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Balance: Editing images for social media
From the course: Design Aesthetics for the Web
Balance: Editing images for social media
- [Narrator] Balance can be applied to web design by paying special attention to the alignment, distribution and placement of the various shapes, colors and different sized objects in your design. Balance occurs in a design when the elements as a whole have a feeling of equality of weight, attention or attraction. The same principle applies to creating the social media graphics. For a business to project a unified brand or image to visitors, they must have a strong profile pic or avatar, and an equally interesting header graphic which is sometimes called a banner or a cover image. For the profile picture, using balance is pretty straightforward. Most often the profile image will be a centered company logo or a mascot or a similar branded graphic. If the business is a sole proprietorship, an LLC or some other small business entity, a photo of the business owner or a key spokesperson is also common practice. Try not to use some random picture or clip art, a quote that's too small to…
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Emphasis: Designing for hand gestures3m 57s
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Typography: Choosing and using web fonts6m 10s
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Balance: Editing images for social media4m 29s
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Form: Moving beyond flat design3m 21s
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Color: Theory and trends5m 45s
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Movement: Adding type over video3m 49s
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Pattern and gradation5m 10s
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Challenge: Type over video56s
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Solution: Type over video56s
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