Graphic Design

Introduction to Graphic Design
- Course Information (Google Document)
- WCS Acceptable Use Policy (Google Presentation)
- Simple Copyright Flowchart (PDF)
- Public Domain Images
Software

Color Theory
- Beginning Graphic Design: Color (YouTube Video)
- HSL/HSV color model
- RGB color model
- CMYK color model
- CMYK 4 Color Offset Printing Process (YouTube Video)
  - Wikipedia: Halftones
- Wikipedia: Pantone Colors
  - Pantone Color of the Year
- Wikipedia: Monochromatic colors
  - Butterfly (Adobe Illustrator File)
- Color: a color matching game
- Wikipedia: Color blindness
- When Red (Bills) Met Green (Jets), Colorblind Fans Lost
- Wikipedia: Complementary colors
- Wikipedia: Analogous colors
- The Psychology of Color
  - Color Matters: The Meanings of Colors
  - Color Symbolism
  - The Fascinating Way That Words Can Change How We Perceive Colors
  - The logo color tricks used by top companies
- Color Schemes
  - color.adobe.com
  - coolors.co
  - paletton.com
- The Brand Colour Swap: what's in a colour?
- Generic Logos (Adobe Illustrator File)
- How Obsessive Artists Colorize Old Photos (Video)
- Optical Illusions (Google Presentation)
- 103 Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions
- What Color is Your Name?
Typography

The "Elements" of Graphic Design
- Repetition (Unity)
- Variety
- Emphasis
- Texture
  - Eric Carle Illustrations
- Depth
- Point of View
  - Logos with Perspective (Google Presentation)
- Movement
- Positive / Negative space, and “Gestalt”
Signs, Symbols, Icons

Balance
- Balance 1 (Adobe Illustrator File)
- Balance 2 (Adobe Illustrator File)
Beginning Graphic Design: Layout & Composition (YouTube Video)
- Alignment (Grid)
- White space
- Hierarchy (Contrast)
- Proximity
Beginning Graphic Design: Images (YouTube Video)
Lorem Ipsum Text Generator
Leading, Paragraph Spacing, & "Bleeds"
Widows & Orphans
Vintage Postcards (Google Slideshow)
Psychological Tricks of Restaurant Menus