SEC20/WK4: Graphic Design Hands - On practical 1

Greetings friends
It is another day to attempt the graphics tasks.

So, I began this section by using the already-made image provided by @lhorgic as a format for my design since I didn't know the dimensions. Uploading the original image and then scrolling out a new page will give me a similar dimension as the image provided by the content creator.

• After getting the background dimensions, The first thing I did was change the background colour to black and then I reduced the transparency to 30%

• After this I added my image, when I did this I noticed my image overlapped my black background and the transparency wasn't effective, so where I had my toolbar below I scrolled to the right clicked on position and moved the image to the back, then the image I inserted had the transparency in effect.

• My background is now set, so I clicked on the add text button and added a text box; when the text box appeared, I clicked on it and added my text. To save me from the stress of always adding a text box, I duplicated the text.

• You can always duplicate as many as you can depending on your targeted number of text to apply; each of these text boxes can also be deleted.

• It was now time to select my font; I followed the creator's font type, which was the impact; it didn't come up, so I used the search button to make it pop up.

• When it is now effective on the main page, you can see where you have changed and on pressing that, all images on the main page will automatically change to impact. Very time conservative.

• I expanded the image to the font size so that, with my eye view, it will look similar to the homework text size.

• After this, the application of the principle came in, and that was alignment; I made the text align to the left, and also white space was applied here, which created a space in between images so that the beauty will be seen. In this case, the spaces are black.

• Remember we had a text link, so I added a shape and resized it then I can the colour and also the colour of the text and at this juncture though these were not the original colours I intended to use I laid emphasis on the link text so that it will not get lost on the design.

• I noticed something as my design proceeded, if texts and shapes get too close it might be very hard to click them and make use of them individually, so in other the note them, I click on layers and then on any space around the background and then with this I can change them to whatever I want.

• I went to the toolbar and clicked on where I have an element then I clicked on it shapes appeared and I clicked on the circle shape, when it displayed I duplicated it since my target was to make use of two shapes

• One is where I will place the photo of the lady with money, and the other is where I will add the symbol "&", so I resized the image and then added a textbox to it where I inscribed the symbol, I move my resized shaped to its position and then I brought the symbol and placed it in the centre of the shape, I am done with that the next thing I did was inserting my image.

• I didn't have to change the background of this image, since it was provided already, if it wasn't I had my pro version subscription still active so I would have done that with ease

• I added the image and then resized it to my preferred size and height; I made sure the bottom of the image was placed at the same point the background image bottom was.

• I then chose the preferred colour for all text, but I followed a pattern which the creator used, and that was most texts came with the same colour. That is what I did; I think that principle is unity and rhythm. In other not to have a colour riot.

• There is something I noticed while I was editing this image I was very hard to make the N on the EARN overlay a bit on the circle where the image is supposed to lie, so I found out the NUDGE button the enabled me to shift the shape by tiny picometers till a pinch of it was overlapped by the N.

• I made different changes to the image I applied to see how it would look, and I believe it was amazing. I am thrilled by this.

I would love to see entries from @jess88 @joojoo78 @ciru2014 soon