Visual Arts & Making · Digital & Tech
Graphic Design
No drawing required: type, spacing and hierarchy do the talking
What separates it from painting is that it barely needs drawing: you are arranging someone else's content, and the tools are type, spacing, alignment and hierarchy — what is largest, what is next, and the reader's eye follows that order. Practise by reproducing a poster you admire; the gaps show up immediately.
First stepFind a poster you like, rebuild it from memory in a free design tool, then set the two side by side and compare spacing and type.
Barriers
Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $2k–10k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Sitting
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
1–2 hours
Where
At home
Why people take it up