Comments on: Design Basics: Contrast To Stand Apart And Call Attention

By: The 7 Components Of Design | Van SEO Design

The 7 Components Of Design | Van SEO Design — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:09:28 +0000

[...] 4 basic design principles of contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity can be used to gain visual unity over your design. Elements [...]

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:35:22 +0000

Thanks Peter.

By: Solar Installers

Solar Installers — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:10:58 +0000

Some pros should be looking over these tips, they make sites that break some of theses rules ad it looks awful.

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Sun, 03 May 2009 08:44:34 +0000

Thanks Bryan. Applying some basic principles can really help your design. It’s ok to break the rules though. In fact the best designs will usually break one or more of these rules at times. However they do it in a purposeful way and to break the rule successfully you usually need to understand the rule first.

A good example would be the principle of alignment. While aligning things adds professionalism if you can find a way to break alignment it can add a lot of visual interest to your design.

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Sun, 03 May 2009 08:41:31 +0000

Thanks. Glad you liked the post.

By: Bryan P

Bryan P — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:53:25 +0000

A great series of posts! They will definitely improve your skill and abilities no matter what you do.

Some pros should be looking over these tips, they make sites that break some of theses rules ad it looks awful.

By: barlamenterprises

barlamenterprises — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:34:51 +0000

Awesome post, i will definitely try this out and report back! Contrast definitely does make a huge difference.

By: bitácora sortega » Aplicación de 4 principios básicos en el diseño web

bitácora sortega » Aplicación de 4 principios básicos en el diseño web — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:57:01 +0000

[...] falta del principio de Proximidad todos los demás han sido aplicados (incluso el de Contraste ha sido publicado mientras escribía este post) y se aprecia que el documento toma forma y logra [...]