We've come to the end of my design principles series, and we're going out on one of my favorite concepts. I have a slight obsession with kerning and a passion for white space. What better way to a girl's heart?
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Design Principles: Contrast
Let's go talk about contrast. You know the basics: it's when two elements are different. Think big or small; high or low; day or night. But how do you apply this concept to lettering? It's more than just using black and white.
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Design Principles: Repetition
Using repetition brings cohesiveness to your design. This simple principle means using the same or similar elements in your composition more than once.
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RVA Q+A: Clara Cline
Recently rebranded as "The Wild Wander," Clara Cline's nature-inspired art combines her two loves: lettering and illustration. Here, she tells of her journey from printing greeting cards in her apartment to balancing the creative life with her newly-welcomed bundle of joy.
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Design Principles: Alignment
Alignment, like the design principle of proximity, aids in organizing your composition. Instead of randomly placing bits of text in your design, aligning them helps it look neat and orderly. But in lettering, alignment means a lot more.
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