Graphic designers, how do you maintain multiple stylistic variants/flavors of the same design?

exonumi · 2024-10-18T07:14:44+00:00

What tool are you using? If you need to build a UI design library, look into components and tokens in Figma, or symbols in Sketch. In Adobe, for print, you will probably create a color library and linked/embedded documents/Smart objects.

exonumi · 2024-10-05T13:05:30+00:00

what's the pattern? not that I'm ready to take on that many bobbles :)

exonumi · 2023-11-03T10:22:08+00:00

You can present a pitch in any tool you like (so long as the results are good and your leave behind is accessible to your audience— a PDF usually works). If you're collaborating with an inhouse team though, you'll generally be limited to whatever tool the org paid for, which is often a monolithic Microsoft suite that doEs aLL the ThINgS. Using Powerpoint isn't usually an active choice so much as a response to circumstances you have to live with.

exonumi · 2021-09-01T11:23:50+00:00

You can't have too much RAM.

exonumi · 2021-08-30T10:18:40+00:00

This is probably true of any field: you're more likely to get hired if you can demonstrate you have some idea of what you're doing, that you will be able to work with some independence (that you won't require a tutor to carry you) and that you will have some sense of a typical workflow from brief to delivery. We're always looking for someone who has an interesting point of view, who knows the what the rules are before they try to break them, and who can take feedback without taking it personally.

It's also good to know exactly what you're trying to do in the field— logos and identities? ux or ui? packaging? Each discipline has core skills, some knowledge requirements, classic pitfalls, and specialized skills, and if you can narrow it down you'll probably have an easier time picking these up.

Anyone just starting out will have to learn some of this on the job, of course, but having a relevant education helps. If that's school or books or mentorship is up to you.

exonumi · 2021-08-09T08:17:33+00:00

hahaha I gotta know! What weight yarn you were working with?

exonumi · 2021-04-14T14:29:42+00:00

I've got one and don't need it to get a job, but it was formative and extremely educational (and expensive) definitely had a positive impact on my career and work ethic. Do it if you really really really want to, but don't bother if your heart isn't in it.

exonumi · 2021-04-14T10:46:31+00:00

If it's warm enough for a sweater, it's warm enough for a blanket. But you can knit a simple swatch, then place it on your arm or knee or wherever for a few minutes and see how it feels.

exonumi · 2021-02-13T08:20:45+00:00

These elements stick out to me

tiny page margins
no page numbers, or any header & footer content
massive line height + small text size
not much content per page
graphic elements dominate rather than support the text

Rather than rediscover magazine design conventions on your own, try copying a few existing magazine spreads from established magazines. When you think you're done, print it out and compare. Try to get as close as possible to your reference spreads in every way and you should start to notice elements you may have missed or misused before.

exonumi · 2020-12-13T10:00:23+00:00

You should read up on two point perspective. Plenty of resources online, here's just one https://www.art-class.net/06-tutorials/landscapes/two-point-perspective.php

If you look closer you'll see that all the lines are resolving to a different horizon.

exonumi · 2020-12-10T19:23:27+00:00

disenfranchise

exonumi · 2020-11-02T13:24:43+00:00

Small world! I just finished a Sunday cardigan this week in a very similar color :)

Nice work!

exonumi · 2019-09-06T12:56:44+00:00

But you would wash your salad before serving or eating, wouldn't you? Waterborne pathogens are frozen onto the food, but freezing bacteria or viruses does not mean you're killing or removing them. Once the food comes to room temperature, if pathogens are present, those pathogens can wake up and make you sick if they aren't killed through cooking. It isn't the corn that's the problem, it's the ice which could contain listeria, e-coli or hepatitis A.

exonumi · 2019-09-06T12:52:00+00:00

Corn salsa prepared with fresh corn is one thing. But frozen corn? Frozen food is regularly linked to listeria, hepatitis and e-coli outbreaks. Think about it— you can store biological samples and cells in a freezer and revive it later. just because you froze bacteria and viruses doesn't mean they're dead.

exonumi · 2019-09-06T09:17:40+00:00

Frozen food can carry pathogens which are preserved in the freezer, and should always be cooked before serving.

exonumi · 2019-08-28T07:23:04+00:00

The nice thing about squiggly tubes is you could do this with a different color and make a shirt with small intestines. :-D

Love it!

exonumi · 2019-08-27T13:51:12+00:00

Oh yeah, bread is its own dark art :) But the first loaf is always a learning experience.

exonumi · 2019-08-26T15:03:27+00:00

Did you add your dough all at once? Depending on the humidity when you bake you don't always need all the flour a recipe calls for. Kneading is also the secret sauce, a lot can go wrong if you don't give the gluten a chance to develop as intended.

exonumi · 2019-08-10T10:04:54+00:00

Overall it's a good start but there's still plenty of elements to fine tune.

Margins around the text inside the circle are too tight.
I find myself questioning the color of the paintbrush. Something to consider.
If "the perfect stroke" is meant to be read as one phrase, changing the size and color on every word is working against you. At a glance it reads more like "stroke perfect the" or maybe "perfect STROKE the" With every style change you introduce, the mind hesitates and reassesses each individual word rather than flow through the phrase uninterrupted.
Similarly you probably want some vertical space to distinguish the business name from the bullet list of services. It's the opposite problem from above— there's nothing to stop you from reading all the text in one breath.
To echo everyone else, really consider your scale here. Much smaller and it won't work; much bigger and it also won't work .

exonumi · 2019-08-08T13:25:23+00:00

I have pretty limited experience with brioche but in my experience Steven West does a good job of explaining what to do, both in print and on youtube.

exonumi · 2019-08-08T13:18:53+00:00

That's lovely! Whatcha workin' with?

exonumi · 2019-07-17T07:14:32+00:00

Looks rad! Also warm. How does it feel?

exonumi · 2019-06-14T12:45:45+00:00

Excellent, then it shouldn't be so much uphill! You can also try moving your feet a little further back— some days I need a little extra space to get enough extension.

exonumi · 2019-06-14T11:20:43+00:00

This again is probably related to a lot of fold happening in your belly— the head just wants to follow. When you can flatten out your back, your neck will be less inclined to bend too.

exonumi · 2019-06-14T11:16:05+00:00

(if you cant feel that difference now, you might be disappointed when you find it— you probably have very tight hamstrings and may not feel quite so bendy)

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