design huddle: basic design principles
DESCRIPTION
This presentation focuses on basic design principles which includes include layout, color, and typography and was given to startup companies at Fortify Ventures on March 22, 2012 in Washington, DC.TRANSCRIPT
DESIGNHUDDLE
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Layout
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Things to ask
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Does it create a mood?
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Have good craftsmanship?
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Clearly state the concept?
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Have a grid structure?
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Have a clear message?
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Use alignments?
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Rhythmic Devices
Horizontal Banding
Vertical Banding
T-Shaped
z-Shaped
O-Shaped
Pivot
S-Shaped
Box
L-Shaped
C-Shaped
Triangle
Open Space
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Change-of-Scale
Transparency
Escaping Boundaries
reflective
CropPing
Positive Negative
Color
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Vibrant full of energy and enthusiasm
Urban characteristic of a city or town
Zing energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness
Belle from skin tones to colors that flatter
Powerful strength, quality, and 100% honey badger
Tender kind, gentle, or sentimental nature
Party a night on the town
Relax rest, enjoy, and yawn
Organic suggestive of earth and soil
Baked warm, comfort, affectionate, and kind
Typography
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Things to ask
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Is the type right for the target?
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Working with the concept?
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Legible?
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Part of the unified whole?
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Enough contrast?
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Connect with the right emotion?
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