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Creative Layout

Creative Layout. Ideas. (and break out of it now and then). https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kr5kyr4s89Y/maxresdefault.jpg. Grid Examples. Then break out of them. A strategic breakout point. You can even have a checker board (when you want to imply equal relationships).

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Creative Layout

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  1. Creative Layout Ideas

  2. (and break out of it now and then) https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kr5kyr4s89Y/maxresdefault.jpg

  3. Grid Examples

  4. Then break out of them.

  5. A strategic breakout point.

  6. You can even have a checker board(when you want to imply equal relationships)

  7. Try Color Bars and Color Boxes(but don’t outline them)

  8. Dominant Focal Point / Large Image

  9. Experiment with color schemes (and stick to one). See https://kuler.adobe.com and www.colorschemedesigner.com

  10. Try black & white with one bright color

  11. Try colored backgroundswith reverse typebut keep columns and paragraphs short and make type large enough to read.

  12. Or light and dark type on a backgrounds with medium values

  13. Try low opacity boxes and gradients.

  14. Or combine color and white backgrounds.

  15. Gray is awesome.(Try it for body copy.)

  16. Experiment with Fonts (typically 2 on a page, max 3)Below is creativity with 1 font.

  17. Use big symbols.

  18. Try shapes behind letters or numbers

  19. Use big numbers

  20. C O N T R A S T T R Y D I F F E R E N T FONT SIZES

  21. Play with Shapes

  22. Remember shapes have meaning, too. . . .

  23. Combine shapes and photographic images.

  24. And curves.

  25. And waves

  26. And overlap stuff.

  27. Or run it off the page.Experiment with cropping.

  28. Bleed white.

  29. Experiment with graphic styles.

  30. Try vertical type.(but run the baseline of the type vertically, too )

  31. Keep layout simple.

  32. White space is your friend. Let it breathe.

  33. Move the image around(before you decide where it goes).

  34. Repeat little iconsscattered throughouta page.

  35. Try patterns.

  36. and textures

  37. And paper cuts

  38. mixed media

  39. Try a watermark. W

  40. OR A DYE CUT

  41. Stack and justify your type.

  42. Try a type mask.

  43. Angle the page.(But not just one line.)

  44. Try a low-tech look.Show cut-outs,paper clipsscissors.Try textures . . .

  45. Draw on photos.

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