TWC301: Multimedia Writing

Balanced vertical, horizontal or diagonal axis to also have rhythm and energy.

This website will help me to tailor instructions for specific audience

This will help me because it gives a clear step by step. Also it shows me how to write instuctions for a specific audience, which will be helpful with project 1.

Comprehensive, includes style tips and other links.

This webpage is dedicated to giving tips and tricks to creating "perfect" asymmetry within a design. When trying to create asymmetry do not put any text or object in the direct center or corner of the page. Also, make sure to start with a few large objects and keep them different proportions for added interest.

This webpage explores asymmetry in web design. The author mentions that many websites use the technique of balancing a large image on one side with text on the other. He talks about how an image can be directly tied with the text, such as an example of a product, or it could be more decorative in that it plays off an idea presented by the site but doesn't necessarily reflect the product or service. This site also explores the use of backgrounds and how to perhaps make a common two-column design more unique.

Contrast: CNN is centered and bold white against a red background, which makes it easy to read. Breaking and main news stories are in groups of three and set as the largest images at the top of the page. Bold white text against a black background makes the focal point pop. Repetition: Menu items are white against red background in smaller text under CNN. All links are blue, bullets red, titles bold large and black. Alignment: everything aligned to left for each grouping object. Proximity: News is categorized into different groups, i.e.) world, business, entertainment... etc.

I think CNN is a great example of a grid - a very sophisticated look. The beginning is a 3 grid and as you scroll it transfers to a 4 grid. They really make the most of the white space and keep it very organized with a justified text.

CNN has both different text sizes and color. Also with this, there are different borders within 1 page to show the many different stories and sections that are being highlighted within a page

This site is a good resource because it gives good examples and explanations as well as other great links to use as resources of balance.

This was my favorite site found in my search for related content to chapter 4 of basics of design, and on the topic of balance. This site explains how important balance is in webdesign and how it make make a site look "good" and give it something extra. It talks about the different types of balance; formal. informal, and radial, and how to include them on your site or page. Lastly it explains that looking at examples can be a real help in learning to use balance in your design.

Gives ways of balancing in web design. In order to balance the web page, you use contrasts in light (light versus dark), large designs versus smaller, and etcetera.

I liked this website it had a lot of great examples in art with emphasis .

A lot of good visual examples!

The concept of a focal point is to draw the viewer attention to the image

Here is a handy e-book with pre-highlighted areas on contrast techniques.

This webpage is all about Contrast and how to use it effectively. Opacity and the choosing of correct colors goes a long way to show off the page in a professional manner.

This website is really cool. I like how it has examples of what good contrast would look like. It has to do with picking the correct colors, and size.

Here is some ones blog with a good description of contrast, along with excellent examples.

Good basic information on Contrast. Define's how to use it color, font size in headlines

This website explains the importance of using contrast beyond just color contrast. Using font, layout shapes, images etc one can use contrast without using only color

A helpful site giving information and resources for contrast principles in design. A very nice guide. : )

This website shows you how to use light, color, and contrast in a design. I like how it points out that higher contrasted images attract more attention.

This article is one of my favorites because it does more than just tell you how to use contrast but it explains why it is important. It discusses the benefits of using contrast in relevance to web and ad design.  This article is easy to read by its use of number lists and bolded headings. 

I liked this website a lot as well. Instead of showing ways in which how to use contrast, it explains three ways that contrast is important. One is that contrast is attractive to the eye, the other is that contrast aids in organization of info, and finally contrast creates focus. A key point that was made that I think is good to emphasize is that "contrast elements should be COMPLETELY different, not just a little bit"

This website gives very nice examples and pictures that help explain the contrast principle. I love how attractive to the eye all the images are.

This website gives you a gallery of different kinds of pictures with contrast. It also gives you tutorials on how to use better contrast. It explains contrast to be the measure of the difference in brightness between light and dark areas in a scene. It also explains contrast too vary due to lighting.