I wanted to know more about the use of grids and how often they are used in design so I found this website that helps designers with possible grid layouts. There is so much here to see and process that the website itself is set on a grid like design.
I thought this was a really cool way to incorporate what we read about this week into the real world and see how it is used in a children's museum to help the kids be more interested in science and things.
An site that discusses all of the importance of color when using it in design. I found this to be quite helpful because it goes more in depth about the symbolism and the science of how color has been used.
This is a cool little article that talks about texture in design and how it is used. I thought it was helpful to continue to build knowledge on how to use texture since too much is not a good thing.
This is a personal application of what we read about in the chapter about Texture. There are many different texture packs used in the game of Minecraft to help the player feel more connected with the world they want to create.
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.
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 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.
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.
A tutorial that discusses line art and designs. I found it helpful because it is neat to see the lines being created and used after we have read about their functions and meanings.
A website that specializes in media design. I found it relevant and useful because it is real life application of what we are learning about and shows that people need specialists to get a certain emotion or point across.
A website created to help keep the internet accessible and understandable. There is software, and group chats that answer questions about different types of information links and further explains how to use the new updating web.
A little documentary that explains some of the things we read about in other articles but includes animations and expounds upon the history of the internet. I enjoyed the visuals with the information.