ENGL307: Digital Writing

History of alignment, why should you care?

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

"Proper alignment of elements and text on your website greatly impact the overall design."

This is ways to balance personal and professional online identities.

"The distribution of visual weight within a composition."

Video that explains the principle of Balance in design

"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."

"Contrast occurs when two elements on a page are different."

Site point is a website dedicated to improving websites step by step.

Site point is a website dedicated to improving websites step by step.

This site talks about how Alignment works in design and includes quite a few examples to reference.

"Alignment is another way of creating associations between visual elements, which help users quickly understand the relationships of objects on a page."

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.

Alignment as an effective web design principle allows us to make conscious decisions about how and where elements are placed on the page.

really effective definition as well as a bunch of great images illustrating the different types of alignment.

You may or may not be aware but alignment is such an integral part of most website design that you probably do not even realize it is there; it sits in the background, hidden as an initial design element. << Reinforces that alignment is more important than it seems.

The concept of alignment says that everything on a page should be visually connected to something else on the page.

Alignment is the adjustment of an object in relation with other objects (wikipedia). You are aware of left alignment (often called left justify) and right alignment. By alignment here, we mean the way every element is positioned in comparison to the other element

This article talks about visual flow that Google uses.

This is the top 10 simple steps to create and manage online professtional identity

 These steps will provide you with enough encouragement to build up your brand and use your online identity for self-promotion, and to gain a little well-deserved recognition. << This resource assists with creating and managing a personal identity online.

Examples of aligned web designs.

How social media changes the way we are viewed online

flow is simply the path a users eyes take through a design. This is primarily a result of how elements like emphasis and contrast are used. In fact, flow is entirely the result of how other elements are put together.

Business reports are documents that are used internally and externally. Managers often delegate the preparation of internal reports to subordinates; therefore, most reports go up to higher ranks in the organization.

InDesign talks through a lot of advance and basic concepts in design especially alignment in step by step tutorials.

InDesign talks through a lot of advance and basic concepts in design especially alignment in step by step tutorials.