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Welcome to my artsy-fartsy page... I am not a graphic designer, artist, or web developer for a living. I am just a hobbiest. Most of the tips, resources and such that I have on this website are learned just from playing around and following online tutorials. Some of my skills are from doing print work for church, from making gifts and such. I am a software developer, so not quite as bad as Dilbert, but pretty close. | 
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 | Dogbert likes to use dog crap to design. These are the basics.
You should learn to use human crap if you want your stuff to look nice (and smell bad). |
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Contrast - Elements that aren’t the same should be very different so they stand out, making them “slightly different” looks like an accident. Strong contrast draws attention where you want it. Repetition - Repeat styles down the page for a cohesive feel — repeating fonts, icons, images, patterns, styles helps your work feel more consistent and uniform. Alignment - Everything on the page needs to be visually connected to something else, nothing should be out of place or distinct from all other design elements. Proximity - Proximity creates related meaning: elements that are related should be grouped together, whereas separate design elements should have enough space in between to communicate they are different. |