Having just spent a week in various countries through out Europe I found myself studying the design techniques of thee various different cultures as well as how it compares to that of the US. Interestingly enough I found myself able to look at the typography of design completely independent of the message (as I did [...]
Posts Tagged ‘space’
Improve your typography with “typographic contrast”
- Author: Ross Johnson
- Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008
- Comments: 15 Comments
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- Tagged: color, contrast, design, font, fonts, graphic design, prinicipals, shape, size, space, type, typography, Web Design
Using Grids for Spatial Awareness
- Author: Ross Johnson
- Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
- Comments: 9 Comments
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- Tagged: balance, design, grids, space, spacial awareness, Web Design
In my last post I talked about the importance of spatial awareness and some basic details about what “spatial awareness” actually is. I alluded to the fact that the best way to refine your designs spatial awareness is to use a grid system, that way all of your placement and spacing of objects and elements [...]
Spatial Awareness in Design
- Author: Ross Johnson
- Date: Friday, October 10, 2008
- Comments: 6 Comments
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- Tagged: design, graphic design, grids, space, type, typography, Web Design
Have you ever come across a design that is so simple, so clean, yet so beautiful that it makes you wonder “How are they able to do so much with so little?” If so, then you are probably subconsciously realizing the special awareness of the design. Huge, Inc is a perfect example of the “less [...]
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