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Learn Graphic Design & Composition: A Foundation Course

Name: Learn Graphic Design & Composition: A Foundation Course
Rating: 4.4 (42 reviews)

A Foundation Course in Graphic Design & Composition: Giving You Creative Confidence...

Created bynanometh !

Last updated 3/2023

English

What you'll learn

To give aspiring creatives a thorough grounding in all aspects of art and design composition and gems of wisdom for anyone working as a creative.
Develop your creative eye.
Find the information you've been looking for in one place.
Learn from short videos rather than multiple design books.

Course content

5 sections • 38 lectures • 3h 22m total length

Introduction0:31
Welcome!
Creative Confidence16:00
Course Outline6:00

Balance6:39
What's covered:
Symmetrical Balance, Bilateral Symmetry, Asymmetrical Balance, Symmetry Vs Asymmetry, Balance & Horizon, Balance & Camera Angles
Organic Balance5:35
What's covered:
Organic Balance, Organic Balance & White Space, Balancing the Positive & Negative Space, Balance & Cropping, Reversing-Out
Rule of Thirds8:37
What's covered:
Rule of Thirds vs The Golden Ratio, Placing the Horizon with the RoT, Placing the Focal Point, Aligning the Subjects with the Lines, Placing an Eyeline, Area, Rule Breaking, Rule of Quarters
Camera Angles7:29

What's covered:
50mm & 35mm Lenses, The Wide Angles Lens, The Fish Eye, The Telephoto Lens, Compression of Space, Perspective, Looking Up & Looking Down, Crouching Down, Tilting the Camera, Macro Shots
Focal Point5:17
What's covered:
Strengthening the Focal Point, Subordinating the Other Subjects, Background Clutter, Reflection, Graphical Prominence, Dominance & Emphasis
Framing4:50
What's covered:
Framing the Focal Point, Using What's There to Frame, Framing the Hero with Shapes and Lines, Framing the Hero with Objects, Framing the Hero with Repetition, Symmetrical Frames, Using Colour to Frame
Cropping-In4:05
What's covered:
Cropping the Hero, Cropping Limbs, Filling the Frame, Bleed
The Golden Ratio13:04
What's covered:
The Golden Ratio, Constructing the Golden Rectangle, Root Rectangles, Root Rectangles' Special Ability, The Golden Human, The Fibonacci Sequence, The Golden Section, The Golden Spiral, The Modulor
Geometrical Compostition6:45
What's Covered:
The Pentagon & Isosceles Triangle, The Star Pentagram, Implied Geometry, Geometry & Unity
Leading the Eye8:15
What's covered:
The Picture Superiority Effect, Leading the Eye to the Focal Point, Stepping Stones, Scanning, Logical Progression, Largest Mass, Directing Attention
Line7:25
What's covered:
Thick 'n' Thin Lines, The Dynamic Line, Line as Movement, Warm & Cool Lines, The Diagonal, Line, Form & Expression, Line & Drama
Proportion6:44
What's covered:
Natural Proportion, Division of Space, Arcs, Proportion & Typography
Radial Symmetry4:33
What's covered:
Radial Symmetry, Rotation Symmetry, Increasing Dynamism of Radial Symmetry
Simplifying3:17
What's covered:
Simplifying the Image, Mergers, Filling the Frame
Tone3:29
What's covered:
Tone, Value Range, Value & Impact
White Space4:26
What's covered:
What is White Space? Using White Space Effectively, When White Space Gets Trapped

