Intro to Graphic Design!

Here's some points if your new to graphic design :)

Graphic Design Elements :Graphic design elements are the building blocks of graphics
They Include:
-Line
-Shape
-Texture
-Colour
Line:-Lines can be straight or curved
Colour:-Hue is another word for colour
-Chroma is the intensity or purity of the colour
-Tint is a colour mixed with white
-Tone is when a colour is mixed with gray
-Shade is a colour mixed with black
Colour and Contrast:-Colour wheels help determine which colors are in greatest contrasts
-using colour can enhance your design
-site for designing: kuler.adobe.com/
-Analogous colours are adjacent (beside) to each other on the colour wheel
-Complementary colours are opposite to each other on the colour wheel
-Complementary colours will both stand out without taking away from each other

Shapes:shapes are enclosed objects that can be created by line or created by colour and value changes that defines their edge
shapes are powerful and brands

Graphic Design Principles:=Graphic design principles are ways in which elements are used together.
-Movement
-Balance
-Emphasis
-Unity
[These are the 4 majors]

Movement:=Movement is the use of lines, color and repitition to create the illusions of motion
-Curved forms or lines
-Repitition of geometric forms
-Fuzzy lines or outlines
Lines:
=Lines can indicate motion or direction
Balance:=Balance is the act of comparing or estimating two things, one against the other, and the contrast between.
-Empty space (white space) and filled space
-Text and images
-Color and no colors and different colors
-Texture against flat colors

Balance in Composition:
=There are 3 different types of balance when using color, shape and position
- Symmetry, Asymmetry, Radial Symmetry

Unity:
=Unity: The correct balance of composition or color that produces a harmonious effect

Emphasis:=Emphasis: To express with particular stress or force