Graphic Design: Communicate Complex Ideas with Simple Images

Graphic Design: Communicate Complex Ideas with Simple Images

“Congratulations! You have reached the end of this course. Thanks for enrolling! I hope you've enjoyed delving into the world of design and discovering the power of visual simplicity in communicating big ideas. Before saying goodbye, let's review the necessary step to complete your project: a creative poster series.

• To begin, select a client. Then, find six themes related to their brief. For the purpose of this course, this should be a festival. These six ideas will direct the visualization process, so make sure that they are solid.

• Next, explore different ways of visualizing the ideas, first on paper and then in Adobe Illustrator.

• Keep experimenting until you find the right visual for each of the ideas. Then, establish some rules and restraints in order to coordinate them and make the results more unique.

• Choose appropriate typography to incorporate the name of the festival. Use a grid to establish a good layout with all the elements, both visual and typographical, neatly arranged.

• Finally, decide the color palette of your series and prepare the files for print, ready to share them with the world!

I can't wait to see what fantastic designs you produce. Remember, to achieve a strong aesthetic sometimes less is more. Elicit the core concepts behind your ideas and represent that with simple, yet effective visuals. To do this, you will need to channel your creative side. Simplicity and innovation go hand in hand. So experiment, be playful, and have fun! You can share your project with all of us by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. I will try my best to provide feedback. But, in the meantime, don't be afraid to interact with your peers. Working together can be very helpful and inspiring. After all, conversation fuels creativity! See you in the forum!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project Welcome to the last video of this course. First of all, I would like to thank you for having reached the end of this journey. I hope you enjoyed the process and that you have learned a few useful things that you can apply to your work. Now I would like to give you a few final pieces of advice that you will need to keep in mind when you create your final project. To find an idea, you will need to write as many concepts as you can and try to categorize them and label them in different ways. Find six ideas that you feel work better for the project and that inspire you the most. A...”

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Course summary for: Graphic Design: Communicate Complex Ideas with Simple Images

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (67)
• 2329 students
• 4 units
• 17 lessons (3h 21m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator

• Areas

  Branding & Identity, Graphic Design