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By: Design Principles @ Castillo’s CrashPad

Design Principles @ Castillo’s CrashPad — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:41:23 +0000

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By: Colin Hall

Colin Hall — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:37:10 +0000

Hi Gary,

Thanks for this really informative article. As you say so much of web design has developed without the basic grounding of graphic design. That said, the web has only just (over the past 5 years) come to appreciate the quality of articles and I’m guessing that this has rekindled an interest in graphic design once more.

All the best

Colin

By: mobiliario

mobiliario — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:38:14 +0000

This is a really good discussion! It is interesting that it has spanned over a few years and is still relevant. Thanks for the viewpoints – Happy 2010!

By: Jayco Samuels

Jayco Samuels — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:33:20 +0000

Great examples of basic design principles, very interesting frog…

By: Brad Strong

Brad Strong — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:01:59 +0000

Pretty interesting points, frog. I have never actually seen these terms used together before – for example, to group rhythm and direction under Dynamics makes sense. Also I like your image for Proximity – again, it makes sense. You were fortunate that you had the principles drilled into you.

I’m trying to illustrate these concepts as well on the Theory pages of my website – I believe most of us who are interested in design theory are visual learners, so it makes sense to have images whenver possible.

I’ve been teaching digital design in art colleges and I really try to stress to my students that the theory / principles are critical. They / we all / need to train our eyes and minds to see where the principles exist in nature and in the man-made world around us, so that our understanding is internalized.

Unfortunately, only a small portion of today’s students are really ready to get serious about doing what it takes to become good designers.