EMTECH 2ND QUARTER EXAM

• Lines 


  are defined by points moving in space. It can create a sense of movement or direction in your design. Line is can be smooth, rough, straight, curve, broken, thick or thin.
• The ELEMENTS OF DESIGN are the things or tools that make up a design while the PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN are what we do to those elements
• Shape 


  is an enclosed space, the boundaries of which are defined by other elements of art like lines, colors, values or textures. Shapes can be used to create patterns and draw the viewer’s attention.
• Direction


  Applying motion to create the visual illusion of movement.
• Use horizontal direction for calmness, stability and tranquility
• vertical direction for emotions of balance, formality and alertness.
• Size 


  is basically the relationship of the area occupied by one shape to that of another.
• Texture 


  refers to surface appearance of an object given by the dimensions, form, thickness, arrangement, and amount of its basic parts.
• Color 


  is light redirected off objects. It is used to create curiosity and emotions to the viewer’s.
• Color main Characteristics

  •value (lightness/ darkness),

  •intensity (saturation, or amount of pigment) and 

  hue (these are red, green, blue, etc.),(color name) 

  •temperature (warm and cool).
• Balance 


  in design is the state of equal relationship. provides stability and structure to a design.
• Different Kinds of Balance

  1. Radial Balance
  2. Asymmetrical Balance
• Asymmetrical Balance


  occurs when a design have unequal graphic weight one it her side, but those unequal graphics need to balance each other (un-evenly balanced).
• Radial Balance


  occurs when the design elements swirl out from a central axis (emanating from a central point)
• Proximity 


  maintains a relationship between items that go together. It helps creates organization by grouping the same elements together or in close proximity. The elements should be connected visually.
• Alignment 


  refers to lining up the elements of a design along the top, bottom, center or sides of the elements. It allows us to create order and organization in our design. The whole point of the alignment is that nothing in your design should look as if it were placed there randomly.
• Repetition 


  duplicates the characteristics of similar elements to contribute to design consistency. It strengthens a design by tying together individual elements
• pattern 


  is a regular arrangement of alternated or repeated elements like shapes, lines or colors
• rhythm


  is a combination of elements repeated, but with variations
• Contrast 


  refers to the use of conflicting elements or colors while still remaining harmonious and unified when the artwork is viewed as a whole. It allows you to give emphasis to key elements in your design.
• Space 


  It refers to the area that an object occupies. Both positive and negative space should be considered in graphic design. White space gives your design breathing room.
• WEBSITE


  is a set of related resources from the web. These resources were considered as web pages and multimedia (e.g.: videos, music, images)
• WEBSITE 


  is a tool for information and entertainment. However, there are websites that offers you more than just reading articles or listening to your music, these are what we call online platform-enabled website.
• PLATFORM-ENABLED WEBSITE


   or online platform gives a feature on which allows to manipulate the content of the website. Most of the online platforms requires you to register in order to publish, manipulate, organize, or even delete a certain web content.
• Text


  So while you are designing your website, make sure that to choose well the font family and type that you need to use on your design and make the text is clear and in readable size
• Graphic Illustrations


  Make sure your images or illustrations are not pixelated or must be on good quality. There are time that text give description to an image, so you make that these two elements are well arranged.
• White Space


  Having a crowded website, it is very hard to direct the attention of your visitor's eye. These WHITE SPACE gives your website a room to breathe.
• Links or Hyperlinks


  allows user to jump to another site or page that is related of to your site.
• Colors


  The colors you use in your design is a very important aspect. There are times that colors become visually distracting to your viewers. As some web designers do, they use the company logo of their client as their color reference on their website.
• Portable Design 


  website design must be portable and accessible. Your need to must compatible with other operating system and web browsers. You should also design your website on which it can be access to a different computer platforms or devices especially for those visitors who uses mobile device to access a website.
• Design for Low Bandwidth 


  not all user who are online are connected to a high-speed internet connection. In designing a website you need to avoid large graphics or animations as the users may leave the site if downloading is slow.
• Direction 


  identify the order of importance of the various elements and place them in a sequence where the eye moves and perceives the things it sees. There should be consistent layout and structure.
•  Simplicity 


  the more option you place in your site, the more difficult it is for a visitor to make a decision and more time is required to browse through them. as what they usually say "simplicity is beauty".
• Regular testing 


  every device or project needs maintenance, same as your website. Website should be regularly upgraded, updated and tested so that problems will be quickly resolved. Visitors who have encounter any errors like problems in loading or viewing in your website will not hold on.
• WYSIWYG 


  is an acronym for "what you see is what you get". There many tools on creating or designing a website. However, there are tools offers WYSIWYG process. 
• Wix


  Its interface is one of the most intuitive, slick, and powerful in the ever-growing group of website-building services Wix offers standout features, such as online storage for your site assets, cool video backgrounds, animations for titles, and mobile.
• Weebly


  This free website builder allows you to build beautiful websites in a very short period of time – even if you do not have any programming background.
• Wordpress 


  It is the world’s most popular tool for creating websites.capable of creating any style of website, from a simple blog to a full-featured business website. 
• Drupal


  It is a well-known content management system intended to help advanced designers create a powerful website capable of handling large volumes of visitors and hundreds of pages of content.
• Adobe Photoshop 


  Widely used for image editing, retouching, creating image compositions, website mockups, and adding effects. Digital or scanned images can be edited for use online or in-print.