This slideshow provides an Introduction to Graphic Designing. It contains very basic information and principles which can help the students build their interest in this field. Email: ebtihaj@thenerdcamp.com Portfolio: behance.net/Ebtihaj LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ebtihajkhan

1. Graphics designing workshop

2. WHO AM I?
EBTIHAJ
Serial Entrepreneur
Game developer by profession
Graphic Designer by passion
ebtihaj@thenerdcamp.com
@ebtihajkhan
linkedin/ebtihajKhan

3. CONTENTS
• Graphics designing principles and some CRAP.
• Hands-on workshop on Adobe Illustrator.

4. WHAT IS GRAPHIC DESIGNING?

5. WHAT
“Art with a purpose”

6. P

7. P

8. WHY
• Over 123,000 new jobs annually.

9. WHY
• Over 123,000 new jobs annually.
• Having a $54bn market size.

10. WHY
• Over 123,000 new jobs annually.
• Having a $54bn market size.
• An average salary of per year.

11. WHY
• Over 123,000 new jobs annually.
• Having a $54bn market size.
• An average salary of per year.$40,239

12. HOW
• Tons of softwares out there.
• Adobe Illustrator.
• Adobe Photoshop.
• Corel Draw.

13. Building Blocks
• Lines
• Shapes
• Mass
• Color

14. LINES
• Mostly lines are used to divide or unite
elements on a page.
• Lines can also denote direction of movement.

15. LINES

16. SHAPES
• Circle, square, and triangle are the three basic shapes used in
graphic designing.
Why did Google change its logo?

17. BÉZIER CURVES
100 anchor points, resulting in a 6 KB logo.

18. BÉZIER CURVES
100 anchor points, resulting in a 6 KB.
10 circles, 5 rectangles, 7
anchor points
305 byte

19. MASS
• Mass is size.
• A small brochure can have a great deal of
mass through the use of heavy text and graphic
elements.
• A large brochure can appear smaller, lighter
by using text and graphics sparingly.

21. COLORS
Colors can be used to elicit specific emotions
and reactions.

22. COLORS
Colors can be used to elicit specific emotions
and reactions.

24. COLORS

25. COMPLEMENTARY COLORS

26. ANALOGOUS COLORS

27. TRIAD COLORS

28. COLORS
www.paletton.com
www.color.adobe.com/explore

29. C.R.A.P

30. C.R.A.P
• CONTRAST
• REPETITION
• ALLIGNMENT
• PROXIMITY

31. CONTRAST
Contrast simply means difference.

33. REPETITION
Reusing the same or similar elements throughout
your design.

35. ALIGNMENT
Nothing in your design should look as if it were
placed there randomly.

36. PROXIMITY
Moving things closer or farther apart to achieve a
more organized look.

40. RGB vs CMYK
• Red, Green, and Blue
are "additive colors".
• Used for computer,
TV, websites,
powerpoints.
• Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow and Key are
"subtractive colors.
• The printing world
operates in
subtractive color.

41. ILLUSTRATOR vs PHOTOSHOP
• Raster based
graphics.
• Vector based
graphics.