Designing information can be as simple or as complex as you or your communication situation requires. Regardless of complexity, however, all information should be designed. Improve your knowledge of information design by learning the concepts in the ten basic principles using a handy mneumonic acronym: Color CRAYON TIP.
Color CRAYON TIP
While there may be, literally, thousands of tips, tricks, and nuances to good and interesting design, most all documents can be designed well by paying attention to ten basic concepts. Learn the fundamentals of color, contrast, repetition, arrangement, “why,” orientation, negative space, typography, iconography, and photography and you’ll be able to design professional, crisp, and attractive designs for almost any medium.
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[su_spoiler title=”Visual Rhetoric” style=”fancy”] What is Visual Rhetoric?
How to Do a Visual Analysis: A Five-Step Process
Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Kairos, Topos: 5 Ways to Communicate Persuasively
Understanding Ethos: 5 Ways to Make Your Stuff More Credible
The 5 Rhetorical Canons: Invention, Arrangement, Sytle, Memory, and Delivery
Why We Should Be Teaching Visual Literacy in High School [/su_spoiler]
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[su_spoiler title=”Color” style=”fancy”] Five Quick Tricks for Designing with Color
How to Check Your Designs for Color Blindness
When to Use Saturated Colors
The Difference between CMYK and RGB color
What is CMYK Color? [/su_spoiler]
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Type-ology 101: The Basics for Using Text and Fonts
18 Rules for Using Text [/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title=”Shapes” style=”fancy”] Anthropomorphic Form [/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title=”Document Formats” style=”fancy”] Business Letters
Proposals
Resumes: The Anatomy of Really Good Resume
Resumes: The Six Types of Resumes You Should Know About> [/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title=”Theories & Principles” style=”fancy”] Aesthetic-Usability Effect
Chromostereopsis (Blue on Red)
The Color CRAYON-TIP Method of Design
Face-sim Ratio
Horror Vacui
Propositional Density
Stickiness [/su_spoiler]
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