G.  P.  O.  D.

Grant's Principles of Design

 

elements
of design

Color

meanings
no clichés
color theory

study

Shapes

meanings
uses

study

Direction

movement
lead/guide the eye
convey movement

study

Type

appropriate
serif vs sanserif
age
style
as shape or line

Line

consistancy

Composition

layout
grids
visual center
principles
of design

Alignment

gives strength

Contrast

draws attention

Balance

unbalance creates tension

Proximity

defines relationships

Harmony

unity
foundation

Anyone can make cool design.

Purpose:
Have a reason for what you do. Be able to state why you did what you did (As a designer)

 

hot tips:
Dissect pages that catch your eye. View the code or open the code in a web editor to see how the designer laid it out
Tables, baby. Tables are how you layout a webpage. Nestled tables - tables within tables within tables.

Go here first:

Visit these pages in order to get a progessively detailed intro to design.

 

 

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