Design for the Non-Designer

Short course

In Southwark

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Location

    Southwark

  • Duration

    1 Day

This course is for anyone who has to design a newsletter, job ad, flyer, business card, memo, report or whatever, but has no idea what separates good design from bad.   This course will explain how, by sticking to four basic design principals - contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity - you can eliminate design gremlins from your work.

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Location

Start date

Southwark (London)
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202 Blackfriars Road, SE1 8NJ

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About this course

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DESCRIPTION
This course is for anyone who has to design a newsletter, job ad, flyer, business card, memo, report or whatever, but has no idea what separates good design from bad. This course will explain how, by sticking to four basic design principals - contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity - you can eliminate design gremlins from your work.

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Design Principals
  • The Joshua Tree Epiphany

  • Proximity


    • The basic purpose
    • How to get it
    • What to avoid

  • Alignment


    • The basic purpose
    • How to get it
    • What to avoid

  • Repetition


    • The basic purpose
    • How to get it
    • What to avoid

  • Contrast


    • The basic purpose
    • How to get it
    • What to avoid

  • Using Colour


    • The amazing colour wheel
    • Colour Relationships
    • Shades and tints
    • Watch the tones
    • Warm colours vs Cool Colours
    • How to begin to choose?
    • CMYK vs RGB; print vs web

  • Extra Tips & Tricks


    • Creating a package
    • Business cards
    • Letterheads and envelopes
    • Flyers
    • Newsletters
    • Brochures
    • Postcards
    • Newspaper ads
    • Websites
Designing With Type
  • Type (& Life)


    • Concord
    • Conflict
    • Contrast

  • Categories of Type


    • Oldstyle
    • Modern

Design for the Non-Designer

Price on request