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Principles of Design and Typography

The Key parts of Graphic Arts include an understanding of the Elements of Design, the Principles of Design and Typography.  In this section of the course, you will go into a deeper understanding of the Principles of Design and Typography.

Start by watching this video on the Principles of Design.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9R7PdWS_1w

Now that you have a better understanding of the Principles of Design let’s look at Typography.

The first part will review what Typography is and why it is important.

Typography link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrNi9FmdlxY

The second part goes deeper into understanding how emotions and hidden meanings fit into typography.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oiOTmJmiW0

You will put the following skills to use in the next project.