logging in or signing up JMA505 Alignment bsndev Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 417 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 17, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Alignment : Alignment Graphic Design Principle #2 Alignment : Can you imagine how difficult it would be to find your car in a crowded parking lot if everyone ignored the parking lot stripes and parked in every which direction and angle? Imagine trying to get out of there! Alignment Alignment : Alignment brings order to chaos, in a parking lot and on the screen. How you align type and graphics on a page and in relation to each other can make your layout easier or more difficult to read, foster familiarity, or bring excitement to a stale design. Alignment Purpose of Alignment : The basic purpose of alignment is to unify and organize the page. A strong alignment can create a: sophisticated look formal look fun look serious look. Purpose of Alignment Alignment : Align type and graphics in relation to each other on a page Alignment can make your layout: easier or more difficult to read foster familiarity bring excitement to a stale design. Alignment Alignment: The alignment principle states…. “Nothing should be placed on a screen arbitrarily. Every item should have a visual connection with something else on the page.” Alignment Alignment : Aligned items create a strong cohesive unit Even if items are physically separated from each other, if they are aligned there is an invisible line that connects them, both in your eye and your mind. Alignment Simple Alignment : Simple Alignment Complex Alignment : Complex Alignment Alignment-How to get it : Be conscious of where you place elements Always find something else on the page to align with, even if the two objects are physically far away from each other. Alignment-How to get it Alignment-What to avoid : Avoid using more than one type of alignment on a page Do not overuse the centered alignment Alignment-What to avoid Alignment : Alignment There is nothing inherently wrong with centered headlines, text, and graphics. They lend a formal tone to a layout. But, for this series of layouts something a bit more informal is called for. Also, large blocks of centered text are usually harder to read. Alignment : Alignment In this "Alignment" example, text alignment is left-aligned, ragged right, wrapped around the bottom graphic which is aligned more to the right, opposite an added graphic that is aligned to the right to help balance the overall design. And….. the award for the best example of how bad graphic design can impact the world goes to…. : And….. the award for the best example of how bad graphic design can impact the world goes to…. Palm Beach County Presidential Election Ballot In Conclusion: Graphic design is about visual communication Principles of graphic design, such as proximity and alignment, are guides for effective visual communication Bad graphic design can change the world In Conclusion You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
JMA505 Alignment bsndev Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 417 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 17, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Alignment : Alignment Graphic Design Principle #2 Alignment : Can you imagine how difficult it would be to find your car in a crowded parking lot if everyone ignored the parking lot stripes and parked in every which direction and angle? Imagine trying to get out of there! Alignment Alignment : Alignment brings order to chaos, in a parking lot and on the screen. How you align type and graphics on a page and in relation to each other can make your layout easier or more difficult to read, foster familiarity, or bring excitement to a stale design. Alignment Purpose of Alignment : The basic purpose of alignment is to unify and organize the page. A strong alignment can create a: sophisticated look formal look fun look serious look. Purpose of Alignment Alignment : Align type and graphics in relation to each other on a page Alignment can make your layout: easier or more difficult to read foster familiarity bring excitement to a stale design. Alignment Alignment: The alignment principle states…. “Nothing should be placed on a screen arbitrarily. Every item should have a visual connection with something else on the page.” Alignment Alignment : Aligned items create a strong cohesive unit Even if items are physically separated from each other, if they are aligned there is an invisible line that connects them, both in your eye and your mind. Alignment Simple Alignment : Simple Alignment Complex Alignment : Complex Alignment Alignment-How to get it : Be conscious of where you place elements Always find something else on the page to align with, even if the two objects are physically far away from each other. Alignment-How to get it Alignment-What to avoid : Avoid using more than one type of alignment on a page Do not overuse the centered alignment Alignment-What to avoid Alignment : Alignment There is nothing inherently wrong with centered headlines, text, and graphics. They lend a formal tone to a layout. But, for this series of layouts something a bit more informal is called for. Also, large blocks of centered text are usually harder to read. Alignment : Alignment In this "Alignment" example, text alignment is left-aligned, ragged right, wrapped around the bottom graphic which is aligned more to the right, opposite an added graphic that is aligned to the right to help balance the overall design. And….. the award for the best example of how bad graphic design can impact the world goes to…. : And….. the award for the best example of how bad graphic design can impact the world goes to…. Palm Beach County Presidential Election Ballot In Conclusion: Graphic design is about visual communication Principles of graphic design, such as proximity and alignment, are guides for effective visual communication Bad graphic design can change the world In Conclusion