"Alignment is another way of creating associations between visual elements, which help users quickly understand the relationships of objects on a page."
This is a clip from a movie I watched in a debate class once. It's full of rhetorical scenarios as the protagonists is a promoter of tobacco products, and I thought it was a good example of rhetoric.
I thought this video was interesting because it shows how to use the color wheel. I didn't know that you should put yellow on top of the color wheel. I thought that was cool.
Every week it never fails, any site with more visual examples of the design element is the easiest and sometimes quickest way for to fully grasp the concept of it.
Although this webpage isn't reallf long, I think it is simple and imformative about what alingment is. It also discusses the use of grids in graphic designs and it also explains the types of text alignments that are discussed in the book. Overall this website is short, simple and sweet but helpful.
Interesting historical and abstract uses of design in art. Accompanied by great commentary and discussion of what the particular emphasis of the piece signifies.
This site gives great insight to the elements of design in regards to contrast and gives excellent visual examples. Even though the website is for a painter the same principles in designing paintings can and do apply to other forms of design.
This John Lovett site gives you an overview on all elements and principles of design, including contrast. The website is interactive because there are lessons on everything from how to use watercolors to improving tonal contrast.
CONTRAST. This website not only gives a short explanation of the concepts of design but it also gives examples from actual websites which portray the elements in use. Extremely helpful for visual learners.
This is a blog site that discusses the four principles of good design including alignment. Each principle is discussed in depth and images are used to support the discussion.
Chapter 6, Repetition: An analysis of contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity with examples of each in the form of website design. This shows how they all work in harmony and how they impact the design element of a website.