December 23, 2003

Design Goodies

Visual and Functional, design process, an array of resources.

One I had not seen before:
Design elements&structure [Warren Kramer]
Creating Mood & Emotion Using Basic Design Elements & Structure. A nice presentation that includes information about: Line, Shape, Type, Texture, Balance, Value, and Color.

Others, frequently visited:

  • Yale WebStyle Guide 2nd Edition, online Process, Interface Design, Site Design. Page Design, Typography, Editorial Style, Graphics, Multimedia
  • IBM: Ease of Use User Experience Design, User Engineering, Downloads, Web Site Design
  • Mundi Studios and Principles of Graphic Design*** Info and examples about the basics and theories surrounding design and color. Flash needed, downloads of information available for offline use.
  • Before&After: How to Design Cool Stuff A *How To* Design Magazine that is packed with ideas, techniques, and examples to inspire. [Great piece on Letter Logo Design]
  • Web Page Design for Designers dedicated to the graphic design and creative aspects of web sites[great stuff on typography, too]
  • A List Apart Web design, content, and coding. Accessibility, CSS, XHTML, scripting, server side, front and back end. Designing with web standards.
  • ElegantHack, user experience design and information architecture
  • Will-Harris House graphic design, typography, typefaces, fonts, web design, fiction, humor[neat biz cards, logos, and covers]
  • WebSite Tips Excellent Resources: over 2,400 annotated resources around the web to HTML, CSS and color charts, font sites, search engine optimization sites, graphics and HTML tutorials and programs, usability and information architecture sites, informative articles, tips, and more.

good resources

Posted by Holly at December 23, 2003 07:40 AM | TrackBack