by Amy Kingsford | Jul 25, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Conventional design advice is that working with odd numbers, and especially threes, is a great way to make a solid looking design. The eye likes things that come in threes. When you work with an odd number of items, you have the options for both symmetrical...
by Amy Kingsford | Jul 18, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Page Guides
The design elements and principles we often teach in our articles here are guidelines that you can use to build a solid and appealing design that tells a story. Once you understand these rules, though, it’s time to break them purposefully and take advantage of...
by Amy Kingsford | Jul 11, 2017 | Composition, Feature, Travel
It can be difficult to capture all of the important details of your latest vacation on a single page or spread. To do so, you might have to get a little creative with your scrapbook page design. Our team has made travel pages with 5 or more photos while also including...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 27, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Page Guides
On a well-designed scrapbook page, the different pieces have varying levels of importance–and you impart that visually. Of course one piece will be the most important, “focal point” that catches the eye first and serve as the point of entry into the...
by Amy Kingsford | Apr 25, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Page Guides
One of the primary tasks of making a scrapbook page is placing your page elements–photos, title, journaling, and embellishments–onto the scrapbook page to tell your story. The Gestalt principle of “proximity” provides a great tool for deciding...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 21, 2017 | Canvas, Composition, Feature, Page Guides
The Gestalt principle of closure suggests that when people see incomplete objects–like shapes, letters, or pictures, their brains fill in the gaps. You can take advantage of this principle to create interest and even tension on your page, perhaps bleeding an...
