by Debbie Hodge | Jan 10, 2014 | Composition, Design Principles, News
Breaking design rules is actually a great way to brush up on what the design rules are, how they look applied, and then how you can break one rule when you buoy up the design with another rule that’s followed. Below is an excerpt of the newest ebook in the...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 18, 2013 | Composition, Design Principles
You’ve heard about all those design principles and scrapbooking “dos” — now see how to shake things up when you’re smart about breaking the rules. See how 6 of our creative team members set about making a page with the intent of breaking at least one scrapbook design...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 1, 2013 | Composition, Design Principles
Arranging and placing your scrapbook layout elements to create variations in density and cluster size is a way to create tension in some spots and release in others. (Check out more multi-cluster pages.) Do this with an eye toward using this variations to create...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 8, 2013 | Design Principles, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
by Amy Kingsford This is a part 2 in a 3-part series that lays out how I approach the work of translating the inspiration from creative displays to my personal scrapbook pages. The series: Look for the underlying foundation of the display. (covered in Part 1) Study...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 27, 2013 | Composition, Design Principles, News, Videos
About Figure and Ground and Page Foundations Make a “shelf” page with embellishment “scatters” Click here for Quick Reference PDF [box type=”download” icon=”none”] On A Shelf – Available as a part of Scrapbook...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 29, 2013 | Design Principles, Photos
A focal point is the center of a design. It is the most important part (or parts) of a piece. A scrapbook page benefits from having a focal point because without some variation in emphasis among the elements on your page, everything takes on the same level of...
