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CRAP (lovely name)
The following is a brief overview of the 4 basic principles of design :
C R A P
 
Reference: Williams, R. 1994, The Non-Designer’s Design Book, Peachpit Press, USA
 

Contrast

 
Contrast can be the most important visual aspect of a page. The principle is to avoid elements on the page that are merely similar – if they [...]

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PRINCIPLES OF COLOUR

Understanding Colour
Review the Colour Matters site and determine why some colours appear to hurt the eye!
From the same site – Color Matters – explore how computers generate colours and what this can mean to your multimedia images:           

The Psychology of Colour
Some colours make us happy and others, sad.  Colours have the ability [...]

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Exploring Visual Design
 

Exploring Visual Design
 
“At the beginning of a project, the screen is a blank canvas, ready for you, the multimedia designer, to express your craft. The screen will change again and again during the course of your project as you experiment, as you stretch and reshape elements, draw new objects and throw out old [...]

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