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Roseanne Gennett
I'm current a computer science student with a minor in psychology. I have the programming down when it comes to software design, but not so much the design of UI. What are some good books/websites/blogs for learning design principles for user interfaces and/or websites?
I have been trying to search for real-world examples where all these graphic design principles are applied. I want to some resources (perhaps a book) where each of these principles are demonstrated in detail with various examples.
It goes over design principles: what you have listed in your post. As well as Design Elements: which are basically all the things that Just-B mentioned in their post. All with excellent visual examples.
I am having a hard time identifying different principles of design in action. It is hard for me to identify the relationship between different elements on a page and to know what approach was used to create that particular relationship.
I think this is totally normal when you are new at graphic design. Our brain can only hold so much at once, and with practice we are better able to group concepts and notions together as a whole. Another issue that I think is common in our profession is that we often have an intuitive grasp of principles and how to do something (procedural knowledge) but lack a true understanding of what brings these principles to life (declarative knowledge).
To make things worse, graphic design teachers themselves often aren't trained in pedagogy and this may show in their feedback (e.g. "These colors work really well together!" while gratifying is sort of vague and not particularly helpful if you don't see what they see. Being able to word it more precisely (e.g. "This triadic harmony is completely relevant with the topic of water and the proportion of each color you've used really helps to bring out these important accented parts.") takes more time and mental effort to formulate and goes above know-how or procedural knowledge of graphic design. Don't hesitate to ask your teacher if they can be more precise as to why something work/doesn't work, you may greatly benefit from it!
My advice to you would be to try to build your declarative knowledge of design principles alongside working with these principles and increasing your know-how. Read about them and what they consist of. In parallel, deconstruct the work you do. For example, when you feel something is wrong in one of your works, take the time to go through each principle and check what could be improved.
There are many good books about design principles out there but one that I've read cover to cover and has helped me tremendously is Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye by Rudolf Arnheim. Although it's more oriented towards visual arts in general, it explains the underlying principles of how we see what we see. The improvement in my work as I was reading the book was almost surreal. It is a tough read for a non-native speaker but I really recommend at least giving it a shot.
One reference I stumbled across was/is (in revisions) a kind of dictionary, cross-referenced by design principles, many (not all) of them of interest to us. It is not complete; but, it is an excellent start. I was so impressed that I bought a dozen/case and gave them to colleagues. Universal Principles of Design - A cross-disciplinary reference; William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler; 2003, Rockport pub.
David B. Berman wrote do good -design-, How Designers Can Change The World; 2009, New Riders; which gives us our ethical principles to guide our designs to be truthful, ethical, and sustainable design. It is sponsored by the AIGA and others. The message is, "Don't just do good design, do good."
Sometimes it's worth practising the understandings you have by taking someone else's notably good work and subjecting it to a thorough dissectional analysis - both so that you can learn to see and appreciate what was done, what was achieved, and how, and so that you exercise that type of design analytics in order to establish that kind of thinking as an ever-running background, informing all your more forwardly-conscious design processes in realtime.
Web this is a master class in the principles and practical fundamentals of design that will appeal to a broad audience of graphic. Web this is a master class in the principles and practical fundamentals of design that will appeal to a broad audience of graphic.
"Simplicity leads to clarity." Edward BettsNita Leland's Design & Composition Book ListAbbey & Fiero. Art & Geology: Expressive Aspects of the Desert. Gibbs Smith, 1986. Abstract design in nature shown in photographs and paintings.Arnheim, Rudolph. The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts. University of California, 1988. An intelligent approach to problems of design.Arnheim, Rudolph. Visual Thinking. University of California, 1989. Relationship between perception and abstraction.Bang, Molly. Picture This: How Pictures Work. Little Brown, 1991. Evokes design awareness in a clever, simple way.Barratt, Krome. Logic & Design in Art, Science & Mathematics. Lyons, 1994. Interesting technical approach to design.Becker, David. Watercolor Composition Made Easy. North Light, 1999. Composition ideas that work in all media.Bevlin, Marjorie. Design Through Discovery: The Elements and Principles. HBJ, 1997. Good examples in fine and applied arts.Bothwell & Mayfield. Notan: The Dark-Light Principle of Design. Dover, 1991. The interaction between positive and negative space.Briggs, John Fractals: The Patterns of Chaos: A New Aesthetic of Art, Science, and Nature. Touchstone, 1992. Seeing art in nature by way of science--a fascinating study.Collier, Graham. Form, Space