A walk through the fundamentals of setting up a single page InDesign document.
Includes: document setup, placing text and images, threading text, text wrap, paragraph and object styles, output to PDF.
Tag Archives: Graphic Design
Branding Considerations
When developing a branding or style consider the following points.
Should it be:
Tone: Quiet/loud, Conservative/Playful, Mainstream/Alternative/Avant Guarde, Serious/Witty
Colour: Muted, Saturated, Limited, Maximum, Monotone, Full Spectrum, Pastel, BW, Greyscale, Fluro, Metalic
Imagery: Photographic, Illustrative, Graphic, Typographic
Logo/Icon/Signature Image
Type: Classical/Contemporary, Clean/Rough, Serif/Sans, Strong/Delicate
Cultural References / Era: Punk, Rockabilly, 50’s, 80
The Adobe Pen Tool
The Adobe Pen Tool (as found in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and others) is possibly the most important tool for creating Vector art. Often considered difficult by many beginners, the Pen tool is well worth the effort as it provides the most control when creating custom Vector Art. Below are links to some excellent resources to help you master this integral tool.
City Of Melbourne Rebranding
In 2009 the City of Melbourne paid $240,000 for they’re new logo which sparked debate about the value of something seemingly so simple.
This is an interesting case to explore the worth of a brand development. This article in The Age newspaper reports on some initial reactions.
This blog post displays before ad after pics and examples of how the branding appears in it’s various forms.
In this blog post we get opinions from other professional graphic designers.
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