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Content & Design. Kevin Glover, Emory University. Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. “. God is in the details. ”. Design is One. The design of a product is one with the whole as much as it is an individual piece. Why?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CONTENT& DESIGNKEVIN GLOVER, EMORY UNIVERSITY
Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.
Design is how it works.
God is in the details.
“”
DESIGN IS ONE
The design of a product is one with the whole as much as it is an individual piece.
WHY?
THREE STYLE PRINCIPLES
1.Semantics
2.Syntactics
3.Pragmatics
DETERMINE RIGHT STRUCTURE FROM THE START
1. What is the purpose
2. Why are people coming here
3. How are people accessing this
4. Where are they and what are they doing
5. What are the budget and resources available
A FEW WEB DESIGN TIPS
USE A RESPONSIVE GRID
THINK MOBILE FIRST
#1 PHONE IN THE WORLD
USE WEB FONTS RESPONSIBLY
Google.com/Fonts
USE CONCISE LANGUAGE
Exploratorium.edu
FOCUS ON CONTENT
Maps.Google.com
USE DESIGN TO EMPHASIZE YOUR CONTENT
EducationAboveAll.org
BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR COOL STUFF
WEBSITES
Awwwards.com
theDieLine.com
TheFoxIsBlack.com
VIGNELLI CANON
www.vignelli.com/canon.pdf