AuthorAbhay Brar Archives
June 2023
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Most Important Skill5/15/2023 After examining the article, I agree with the author's view that typography is the most critical design skill. Typography greatly influences communication and visual hierarchy in design, encompassing font selection, arrangement, and styling. It significantly impacts legibility, readability, and the overall aesthetic appeal. Effective typography conveys emotions, establishes brand identity, and enhances the user experience, playing a vital role in shaping meaning and creating engaging design experiences. While other design skills are valuable, typography's power to shape information and create meaningful interactions makes it the most essential skill in design.
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Web design & Business5/10/2023 A web designer plays a crucial role in making an online business successful by creating visually appealing, user-friendly websites that convey the brand's message and provide a seamless user experience. They should be familiar with creating online businesses to understand the goals and target audience, designing a website that aligns with objectives and resonates with customers. Web designers help in creating an online business by designing websites that reflect the brand, optimize user flow, incorporate effective calls-to-action, and ensure compatibility across devices, enhancing online presence and conversion potential. Web design is closely tied to marketing, as it attracts and engages visitors, promotes products or services, and integrates data tracking for research. In online stores, web design ensures intuitive navigation, effective product showcasing, and smooth transactions for a positive shopping experience.
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Website v.s Social Media5/10/2023 Websites are effective for establishing an online presence, providing comprehensive information, and offering a centralized hub for content and services. Social media, on the other hand, excels at building connections, engaging with a broader audience, and sharing timely updates and interactive content. Combining both platforms allows individuals and companies to maximize their online presence by leveraging the strengths of each: websites provide control over branding and content, while social media offers accessibility, a large user base, and interactive engagement. Websites provide full control over design and content, but require more effort to maintain, while social media offers easy accessibility and the potential for content to go viral, albeit with limited control over content presentation. In my opinion, using a combination of websites and social media is the most effective way to promote oneself or one's business, as it allows for a comprehensive online presence that combines detailed information, control over branding, and real-time engagement with a wider audience.
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Website vs App4/5/2023 When designing interfaces for desktop and mobile devices, designers need to consider screen size and interaction methods. Desktops offer more space for fixed navigation bars and cursor interactivity, while mobiles require conserving space and using pull-out menus and gestures. By using minimalism and the hamburger menu, designers can optimize mobile design.
To create inclusive designs, it's important to consider users with varying abilities and preferences. By taking into account screen size and interaction methods, designers can improve the overall user experience, making it accessible and easy to use for all. Additionally, designers should be aware of how user behavior differs on different devices, tailoring interfaces to meet users' needs and expectations. Understanding these nuances is critical for designing effective interfaces that provide a seamless user experience.
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Inclusive website3/31/2023
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Hamburger Menu3/3/2023 Personally, I believe that simple menus are better than hamburger menus, this is because hamburger menus can be hard to see and not used often. On top of that normal menus have the same functionality but they are actual able to be seen. Hamburger menus were popular and used back in the past but nowadays they are outdated and hard to see.
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Shrove Tuesday2/21/2023 I think a brand for shrove Tuesday should be centered around pancakes. So therefore the brand should be named FluffCakes. This is because the name should represent the pancakes, and pancakes should be fluffy.
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Branding2/10/2023 Is creating a brand really important?
This is the question at hand. Personally, I believe branding is very important, it not only differentiates you from your competition, but it also adds value to the product at hand. Why can't you just sell the product? You can create bondage with your customers if your products are good looking and sturdy; without a brand this bond can not be created because the person buying the product can't know where to come back to if they want more of your product. Also, without a brand someone can copy your product exactly, and since you don't have a brand, the other product won't be copyrighted. As a web designer, do you really have to figure out all the "brand" details first? I think web designers have to figure out the brand first so they can have a basis for the design of the website so they can make it appeal to the buyer.
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Lion website2/6/2023 Personally, I like this website because it talks about lions, I like lions because they are my favourite animals, and they look cool. This website has a very nice header and is formatted very well. The image fits the screen and really catches the eye right when you open the website. The font also contrasts very well with the images background and the websites theme. This website is also very easy to read and all the important details and contact information is directly at the beginning of the website, this makes it easy to contact the author if I have any questions.
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