Finding your design style.
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use traditional and digital approaches and remix work in my own design style.
Key learning points
- Graphic designers might use a combination of traditional and digital approaches.
- By experimenting with ways of working and the design elements, designers can develop their graphic design style.
- Nothing is 100% original! Every artist and designer is influenced by something.
- Designers often take inspiration from other work and places and remix them adding their own twist.
Keywords
Emulate - studying and copying the style of another designer to learn their techniques
Remix - taking existing styles, images, or ideas and changing them by adding your own twist to create something new and unique
Blend - smoothly combining colours, shapes, textures, or images to create a seamless and visually harmonious effect
Common misconception
Graphic desingers only use digtial tools.
Traditional approaches to graphic design existed before digital tools and are still widely used today.
Teacher tip
Show and discuss a range of tradional and digital, contemporary and historic approaches to graphic design.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the definition.
The use of uniform elements across a project
The principles of beauty and artistic taste.
The distinctive visual characteristics and methods that define work
The process of creating a unique visual identity
Q2.Which of these is not an example of work usually made by a graphic designer?
Q3.A graphic designer's style is a distinctive visual approach reflecting their ...
Q4.By engaging in reflection, designers can ...
Q5.Finding your unique style and voice is relevant for ...
Q6.Which of these is considered graphic design?
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