Margins/Alignment, Rule of Thirds

Principles of Design

If the elements of art are your ingredients, then the principles of design are your recipes for how to use those elements of art.

Unity (same)

Variety (different)

Margins

The space between elements and the edge of the paper, an invisible line.

Give eyes a place to rest, create white/negative space.

Recommendations: 

Inside or Outside margins?

Alignment

(put in a line)

Arrange your design so all the different elements look united.

Rule of Thirds

(3 columns / 3 rows)

Find Template in Shared Drive

Save as A Creative Cloud File

Margins

Fix Posters

Use a Rectangle to Make 1/2 Inch Margins

Rule of Thirds

Identify Focal Points on Intersections

Use a Rectangle to Make a Rule of Thirds Grid

Alignment

Align Text

In Illustrator, text is automatically aligned left (like Google Docs). 

How to Select Multiple Objects

In Illustrator there are multiple ways to select multiple objects.

Align Objects

Text, images, paths, and shapes are all objects you can have in your design in Illustrator. 

Save as a PDF File

Submit Google Drive Link to Canvas

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