Archive for November 2011
When talking about intelligent design, we are not talking about the creation of man. Nope, this is more important! The creation of your media and site products.
There are some very basic things about design that one can learn that can vastly improve one’s ability to make appealing and intelligent creations. Some of those things are:
1. Lining Things Up
2. Using Variation
3. Giving Breathing Room
4. Using the Grid
5. The Golden Section
6. Lining Things Up
Things that line up look nice. Things that are all over the place don’t look nice. Of course, one must know rules to know which ones to break, so these rules are only guidelines. In general though, straight or smooth lines are appealing. Jagged and inconsistent lines are less likely to be appealing. A design with many elements lining up and a few elements that don’t can create nice contrast, yet starting with things that line up is a nice easy rule for beginners.
To support these statements, lets look at examples of man-made objects. Roads, desks, walls, buildings, orange juice containers. The forms of all these objects are straight or consistent and any deviation from this norm is considered mildly repulsive. On roads, the matter is quite important to health. There is a merge under construction from the 60 East (that’s how we identify freeways here in California) to the 215 South, where the turn starts at one size circumstance then abruptly veers a few degrees tighter to another sized circumstance. This slight change in curvature results in a driver having to adjust for this change with a slight, and apparently unexpected, turn of the wheel. I say apparently because road barriers prevent a driver from seeing the whole turn going into it and there are a bunch of tire marks etched up the construction barrier right at the point of the change in curvature.
Lets look at desks. Obviously straight and even desks are good for writing, fit against straight walls well and look nice, at least to me. Buildings, like desks are convenient shapes for space efficiency, map drawing, road creation, furniture and room modularity. Sure, curved buildings are beautiful too, yet the curves are often very even, and more often than not, the curve is accompanied by a straight line in another dimension.
OK, orange juice – very nice to ship little square boxes. Long rectangles make a nice canvas for marketing. If the straight lines are not straight, but crumpled or dented, chances are you won’t buy that carton.
All of these are man-made objects that benefit in usability from straight or evenly curved lines. Lets take a look at nature. Trees are basically straight lines. The trunks of a redwood forest all go in one direction with remarkable consistency. (That direction is up, by the way, unless you are on the opposite side of the Earth, in which case it would be down.) Again, this is usability for the tree – a competition in height to get to the sun. Leaves – straight veins out to the tips – same idea, get some (light). Curvature of the earth – smoother than the curvature of an 8 ball. Something to do with gravity which, for existence as we know it, is quite useful.
The secret to this is to get your own ecover design software and let it do all the work for you. The great thing about this software is you could operate it even when you clearly do not have any background in graphic designer. Even if you have never done anything that is artistic before and have drawn only stick figures your whole life, you sure will be able to operate an ecover design software.
Becoming a member of the software provider would give you access to the online forums containing detailed instructions on how to operate the software in case of trouble shooting but you would not really need that because the software would be so easy to use. All you need to do is upload the photo that you want to be in the cover of your ebook and choose which type of cover you would like your ebook to have. There are over 200 ebook styles you could choose from, guaranteeing that the overall look of your ebook would be according to your satisfaction. You would not have to pick less than the best for you because with all the choices for the ebook styles, you sure would find at least one that would suit your taste. Among the over 200 ebook covers you could pick, there are even covers with reflections. You could pick those if you wish to make your ebook have a three dimensional look and make it appear more realistic. Of course, having an ebook that looks more real than the others would have more attention and would therefore have more buyers.
Bathroom design can be fun and simple. All you need to do is decide what you want to change or alter and have it done – or do-it-yourself.
Sinks can add an incredible value and convenience to any small bathroom. You can find many wonderful ideas by looking online ad different plumbing supply companies. Sinks, stools, showers and baths can make a big difference. In the remodel I mentioned above we used a rounded shower with glass doors to increase spatial perception. Sinks can add an incredible value and convenience to any small bathroom. You can find many wonderful ideas by looking online ad different plumbing supply companies.
Installing marble countertops is a nice touch, and adding radiant floor heating will keep your feet warm and cozy, heat the room for when you get out of the shower, and helps wet floors dry faster. For a relaxed, soothing quiet time, a steam bath/shower or customized spa shower with multiple water jets will rejuvenate your body and soul. Installing new faucets and all accessories in both the kitchen and bathroom can make a significant difference. These days there are plenty of modern faucet designs that can help update and freshen up a kitchen or bathroom.
Natural light will help to uplift and energize your room. There are currently many choices when it comes to changing the color of your bathroom. Natural light can be very uplifting in its effect on how you feel.
Tile is one of the best things you can put in the bathrooms and if you buy a neutral shade can last you for a really long time. It also doesn’t get worn out as much as some other materials. Tiles used for the walls are easy to clean and can resist stains. From the ceiling down can use a light code because you will not have stains or moisture except around the stove where the steam may reach the upper heights. Tile adds a look of elegance to a bathroom that is not captured with vinyl or Linoleum flooring materials.