Learning Graphic Design: Techniques

Discover simple techniques to improve your layouts and refresh your creative vision, from the founder of Before & After magazine.

Introduction

• Welcome

Type

• How to typeset a list of names: Part one
• How to typeset a list of names: Part two
• Big type, small type
• How to design without graphics
• Expressive type alignment
• The visual oxymoron

Image

• Extreme photo cropping
• A cutout photo adds realism to a page
• Vertical photo on a horizontal page

Layout

• Invisible square makes card design easy
• Nine captions on one photo!
• How to design a second page
• Working around a weak photo
• The power of empty space

Logo

• How to design a logo fast
• Do you really need a logo?
• Do you really need a second logo?
• Three suggestions for your next logo