12 Best Tips on How to Make Great Graphics Without Design Skills

by Sunny Chawla | Guest Contributor | DIGITAL MARKETING

You can design great graphics without graphics skill with some tips.

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Graphic Design is an art. Basically when a designer creates a visual image on a surface like a wall, stone, paper, screen, computer monitor, etc. to entertain, this is called graphics. We can entertain, get messages or get information by graphics.

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Importance of graphics
In this century, graphics are very useful visuals. For business, education, advertising or many more mediums, graphics take an important position. You can point readers and viewers to a piece of particular information by using graphics. Some popular magazines or newspapers use them to catch the attention of readers.

In business, graphics help to create charts and tables. For advertising, graphics take a huge part. Graphics helps an advertisement to create an interesting look. In education, graphics are also used widely. Graphics are used in textbooks for making a diagram or illustrating a theory. It catches the attention of a reader. Graphics are also used for making animation films.

Everyone cannot have design skills and then make a graphic design. You can design great graphics without graphics skill with some tips. Let’s discuss the tips.

1. Start with a great color palette
Using great color in graphics is a key to making it perfect. Color takes a major part in graphics design. First, learn to use suitable colors while making a design, then it will become more appropriate. If you want a color palette, use a site like "ColorLover" and you can get a lot of color plates and can make a good graphic design.

2. Don’t get carried away with fonts
The font is an important part of graphics. It is very important not to use too many fonts in the design. If you use 4 or 5 fronts in your design it will become messy. So, if you want to use different fonts in graphics then use 2 fronts: one front for heading and another front for the body. In this process, you can get a better design.

3. Align your objects
By aligning your objects you can keep your design in a presentable order. It is very important for your graphics and helps to give the design a professional look. When you drag an item a guideline appears which helps in the process to make it easier.

4. Use the full advantage of contrast
It is very important to use a perfect contrast in your graphic design because it plays a huge role in your design. Using contrast can make a design highlighted. You can add contrast in color, in front.

5. Carefully structure your text body copy
You have to structure your text body very carefully. You have to be careful about the size of a paragraph. A paragraph must contain 30 to 40 characters with all spaces and not more than that. If the character exceeds it's become a problem for the reader.

6. Add text over images by adjusting brightness levels
When you want to add text over images, you must care about brightness. Always adjust the image's brightness level low or you can add a color overlay. In this way, your text will become bright and clear and a reader can read it properly.

7. Use a line (or two) to create a sense of order
Putting a line creates a sense of order. When you put a line for highlight heading it will become more highlighted and make your graphic design smooth or you can also put a separator line to separate a sentence from another. 

8. Rinse and repeat
You can make a design by rinsing and repeating. In this process, first, copy the design and then make changes as you need. This is an easier process. By this, the format will be the same but the content will be different.

9. Plan your design
Planning for your design is not very important but it is a good step. When you plan for a long time it can take much time and your plan may not follow. This is why planning for 2 to 3 minutes before designing can save your time and make your work easy.

10. Use font decorations for emphasis
Despite using a lot of fonts you can use bold or italics on fonts to highlight some main words to make it look more professional.

11. Use icons to support your message
Using icons in your design can make your design more attractive and give it a great look. It is like spices in your food which make your design a great look.

12. Keep it simple
Simplicity is the best policy for design. It is important to keep your design simple because if you add a lot of effects to a text it will become untidy and make a problem for the reader.

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Graphic design is not a hard thing. You can do it easily if you need it. If you follow the tips you can make a design perfectly.

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Sunny Chawla

About the author:

Sunny Chawla is a Managing Director at Alliance Recruitment Agency. He specializes in helping clients for international recruiting, staffing, HR services and Careers advice service for overseas and international businesses.

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