{"id":2967,"date":"2021-09-29T19:14:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T02:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=2967"},"modified":"2021-09-29T19:14:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T02:14:16","slug":"every-line-is-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/every-line-is-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Line Is Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" data-attachment-id=\"2971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/every-line-is-energy\/pexels-anna-shvets-5217883\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-anna-shvets-5217883.jpg?fit=2000%2C1499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-anna-shvets-5217883\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-anna-shvets-5217883.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-anna-shvets-5217883.jpg?fit=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-anna-shvets-5217883.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-anna-shvets-5217883.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-anna-shvets-5217883.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-anna-shvets-5217883.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every line in graphic design takes energy from the viewer. Lines tell us where to look next. So, to make good clean graphic designs, we give the audience clear, direct, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/tribe-to-fanbase\/\">fulfilling<\/a> communication. We don&#8217;t wear them out with a bunch of lines. Examples of the kinds of lines I&#8217;m talking about&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>outlines on text<\/li><li>borders on sections<\/li><li>borders on tables<\/li><li>angles and elements in photos<\/li><li>boxes<\/li><li>drop shadows<\/li><li>complex fonts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fulfilling lines are lines that point somewhere or lines that define things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"2972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/every-line-is-energy\/fant\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fant.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fant.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fant.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fant.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fant.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fant.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fant.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every line in graphic design takes energy from the viewer. Lines tell us where to look next. So, to make good clean graphic designs, we give the audience clear, direct, fulfilling communication. We don&#8217;t wear them out with a bunch of lines. Examples of the kinds of lines I&#8217;m talking about&#8230; outlines on text borders [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10158666434799935_26707174888":"","twitter_aToyMjM4MTQzMDs=_22381430":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-anna-shvets-5217883.jpg?fit=2000%2C1499&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc33gc-LR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2349,"url":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/our-entertainment-competition-illusion\/","url_meta":{"origin":2967,"position":0},"title":"Our Entertainment Competition Illusion","author":"scot","date":"February 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"One incredible part of taking a commercial acting class from Chuck Marra & Megan Foley Marra was the opportunity to sit in on a whole day of auditions. 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