Do contrast helps in your design?

Written by Maricon Williams


Contrasts give your design distinction, uniqueness, character and identity. A print design project is a probable conversation. If done properly, it can yield a positive feedback – by that we can say thatrepparttar communication process has been successful. If not, it will remain unnoticed and your marketing project will not getrepparttar 107321 impact that you are longing. Contrast is a good technique in creating a noticeable and understandable design and layout. Contrast can be size, color, direction, format or play betweenrepparttar 107322 expected versusrepparttar 107323 unexpected.

Size contrast can entail graphics or type. The greaterrepparttar 107324 differencerepparttar 107325 greaterrepparttar 107326 impact will be. To cite, in making type size inrepparttar 107327 headline a bolder text compared torepparttar 107328 body text is used, it will not create same impact as having frail and small text. Sometimesrepparttar 107329 background color ofrepparttar 107330 text also matters. Use a light or complementary background for your text or graphics to be visible or readable. It’s no sense making them when you cannot grabrepparttar 107331 customer’s attention and comprehension.

Colors can be a secret ingredient to achieve what you want. The use of extreme or unusual or unexpected color can easily divertrepparttar 107332 eyes ofrepparttar 107333 readers. Our eyes are used to seeing black and white so use other colors to attract human eyes. Believe me it can draw attention and it can make an obvious impression.

Importance of Layer Adjustment

Written by Maricon Williams


The special layers in Photoshop that applies adjustment onto its own layer is called adjustment layers. With them, you can adjust color balance, hue/saturation, levels and other essential factors of an image.

Adjustment is necessary when an image needs a premeditated change or modification. It quickly and easily enhances photographs and graphics to create an outstanding graphic design. Editing and retouching made easy – that’srepparttar importance of layer adjustment.

There are two ways to do this. The first isrepparttar 107320 usual adjustment andrepparttar 107321 second is adjustment layers. Adjustment can be created onrepparttar 107322 actual layer itself by going under Image > Adjustments > and then choosing an adjustment. It will not work on shape layers (vectors) thus, duplicaterepparttar 107323 original layer before you make any adjustments. Adjustment layer can be created on top ofrepparttar 107324 original. By thisrepparttar 107325 original layer is preserved andrepparttar 107326 adjustment layer can easily be discarded.

An adjustment layer applies to all ofrepparttar 107327 layers under it. If you had 10 layers of a complex design and you selectedrepparttar 107328 uppermost layer inrepparttar 107329 layers palette and then created an adjustment layer,repparttar 107330 change in color balance that you have selected applies torepparttar 107331 10 layers. However if you made a selection, thenrepparttar 107332 adjustment layer will spread acrossrepparttar 107333 document onrepparttar 107334 special layer. If you make adjustment on a particular layer, it will only apply to that layer. To do this, simply press Ctrl or Cmd onrepparttar 107335 layer icon and selectrepparttar 107336 layer. Create an adjustment layer of your choice and it will apply to your predetermined layer.

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