week 1: the four basic principles of design
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Week 1: The Four Basic Principles of Design. Proximity, Alignment, Repetition and Contrast. Proximity. Grouping of related items together The proximity, or closeness, implies relationship The basic purpose of proximity is to organize. Proximity. Grouping of related items together - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Week 1: The Four Basic Principles of Design
Proximity, Alignment, Repetition and Contrast
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ProximityGrouping of related items together
The proximity, or closeness, implies relationship
The basic purpose of proximity is to organize
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Proximity Grouping of related items together The proximity, or closeness, implies
relationship The basic purpose of proximity is to organize
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Proximity
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Proximity (examples by Lesa Snider, Macworld.com)
Before After
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Proximity (artdesignstudio.com)
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Proximity USE ALL CAPS SPARINGLY White space is good. It gives your eyes a
break.
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AlignmentNothing should be placed on a page arbitrarily.
Every item should have a visual connection with something else on the page.
Unity is an important concept in design.
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Alignment Nothing should be placed on a page arbitrarily.
Every item should have a visual connection with something else on the page.
Unity is an important concept in design.
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Alignment (examples from http://desktoppub.)about.com/od/designprinciples/l/aa_pod2.htm)
Before After
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Alignment (oxfordgarden.com)
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Repetition Repeat some aspect of the design throughout
the entire piece.
Bookman Old Style Subheads Triangle bullets and a light typeface (Gills
Sans MT) Bullets are all indented the same Everything is aligned the same
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Repetition Business card, letterhead and envelope
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Contrast Contrast is created when two elements are
different. If two items are not exactly the same, then make them different. Really Different.
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Contrast (http://www.letsmakeitadate.com/)
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Contrast Before
After
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