Category: Design Principles
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Stop waiting for that mandate from heaven
I tend to get myself involved in a lot of projects at work, most of them done by a small group or committee. One thing that drives me bonkers is when people spend more time talking about their plan for the project than implementing it. Don’t misunderstand me, I think planning is a critical part…
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Color me insightful
Color is a crucial part of the message in any visual design. There are a plethora of color theories and guidelines out there. If you have a good eye, then most of it is common sense. Color Scheme Designer 3 is one of my favorite tools to quickly throw together a color scheme. At first…
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Open Clip Art Library (OCAL)
I mentioned in an earlier post that OCAL is a great place to find vectors in the public domain. If you don’t know how to work with vector images, you can also download the image as a .png with any size you specify. I frequently use clip art from the site, and now I’m…
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Image websites
When you need images for a design project where do you look? The easiest thing to do is search Google Images and take whatever you find; but what about copyright and the original artist? As an aspiring designer I want to make sure I give credit where credit is due so hopefully others will give…
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Design Principle: Weakest Link
I finished reading Universal Principles of Design and thought I’d post about some of the topics covered in it. One reason I like design is that fact that a lot of the basics are common sense, things like alignment and spacing. Other things are obvious, but you never take the time to consider them until…
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