Rules for minimalist graphics

Grid

Use a grid with as many squares as you need for your sketch.

Strokes

You can draw lines, curves, circles, ellipses and arcs on the grid.

Text

Text

Choose any font you like, but only one size which fits between two grid lines.

Text style

normal bold normal + slanted bold + slanted

Text can be bold or slanted or a combination of both.

Stroke width

normal bold

Two stroke widths are possible. One should approximately match the stroke width of normal font and the other of bold font.

Stroke style

solid dashed

Strokes can be solid or dashed.

Points

free on normal stroke on bold stroke

If your sketch contains points, they should be clearly visible.

Fills

3 1 0 1 2

Outlines can be filled like this:

0(unfilled)
1as hatching
2as background
3as foreground

Borders around fills

Borders around fills can be full, partial, or undrawn.

Colors

1 2 0 primary 1b secondary 2b

A primary and a secondary color are available for drawing. Like the background color, these can be freely defined. Background fills allow the background to show through:

0Background
1Primary color
1bas background fill
2Secondary color
2bas background fill

Inverted colors

inverted ordinary

You can also invert colors, so that you draw with the background color.

Style

Use the style options described above sparingly:

  • bold
  • dashed
  • slanted
  • secondary
  • inverted