Monday, October 30, 2017

V A R I A T I O N S

Change font
Change point size or scale
Change color of text or highlight text with color
Change style: Bold
Change style: Italic or roman
Change style: kerning, tracking
Change leading
Alignment: FL, FR, Justify, etc.
Alignment: with column, with grid units, with page margins
Orientation: Slanted, tilted, curving
Caps or lc
Set off with **punctuation**
Underline
Put in boxes, rule lines, cartouches, etc.


Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies card deck

TRIZ 40 principles like Segmentation, Removing, Local Quality, etc. The TRIZ40 were developed with engineers in mind.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Rise up, get mentored!

AIGA is thrilled to announce the 4th round of Rise Up, AIGA Atlanta’s Mentorship Program. Each year, AIGA Atlanta selects mentee and mentor pairs to participate in an exclusive mentorship program that promotes community, design education, and personal and professional development. This year, we are accepting applications for mentees and mentors. The program is open to students, emerging designers, and seasoned design professionals with 5-20+ years’ experience. To apply, please fill out the online application by December 15th at midnight. Details here

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Mocking up foil on printouts

Thermoweb | iCraft Deco Foil
They don't talk about adhering the foil to Laser printouts until 7:15.
This will NOT work with inkjet - only lasers. It sticks to the toner.

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Donate your posters to the GRD Club's Poster Sale

Link to Club's Poster Submission Folder

Salinna Phon, the club's president, posted:
Hello, designers! The Graphic Design Club will be having its first poster sale of the semester. Below is the Google Drive link to submit posters to any of the months available, and there's a template located in the folder to download and follow. If you have any questions, please email: grdclubatgsu@gmail.com.