Describe three-five (3-5) formal concepts that are important for designers to understand and then implement in order to create visually effective designs. Post an example of one of your own designs and describe how you’ve implemented the 3-5 formal concepts you’ve described. Movement- refers to the form. Is it fluid? Rigid? Structured? Organic? It … Continue reading Reading #2: What Designers Need to Know.