GOOD DESIGN MATTERSDesign Like a Pro

ALAN SMITHCreative Arts Pastor

Calvary Baptist Church

@media317 @designrevivalcon

WHY GOOD DESIGN MATTERS

Theology

THEOLOGY

Creative Being

THEOLOGY

➤ God is a Creative Being ➤ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God

he created him; male and female he created them. (Gen. 1:27)

➤ Image Bearers are Creative ➤ Everyone is Creative

➤ If you are God, your work is to create out of nothing. If you are not God, but like God — that is, if you are human — your work is to take what God has made and shape it and use it to make him look great. (Don't Waste Your Life -John Piper)

Know Your Role

IN OUR WORSHIP

➤ The Creatives Role

The Lord said to Moses, 2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, 4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. - Exodus 31:1-5

Impact

CREATIVE ARTS

➤ Connect to our soul. ➤ Motivate, inspire, and evoke change. ➤ Communicate ideas. ➤ Verbal vs Non-Verbal Communication

For the Gospel

COMMUNICATING THE GOSPEL

Good Design Matters

THE GOSPEL

➤ A Stumbling Block and Foolishness

FOR SINCE, IN GOD’S WISDOM, THE WORLD DID NOT KNOW GOD THROUGH WISDOM, GOD WAS PLEASED TO SAVE THOSE WHO BELIEVE THROUGH THE FOOLISHNESS OF WHAT IS PREACHED. FOR THE JEWS ASK FOR SIGNS AND THE GREEKS SEEK WISDOM, BUT WE PREACH CHRIST CRUCIFIED, A STUMBLING BLOCK TO THE JEWS AND FOOLISHNESS TO THE GENTILES. - 1 CORINTHIANS 1:21-23

Beautiful Things

GOOD DESIGN MATTERS➤ Adobe State of Content Report (2015)

GOOD DESIGN MATTERS

➤ Adobe State of Content Report (2015)

GOOD DESIGN MATTERS

➤ Adobe State of Content Report (2015)

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DESIGN BASICSDesign Basics for the Church

GOOD DESIGN COMMUNICATES

It is Non-Verbal Communications

Symmetry

RULES OF DESIGN

➤Symmetry is balanced, common in nature

➤Asymmetry is out of balance, energy, movement

Grid

RULES OF DESIGN

➤The Grid ➤ Design

placement ➤ Consistent ➤ Structure

Hierarchy

RULES OF DESIGN

➤ Visual Hierarchy for all print and digital material

➤ Provides visual clues to reader

Font

RULES OF DESIGN

➤ Limit Fonts ➤ 2-3 fonts

ONLY ➤ Serif v. Sans-serif

Whitespace

RULES OF DESIGN

➤ Embrace Whitespace

➤ This is example of GOOD use of space

Resolution

RULES OF DESIGN

➤ Understand Resolution

➤ Raster vs Vector ➤ Print vs Screen

Canva

DESIGN WITH CANVADesign Basics for the Church

THE BRIEF

➤ Student Ministry Winter Retreat ➤ Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters Skiing ➤December 29 - January 1 ➤ Middle School and High school students ➤ Registration required. Cost $150 per person ➤ Leaving parking lot Dec 29 at 1:00 pm ➤ Returning to church Jan 1 at 9:00 pm ➤ Student need to bring Bible

THE BRIEF

➤ Student Ministry Winter Retreat ➤ Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters Skiing ➤December 29 - January 1 ➤ Middle School and High school students ➤ Registration required. Cost $150 per person ➤ Leaving parking lot Dec 29 at 1:00 pm ➤ Returning to church Jan 1 at 9:00 pm ➤ Student need to bring Bible

LET’S GO TO CANVA

GOOD DESIGN MATTERSDesign Like a Pro