by Amy Kingsford | Feb 2, 2016 | Design Principles
The design principle of contrast tells us that there should be obvious visual differences between the elements on your page. What’s more, contrasts will draw the viewer’s eye and add interest and variety. Check out a short video lesson on contrast below and then...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 5, 2016 | Design Principles
The design principle of alignment tells us to consciously place each element on a layout with a consideration for its relation to other elements on the page. Using alignments, you can create visual connections between elements, even if they are not next to one...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 3, 2015 | Design Principles, Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking
by Anna Aspnes This lesson originally appeared in the Get It Scrapped Membership class Tension. Click here to get all the lessons on this topic with an all access pass. Visual balance, focal point emphasis, and flow are all important to a successful visual design....
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 30, 2014 | Design Principles, Layout Design, Scrapbook Page Elements
Our free class Design Principles for the Scrapbook Page has shown 1000s of scrapbookers how to figure out just what to put on a scrapbook page and how. Take a look at the video version of Lesson 1 here. Click here to get the PDF version of the class for free | Click...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 15, 2014 | Design Principles, DoubleUp
The cluster foundation is one of several layout configurations scrapbookers use again and again when making scrapbook page designs. We’ve shared ideas for single page layouts using the cluster foundation (Seev Scrapbook Page Starter: Use A Multi-Cluster...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 19, 2014 | Design Principles, Ideas Spurred by Design, Photos
Part of scrapbook page storytelling is putting things together so that the viewer knows where to start looking and then where to look next and next. There are several tools for creating flow on the scrapbook page. One technique is to understand that the viewer’s...
