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Compositional Techniques for Graphic Design

Grids: concept

A course by Javier Alcaraz , Editorial and Typeface Designer

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20,705 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: Grids: concept

Overview

“Grids are powerful composition tools that allow you to achieve unity, harmony and order in a practical and fast way. I will start by explaining how they are composed and what their parts are, and then explain different types of grids such as modular or hierarchical. Through examples, I will show you what they are normally used for.”

In this video lesson Javier Alcaraz addresses the topic: Grids: concept, 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

“Grids: Concept Grids are powerful compositional tools. In this lesson, I will explain to you what its parts are and, based on different examples, how they are used in graphic design projects. Let's see it. Grids Making complexity beautiful Without a doubt grids are most often used in newspapers. A grid is a diagram of guides. It is an organization tool to work with a lot of content. It can manage different types of materials with a large degree of control, but it can also do it more loosely. There are several types of grids ranging from simple to complex. That is directly related to the typ...”

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Course summary for: Compositional Techniques for Graphic Design

Level: Beginner
96% positive reviews (746)
20705 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.