Design+Principles

1. Define the design principles (CARP):

 * **__Contrast:__** effective ways to add visual interest page.
 * **__Repetition:__** you can repeat colors, shapes, textures, line thickness, and fonts. This develops organization and strengthens the unity.
 * **__Alignment__**: Nothing should be placed on the page arbitrarily. Every element should have some visual connection with another element on the page.
 * **__Proximity:__** items relating to each other should be grouped closely together. This to organize information and reduce clutter.

2. Font Families and rules for use (Serif and San Serif):
Sans Serif is a type of font where the letters do not have small "finishing strokes". While as you can guess, Serif has small finishing strokes at the end of each letter. Serif font is the more professional looking font. I would recommend this font for professional resumes, academic papers, and important presentations. San Serif is not as professional. It's style is much more relaxed and informal. You can see the difference between the two fonts below. This picture was provided by alexpoole.info.



My Profile Page and Newsletter:
Below I provided you with a PDF of my very own personal profile page and newsletter. You will notice that in these assignments I used alignment, contrast, and repetition. I incorporated all of these from the CARP or the design principles. The use of alignment balanced out my work and made the assignments easy and clear to read through. The use of contrast gave the assignments a "visual appeal". This allowed for the reader to want to read on. Finally I incorporated repetition, this was done through shapes and the thickness of lines. It seems to tie the whole project together.

