ENGL307: Digital Writing

CHAPTER4- BALANCE This website dives into the principle of balance and the different types. It also explains what can influence balance. (size, texture, orientation, etc.)

An article about balance in visual design that has a break down of different elements of balance.

"Balance is the equal distribution of visual weight in a design. "

A neat little video about radial balance. I liked it because it was very informal. 

Chapter 4: A thorough explanation of balance in web design, with examples, including types of balance other than just symmetrical and asymmetrical; such as radial, etc.

Ch 4-BOD Balance This article talks about the concept of visual weight in a design, paying particular attention to the principle of color.

Just a plan and simple article easy to read and a tool good for first time users introduction to the concept of contrast such as myself.

This page gives instructions on how to conduct a usability test of the instructions you have created. This will be useful for me when I do my project because I can see if my instructions really work before I submit my design for a grade.

CONTRAST-is not exclusive to color but extends to change in fonts, having headlines, links and images on the page.

gives good examples of contrast & links to more info

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

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.

CONTRAST. This website also deals a lot with what contrast is but it mostly highlights why it's necessary for a format to have contrast in it. I like this website a lot and think that it's very straight to the point and concise with its purpose. 

A simple but well designed website using real world examples of contrast in web design.

This site offers the most common ways to create contrast and a summary of why contrast is important.

has visual examples, bullet points

Explains the principles of contrast and list nine common ways contrast can be created.

shows current visual examples, clear & conscise

Gives better examples on asymmetrical balance and also gives a more in depth definition of what this type of balance is.

All you need to know about copywriting!

Has different resources for those interested in expanding their digital writing skills 

Explains what QuarkxPress is, I didn't know what Quark was until after the reading

Talks mainly about making interfaces more effective visually to the users.

Talks about making effective posters as visual aids, I tied this into the information on Visual Hierarchy