Design Theory 08: Page Hierarchy |
Uploaded: 16th Oct. 2001
Created By: Patrick L Tynch & Sarah Horton (taken from 'Web Style Guide') |
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Helps you sort out the hierarchy on your web pages, where important elements are
emphasized, and content is organized logically and predictably. This will help the users quick
get around your site.
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Design Theory 09: Typography (Part 1) |
Uploaded: 16th Oct. 2001
Created By: Patrick L Tynch & Sarah Horton (taken from 'Web Style Guide') |
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Good typography depends on the visual contrast between one font and another, and
the contrast between text blocks and the surrounding empty space. Nothing
attracts the eye and brain of the viewer like strong contrast and distinctive
patterns, and you only get those attributes by carefully designing them into
your pages. (part 1)
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Design Theory 10: Typography (part 2) |
Uploaded: 16th Oct. 2001
Created By: Patrick L Tynch & Sarah Horton (taken from 'Web Style Guide') |
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Good typography depends on the visual contrast between one font and another, and
the contrast between text blocks and the surrounding empty space. Nothing
attracts the eye and brain of the viewer like strong contrast and distinctive
patterns, and you only get those attributes by carefully designing them into
your pages. (part 2)
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Design Theory 11: Colour Theory (part 1) |
Uploaded: 16th Oct. 2001
Created By: John Lovett (www.johnlovett.com) |
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Simply and clearly explains the 12 part colour wheel. The
three primary colours, three secondary colours and the tertiary colours. What colours
work together and where to use them. (part 1)
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Design Theory 12: Colour Theory (part 2) |
Uploaded: 16th Oct. 2001
Created By: Patrick L Tynch & Sarah Horton (taken from 'Web Style Guide') |
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Simply and clearly explains the 12 part colour wheel. The
three primary colours, three secondary colours and the tertiary colours. What colours
work together and where to use them. (part 2)
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Design Theory 13: Colours by Name, RGB and HEX |
Uploaded: 27th Dec. 2001
Created By: Harry Smith |
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An extensive list of web colours, showing an example of the colour,
is Hue Name, RGB value and HEX value.
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Design Theory 14: Type Face Terms Explained (Part 1) |
Uploaded: 02nd Jan. 2002
Created By: Mark Style |
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A good in depth, easy to understand explanation of the complexity on the type face.
This takes you through all the terms, the different kinds of type faces and what all the terms mean.
If you want to understand the theory behind good type design them this article is a must read.
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