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Principles of Interface Design: Colour
Whether designing graphics for print or the web, there are some basic principles worth noting if we want our designs to be well received. The technicolour horrors of the past can still be seen in the far reaches of the interweb, where these rules were obviously never applied. Murch, G. M. in his book; ‘The Effective Use of…
Read MoreVisual Direction in Web Design
Just came across an excellent article that clearly illustrates core design concepts that help inform any website design. Written by Ahmed Hussam for Web Design TutsPlus (Apr 13th 2012), the following is an excerpt from Visual Direction in Web Design. [br] One of the big secrets of design is learning how to guide the visual direction of viewers. This…
Read MoreISO Paper Sizes and Resizing A0 to A3
I recently needed to reduce an A0 size file down to A3 and was confronted by loads of pages showing formulas for working this out. But I wanted an easier way. Thankfully Markus Kuhn‘s website has a quick reference chart with ready-made resizing percentages. The A series of paper sizes is based on these simple…
Read MoreWhite Is White, Except When It Isn’t
Many factors affect color accuracy when creating and editing digital images. As with print, color on the web depends on the environment in which the image is created. Unlike print, web-based images can change every time they’re displayed because the monitors of users will vary, and no press check can catch problems that crop up.…
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