Comments on: Getting a Handle on the Creative Process for Graphic Designers http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/07/getting-a-hangle-on-the-creative-process-for-graphic-designers/ Graphic design articles to quench your thirst for graphic design and web design topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:20:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: justin http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/07/getting-a-hangle-on-the-creative-process-for-graphic-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-31723 justin Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:01:21 +0000 http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/?p=484#comment-31723 Typography is a very substantial and fundamental part of any design. After I’ve come up with a good concept or two, i‘lI start looking for an appropriate typeface, one that will define the mood and act sort of like an anchor that I can work with. Usually I’ll spend a good deal of time searching for something tasteful and fitting. The following two fonts sites - www.dafont.com and www.fontfreak.com - are two pretty good font resources with lots of variety. Once I have picked fonts that I like, I’ll play with it for a while, resize it, kern it, rotate it etc. and just have some fun with it. To keep the piece more cohesive and easier to read, I prefer to keep the number of typefaces in a design to a minimum to maintain consistency. Typography is a very substantial and fundamental part of any design. After I’ve come up with a good concept or two, i‘lI start looking for an appropriate typeface, one that will define the mood and act sort of like an anchor that I can work with. Usually I’ll spend a good deal of time searching for something tasteful and fitting. The following two fonts sites - http://www.dafont.com and http://www.fontfreak.com - are two pretty good font resources with lots of variety. Once I have picked fonts that I like, I’ll play with it for a while, resize it, kern it, rotate it etc. and just have some fun with it. To keep the piece more cohesive and easier to read, I prefer to keep the number of typefaces in a design to a minimum to maintain consistency.

]]> By: Sharon Randall-Emers http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/07/getting-a-hangle-on-the-creative-process-for-graphic-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-24943 Sharon Randall-Emers Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:46:01 +0000 http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/?p=484#comment-24943 I thought this article was very informative, and interesting to know that you can learn to receive constructive criticism and use it to a positive advantage.... I thought this article was very informative, and interesting to know that you can learn to receive constructive criticism and use it to a positive advantage....

]]> By: kyle http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/07/getting-a-hangle-on-the-creative-process-for-graphic-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-19766 kyle Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/?p=484#comment-19766 Good words - you have skillz with pencil and pen - keep it up... Good words - you have skillz with pencil and pen - keep it up...

]]> By: Ann@annagram.ie http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/07/getting-a-hangle-on-the-creative-process-for-graphic-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-18315 Ann@annagram.ie Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:05:05 +0000 http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/?p=484#comment-18315 Hi, good post i liked it too. Especially the getting shot down part, I've recently had a huge dent to my pride! But hey you can't eat pride :'-( try harder. Less is definetly more, more or less. Hi, good post i liked it too. Especially the getting shot down part, I've recently had a huge dent to my pride! But hey you can't eat pride :'-( try harder. Less is definetly more, more or less.

]]> By: liam http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/07/getting-a-hangle-on-the-creative-process-for-graphic-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-16975 liam Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:14:34 +0000 http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/?p=484#comment-16975 Hey, nice read and great post. I liked the point about "less is more" and not being afraid to remove something that you've done that, when you take a step back, you think you could do without. I think that's an important part of any design process - Knowing when to take things out. Keep it up, and I enjoyed the work on your portfolio. Hey, nice read and great post. I liked the point about "less is more" and not being afraid to remove something that you've done that, when you take a step back, you think you could do without. I think that's an important part of any design process - Knowing when to take things out.

Keep it up, and I enjoyed the work on your portfolio.

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