Graphic Design - Photoshop
Applying Design principles and Photoshop skills with the objective to create visually engaging graphics for Television
Applying Design principles and Photoshop skills with the objective to create visually engaging graphics for Television
Where to begin?
Your goal is to grab the viewer attention and allow them to appreciate your work by understanding the information and your creative design choices.
Graphic design IS NOT...
It is not randomly placing text, shapes and colours on the canvas with the hopes that the design will look professional and effectively communicate information. It is NOT GUESSING or Random
Graphic Design IS...
Effective graphic design is a process which is the result of making purposeful design decisions that will allow the viewer to quickly understand the information being presented. Effective graphics are also "creative" to add visual interest and engage the viewer.
Your goal is to grab the viewer attention and allow them to appreciate your work by understanding the information and your creative design choices.
Graphic design IS NOT...
It is not randomly placing text, shapes and colours on the canvas with the hopes that the design will look professional and effectively communicate information. It is NOT GUESSING or Random
Graphic Design IS...
Effective graphic design is a process which is the result of making purposeful design decisions that will allow the viewer to quickly understand the information being presented. Effective graphics are also "creative" to add visual interest and engage the viewer.
Watch and Learn!
Below is a series of excellent Design Fundamentals illustrating concepts that will guide your design skills. These first 5 tutorials are a nice summary of the most important and sometimes challenging design techniques. Remember to keep it simple, especially when you first begin. Simple works!
Source: GCFLearnFree.org
Below is a series of excellent Design Fundamentals illustrating concepts that will guide your design skills. These first 5 tutorials are a nice summary of the most important and sometimes challenging design techniques. Remember to keep it simple, especially when you first begin. Simple works!
Source: GCFLearnFree.org
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Below is an excellent series of tutorials that demonstrate the most common design principles you will incorporate into your designs. If you follow these "Principles of Design" you are likely have create very creative and effective graphics.
Thank you to "TastyTuts" for these tutorials
Thank you to "TastyTuts" for these tutorials
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIonwCb_rfs
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3oI4G3zJa8
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Visuals Examples of Hierarchy
What stands out on each of the following visuals?
Hierarchy is achieved on each visual but in different ways.
What stands out on each of the following visuals?
Hierarchy is achieved on each visual but in different ways.
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Designing in Photoshop
Let's Get Started
Let's Get Started
New document Set-up
File>New... or "cmd. N"
New Document Dialogue Box
File>New... or "cmd. N"
New Document Dialogue Box
Photoshop CS6 Workspace tutorial
Place Image on "Canvas"
File>Place
Places the images/logos you want to work with on your canvas.
Do not "Open" an image - it will open the image in a new document.
File>Place
Places the images/logos you want to work with on your canvas.
Do not "Open" an image - it will open the image in a new document.
"Placing" vs. "Opening" an image
Move Tool
NOTE: You must "constrain" the properties of images and text to prevent "distorting these elements
- Consider the "Move" tool the home tool - the tool you want to select until additional editing is to be done
- Allows for moving "elements" around the canvas
- Allows for "transforming" elements - changing "Scale", "Rotation", change the shapes of shapes only
NOTE: You must "constrain" the properties of images and text to prevent "distorting these elements
Making Selections on a layer/image on a layer
This tutorial will review the use of the Marquee tool for making selections of pixels on a layer. You can create shapes and fill with colour, create soft edged shapes, select and copy portions of images.
Also a good review of basic skills to navigate the Photoshop workspace
This tutorial will review the use of the Marquee tool for making selections of pixels on a layer. You can create shapes and fill with colour, create soft edged shapes, select and copy portions of images.
Also a good review of basic skills to navigate the Photoshop workspace
Source: Learning Media Skills