Basic Shapes for Building Designs
Add basic shapes to your designs: circles, squares and free forms on transparent backgrounds to build text beds and divide a post into sections.
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What is a plain shape actually for?
It is a bed for text, not decoration: a circle behind a number turns it into a badge, a rectangle behind a line turns it into a heading. Basic shapes build the page's structure before any ornament goes on top.
What can you design with them?
Beds and backgrounds for text
Badges, numbers and bullets
Dividing a post into sections
Simple frames around photos
Building blocks for templates
How do you pick the right shape for text?
Follow the text's length: a circle for a number or word, a rounded rectangle for a line, a free form for a paragraph. Forcing a full line into a circle shrinks the type and wastes space above and below it.
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How does this differ from the 3D shapes category?
These are flat shapes used as a bed behind text, while 3D shapes are raised elements with shadows used in the foreground. The first serves the text; the second competes with it for attention.
Can I change a shape's colour?
Yes. Adjust each shape's colour, size and opacity inside Andalusi. Use a light tint from your palette so the text on top stays legible instead of fighting the fill.
How do I use a shape behind text?
Make it wider than the text with equal space on all four sides. A shape hugging the letters looks cramped, and it is the even margin that makes it read as deliberate.