This video goes into the science behind how our eyes flow across a web page and how the lack of flow can make a company loose money from their website. Our eyes are sensitive to color and detail as well as motion and contrast.
This is a really simple, yet effective, example of how repeating layouts, fonts, and colors throughout a web page can be beneficial to organization and flow.
This is a copy of pages from a presentation that talks about the repitition element and other design elements that we have discussed in class. These pages are very informative and provides some good examples.
I really like this website because it's the official Creative Commons website. This particular page was interesting because it is informative to actually see who uses CC and why it is helpful.
This is a webpage about flow from a digital scrapbook creator. This is some good information because she provides a simplistic definition of flow and states some good ways of how to accomplish flow.
I like this page because although it describes flow in scrap booking, I think we can apply this to web layout or our blogs. She explains visual flow very nicely and even explains how to create flow.
This website provides several examples of how emphasis can be used in web design. It shows how proportion, contrast and physical relationship can be added to create this sense of emphasis. The easiest method of creating emphasis seems to be contrast. It is very easy to create contrast by simply using different, contrasting colors.
You may or may not be aware but alignment is such an integral part of most website design that you probably do not even realize it is there; it sits in the background, hidden as an initial design element. << Reinforces that alignment is more important than it seems.
Repeated elements in a consistent manner help to promote the organization of the website and reinforce continuity. << This source explains the importance of design and how it creates continuity.
Video Resume: A page dedicated entirely to creating a video resume and how you should do so. It explains what equipment you should use, how to be concious of lighting, and also goes into being careful of legalities and creativity.
This website not only covers several aspects of Computer Imaging, it describes illusionary space and even gives a visual of the difference between illusionary and flat. Visuals always help me to better understand the material being taught.
This website has a short and sweet explanation for all of the elements and principles of design, which I feel like will come in handy later on when/if I need to quickly review some basic differences between the few of them. This page specifically focuses on the importance of value.
""We have entered the knowledge society and everyone must have access to participate. The internet is the most powerful potential source of enlightenment ever created. Governments must regard it as basic infrastructure, just like roads, waste and water." Dr Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union"
In the latest episode of his podcast, "Penn's Sunday School," Penn Jillette discusses the negative aspect of rhetoric. Beginning around minute 46 of the show, he describes the details of the article "12 Phrases Progressive Need to Ditch." In Jillette's oppinion, changing your words to placate your audience is not only manipulating, but also demeaning.
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