Five Web IdeasKIMBALLHILLHOMES KATRINAMAJOR Sales Consultant ENCLAVE AT MORADA RANCH 3738 MYKALA DRIVE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95212 T: 209-474-0266 Color Hierarchy BLINDS & SHADES
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KIMBALLHILLHOMES KATRINAMAJOR
Sales Consultant
ENCLAVE AT MORADA RANCH
3738 MYKALA DRIVE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95212 T: 209-474-0266
Color Hierarchy BLINDS & SHADES
Wood Faux Wood Honeycomb Sheer Shadings Pleated Woven Wood Roman Roller Aluminum/Vinyl Vertical Ready Made
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Harmony DesignstationeryandWebsitetoworktogether
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
HOME S ®
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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.kimballhillhomes.com
Website
Businesscard
KIMBALLHILLHOMES KATRINAMAJOR
Sales Consultant
ENCLAVE AT MORADA RANCH
3738 MYKALA DRIVE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95212 T: 209-474-0266
kmajor@khhcorp.com·kimballhillhomes.com
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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
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Acolorfulobjectinafieldofblack&whiteisaneasywaytosignifyanactivelink.It’s
greatforportfolio-stylesitesandespeciallysuitablewhentheimagesarefromaneraof
black&whitephotography.
Color Colormeansit’stheactivelink
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Colorsaysactive!Photoshopwillturncolorimages
black&whiteinoneclick;changeImage>Modeto
Grayscale,thenusethetwoversionstocreatearollover.
Museum-likepresentation Aloneonawhitefieldisthebest
waytopresentanobject.Theviewercanrelax,focusandenjoythe
objectwithoutdistractions.Graytypedoesn’tstealthestage
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Newsphotographersonbreakingstoriescansnapdozensofimages,ofteninminutes,butnone
hasnewsvaluewithoutadescriptivecaption.Fordeadline-pressedphotoeditors,Reutersputsits
captionsfrontandcenterwherethey’reeasiesttoread.
TextbufferstheimagesThecenterofavisualfieldis
itsstrongestpoint,sowhenwordsarecritical,centeristhe placetoputthem;offtothesidetheywillbelessread.The
addedbenefit—anattractive,visuallybalancedpage.
www.reuters.com(GotoPictures,thenShowcases)
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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
Layout Don’ttrapthespace
TheWebisallaboutdesigninginsmallspaces,wherestoriesmustbetoldsimply—oneimage,
onefocalpoint,awordortwo,justenoughtobeseenataglance.Thisdesignergotitrightexcept
foronething;hisimageandheadlinetrappedemptyspaceuselesslyinthecenter.
FRAMED ART
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ART CLICKHERE
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Typefaces 1TradeGothicBoldCond20|11pt 2TradeGothicCond18|7.5/11pt 3MyriadProLight|3.5pt
4Avenir35Light|19.5/29pt 5Avenir65Medium|6.5pt
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Articleresources
Colors
C3M3Y3K40 C3M3Y3K20 C55M20Y15K15 C75M40Y30K45
7 8 9
Tractors FireTrucksMilitary PlanesMotorcycles Cars 2
7
5
6g
9 10
6h 4
8
10 6a
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KIMBALLHILLHOMES KATRINAMAJOR
Sales Consultant
ENCLAVE AT MORADA RANCH
3738 MYKALA DRIVE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95212 T: 209-474-0266 F: 209-474-0286 kmajor@khhcorp.com·kimballhillhomes.com Designed Space
Wood Faux Wood Honeycomb Sheer Shadings Pleated Woven Wood Roman Roller Aluminum/Vinyl Vertical Ready Made
Harmony DesignstationeryandWebsitetoworktogether
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
HOME 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 O V 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.kimballhillhomes.com
Website
Businesscard
KIMBALLHILLHOMES KATRINAMAJOR
Sales Consultant
ENCLAVE AT MORADA RANCH
3738 MYKALA DRIVE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95212 T: 209-474-0266 kmajor@khhcorp.com·kimballhillhomes.com
Trang 11Ascaleoftintsmakesitobviousataglancethatyou’removing
deeperintothesite.Darkbasecolors—anyregularcolorwith
alotofblack— arethemostversatile.Unlessyou’resellingBarbies,
avoidbrightred,whichwhentintedturnspink.
BATH BLINDS & SHADES FURNITURE HOME DECOR LIGHTING OUTDOOR RUGS
Acolorfulobjectinafieldofblack&whiteisaneasywaytosignifyanactivelink.It’s
greatforportfolio-stylesitesandespeciallysuitablewhentheimagesarefromaneraof
black&whitephotography.
Color Colormeansit’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.
Wood Faux Wood Honeycomb Sheer Shadings Pleated Woven Wood Roman Roller Aluminum/Vinyl Vertical Ready Made
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TextbufferstheimagesThecenterofavisualfieldis
itsstrongestpoint,sowhenwordsarecritical,centeristhe placetoputthem;offtothesidetheywillbelessread.The
addedbenefit—anattractive,visuallybalancedpage.
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.
Layout Don’ttrapthespace
TheWebisallaboutdesigninginsmallspaces,wherestoriesmustbetoldsimply—oneimage,
onefocalpoint,awordortwo,justenoughtobeseenataglance.Thisdesignergotitrightexcept
foronething;hisimageandheadlinetrappedemptyspaceuselesslyinthecenter.
Before After
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ART
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Trang 13Before&Afterhasbeensharingitspracticalapproach
tographicdesignsince1990.Becauseourmodernworld
hasmadedesignersofusall(readyornot),Before&
Afterisdedicatedtomakinggraphicdesignunderstand-able,usefulandevenfunforeveryone.
JohnMcWadePublisherandcreativedirector GayeMcWadeAssociatepublisher
VincentPascualStaffdesigner DexterMarkAbelleraStaffdesigner Designadvisor GwenAmos
Before&Aftermagazine 323LincolnStreet,Roseville,CA95678
Telephone916-784-3880
Fax916-784-3995 E-mailmailbox@bamagazine.com
wwwhttp://www.bamagazine.com Copyright©2005Before&Aftermagazine,ISSN
1049-0035.Allrightsreserved
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us Forpermissiontoincludeallorpartofthisarticlein
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FRAMED ART
CLICKHERE
2 TradeGothicCond18 |7.5/11pt 3 MyriadProLight |3.5pt 4 Avenir35Light |19.5/29pt 5 Avenir65Medium |6.5pt
Images
e f g h
C3M3Y3K20 C55M20Y15K15 C75M40Y30K45
8 9
Tractors FireTrucksMilitary PlanesMotorcycles Cars 2
7
5
6
9 10
6 h
4
8
10
6
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1 FrictionFireTruck
Material:LithographedTin
YearofRelease:1950
Madein:Japan
2