Graphic Design
Design fundamentals, visual identity, logos, color, Arabic typography, social media design, print-ready files and packaging.
13 articles
Graphic Design · Complete guideGraphic Design: The Complete Beginner's Guide
What graphic design is, the fields it covers, the six principles behind every good layout, the tools you actually need, and how a project moves from brief to final files.10 min read
Graphic DesignVisual Identity: What It Includes and How to Build It
A visual identity is a whole system, not just a logo. Learn its seven components and the five stages of building one: research, strategy, concepts, refinement and guidelines.8 min read
Graphic DesignLogo Design: Principles and Common Mistakes
What makes a logo work? Five principles, five logo types, the file formats you should insist on, and the mistakes that send business owners back to the drawing board.7 min read
Graphic DesignColor Theory and Color Psychology in Design
How to choose colors that work together, specify them correctly for screen and print, keep text readable for everyone, and treat color meanings as cultural tendencies, not rules.8 min read
Graphic DesignTypography and Arabic Fonts in Design
When to choose Naskh over Kufi or Thuluth, how to keep Arabic text readable at small sizes, pair it with a Latin typeface, and avoid kashida, direction and licensing mistakes.8 min read
Graphic DesignVisual Hierarchy and Composition: How People Read a Design
Why do viewers notice one element before another? The tools of visual hierarchy, reading patterns and how they mirror in Arabic layouts, grids, and quick tests for any design.8 min read
Graphic DesignDesigning Social Media Posts: Sizes and Rules
A practical guide to social media post design: the sizes most people use, the areas the app interface hides, templates that keep an account consistent, and how to handle Arabic text.8 min read
Graphic DesignPreparing Print Files: CMYK, Resolution and Bleed
White edges, dull colors and blurry photos are print mistakes you can prevent before sending the file. A step-by-step guide to print-ready files with a final checklist.8 min read
Graphic DesignDesign Software Compared: Professional Tools and Alternatives
No single program does everything. A comparison of design software categories and the common tools in each, with practical selection criteria and the file formats you need to work with others.7 min read
Graphic DesignPackaging Design: When the Box Becomes the Ad
Packaging protects the product, informs the buyer and sells in a moment. The steps of packaging design, from dielines and label information to bilingual packs and e-commerce unboxing.8 min read
Graphic DesignUI and UX Design Fundamentals
The difference between UI and UX, and the working stages from user research to a design system, with accessibility basics and the rules of right-to-left interfaces.7 min read
Graphic DesignBrand Guidelines: Keeping Your Brand Consistent
Brand guidelines stop every supplier improvising with your brand. What a brand book should contain, how to make it something people actually use, and how to manage versions and updates.7 min read
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