Contrast9:02
What's covered:
Contrast & Harmony, Contrast of Orientation, Contrast & Tension, Contrast of Direction, Colour Contrast, Contrast of Value, Contrast of Representation, Contrast of Detail, Contrast at Work in Design
Bedding-In5:39
What's covered:
Integrating People & Objects, Sympathetic Alignment, Light Wrap, Reflection, Top Layer, Lowering Transparency, Repetition, Ambiguous Space
Depth11:49
What's covered:
Overlapping, Depth & Size, Perspective, One & Two-Point Perspective, Shading, Form, 3D Geometry, Bar Graphs, Warm & Cool Colour Contrast, Aerial Perspective, Depth-of-Field, Selective Focus, Hyperfocal Length, Shadow, Drop Shadow
Drama4:42
What's covered:
Drama & Scale, Drama & Tone, Conceptual Contrast, Drama & Tension, Drama & Camera Angles, Drama & Direction
Intersection2:10
What's covered:
The Intersection, The Cross, Dividing the Space
Gradient9:16
What's covered:
Gradient & Type, The Black-White Gradient, Sky Gradients, Radial Gradients, Gradient & Light, The Warm Gradient, Gradient & Temperature
Organic Design2:47
What's covered:
Organic Design, The Fibonacci Series
Performance4:30
What's covered:
Hero & Performance, Directing the Eyeline, Performance & Space, The Hero & Pose
Pattern5:38
What's covered:
Regular Patterns, Irregular Patterns, Patterns Grab Attention, Disrupting Patterns, Creating Patterns, Concentration & Space, Pattern & Texture
Texture5:53
What's covered:
Pattern Vs Texture, Texture & Contrast, Texture & Tone, Controlling the Strength of a Texture, Functional Texture, Pattern's Textural Qualities, Texture & Character, Photographing Pattern & Texture, Texture & Macro Photography
Repetition3:33
What's covered:
Economy & Grouping, Repetition & Size, Repetition & Reinforcement, Rememberance
Reflection4:24
What's covered:
Reflection & Depth, Reflection & Shape
Shape6:12
What's covered:
Implied Geometry, Shape & Emotion, Adding Shapes to Composition, Combining Basic Shapes & Images, Shape & Resonance, Shape & Type, Shape & Disctinction
Simultaneity5:23
What's covered:
Simultaneity, Immediacy, Cognitive Load, Odd Numbers of Subjects, Even Numbers of Subjects
Unity5:53
What's covered:
Unity through Repetition, Unity through Colour, Unity through Pattern, Unity through Shape, Unity through Orientation, Unity by Greyscale, Monochrome or Duotone, Unity & Branding, Unity & Economy
Variation2:18
What's covered:
Variation, Sequencing Variation
Abstraction6:55
What's covered:
Abstraction by Reducing Detail, Interpretation, Rearranging, Distortion, Pure Abstraction.

Requirements

A pen and paper to take lots of notes, and access to the internet.

Description

The Design-Eye Foundation Course comprises 34 training videos totaling near 3.5 hours, fronted by American presenter, Janie McGrath.

Fully referenced, the video chapters amalgamate the golden nuggets of information mirrored by 25 of the most popular design books and combine the gems with the experience of a seasoned video editor & graphic designer, utilising sensory rich language and exemplary visuals to aid deep learning and recall.

The course would prove interesting to anyone keen to improve their design-eye, photography, illustration, video and artistic skills and will particularly be of use to those working with any of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Premiere.

Creative Confidence...

Our section entitled “All You Need to Know About Composition” includes chapters on:

Balance, Organic Balance, Rule of Thirds, Camera Angles, Focal Point, Framing, Cropping-In, The Golden Ratio, Geometrical Composition, Leading the Eye, Line, Proportion, Radial Symmetry, Simplifying, Tone, White Space.

Our section entitled “All You Need to Know About Designing Images” includes chapters on:

Contrast, Bedding-In, Depth, Drama, Intersection, Gradient, Organic Design, Performance, Pattern, Texture, Repetition, Reflection, Shape, Simultaneity, Unity, Variation, Abstraction and Visual Communication.

Whilst we’ve gone to every effort to include many examples and illustrations, we strongly advise taking lots of notes and finding your own!

Above all, we hope you enjoy exploring our course!

nanometh X.

Who this course is for:

Suitable for Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Premiere beginners and students wishing to develop their creative sensibilities and anyone with a desire to become creatively literate.

Learn Graphic Design & Composition: A Foundation Course

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Course content

Welcome!3 lectures • 23min

All You Need to Know About Composition16 lectures • 1hr 41min

All You Need to Know About Designing Images17 lectures • 1hr 36min

All You Need to Know About Visual Communication1 lecture • 5min

DEFC Wrap-Up1 lecture • 1min

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