Continued Before&After ® X i BAmagazine.com U Designtalk 0629 FiveWebIdeas TwoMedia,OneLook KIMBALLHILLHOMES KAT R I N A M A J O R Sales Consulta nt ENCLAVE AT MORADA RANCH 3738 MYKALA DRIVE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95212 T: 209-474-0266 F: 209-474-0286 kmajor@khhcorp.com·kimballhillhomes.com DesignedSpace SimpleMouse-Over ColorHierarchy BLINDS & SHADES Wood Faux Wood Honeycomb Sheer Shadings Pleated Woven Wood Roman Roller Aluminum/Vinyl Vertical Ready Made Easy-to-ReadSlideShow DesignTalk4 Before&After ® 2of 8 Designtalk 0629 X i BAmagazine.com U HarmonyDesignstationeryandWebsitetoworktogether Letterhead Haveyouevernoticedthevisualharmony ofawell-designedhome?Itslines,shapesand colorsflowfromroomtoroomandcreatea beautifulwhole.Harmonymeansrepetition; thisfabricreappearsthere;ahallwayline wrapsintoabath.KimballHillhasbeen designinghomessince1969andknowsthat repetitionoflineandshapeappliestographic design,too.ItsprintstationeryandWebsite sharecolors,shapes(rectangles),typeand eventhesamewhiteborder.Result?Separate mediafeellikeonebeautifulplace. www.kimballhillhomes.com K i m b a l l H i l l HOM E S ® 1 0 5 3 5 E A S T S T O C K T O N B O U L E V A R D , S U I T E K • E L K G R OV E , C A L I F O R N I A 9 5 6 2 4 P H : 9 1 6 - 7 1 4 - 1 1 5 3 • F X : 9 1 6 - 7 1 4 - 1 4 0 7 • www .k i m b allh il l h o mes .c om Website Businesscard KIMBA L L H I L L H O M E S KAT R I N A M A J O R Sales Consulta nt ENCLAVE AT MORADA RANCH 3738 MYKALA DRIVE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95212 T: 209-474-0266 F: 209-474-0286 kmajor@khhcorp.com·kimballhillhomes.com Designtalk2of 8 Before&After ® 3of 8 Designtalk 0629 X i BAmagazine.com U ColorSignifyhierarchywithcolor Helpyourviewerstayorientedashedrillsdeeperintoyoursitebyusingtintsofthe menucolortoconveysuccessivelevels;thelighterthetint,thedeeperyouare. Thedeeperyougo,thelighterthecolor Ascaleoftintsmakesitobviousataglancethatyou’removing deeperintothesite.Darkbasecolors—anyregularcolorwith alotofblack— arethemostversatile.Unlessyou’resellingBarbies, avoidbrightred,whichwhentintedturnspink. BATH BLINDS & SHADES FURNITURE HOME DECOR LIGHTING OUTDOOR RUGS Wood Faux Wood Honeycomb Sheer Shadings Pleated Woven Wood Roman Roller Aluminum/Vinyl Vertical Ready Made Designtalk3of 8 Before&After ® 4of 8 Designtalk 0629 X i BAmagazine.com U Acolorfulobjectinafieldofblack&whiteisaneasywaytosignifyanactivelink.It’s greatforportfolio-stylesitesandespeciallysuitablewhentheimagesarefromaneraof black&whitephotography. ColorColormeansit’stheactivelink © 2005–2006 | KidAgain.com | All Rights Reserved. FrictionFireTruck Material:LithographedTin YearofRelease:1950 Madein:Japan Tractors FireTrucksMilitary PlanesMotorcycles Cars © 2005–2006 | KidAgain.com | All Rights Reserved. FrictionMotorcycle Material:LithographedTin YearofRelease:1950 Madein:Japan Tractors FireTrucksMilitary PlanesMotorcycles Cars Colorsaysactive!Photoshopwillturncolorimages black&whiteinoneclick;changeImage>Modeto Grayscale,thenusethetwoversionstocreatearollover. Museum-likepresentation Aloneonawhitefieldisthebest waytopresentanobject.Theviewercanrelax,focusandenjoythe objectwithoutdistractions.Graytypedoesn’tstealthestage. Designtalk4of 8 Before&After ® 5of 8 Designtalk 0629 X i BAmagazine.com U LayoutCenteredtextmakesaslideshowthat’squicktoread Newsphotographersonbreakingstoriescansnapdozensofimages,ofteninminutes,butnone hasnewsvaluewithoutadescriptivecaption.Fordeadline-pressedphotoeditors,Reutersputsits captionsfrontandcenterwherethey’reeasiesttoread. TextbufferstheimagesThecenterofavisualfieldis itsstrongestpoint,sowhenwordsarecritical,centeristhe placetoputthem;offtothesidetheywillbelessread.The addedbenefit—anattractive,visuallybalanced page. www.reuters.com(GotoPictures,thenShowcases) Designtalk5of 8 Before&After ® 6of 8 Designtalk 0629 X i BAmagazine.com U Boldsimplicity Thisisagoodstart;thebold imageandheadcanbeseen easily.Butthelayoutleft anundesirableholeinthe center(right),whichleads nowhere.Thedesignisstatic; theviewermustlookleft, right,up,downandmakea decision. Designshouldflow Wordsandimagehavebeen rearrangedandnowwork together.The“story”starts ontheleftandwrapsthe image(right)inacontinuous sweep;theviewermoves withoutdisruptionthrough thespace.Thedesignis active. LayoutDon’ttrapthespace TheWebisallaboutdesigninginsmallspaces,wherestoriesmustbetoldsimply—oneimage, onefocalpoint,awordortwo,justenoughtobeseenataglance.Thisdesignergotitrightexcept foronething;hisimageandheadlinetrappedemptyspaceuselesslyinthecenter. 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