Whenever I think of graphic design, the first thing that comes to my mind are colors. This should come as no surprise: colors are one of the main pillars of graphic design, if not the main pillar.
Before delving into color theory, let’s briefly examine the nature of colors and how we perceive them.

After defining what graphic design is, and what is not, let’s tackle one of the most important things to know about graphics: the difference between raster and vector.

Before moving a step forward, I would like to go over a question that seems to fuel an unwarranted debate around the web and elsewhere: the difference between art and design.

SOS Design is a series of articles covering design basics. Design is, in its broadest sense, a creative process that involves several disciplines such as applied arts and engineering with the aim of solving specific problems.