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50 Totally Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory. Touch Of Modern. New Free Worksheet PDF: the Flower of Life Design Template | jessicamullen.com. In school, graphic designers are highly encouraged to use a grid to lay out their designs. Grids keep everything organized and aligned. I’ve never been one to measure out a grid before designing—my grid tends to evolve organically and changes often.

I had yet to find a grid that felt fun to design within, until I discovered sacred geometry. Sacred geometry is the geometry of life. All of life fits within this system of shapes, which all go back to a single circle. You can watch the video below for more information. One of the patterns in sacred geometry is called the flower of life. I’ve been looking for inspiration for my website redesign lately, and it occurred to me to use the flower of life pattern as a grid for my layout. The experience of drawing on this grid was transformational to say the least. Approaching visual problems within this framework allows for divine solutions. Pro tip: When you print it, make sure you click “scale to fit page”. 45 Awesome Abstract Textures.

Finding that perfect texture for your design can be quite the search, and also quite time consuming. To help you out a bit we’ve browsed through the large collection of textures over at deviantART and picked out some abstract textures. These can inspire you in making your own ones or you can use them. Just make sure to click on the images to go to the originals and read if the artists behind them have any restrictions or require credits first. Maybe this can be the helpful start to a new project? Let’s dive in! W3Schools Online Web Tutorials.