Hello my good and faithful weekly readers. This week on the Comm 350 Blog Spot I am going to be talking about something commonly known as C.R.A.P. in the design world. C.R.A.P. stands for contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity. By correctly using these four elements your design can go from good to great or from terrible to fantastic. Knowing these four elements is going to create help me as I work on multiple assignments in class. There are a few group assignments that have multiple people working on individual parts with these elements in mind we will be able to combined all of our individual parts and make them look as if one person created the entire assignment.
Contrast
Makes different things different
Brings out dominate elements
Mutes lesser elements
Creates dynamism
The following picture shows examples of good and bad contrast
Repetition
Repeat design throughout the interface
Consistency
Creates Unity
Brings organization, structure and unity.
Alignment
Creates a visual flow
Visually connects elements
Proximity
Groups related elements
Separates unrelated elements
Watch the following videos for more information about C.R.A.P.
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