design principles
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- MLP0
shit, i have to go to a meeting... be funny people while i'm gone
- _salisae_0
but she truly does want it on her tomb stone
- radar0
Design is an art of situations.
- ********0
(it's actually on salisae's ass)
- _salisae_0
variety is essential to a good layout
variety of size, shape, color .. but everything needs to follow to the same vernacular
guess this one is a little confusing all in all
- _salisae_0
no one got any others?
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- Mimio0
Shall we start pasting in Jan's text from the Die Neu Typograhie?
- _salisae_0
anyone know about the swelling force principle?
- frankfido1010
"Practice safe design, use a concept."
-Denis Lirettewords to live by
- Mimio0
Is swelling force like cycling read-paths?
- ********0
no one got any others?
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_salisae_
(Aug 3 05, 13:06)always rook eye
- piperboytoy0
yeah they suck now.
- ********0
when in doubt, make it big
if still in doubt, make it red
- Mimio0
This is more of a technique than a principle, but to see if a poster layout is balanced, hang it upside-down at, above, and below eye-level.
- mr_snuggles0
"The art of looking sideways"
It's so true how this helps too, but I've kinked my neck so many times trying to do that with web design...
- Mimio0
Design is like music, getting things that seem different to work togehter is compelling/engaging. Like having rhetorical elements on the page that create tension and have a oppositional relationship at the same time. Sort of crossing perceptions a bit, like Paul Klee.
- ********0
"less talk more do"
- MLP0
when in doubt, make it big
if still in doubt, make it red
Rand
(Aug 3 05, 13:36)or put it at an angle
- ********0
"less talk more doob"
nick
(Aug 3 05, 13:49)
- mr_snuggles0
"less talk more dude"
nick
(Aug 3 05, 13:49)Yet i think Dinky was the one to coin that term...