Design Lessons – by Amanda Oliver from designSchool.canva.com
01. Minimalism is Key. Don’t Overdesign.
– simple is good
For the first time, Pantone has declared a blend of two shades as its color of the year for 2016: Rose Quartz PANTONE 13-1520 & Serenity PANTONE 15-3919.
The new 2016 Pantone Color of the Year: Rose Quartz and Serenity is a modern day stress reliever that simultaneously reassures and calms the being.
The balance between the warm rose and the cool blue soothes and brings peace and order. The Rose Quartz is gentle while Serenity is airy, a combination that brings respite in these stressful and turbulent times.
SCRIPT
Scripted fonts still have a solid footing in typography. It turns a piece of work from regimented and uniformed to free and varied. It is the essence of unadulterated joy, gregarious creativity and personable warmth. Here are a few that are new, noteworthy, usable and best of all free!
Transporting and Transformative Canvas
This season’s unisex colors gravitate toward a calming and peaceful palette, which pays homage to the beauty of natural resources. The tones encourage relaxation, curiosity and exploration. The vibrant colors that are simultaneously quieting and classic “transports us to a happier, sunnier place where we feel free to express a wittier version of our real selves,” according to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute™
Make Color Work for You
Experts from iStock by Getty Images and the Pantone Color Institute™ will walk you through the power and psychology of color and explain how you can use this information to find images that better engage your audience.
FUNKY | WRITTEN
Here are a few FREE funky fonts to add to your creative font library. A few to note, Barokah looks like a good (replacement of the) comic font, while Chawp is a nice alternative for a chalk font. Just in time for summer carnivals is the Circo font. And finally, a nice sketchy font will be FFF Tusj or Sketchetik.