and Vision: An Introduction to Drawing and Design. Prentice Hall, 1972. Good book for stimulating visual awareness.Dews, Pat. Creative Composition & Design. A painter's workshop.Dondis, Donis. A Primer of Visual Literary. MIT, 1974. Learning to see and understand visual data.Dow, Arthur Wesley. Composition. University of California, 1997. A Series of exercises in art structure for the use of students and teachers.Dunstan, Bernard. Composing Your Paintings. Watson-Guptill, 1971. A classic book on composition.Elam, Kimberly. Geometry of Design. Princeton Architectural Press, 2001. Studies in Proportion and Composition. Very helpful in understanding how the Golden Mean works.Feldman, Edmund Burke. Varieties of Visual Experience. Abrams, 1987. Function of styles, structure & meaning in the visual & applied arts.Graves, Maitland. The Art of Color and Design. McGraw-Hill, 1951. A classic text still available in the used-book market.Grillo, Paul Jacques. Form, Function and Design. Dover, 1975. Design in environmental and practical arts.Hale, Nathan Cabot. Abstraction in Art and Nature. Dover, 1993. Creates awareness of patterns in nature--one of my favorite books.Hambridge, Jay. The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry. Dover, 1967. Logic and mathematics of the golden mean.Hanks, Kurt, et al. Design Yourself! Crisp, 1990. Creative design and problem solving.Harlan, Calvin. Vision and Invention: A Course in Art Fundamentals. Prentice Hall, 1970. A very good basic course.Henning, Fritz. Concept and Composition: The Basis of Successful Art. North Light, 1983. Solid text, great examples.Hogbin, Stephen. Appearance & Reality. Cambium, 2000. Fascinating approach to design.Itten, Johannes. Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus and Later. John Wiley, 1975. Interesting examples of student work from the Bauhaus.Juster, Norman. The Dot & the Line: A Romance in Higher Mathematics. Random House, 1977. Delightful little book with a visual impact--deceptively simple.Kandinsky, Wassily. Point and Line to Plane. Dover, 1979. Dynamics of non-objective design.Klee, Paul. Pedagogical Sketchbook. Faber & Faber, 1969. From the dot to the golden section in the simplest of terms.Koren, Leonard. Wabi Sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers. Stonebridge, 1994. Finding beauty in the imperfect.Lauer & Pentak. Design Basics. HBJ, 1999. An outstanding, comprehensive design text.Loomis, Andrew. Creative Illustration. Search ABEbooks Viking, 1961. A timeless book for illustrators, very hard to find.Loomis, Andrew. Eye of the Painter and the Elements of Beauty. Search ABEbooks Viking, 1961. A classic design book, very hard to find.Loran, Erle. Cézanne's Composition. University of California, 1985. Analysis of his form with diagrams and photographs of Cézanne's motifs.Mayer, Ralph. The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques. Fifth ed. Viking, 1991. A technical reference all serious artists should be familiar with.Metzger, Phil. The Artist's Illustrated Encylopedia: Techniques, Materials & Terms. North Light, 2001. A comprehensive reference, lavishly illustrated with contemporary art works, photographs and charts.Murphy & Neill. By Nature's Design: An Exploratorium Book. Chronicle, 1993. The beauty of patterns in nature's design.Newman, Rochelle & Donna Fowler. Space, Structure, & Form McGraw Hill, 1996. The golden relationship in art, math and nature: Book 2.Newman, Rochelle & Martha Boles. The Surface Plane. McGraw Hill, 1996. The golden relationship in art, math and nature: Book 3.Newman, Rochelle & Martha Boles Universal Patterns. 1993. The golden relationship in art, math and nature: Book 1.Ocvirk, Stinson, et al. Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice. McGraw Hill, 1997. Elements of design; fine examples from the history of art.Palmer, Dennis. Introducing Pattern: Its Development and Application. Watson-Guptill, 1970. Seeing and drawing man-made and natural patterns.Patterson, Freeman. Photography and the Art of Seeing. Key Porter, 1989. An excellent book on composing from nature.Pearson, Ralph M. How to See Modern Pictures. Dial Press, 1925. Very accessible explanation of design and dynamic symmetry.Prohaska, Ray. A Basic Course in Design. North Light, 1980. Introduction to drawing and painting with doable projects.Ragans, Rosalind. Arttalk. McGraw Hill, 1988. Excellent book on design in fine and practical arts with techniques and projects.Roberts, Marie MacDonnell. Artist's Design: Probing the Hidden Order. Fradema Press, 1998. Basic principles clearly explained.Roukes, Nicholas. Art Synectics: Stimulating Creativity in Art. Davis, 1984. Strategies for creative design thinking.Roukes, Nicholas. Design Synectics: Stimulating Creativity in Design. Davis, 1988. A practical guide to visual thinking, richly illustrated.Schulzke, Margot. A Painter's Guide to Design and Composition North Light, 2006. 26 Masters reveal their secrets.Stoops, Jack & Jerry Samuelson. Design Dialogue. Davis, 1990. A visual delight to stimulate design awareness.Webb, Frank. Strengthen Your Paintings With Dynamic Composition. North Light. Emphasis on the important elements of design.Whitney, Edgar. Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting. Dover, 2001. Among the top ten in my library. Very strong on design.Wilde, Judith & Richard. Visual Literacy: A Conceptual Approach to Graphic Problem-Solving. Watson-Guptill, 1991. Packed with visual solutions to hundreds of design problems.Wong, Wucius. The Principles of Form & Design. John Wiley, 1997. Wong's books are always worth a read.Wong, Wucius. The Principles of Two-Dimensional Design. John Wiley, 1997. An excellent book on design.Nita's Art Blog
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