{"id":849,"date":"2011-04-30T17:32:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T22:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?p=441"},"modified":"2020-07-11T19:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T23:17:42","slug":"lilrc-graphic-design-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2011\/04\/30\/lilrc-graphic-design-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"LILRC: Graphic Design Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_677\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110720.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-677\" class=\"size-full wp-image-677\" title=\"Hold on! by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110720.png?resize=710%2C532&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hold on! by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org\" width=\"710\" height=\"532\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hold on! by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Event: LILRC presents Graphic Design Best Practices<\/p>\n<p>Date: April, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Venue: <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"State University of New York at Farmingdale\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=40.752857,-73.4265742&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=40.752857,-73.4265742 (State%20University%20of%20New%20York%20at%20Farmingdale)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\">Farmingdale State College<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Details: LILRC site<\/p>\n<p>Abstract: In this workshop on the basics of visual design best practices, we\u2019ll examine examples and counterexamples of great design, the basics of layout, simplified color theory, rules for fonts and legibility, images and photographs, designing stamps vs pages vs slideshows vs billboards, copyright and creative commons, and free and open source design tools (photo manipulation, illustration, layout, catalogs, and quick editors).<\/p>\n<p>Presentation: <a title=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/Presentation?id=dckfm9fw_392dptxfwfp\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/121kHFLhNGrP85vKdR5ti1tRFVzMbwRmboBRuzRLFg7A\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/121kHFLhNGrP85vKdR5ti1tRFVzMbwRmboBRuzRLFg7A\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Commentary and notes:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Event: LILRC presents Graphic Design Best Practices Date: April, 2011 Venue: Farmingdale State College Details: LILRC site Abstract: In this workshop on the basics of visual design best practices, we\u2019ll examine examples and counterexamples of great design, the basics of layout, simplified color theory, rules for fonts and legibility, images and photographs, designing stamps vs 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