"SEC20/WK6: Graphic Design Hands - On practical 3"

OMG! I can't believe I made it to the finals, this is a miracle because not all that started with us ended with us. A lot of people gave up after week one, others after week three but I'm standing tall here today celebrating my success.

Graphic design isn't a hard work, it only requires your ability, strength, and passion to pull through. Thanks to my instructor @lhorgic who tirelessly devoted his time to make this class a success. I wish we'd continue this class next season. I am inviting @ruthjoe @pandora2010 @patjewell to join this class.

For the assignment this week, I have designed something good to celebrate my success and below, you will find my processes...

Step 1

Creating a workspace through my app.

• The first step was to open to canva app, identifying the + icon, I clicked on it to create an appropriate workspace for my design.

• I added a dimension of 17×11 in landscape as seen in the image above.

• Now, I have my workspace ready for use.

Step 2

Choosing a background color for my workspace

• Since my workspace was ready, I chose a good color that would complement the pieces I'm working with. The hex code #3B0F49

• You can see from the above image, that my color is properly set.

Step 3

Adding background image

• I went ahead to add background by clicking on the gallery icon below to launch me into my photo gallery.

• I selected the right image that I need for this design by clicking on the image and then add to page.

• The image is launched into my workspace.

• I went further to expand the image to fit into my workspace then I clicked on transparency to 20 to get the image lighter for background use.

Step 4

Adding elements to my workspace

• I clicked on elements icon below to make my choices of elements that I need for my work.

• I selected the right elements and it appeared ring in my workspace.

• I set them to their positions as you can see from image above.

Step 5

Adding color to elements

• I clicked on color icon to add the color that complements my workspace color.

• I chose color for the first element, hex code #FFFFFF, then the second third elements were the same with hex code #E8BD3D. You can tell from the images above that these colors complement my background color.

Step 6

Adding an image and adjusting it

• I added an image by repeating the same process I did earlier. Click on image and choose the right image.

• I wish to round the edges of my image, so I clicked on corner icon and increased it to 100 so that my image edges would have a nice shape. You can view from the image above.

• I went ahead to click on style and then clicked on broader weight to be reduced to 30.

Step 7

Changing my elements color

• I positioned the adjusted image to where it should be.

• The I clicked on the color icon and then on the pencil right beside it to help pick a particular color from my image.

• I applied the color to the elements to look better and this time the hex code is #FCAE98 which is an orange color. You can see from my image above that the color is changed and looks better.

Final Step

Adding text

• I clicked on the text icon to type in my text "Celebrating a successful completion of my graphic course, season 20"

• Then I clicked on fonts to choose which font is best. I chose IMPACT Brittany and ATONsince I have different text.

• I began to add their colors one after another.

Final Result

After adding the colors, I have this design below👇

Principles used for my design

• Color combination: Looking at my design, you can see that I have combined two colors for my text and, you would also notice that the used colors appeared right on the image and each color chosen complement each other.

• Balance: You can see balance from the top to the bottom and from the left to the right as all elements are balanced.

• Emphasis: Using two colors and dividing the text in different sections, made them stand out. Looking at the text, I also made a word to be less obvious. The background image and the main image show design shows the beauty in being successful. The text and colors applied shows the emphasis.

• Element Spacing: If you look closely , you will notice that my elements were not too spaced out neither are they jammed. I made sure I used my spacing to balance each text appropriately while working.

• Hierarchy: Using hierarchy, I made my background image transparent so that my key image will be visible and projecting. For the text, I used different colors to highlight them better to please my viewers.

• Edge to Edge: Looking at my design,you would notice that non of my text or images got to the edge,this way, if I am to print my design, non of them would be cut off.

• Design Size & Dimension: I have used a landscape size of 17×11 because I have less information to fill in, this way my design looks good.