How do you get started with the visual designer of Lynda's reading notes?

The author's specialty is the interactive design, the curriculum framework pays more attention to the user research and the logical analysis, the visual design curriculum is very limited. However, now the interaction designer's job more hope job seekers can also be competent visual design work, in order to upgrade themselves, not be eliminated by the society, the author recently self-study Lynda on the Introduction to Graphic design curriculum, is to focus on finishing the course as follows, Hope to be of benefit to everybody.

　　First, what is visual design

Through the intentional design of text, symbols, pictures to achieve a visual harmonious communication

　　What constitutes a good visual design

Form: Aesthetic layer, not good-looking, visually attractive, color harmony, font matching

Feeling: Whether to pass the intention of information, the transmission of information is unified, whether it can arouse the user's emotional resonance

Function: Whether it satisfies the design purpose, is easy to understand, and whether it can be used

3rd is especially important, too fancy and impractical design, the quote in the tutorial is the > Form without function is just a piece of paper. –unknow

Excellent design appreciation [try to sum up where you are, easy to use next time]

Here are three types of skills you need:

Typesetting class: Visually arrange the elements in a page

Font classes: Font type, font settings, etc.

Image categories: photography, illustrations, painting, color, etc.

　　One, six of the basic laws of typesetting

Balance: Let your picture give people a sense of balance, introduce three methods, symmetrical arrangement, asymmetric arrangement, radial symmetry arrangement.

Proximity: Bring together the same elements as much as possible and separate the elements as much as possible.

Alignment: Try to align similar elements to each other so that the lines of the page are not aligned as little as possible

Repetition: Repeating elements are used to connect the design to a rhythmic whole

Contrast: Contrast enhanced contrast [size, thickness, shape, color, etc], highlight the effect

White space: It is a kind of art, less is more

Before these laws are understood, there may be only subjective beauty and ugliness in typography. Know how to pay attention to the design around you, you will find the world is so beauty.