Introduction
Welcome
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Course case study
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1. The Power of a Well-Composed Ad Design
The competition
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What captures attention?
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Communicating the message clearly
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2. Establishing the Foundation: The Client Brief
Introduction to our case study
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What's the message?
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What's the demographic, and where will the ad run?
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3. Great Ad Designs Begin with Great Concepts
Concepts are the main ingredient
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Concept one: "Spacious Rooms"
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Concept two: "Room Service"
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Concept three: "Reflections"
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Ad copy and content
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4. Creating Thumbnail Layouts
What are thumbnail sketches?
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Exploring with thumbnails
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Thinking outside the page
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Challenge: Thumbnail sketch
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Solution: Thumbnail sketch
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5. The Best Choice of Media to Communicate the Message
The designer's palette
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Photography: The camera doesn't lie
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Illustration: The style's the limit
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Typography
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Design trends
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6. Putting It All Together
What's most important? Guidelines for composition
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Contrast is more than black and white
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Resources and references
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Challenge: Reference photo
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Solution: Reference photo
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7. Refining the Layout
Location is everything
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Refining the ad layouts
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Tweaking, tuning, and variation
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8. Developing the Final Comp
What is a final comp?
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Styles and mood: Comp support materials
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Preparing the presentation
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9. The Pitch/Client Presentation
Presenting to the client
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