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Compositional Techniques for Graphic Design

What is composition?

A course by Javier Alcaraz , Editorial and Typeface Designer

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97% positive reviews (745)

20,831 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: What is composition?

Overview

“In this lesson I will explain what composing means, what goals are in their pursuit and why it is essential for any visual creation. You will understand the concepts of set, order and unit. In addition, you will see how this strategy is applied to different creative disciplines.”

In this video lesson Javier Alcaraz addresses the topic: What is composition?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Compositional Techniques for Graphic Design. Learn how to use key elements to create clear and attractive graphic structures.

Partial transcription of the video

“What is composition? In this lesson we are going to see what visual composition is about. I will explain what the concepts of unit and group are and how to apply this creative strategy to the different disciplines of design and the visual arts. Let's see it. What is composition? Ordering shapes in space When we talk about composition we seek to fuse several things into one. Composing is organizing shapes in space. This can be done by putting them together, relating them, placing them in a certain way and order. Composition as a methodology allows us to manipulate different parts of a certai...”

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Course summary for: Compositional Techniques for Graphic Design

Level: Beginner
97% positive reviews (745)
20831 students
5 units
23 lessons (3h 46m)
6 downloads

Category
Design
Software
Adobe InDesign
Areas
Design, Digital Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design

Javier Alcaraz

A course by Javier Alcaraz

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Editorial and Typeface Designer

Javier Alcaraz is a graphic designer specializing in Typographic Design and Art Direction for Editorial Design. He began his design career for Argentina newspapers and worked on developing publications and institutional communication in Ecuador. In 2004, he left Argentina for Mexico, where he worked for important publishing houses like Grupo Media and Expansión.

In 2011, he founded elcerezo, a studio that works on editorial design, branding, and typeface design for clients in Latin America and Europe, including Google, the Mexican Ministry of Culture, TetraPack, and Forbes. He currently resides in Spain.