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An article discussing the meaning of different shapes and what they can do to a presentation when using them. I think this is helpful because it gives us an understanding of the certain connotations of certain shapes that are going to be used.

Another book on design written by Frank Chimero who goes into more depth about shape. I thought this source would be helpful because it is another perspective on what we have learned about shape in design.

Contrast can amplify some design elements. By contrasting the size of these two shapes we can make the large shape appear larger and the small shape appear smaller.

These are some cool examples of geometric shapes being used in web design. My favorite is the Yuna website. I don't know why, but I have a thing for really simple designs that use basic geometric shapes. I think there's beauty in simplicity.

A great site that follows the reading of our book and gives descriptions of what shape is with regards to an element of design

A video on Adobe Indesign with a tutorial about adding text into shapes and things. I figured this video would be helpful for two reasons because of the subject that we just learned and because it is on an editing program that can help with the projects.

Another great site used to explain what shape is and how it is used in Web Design

This is a cool picture of MC Escher's that demonstrates how shapes can help create other shapes

"refers to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement and drama."

A long pdf article that discusses a line design technique called hashing in geometrical shapes and transformations. It has lots of information on how hashing is used in the world for an important but different form of design. 

How lines can create three dimensional images

This video does a great job of discussing shape and value. I thought it was interesting to look at the beginning stages of a drawing and what to focus on first when you are creating something.

Although I haven't heard of the program used in this video I still thought the video was a good example of creating shape.

This is a quick and to the point resource that provides visual evidence of how value works in design. Watching the creation of a something like this really helps me understand the idea better because, as I have come to learn, I am a very visual learner. (9/19/13)

REPETITION is the use of similar or connected pictorial elements. For example, similar shapes, colors or lines that are used more than once"

CHAPTER 4- I liked this website the best because it displayed all the ways you can create balance in a work. You can do it by value, color, shape, texture, etc. I also liked that it explained the horizontal axis.

Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons: A Youtube video assessing the impact of fair use and its cultural impact -- specifically, the impact of art upon other artists and how referencing and sometimes even imitating other works of art has helped shape art and culture as a whole. The video shows various examples of artworks that have used each other as references and is a good way to understand the importance behind this.

pretty decent introduction to contrast.  Has many different examples and goes through size, shape, color, and position.

A website that can be seen as the home depot for web design as it has everything web design related.

Breaks down contrast types size, color, etc

"But digital technologies also have made it easy to "write" in all sorts of new ways. We can use more modes and resources, such as image, sound and video. We can remix the work of others -- with and without permission -- and share what we create more easily than ever before. And people do, all the time, and for all sorts of compelling reasons." This link explains the uses and importance of digital writing and why it matters in education -- correlation to the Jenkins reading.

Summary: Expresses the importance of Digital Writing. Digital writing is collaborative and coordinated must have technology in order for it to exist. DW: a written form of expression that shapes success for individuals and groups

This article explains digital writing through an educators point of view. Saying that writing has been "radically transformed" due to technology. The educator, Jeff Grabill, also explains the meaning of digital writing in his words.

This article is about surfaces and planes (2D) and volumes (3D).