Living in the IT era CHAPTER7 and 8 Flashcards
is a free graphic design platform that allows you to easily create invitations, business cards, flyers, lesson plans, Zoom backgrounds, and more using professionally designed templates.
CANVA
You can even upload your own photos and add them to Canva’s templates using a drag and drop interface. It’s like having a basic version of Photoshop that’s free and doesn’t require extensive photo editing knowledge to use.
CANVA
is a versatile design platform that can be used for a wide variety of purposes. Individuals and businesses of all sizes use Canva to create everything from business cards and logos to social media graphics and presentations.
CANVA
The platform’s ___________ interface makes it easy to create professional-looking designs, and its library of built-in templates and tools further simplifies the design process.
drag-and-drop
5 essential Canva tools you need to know about
- Change colors using the color wheel
- Use Canva grids to layout and edit your images
- Use text holders
- Place images in frames
- Layout your images in Canva grids
is an incredible tool that can be used to change colors in your designs. Simply point and click to choose from endless different color options. These can be applied to a range of elements, including text, backgrounds, shapes, icons and more.
The color wheel
allow you to easily move text around your designs. Always remember to align your text with purpose – for example the text in the design above has been aligned to the right to neaten the composition.
Text holders
Simply drag and drop your images into Canva _________ to create cute compositions. There are many different types of frames to choose from, so don’t forget to put on your creative hat!
frames
This wonderful tool acts like a frame for you to drop images into. In terms of composition, it can be used to stretch images across your entire design, place multiple images together or crop images.
Canva grids
What is Canva Used for?
a. Photo Editing
b. Photo Collages
c. Social Media Posts
d. Logos
e. Graphic Design
f. Presentation
_________ are also incredibly useful for enhancing images and applying unique filters consistently.
Grids
Use these grids to create a visual narrative, or as a simple way to create a cute composition.
multi-image grids
r is a powerful tool for enhancing your own images. With its easy-to-use interface, you can adjust the photo subject, add background blur for a more professional
look, and apply aesthetic filters to create the perfect vibe. Whether you’re a professional
photographer or just looking to improve your personal photos, Canva Photo Editor has everything you need to get the job done.
Canva Photo Editor
is an easy and fun way to showcase multiple photos in one design. It offers a variety of templates and layout options, allowing you to create collages for any occasion. You can easily customize the design with your own photos, add text and graphics, and choose from a range of filters and effects to enhance the overall look.
Canva Photo Collage Maker
offers templates and design elements to help you make social media posts that stand out on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. You can easily schedule posts directly from Canva to these platforms with a Pro or Teams account, saving time and effort in managing your social media presence. With its intuitive design features, Canva makes creating professional-looking posts a breeze.
Canva
is a quick and simple way to create a unique, professional logo for your brand in minutes. You can choose from a variety of templates or start from scratch to create a custom logo that accurately reflects your brand identity. Once you’re happy with your logo, you can easily download it in various file formats for use on your website, business cards, and other marketing materials.
Canva logo maker
Canva is a valuable tool for _______________. You can use it to create logos, social media posts, presentations, flyers, brochures, and infographics for clients. Canva offers templates and design elements to bring your client’s vision to life, providing opportunities for your design business or freelance work.
graphic designers
simplifies creating professional presentations with its templates and design elements. Personalize your presentation with your own images, graphics, and text, and create unique presentations for your brand. Download or share your presentations after crafting them with ease. Canva helps you create engaging presentations with impact.
Canva presentation tool
Lesson 1:
Templates: A vast library for different purposes and platform
This is because websites are usually made by web designers and web developers. But ______________ dashing website templates are changing the game. With the intuitive, easy-to-use online platform, anyone can design and publish a website even without previous experience.
Canva Websites
can be defined as any linear marks.
Line
Steps To find a template
head to the Templates tab at the top of the left-hand side of your screen. Then either search for whatever it is you’re looking for or browse all the designs. Simply select your chosen template to apply it to your page.
Both Canva’s Free and Pro accounts have access to ___________ of templates, which can save you hours of design work.
thousands
Lines can channel certain ideas too. _____________ones can evoke order and neatness, _____________ can create movement, and ______________ can imply tension or excitement.
Straight
wavy lines
zig-zagged lines
A technique applied a lot in photography is the use of ‘___________’ which do just what they claim – they lead the eye. Finding and emphasising strong leading lines in your piece can allow you to direct the eye through the entire piece or to certain focal points.
leading lines
is a large part of design, sometimes literally. In a very basic definition, ____________is the deliberate sizing of individual elements.
Scale
can help us make sense of designs and images. Think about if you were to draw a mouse next to an elephant, you’d probably draw the mouse much smaller than the elephant, which would help viewers instantly understand your drawing.
