From the course: Motion Graphic Design: Composition
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Using grids and guides to help with layout
From the course: Motion Graphic Design: Composition
Using grids and guides to help with layout
- [Teacher] So how do we start to work out what sort of composition will work for us? Well, a good way to start is with grids and guides. You could just rely on instinct when positioning elements within your design. But to make it easier on yourself, you can use a conventional layout grid to help you position elements. Design grids are commonly used and have been tried and tested so they remove the trial-and-error approach, which can be so time consuming. Grids and guides give you the confidence to place objects knowing that they're in the right position and are balanced correctly. Arrangement of elements within the frame can be determined by using a grid. Here we see a rule of thirds grid applied in Lightroom to help compose and frame an image. Notice in this case, the lines are used to divide areas of the image. You'll see that this plant falls on one of the dividing lines and then the second line creates a kind of weighted balance. And we make sure that most of the interesting…
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