Have you ever wondered how to create vector images? Are just starting in the design world trying to get your hand at the best tips and tricks for designing vectors? If that’s the case, make sure you read today’s blog post.
This week, we will learn what NOT to do when creating vector images.
1- Go crazy with nodes
In hindsight, the more nodes you put on a vector, the more detailed it will be, since each node defines a change of path, an angle or a curve, right? Well, this also comes with a price: it may make your design look unclean and improvised, so be careful when putting that one extra node in!
2- Refuse to keep your design aligned and symmetric
There is no bigger turn off than images and icons that are not symmetric and aligned. Rulers are there for a reason and we encourage you to use them extensively throughout your work to make sure that the borders of the objects in your work are perfectly aligned.
Also, keep in mind that a single misspositioned node can mess the whole composition up by breaking its symmetry.
3- Forget to use layers
Rookie designers often forget how important layers are. Just because you can live with having all your objects in the same layer it does not mean you should do it. Experienced designers make images with hundreds of objects, and having them in different layers, in different levels, helps them navigate through them and visualize the product properly.
You should also learn as early on as possible how the hierarchy of objects in your creation work so that, when you take on bigger projects, you don’t get lost in all the mess!
4- Disregard color
It’s not the 90s anymore. The era of bright colors and terrible combinations is more than over (thankfully).
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Be careful when choosing the colors, lights and shades for your compositions. Taste is a big part of this – some designers just seem to have that natural skill to choose great color palettes, but if you are not one of those (I know I’m not) you can hack this with a couple of tools that are free to use online:
5- Ignore the latest trends
Graphic design, like all other forms of art moves on trends, so making sure you ride every single (metaphorical) wave will take you a long way as a designer and an artist. That does not mean you should sell out to the first fad that comes by, but it is definetely true that those publicly regarded as the best graphic designers always seem to be on point with the trend.
Whether they are just extremely fast at adapting to these new trends or they actually set them is unclear, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t strive everyday to do one of them!
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