Readability vs. Legibility

Readability is how easy it is to read a lot of text or pages with extensive text. Legibility is how easy it is for the reader to recognize short burst of text. To make something legible  you don't want all the text to be the same size, i.e. all CAPS. When designing for web, it will be important to use a font that is easy to read and allows the eye to flow naturally over the text. The eyes recognize shapes of different words and when text is in all caps the eye takes longer to recognize and longer to read the text on screen and the more difficult to understand what is being seen. Designing for print is much different than designing for web, you want people to keep returning to your site and if it is not easy to navigate and easy to read and flow naturally with the eyes people will lose patience and leave your site.

Web Ready-Blog Week #3

The first thing I would do is save the image for Photoshop and for the Web so that I have my original image should I need to start the process over again if I'm not pleased with the outcome.  Second I would check the size and resolution is set at 72. Thirdly, I would use the crop tool and drag it over the  image cropping out the tourist on the right side of the picture. I would reduce the size as much as possible so that it has good resolution and that the constrain proportions was checked. Fourth, I would add another layer by clicking on Background Layer, Layer, and New Fill Layer and change the background to a solid color and feather it. Lastly, I would add the text layer and label it "Niagara Falls".

The Poll's

Adding the poll to my blog was very easy, so easy I thought this can't be all there is to this. My favorite poll was the one about your favorite part of Oreo Cookies, and of course my favorite is the cookie because you can use it in other recipes such as crushing them to make a Oreo Cookie pie crust, toppings for ice cream, and mixing them into cake and brownie mixes.

Interesting Blog Background

I viewed everyone's blogs and have come to the conclusion that my blog is very basic and  boring, this is of course no surprise to me not having a creative bone in my body. I do know what I like, and I really like Scott's background; for some reason it just captures your eye.

Weekly Blog Activities -Week 2

• I learned that graphic design is more than just putting images on paper. It requires following the basic rules of CRAP; Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, & Proximity. If something is designed well and communicates what it is supposed to be it some sort of advertisement or information the reader will connect more easily. For me personally; I prefer print over web design. I like the feel of the paper in my hands, it's easier to read print for me than something on a computer screen. It's important to know your audience and what it is they prefer and design accordingly.

•  Designing for web vs. designing for print you have to again take into consideration your clients, cost, the ease of making updates and changes, how interactive, user friendly. Print is more expensive, but portable, web is more interactive, you can reach a greater number of people in less time. You can make more information available, there's only so much you can fit on printed paper.

• Web design is both a technical and a creative process of communicating information in a clear, concise way that when the readers is browsing your site they are able to find the information they are looking for in an organized ,uncluttered design that has good flow and easy navigation. You do not have to be a professional to design a website and know all the technical aspects if you just want to do it as a hobby or for fun. Blogs are a way for people to be introduced to web design, they are easy to set up with many free templates available, easy to update and interact with Facebook, twitter and ecommerce. Even if you are just a hobbyist, you still want to have a professional looking site and that requires planning, designing, know who your audience is and what information they are looking for. You want your site to look good, but also to work and have an organized easy flow.

• Quiz answers page 112.
•  #1 Print-The annual report is only needed once a year, it's portable, familiar and would not require stockholders to have a computer, even though I'm sure most would.
•  #2 Web-Using the web would be more convenient, interactive, less expensive or you could
•  #3 Web-Send out an email with the software updates with a link to automatically download.
• #4 Web-Print is more costly, web is easier to make changes and updates
• #5 Print-Booklets are more portable, it's in response to your clients wanting them in print,  changes and updates are not frequent enough for web design.
• #6-Web-You can get the collection to more people in less time and it would be less expensive.

First Post

I came into this Web Design class terrified because I am really not a creative soul. That being said, Michele eased my fears and I actually feel like I can do this. I am a Pinterest junkie and love to read the recipe blogs, now I  created my very own blog, Kim's Kitchen Kreations!