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Mande Alexander

Lesson: Articles on Visual Design - 2 views

  • Design is marketing. Design is your product and how it works.
    • Mande Alexander
       
      This is so important! Design is more than colors and fonts - this is your baby! Think about the user experience because design can truly make that experience negative.
  • Font Choices — Different types of fonts say different things about a design. Some look modern, some look retro. Make sure you are using the right tool for the job.
    • Mande Alexander
       
      Is any one else a font nerd like I am? The fact Google gives me unlimited choices in fonts is dangerous!
  • With so much information and interaction to be effected on a Web site, it's important that you, the designer, provide for it all. That means making your Web site design usable.
    • Mande Alexander
       
      Usability is crucial. So many educators and agencies have been under the microscope because we have continued to create things that are not ADA compliant and thus not usable to all end users.
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  • Keeping your design crisp and sharp is super important in Web design. And when it comes to clarity, it's all about the pixels.
    • Mande Alexander
       
      YES! I will stop looking at a presentation or site if images are not crisp.
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