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Andy Clarke is a web designer, author, and one of the pioneers of modern web design. With over 30 years of experience, he continues to create standout websites through his studio, Stuff & Nonsense, often collaborating with freelance developers and small creative teams. Andy has written several influential books, including Transcending CSS, Hardboiled Web Design, Art Direction for the Web, and his latest, Standout Designs for the Web. He writes about design, creativity, and the decisions that make websites memorable.

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Inspired Design Decisions With Giovanni Pintori

In the tenth issue of Inspired Design Decisions, Andy Clarke will explain how Giovanni Pintori — the Italian graphic designer best-known for his work with Olivetti — can inspire design for the web with his distinctive use of colour and shape.

Andy will teach you how to use colour to attract attention and then to lead someone’s eye around a design. He’ll discuss:

  • How to a minimal colour palette can act as a guide, helping people through a design.
  • How lines and shapes add structure and style.

  • Speaking: Andy Clarke
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