Graphic Visualization: Telling Complex Stories through Simple Images

Overview

“In this lesson, I’m going to talk about the basic principles of design and layout that can be applied to almost any design. We’ll talk about size, color, and contrast, and we’ll discuss the principles of similarity and proximity. ”

In this video lesson Katya Kovalenko addresses the topic: Visual Hierarchy Principles, which is part of the Domestika online course: Graphic Visualization: Telling Complex Stories through Simple Images. Learn the techniques to present information in a simple and compelling way through visuals and infographics.

Partial transcription of the video

“Visual Hierarchy Principles In this lesson, we'll talk about some basic principles of design and layout that can be applied to any visual. We're going to talk about size and scale, color, contrast, as well as the principles of similarity and proximity. First, let's talk about size and scale. Size is an effective tool to guide your viewers eyes to certain elements of the design. Because larger elements attract more attention than smaller ones. Because our mind associate size with importance, the largest elements of the design should be the most important and the smaller elements, the least i...”

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Course summary for: Graphic Visualization: Telling Complex Stories through Simple Images

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (546)
• 20156 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (1h 23m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Areas

  Communication, Design Management, Graphic Design, Infographics, Information Design, Marketing, Presentation Design