Category Archives: Design Principles

Principles of Design – Part VI: Unity and Harmony

Posted on May 7, 2016 by daydesigns

Wrapping up our Design Series and bringing it all together. The last principle is kind of a cheat. It’s the over arching concept behind this whole series. So far we have talked about how to create balance in your layouts, … Continue reading →

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Working with a Medium Scale Patterned Background

Posted on April 23, 2016 by daydesigns

Forgive the delay in continuing my lessons on Design Principles but I wanted to share more of my “homework” with you. Last week I talked about Scale and gave a homework assignment at the end of the post. I asked … Continue reading →

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Working with a Small Scale Pattern Background

Posted on April 21, 2016 by daydesigns

I’m back with the first of three process videos where I take you through my Scale Homework. Not sure what I’m talking about? Check out my post from Saturday where I talk all about Scale and it should become clear. … Continue reading →

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Tackling My Scale Homework

Posted on April 19, 2016 by daydesigns

Just a quick post to give you guys a look at my homework progress so far … How’s your homework coming along? Remember to share it here in the comments (either on this post or on Saturday’s post) or on … Continue reading →

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Principles of Designs – Part V: Scale

Posted on April 16, 2016 by daydesigns

Time for another Design Lesson! How has your week gone? Mine flew by! My middle daughter turned 10 yesterday AND it was a Pro-D Day (so no school) which meant … PARTY!! Needless to say, a lot of other “should … Continue reading →

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Principles of Design – Part IV: Proportion

Posted on April 9, 2016 by daydesigns

Welcome back to my series on design principles as they relate to scrapbooking! How are we feeling about things so far? We’ve covered Balance, Rhythm, and Emphasis over the last three Saturdays. I know there is a lot of information … Continue reading →

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Principles of Design – Part III: Emphasis

Posted on April 2, 2016 by daydesigns

Happy Saturday everyone! Ready for another design lesson? Since learning about Balance and Rhythm, how are your projects feeling? As you create a scrapbook page do you find yourself looking at how you can ensure that the eye is carried … Continue reading →

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