By Cari Jansen
Interaction
In the fields of information science, communication, and industrial design, there is debate over the meaning of interactivity. In the “contingency view” of interactivity, there are three levels:
– Noninteractive, when a message is not related to previous messages;
– Reactive, when a message is related only to one immediately previous message; and
– Interactive, when a message is related to a number of previous messages and to the relationship between them
Minimalism is achieved by reducing a design to only the most essential elements. Expressions of minimalism span multiple disciplines, as well as other art forms such as music and literature. For website designers, though, minimalism can be intimidating and difficult to master.
But anyone can master minimalism. Essentially, minimalism is about breaking things down to the barest elements necessary for a design to function. It’s about taking things away until nothing else can be removed without interfering with the purpose of the design. Below are a number of principles of minimalist design, as well as an exploration of current trends and additional examples.
You might also enjoy our previous article “Showcase of Clean and Minimalist Designs.”
Less Is More
“Less is more” is probably the most well-known catch phrase of the minimalist movement. It was popularized by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in describing the minimalist aesthetic.
In Web design, less is more is achieved by using only elements that are necessary to a given design. Using less to achieve an effect that’s more than the sum of the design’s parts is the goal.
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North Kingdom
Simple, straightforward typography and a bare use of color make for a design that’s aesthetically pleasing but minimal.
Exhibition Concept and Creative Direction – Nike Brand Design
‘Fit’ Installation Concept and Creative Direction – Matt Pyke
Art Direction – Dylan Griffith
3D Animation – Chris Perry
Developers – Mike Tucker, Andreas Müller
Sound Design – Simon Pyke
Executive Producer – Keri Elmsly
Producer – Captain Blyth
Film and Photography – James Medcraft
Commissioned by Nike
Article by Cnet
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If you have a website or app you need to design, throwing your ideas on paper and putting together wireframes is a great way to begin the process. To show you how important wireframes can be, in the past we’ve shown you 10 Free UI Wireframe Kits, 13 Super Useful UI Wireframe Tools and some wireframe sketches. And today we gathered a new round of sketches for you. Remember that this list is only to show you how other designers approach their projects with sketches, and of course, to inspire you. Click on the images to learn more about each designer and their work.
App design | Phase 1: Sketching by Alex Deruette
Make simple scene linking navigation using AS 3.0
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Create Website on Google – HTML Introduction
What is HTML?
HTML is a language for describing web pages.
- HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
- HTML is a markup language
- A markup language is a set of markup tags
- The tags describe document content
- HTML documents contain HTML tags and plain text
- HTML documents are also called web pages
Article by Jake Rocheleau
The mobile responsive website layout has become a very common apparatus for designers. Building a layout is never easy and each website generally requires a unique solution. Responsive design incorporates both desktop and mobile devices to provide a uniform browsing experience. I have seen a lot of fantastic examples showcasing responsive web design trends.
In this article I want to focus particularly on navigation menus. To build a responsive navigation you need a technique for handling the resize down to lower resolutions, or consequentially handling the expansion for wider desktop monitors. Check out these various techniques which are my choices following the most popular ideas for responsive navigation. There are obviously some other solutions out there, but this collection should give you ideas for getting started with your own responsive designs.
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