basic design guidelines
- Thread starter CHAPO GUZMAN
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I agree with the "know your software" shit. Shortcuts make my life hella easier. When I send to the printers I always make a new file and "save as" specifically for the printer with all the shapes merged(I work mostly in illustrator).
Press save a lot. I have forgotten to press that sometimes and wouldn't you know it, Illustrator crashes on me.
Also, know what files your printer takes and know how to set up a file for print.
finally, just know your shit.
Press save a lot. I have forgotten to press that sometimes and wouldn't you know it, Illustrator crashes on me.
Also, know what files your printer takes and know how to set up a file for print.
finally, just know your shit.
soak up as much as you can about real design and don't allow your entire body of work to be a product of the tutorials you've done.
as soon as you can do more than a flier or mixtape cover, and have it not look like a flier or a mixtape cover your stock as a designer goes up.
graphic design has existed a lot longer than dafont.com, photoshop brushes and bevel & emboss and it pays to learn how to do shit with respect to the history of typography and composition.
if you design, respect what a photographer dedicates all their time to learning and pay them or have your client pay them to do what they do. if you're a photographer respect what a designer does and pay them or have your client pay them to do what they do. same with copy writers, video directors, etc.
that jack of all trades, master of none shit is fucking up the game. once you know how shit works in a real life production environment, educate your clients so that you end up with a quality final product.
as soon as you can do more than a flier or mixtape cover, and have it not look like a flier or a mixtape cover your stock as a designer goes up.
graphic design has existed a lot longer than dafont.com, photoshop brushes and bevel & emboss and it pays to learn how to do shit with respect to the history of typography and composition.
if you design, respect what a photographer dedicates all their time to learning and pay them or have your client pay them to do what they do. if you're a photographer respect what a designer does and pay them or have your client pay them to do what they do. same with copy writers, video directors, etc.
that jack of all trades, master of none shit is fucking up the game. once you know how shit works in a real life production environment, educate your clients so that you end up with a quality final product.
Don't steal stocks or other shit from people. I see it in almost every album cover these newer "artist's" are doing. All they do is jack a bunch of shit from people ( stock's, fonts, brushes) and put it on an album cover make it look flashy and say that it's there work and get paid for it. That's bullshit, invest in a camera yourself and take your own pics. You can do everything your stealing if you are serious about graphic design.... Unless you want to be doing Covers and flyers for 10$ the rest of your life make sure your shit is legit.
Keep a sketch book.
Know your color schemes.
Know BALANCE.
Keep a sketch book.
Know your color schemes.
Know BALANCE.