Graphic Design: Communicate Complex Ideas with Simple Images
Color: Coexistence and Harmony 2
A course by Genis Carreras , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Color: Coexistence and Harmony 2
Overview
“This lesson will develop the theme of color. Remember, this is a powerful tool in leaving an impression on the viewer, so be sure to find the right palette for your piece!”
In this video lesson Genis Carreras addresses the topic: Color: Coexistence and Harmony 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Graphic Design: Communicate Complex Ideas with Simple Images. Discover a unique methodology for transforming big ideas into meaningful designs by exploring color, layout, shape, and typography.
Partial transcription of the video
“Coexistence and Harmony Look at that. That was the starting point. That's something different, something else. Another way of testing the color palette would be... Ignoring the work. Removing everything. Creating a circle. Duplicate. Select everything. Align it perfectly in the page. And... getting the colors that we were using. in no particular order. A good color palette should work in any order. Here we go. I think that's a great color palette for a few different reasons, but in general, I like each color individually, and I think it's creating relationships with the others. That's reall...”
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Course summary for: Graphic Design: Communicate Complex Ideas with Simple Images
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Branding & Identity, Graphic Design
Genis Carreras
A course by Genis Carreras
Genis Carreras is a designer, illustrator, and the founder of his own visual communication studio, Studio Carreras. He studied multimedia design in Spain and graphic communication in the UK before moving to London where he worked in different agencies, learning alongside talented designers. During that time, he published Philographics – a visual dictionary that uses graphic design to explain philosophy, and attracted enough clients to help him start his own studio.
Since then, Genis has worked with brands such as Google, Polaroid, New Philosopher, and Google Play. Together with his team, he works on everything from visual identities and editorial design to icons, using simple shapes to convey complex ideas. His work has been exhibited in New York, Paris, and Barcelona, at design festivals, and in design publications including Wired, and Communication Arts. He has also won multiple awards and been nominated at the Word Illustration Awards.
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