The design principle of area alignment says that when you have a series of objects to be aligned that do not have regular shapes, that it is more aesthetically pleasing to centrally align them according to their area and weight than by central alignment of the bounding boxes. The design principle of area alignment2014-01-08 in brand / consulting / curriculum vitae / design principles / Illustration / insights / portfolio / professional experience / research interests / teaching experience / technology tagged Business / Education / graphic design / John LeMasney by lemsy (updated 1597 days ago)
Archetypes allow designers to make good design decisions about the alignment of the emotional content of a design and the best use of color, line, […] 7 of 365: Archetypes #design #principle2014-01-07 in brand / consulting / curriculum vitae / design principles / Illustration / insights / portfolio / research interests / teaching / teaching experience tagged Coca Cola / Collecting / Recreation / Religion and Spirituality / zen by lemsy (updated 1597 days ago)
2 Anthropomorphic design is a method by which a designer makes use of angles and curves that are inspired by the human form to evoke certain […] 6 of 365: Anthropomorphic #design #principle2014-01-06 in consulting / curriculum vitae / design principles / Illustration / insights / portfolio / professional activities / professional experience / research interests / teaching / technology tagged Business / Coca Cola / Design / Inkscape / John LeMasney / lemasney.com by lemsy (updated 1597 days ago)
Alignment is a design method for maintaining order, readability, and sense. Horizontal and vertical alignment in design allows for easier reading, a more aesthetic layout, […] 5 of 365: Alignment #design #principle2014-01-05 in brand / consulting / curriculum vitae / design principles / Illustration / portfolio / professional activities / research interests / teaching / teaching experience tagged Music / Wikipedia by lemsy (updated 1597 days ago)
Affordance is the design principle in which a designer considers the ease with which the user can make use of the design, in comparison to […] 4 of 365: Affordance #design #principle2014-01-04 in brand / consulting / curriculum vitae / design principles / Illustration / insights / portfolio / teaching experience tagged Business / Business Services / Design / graphic design / Inkscape / John LeMasney / lemasney.com by lemsy (updated 1597 days ago)
The Aesthetic Usability Effect is a design principle and theory that says that a design that is more aesthetic (e.g. attractive, visually appealing) is more […] 3 of 365: Aesthetic Usability Effect #design #principle2014-01-03 in consulting / design principles / Illustration / insights / portfolio / teaching tagged Design / Inkscape / John LeMasney / Web Design and Development by lemsy (updated 1597 days ago)