Scale
But, scale doesn’t always have to be based on ____________. You can size your elements dramatically large or small to create stunning effects and to signal which parts of your design are more important and which are less.
realism
is a key element when it comes to branding, but it can also make for beautiful one-off designs. For example, ______________ is a key ingredient when it comes to creating patterns and textures.
Repetition
is a crucial element when it comes to branding design, both in terms of keeping your branding consistent and in terms of tying your items together.
Repetition
is the ‘space inbetween’, the area between or around other elements that form its own shape
Negative Space
is used a lot in logos in order to create a harmonious and balanced design.
Symmetry
Some examples of large brands with symmetrical logos are
Target, McDonald’s, Chanel, Starbucks, etc.
Also occasionally known as ‘opacity’
Transparency
refers to how ‘see-through’ an element is. The lower your opacity, the lighter and less noticeable your element is, and the higher it is, the more solid the element is.
Transparency
Clean, sharp and sleek graphic designs can be wonderful, but sometimes, roughing it up a little with some __________ can be even better
texture
can add tactility, depth and can add some pretty interesting effects to your design.
Texture
One way to master balance is to think of each of your elements as having a ‘________’ behind it.
weight
We usually think of __________ in terms of photography – what you include, what you don’t, etc. But, framing is equally as important in design.
framing
____________ such as box outlines or graphic elements can enhance or draw attention to specific elements of your design.
Physical frames
It signals to the builder/designer where certain elements should be placed, what should align with what, and provides a general outline for construction.
grid
Think of a _______ like the foundation to a house – it’s a crucial first step in allowing for you to build a functional, and beautiful final product.
design grid
are important, usually invisible elements to just about any design. They are comprised of a certain number of rows and columns that you can align your elements against. ___________ can help to keep your content in order, neat, legible and looking good.
grids
plays a large part in design, but it is a specific kind of randomness. Let’s call it ‘design randomness’.
Randomness
The difference between ‘design randomness’ and other forms of randomness is purpose and ___________ . With design, your main goal should be communication – what does this piece need to say to consumers? Is it saying it in a clear way? How can I make the communication stronger?
execution
As with any skill, there are things you have to learn, and this comes with general rules. Things like: make sure your type is legible, learn to kern, don’t use pixelated images, etc. These are the foundations of design, the things that help you make a basic design.
READ
This is a point sure to spark a lot of debate and to divide any room of designers – half proclaiming that there are no rules in design, the other protesting that there are many. And technically, they’re both right.
READ
is an important and exciting principle in the world of design. Even with the flattest of mediums, you are able to create a sense of ________ , and an illusion that your design expands beyond the second dimension.
Depth
____________: Using fonts and text styles effectively
Typography
is a crucial but sometimes overlooked aspect of great design. Knowing how to use fonts effectively can be a daunting task. Aside from the many rules graphic designers follow when it comes to choosing fonts, there’s also the task of pairing your fonts together with other complimentary fonts.
Typography design
_________: Images, icons, shapes, and more
Design elements
HOW TO USE FONTS EFFECTIVELY?
Use fonts to create a hierarchy
Use contrasting fonts
Create readability
Be creative
Use fonts that suit your style
Refers to the order that the text is read. The eye is naturally drawn to large or dominant elements, so choose the largest font size for your title, followed by your subtitle, then your body text.
Typographic hierarchy
Choosing fonts with high contrasting fonts is a great rule-of-thumb for striking titles and subtitles.
high contrasting fonts
is especially important for longer sections of text. Try to avoid using elaborate (script) fonts or upper case text, as these options can strain the eye. Save these for titles or headings.
Font readability
can be used as overlays to enhance brand awareness amongst your audience, while images don’t need to just sit alongside your graphic elements — they make for excellent backgrounds when placed correctly.
Colors
_______________: Crafting a visually appealing design
Color schemes and palettes
Red, Blue, and Yellow. The building blocks of the color wheel—these three colors can be mixed together in varying ratios to create any other color.
Primary Colors
is made up of primary colors and the different hues that can be created by combining them.
RGB color wheel
Orange, Green, and Purple. These colors are created by mixing an even amount of two primary colors.
Secondary Colors
Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet. Tertiary colors are made by mixing unbalanced quantities of the primary colors. They don’t have set names, so you may see them called by more specific terms, such as Chartreuse for Yellow-Green or Teal for Blue-Green.
Tertiary Colors
A base color combined with white in varying quantities creates a _______
tint
The primary property of a color along the RGB color spectrum.
