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Principles of Design
All good designs and designers follow a set of rules or principles. These are guides to make design better and more effective. We call them the Principles of Design. The PowerPoint below describes what they are and how they apply to design. Keep in mind that these will apply to all media whether it's in print or on a screen.

The video below is the lesson on the Principles of Design from class. It will describe each of the principles and explain the thought process behind them. As you watch it you can fill in the missing information on this note sheet. 

Click the link below to download the InDesign file for the CD artwork.
P. O. D. 
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Principles of Design
Ad Critique Assignment
   Scanning your Ad
   Straightening an Ad
​   Cropping the Ad
​   Making a Screen Recording
CD Jacket Project

   CD Layout in InDesign
   CD Layout Thumbnails
   CD Layout Rough
   Making a Bar Code
   Uploading a Photo
   Downloading an Image from
   Making a Practice Selection
   Adding & Rescaling Items in
   Printing & Trimming
   Scoring
   Turning in the Project
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