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"Classic Graphic Design Theory Elements of Design:Line"

This website gives a phenominal overview and summary of what value is in design and what it can do. There are also deisgn theories explained, along with helpful definitions within value and color.

Gestalt's expanded from psychology theories to implementation into web design principles.

Bolter and Grusin's theory of remediation brings yet another way of thinking about new media and answering these questions. For Bolter and Grusin the specificity of new media, their "newness," lies in the way they remediate older media.

Remediation is used in music to refashion live versions of media. The live version is recreated and multiplied, creating a studio and synthesized final version of the product.

This website provided a great run down on the book Remediation and the theory behind it. It was a great supplement to the reading and really helped me further my understanding of it. Remediation is something that is constantly going on around us, and is very important to understand. It is the driving force for the progress of our media.

According to J. David Bolter and Richard A. Grusin their theory on the topic is the characteristics of new media and its continuous remediating media outlets such as television, radio, journalism and other old media. Remediation also spreads out and takes two different forms to explain it, such as immediacy and hypermediacy in its media form."

This website provides a great summary of the book as well as an explanation of the ideas and theories within the book. It really helped me understand the idea of remediation and its importance in our world.

An on-line course Art 104: Design and Composition class at Palomar College. The notes contain design theory

This is a really really good website that talks about the design element of balance. It not only gives good definitions about the different types of balance, it also provides very good pictures that clearly demonstrate what balance is and how it is used in art as well as graphic design.

This page gives a good definition of the principle of balance and gives good examples.

This site gave some great additional insights into how balance can be used in design. It was nice to get another perspective in addition to the book. It explained it effectively and in simpler terms. Definitely worth the read!

Lev Manovich's official website

His official website so reader's can see what he has been up to.

How to fix your online identity.

How to fix your online identity.

A funny yet informative take on how McLuhan views media

McLuhans Official Web Site

This is an article discussing the idea of remediation and the two concepts of remediation. It is an easy explanation of the excerpt from the book that we had to read.

What I really like about this link is that it is a fluid and in depth description and explanation for rhetoric's transition from the spoken to written word. In isn't just a simple definition, but provides a broader picture of rhetoric's evolution.

In advertising, association (or the "association principle") is: A. a persuasion method that links the product with a setting, person, cultural concept, or positive feeling.

This site also breaks down visual hierarchy and illustrates its points with easy to follow graphics and designs.

Explains why developing a visual hierarchy is crucial on the web

Chapter 1 Push #3 from Becca Bingham

Ways and methods to create a focal point

There are few Ways to Create a Focal Point: by Contrast, Isolation , Placement. this article gives example of each

"method used to attract attention in the design of a page or work of art is the use of a focal point"

CONTRAST- one way to see if you have effectively used contrast is to create the design in a grey scale and see if the design still looks easy to read.

I really like this source because it shows examples of bad contrast beside examples of good contrast, with explanations. It is short and to the point.

Helps you understand good contrast in designs and mistake that are made in the attempt to contrasting