ENGL307: Digital Writing

A good video showing the basic principals of balance in design. The visual examples are very simple and expand somewhat upon the ideas in BoD

CHAPTER 4- I liked this website the best because it displayed all the ways you can create balance in a work. You can do it by value, color, shape, texture, etc. I also liked that it explained the horizontal axis.

BALANCE. This website expands more on how one can achieve balance in a layout, specifically with symmetrical and asymmetrical balancing. It also provides examples of each balancing act to highlight the methods described in the website.

Balance is one of the important points the success of a design. Everyone loves the convenience to what they see. Balance in graphic design can be achieved by adjusting the visual weight of each element, both in terms of scale, color, contrast, etc.

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

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

Principle of design using balance in art, shows example of balance used as a means to control gravity (balance) in art work.

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

nice visuals

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.

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

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.

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.

shows current visual examples, clear & conscise

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

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.

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

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.