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This week we studied Gestalt principles of integration. It is interesting to note how the mind seeks completion and closure, a direction to follow, and groups items based on likeness and closeness. Chapter 7 of Creating graphics for learning and … Continue lendo →

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This week we explored depth and space. Depth might be understood in a broader sense as scale, dimension and texture. It is also interesting how spaces are usually not understood as design tools. White spaces (that might be another color!) … Continue lendo →

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This week we explored Organization and Hierarchy in Designing a Message. Chapter 6 of Creating Graphics for Learning and Performance is very interesting, with valuable suggestions. I use some of these principles when introducing the use of Styles in Word … Continue lendo →

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This week I focused on the use of colors in design. I must confess that this was the part I last enjoyed reading about in the excellent Creating Graphics for Learning and Performance. I missed for example more practical indications … Continue lendo →

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This week we studied the principle of selection, based on the figure/ground dialetics. It is an interesting discussion how much the designer should differentiate figure from ground, and how much we should invite our students to process and organize the … Continue lendo →

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