Posts Tagged ‘layouts’
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Finding Alternative Sources Of Typographic Layout In Our Surroundings
- September 14th, 2010
- 53 Comments
Studying art and design usually starts with a deep exploration of elements and principles. Among these elements, the most basic ones — line, point and plane — usually figure in a work of art or design. Thus, we can abstract art and design compositions to lines, points and planes when ...
Read more...Typographic Layout Design Contest: Join In and Win!
- May 21st, 2009
- 53 Comments
As web-designers, we shouldn’t underestimate the power of typography. The content is the king and typography is an extremely powerful mean that can help designers to effectively convey their messages to the audience. Recently we presented an overview of useful typographic CSS-tools and 8 Simple Ways To Improve Web Typography. ...
Read more...8 Layout Solutions To Improve Your Designs
- May 19th, 2009
- 111 Comments
The organization of content is probably one of the most important and influential aspects of any good web design. Organizing information into a well-built layout is the basis of a website, and should always come before styling concerns. Without a good layout, the website doesn’t seem to flow correctly, and ...
Read more...Creative Print Typography Layouts
- April 21st, 2009
- 85 Comments
In print design, typography is one of the more crucial aspects. Typography is essential the practice of organizing, arranging, and modifying type. The typography techniques uesed in print has a direct impact on how the reader is able to receive the image. In print, typography doesn’t have to be plain ...
Read more...Will Horizontal Layouts Return?
- August 14th, 2008
- 73 Comments
In the 90s, as the Web was just starting to take off, designers used horizontal layouts — rather in an experimental way, just to give users and designers an idea of what HTML was actually capable of. From the usability perspective it was horrible — sites were hard to scroll ...
Read more...Flexible Layouts: Challenge For The Future
- June 26th, 2008
- 92 Comments
The new generation of web browsers — Firefox 3, Opera 9.5 and Internet Explorer 7 — provides a feature which seems to save a lot of work for web-developers in the future, namely the Full Page Zoom. Instead of allowing users to increase and decrease the font size on a ...
Read more...Applying Divine Proportion To Your Web Designs
- May 29th, 2008
- 104 Comments
Effective web design doesn’t have to be pretty and colorful — it has to be clear and intuitive; in fact, we have analyzed the principles of effective design in our previous posts. However, how can you achieve a clear and intuitive design solution? Well, there are a number of options ...
Read more...Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques
- March 26th, 2008
- 42 Comments
Grid systems bring visual structure and balance to site design. As a tool grids are useful for organizing and presenting information. Used properly, they can enhance the user experience by creating predictable patterns for users to follow. From designer’s point of view they allow for an organized methodology for planning ...
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