Hue
have infinite variations, and we have more terms to talk about the intensity and quality of those color combinations. You can play with tint, shade, tone, and saturation to give your color combinations more nuance
Colors
A base color combined with black in varying quantities creates a ________
Shade
A base color combined with gray in varying quantities creates a _________
Tone
Types of color combinations
Monochromatic color combinations
Complementary color combinations
Triadic color combinations
Analogous color combinations
Tetradic color combinations
uses varying tints, shades, or tones of the same base hue. It is also a great color combo for creating a gradient.
monochromatic color combination
(sometimes called intensity) refers to the amount of hue or color present. A saturated image will be very bright with full-hue colors. A desaturated image will be in gray tones from black to white only.
Saturation
_________ are in the yellow-red spectrum, while __________ fall on the blue-green-purple spectrum. __________ evoke heat and active energy, while ____________ bring calming energy like cool water.
Warm colors, cool colors
easily create harmony, but they may miss contrast. A monochrome color combination can be subtle and conservative (for example, with dark shades of blue) or bold (like a combination of bright reds), depending on the base shade you choose.
Monochrome designs
A ________________ can be subtle and conservative (for example, with dark shades of blue) or bold (like a combination of bright reds), depending on the base shade you choose.
monochrome color combination
Using this type of color combination can create feelings of peace and harmony in a design.
triadic color combination
create a feeling of energy and vitality.
Complementary color combinations
are colors that sit opposite each other on the color wheel.
Complementary color combinations
is a combination of two to five colors that sit adjacent to each other on the color wheel.
analogous color combination
is a combination that uses three colors in an equidistant triangle on the color wheel.
triadic color combination
It creates a smooth and pacifying feeling in a design. Designers often opt to choose muted shades within these color combinations.
analogous color combination
It keeps your design clean, simple, and less scattered for viewers. When choosing a color palette for your graphics, you should also try to stick with your brand’s colors, and be consistent with your palette across most of your designs.
tetradic color combination
includes one primary and two complementary colors with one additional color as an accent.
tetradic color combination
The four colors are distributed evenly around the color wheel, so no one color is dominant over the other in a design.
tetradic color combination
_____________: Uploading your own images and elements
Customization
____________on the left of the screen has a plethora of different commands that allow you to create any vision that you can imagine.
navigation panel
is great for organizing photos in a design. They keep your photos evenly spaced and arrange them in ways that are cropped to fit your chosen canvas size.
The layouts tab
allows you to search Canva’s extensive collection of photographs and illustrations to find the perfect visuals for your design. Most of them are free, but some cost $1. For a modest price, most of these illustrations can be edited to be any color that you choose.
The search tab
This tab holds everything you need to make the most unique graphic for your website and other campaigns.
The elements tab
is the jack of all trades in Canva
The elements tab
is just what it sounds like – a collection of free photos that you can search by subject.
The free photos tab
The ____________ is much like the layout tab, in that you can use it to organize your photos in a design. You can control the spacing, and the color of the lines that space your photos, and there are over 90 grid designs to select from.
grids category
__________ offers you just about every shape in existence to take your design to the next level. You can adjust the size of each shape to fit your canvas, decrease the opacity and use it as an overlay, or use the shape outlines to add some fun to your design. You can resize each shape and make it any color that you see fit.
Shapes
The ___________ allows you to choose a frame for your design in any color you choose.
There’s everything from funky overlays to frames that slice your picture into pieces, and of course, just your standard frame
frames category
___________ allow you to separate elements on a page, underline important elements, or add a border to the sides of your design.
Lines
The _________ provides you with tiny graphics that you can use to bring your custom graphic to life.
illustrations tab
_________are simplified versions of illustrations, and offer outlines of familiar shapes.
They can all be sized to your specific dimensions, and the color is customizable as well.
Icons
-_________are a great way to illustrate statistics or findings that relate to your topic. You can select a graph from the wide selection offered, including bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and Venn diagrams
Charts
is self-explanatory, and offers a long list of customizable text designs. Designs can arrange your text in a square, envelop it in a striped circle, or hang it from a shopping tag. If you’re looking for just a plain text box, Canva offers that as well.
You can edit the text size, color, spacing, and justification, and can create headings, subheadings, or “a bit of body text.”
The text tab
allows you to choose from a huge selection of patterned backgrounds that you can change the color of, or select a solid colored background.
The background tab
is where you can access photos that you have uploaded to Canva. Whether you upload a screenshot that you want to use in a design, or a photo that you took yourself, you can find them all in the uploads tab.
The uploads tab
The categories within the elements tab include _____________, _____________, _____________, _____________, _____________, _____________, _____________, _____________, “I love Canva”, and usually a seasonal category.
The categories within the elements tab include free photos, grids, frames, shapes, lines, illustrations, icons, charts, “I love Canva”, and usually a seasonal category.
