by Debbie Hodge | Aug 2, 2012 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Time Lapse Video Tutorials, Videos
by Debbie Hodge I like making scrapbook pages because I get to spend time playing with color and pattern and image — all the while thinking about the memories associated with the photos I’m working with AND the story I want to tell about them. It’s a...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 28, 2012 | Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Repoussoir is a figure or object in the extreme foreground of a composition. It’s used to create contrast and to increase a sense of depth. See how this art technique inspired our creative team and consider how you can use it on your next scrapbook or art...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 8, 2012 | About Memory Keeping, Design Principles, Feature
disclaimer re: layout design principles and scrapbooking Learning layout design principles is in no way required for making scrapbook pages. Memory keepers go about preserving photos, stories, and details in a variety of ways, and that act of preserving is what is...
by Debbie Hodge | May 31, 2012 | Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
by Debbie Hodge Scrapbook pages hold a lot of elements: photos, journaling, title, embellishments, papers, even memorabilia. When you’re deciding how to arrange the parts of your page, strive to GROUND them, to be sure they are purposefully placed. What does...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 30, 2012 | Design Principles, Ideas Spurred by Design
by Debbie Hodge When you incorporate visual flow into your scrapbook page design, you guide the viewer’s eye through it, ensuring they understand what’s important about the story you are telling. The most common types of scrapbook page flow are visual triangle,...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 26, 2012 | Design Principles
by Debbie Hodge 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...
