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In my experience, while that does happen sometimes, usually that just means the minimal design wasn't effective. If ever I get that input I try to rework my approach and often times without adding anything, but rather refocusing the design, the client will be ecstatic
Summary (you should still watch the video to see the examples and do the test at the end where you can quickly get all six questions right): 1. Spacing: 0:19 - don't just use open spaces, - use images as focal points or balance. 2. Font choice: 1:33 - use a clean and readable font, - pair fonts in a hierarchical way. 3. Colour choice: 2:37 - pick one colour that drives the design-forward that matches the message and the design's theme. Colours can also be used as a focal point or something used from background textures to accents. - Use two highly contrasting colours. 4. No clutter: 3:52 - Bare essentials. - Practical and visually appealing. 5. Balance: 4:42 > For every bold/heavy element in the design, look for ways to balance them with shapes, space or lighter elements to establish harmony in the overall design.
This is really good thank you, it actually clarified some stuff from the video for me. But I still don't understand what font hierarchy means..Or what exactly is the relevance, function & point of balance.. Is it just that fact that one or 2 bold things within an empty space wouldn't look great so we balance them out with lighter elements? I feel like I'm missing something out. It'll be great to get to know something that could help clarify :)
@@unnatishe-her5916 You're welcome, from what I understand the relevance and point of balance is to keep a levelled quantity of information that are treated differently (so not too much graphics or text). For the typography balance that's to enable the brain to filter information by importance and to aid in forming a structure of the information. Font hierarchy is to distinguish key/primary elements from secondary and tertiary ones.
graphic design afficionados: *watching vids like these religiously and thinking working in the industry must be the epitome of stylishness actual graphic designers: *still fantasizing of a world where we can apply these pretty-sounding principles that are rarely even used outside of big branding projects i like watching these videos because they show graphic design at its most romantic: theory, where you have creative freedom and no client shoving their tackiness into the work
If you're a GREAT hairstylist, you're not gonna let your client walk out with a mullet, even tho he asked for it. A designer's job is almost more communication and persuasion than pixel pushing.
A client's "tackiness" is relevant as long as it achieves the goal. Unless you're a graphic designer for no reasons other than it being your hobby. In the industry, people ought to know how to respect _preference_ and recognize the structure of supply and demand.
@@xeler8r there will be an extent of consideration for a certain request, depending on the amount of professionalism required from the designer. It's like denying someone their choice of rare steak because you think you know better. But you see, dear, it's a thought applicable in fast food chains but not in fine dining. Siiiiiigh. Idk why a lot of people have a hard time separating personal from professional.
1. Balance 2. Try to only use 1-2 font families 3. To add impact and to grab attention 4. A focal point 5. Use 2 Contrasting colors 6. Implement hierarchy aaahh i got 1 wrong :D thank you for this amazing video, keep going on this way!
I've always seen minimal design as borderline abstract. I've tried countless times giving options like these to clients I've handled, and not more than twice did they choose this option. With all the information they require to convey, it just wasn't feasible to do the design minimally. As an art director, I was taught and I learned to think of design to be like water, able to adapt to anything. So this minimal design, though it is great, I think is really a niche.
I think its bold to assume they just "werent paying attention" (especially since it seemed like a joke) I took a 4 year graphic design course in highschool (which was supposed to prepare me for work passed an associates), but for the majority of it they A) hired instructors who had no actual experience in it and B) if they did, they were never actually there because they were on business trips or at meetings or etc etc. Almost everything i know is from personal study. I would be EXTREMELY happy if any of my instructors offered information/advice even remotely close to this video, considering its just basic elements+principles and how they can be applied.
I like the pop quiz at the end. It forces me to review what I have just watched. That's a great idea. I aced it but that's not important. I think all designers need to take time to look at research, think about style and review basic concepts. Thanks, always great work!
Like from me on the quality of the video content itself, the way everything is structured and presentet. The bottom bar that shows the tooic keeps you in the loop, and then the final part to test gained knowledge is marvellous. This is overseen by many youtubers and should be implemented more and more. That brings the whole new level of engagement. Well done on this!
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I believe that what we learned in the university, it's important, it really helps us, but in the moment, that moment that just blow away in a couple months, so then we get a hit of another knowledge, that really we start to fall in love with, so what we learned in those couple months back, suddenly is not that important when we get this fresh, dynamic and exquisite knowledge. So, in this video we could see all those moments in the past, we just clasp all of this, with love and passion, that's how i feel it, a continuous flow of love and passion.
I participate in a team which tries to push our company graphics into minimalistic direction. Difficult but with small steps possible. I found this video very usefull and interesting. Thank you.
@@SatoriGraphics nice you answered. I just sent your video to my boss and specualist to study for a weekend. Maybe you can support us stronger & operationally.
5/6, which isn't bad, I guess. I don't have any interest in graphic design, but I really liked the style of your video. The things you were saying all made sense, and when you showed the examples it made it really easy to appreciate the effects you were talking about. My favorite part was the test. It's not something I've seen in any RU-vid video and it was pleasantly surprising. Made me realize I was paying more attention than I thought.
Got every question right at the end of the video! ^ ^ Not really a brag as much as a testament to your capabilities as a teacher to lay out the information clearly and effectively. I'm new to design and this was extremely helpful.
good video! very inspiring, modern approaches and complex! Thousands and thousands of graphic designers have fallen in love with only minimal design after two days of GD school, and they try to emulate this style even for the local carpenter's flyer. Just be careful and remember: a real graphic designer follows brands, not trends.
Good video, but the test at the end is a good example for how not to do minimal design: The text (question & answers) are way to close to the edges of the video format and the pagination as well as the time etc. You need to add some margins/ white space around the content to optically differentiate it from the „info frame“. Also the contrast of the purple elements is way too much compared to the light-grey text. Now everything but the actual text is in focus, which makes it kinda busy and „unbalanced“. With the ticking time in the big purple circle, you steal all the focus from the text itself, since it’s a dynamic element with a big filled space (circle) in the most dominant color.
Fantastic tips, thank you for sharing. A strong and great advice to designers, and the reason why minimal design is the preferred method for those who truly understand design, is to understand the content, to have robust categorization skills to create superb taxonomy of the content and provide the better hierarchy of elements.
Great video. 9 out of 10 on the test. In the current environment of covid created isolation, with collaboration and creative interaction nearly impossible, your videos are really filling the void. What an oasis of great content! Very glad I discovered your channel. Thanks,
So this was absolutely awesome but Ihave 2 absolutely basic questions: 1. How does one exactly use a focal point? How do you decide what the focal point should be? 2. What's balance?
