{"id":708,"date":"2009-12-15T05:17:48","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T05:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?p=159"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:36:37","slug":"infolink-presents-practically-designed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2009\/12\/15\/infolink-presents-practically-designed\/","title":{"rendered":"Infolink presents: Practically Designed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zemanta-img\" style=\"display:block;margin:1em;\">\n<div>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/30654084@N00\/3261051480\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rider tech training poster 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/3261051480_df0e174d37_m.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rider tech training poster 2009\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd zemanta-img-attribution\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/30654084@N00\/3261051480\">lemasney<\/a> via Flickr<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Date: Tuesday, December 15th, 2009<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Clark Township Public Library, Clark Township, NJ<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClass Description:<\/p>\n<p>During this workshop on the basics of visual design <a title=\"Best practice\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Best_practice\">best practices<\/a>,  we\u2019ll examine examples and counter-examples of great design, the basics  of layout, simplified <a title=\"Color theory\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Color_theory\">color  theory<\/a>, rules for fonts and legibility, images and <a title=\"Photograph\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photograph\">photographs<\/a>, <a title=\"Design\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Design\">designing<\/a> stamps vs.  pages vs. slideshows vs. billboards, <a title=\"Copyright\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copyright\">copyright<\/a> and <a title=\"Creative Commons\" rel=\"homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/\">creative commons<\/a>, and free and <a title=\"Open Source\" rel=\"wikinvest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sigfig.com\/site\/#\/wikinvest-migration\">open source<\/a> design tools (<a title=\"Photo manipulation\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photo_manipulation\">photo  manipulation<\/a>, illustration, layout, catalogs, and quick editors).<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the program, you will:<\/p>\n<p>* Find and evaluate web-based resources for great design<br \/>\n* Choose the best colors, layouts, fonts, and graphics for other design  projects<br \/>\n* Respect copyrighted work by finding imagery and other materials that  are freely and legally available<br \/>\n* Become inspired about your design projects<br \/>\n* Move beyond Word and Publisher to more sophisticated design tools\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Presentation: <a title=\"GDocs presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/121kHFLhNGrP85vKdR5ti1tRFVzMbwRmboBRuzRLFg7A\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/121kHFLhNGrP85vKdR5ti1tRFVzMbwRmboBRuzRLFg7A\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size:1em;\">Related articles by Zemanta<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\">A Successful Open Source Fundraising Campaign? 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