It's mostly just for me becasue I'm forever finding recipes that I like and then I can't ever find them again, so I started a blog so all my favs are in one place :)
SO here's the address if you'd like to take a peek :)
ckmommy-recipes.blogspot.com
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Latest CX projects
I thought some of you might want to take a peek at what I've been doing at CX lately.
My assignment for this month was to create a layout applying “Harmony in general and as it applies specifically to solids and patterns.”
Defined by Colormatters.com:
“Harmony can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts, whether it be music, poetry, color, or even an ice cream sundae.
In visual experiences, harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and it creates an inner sense of order, a balance in the visual experience. When something is not harmonious, it's either boring or chaotic. At one extreme is a visual experience that is so bland that the viewer is not engaged. The human brain will reject under-stimulating information. At the other extreme is a visual experience that is so overdone, so chaotic that the viewer can't stand to look at it. The human brain rejects what it can not organize, what it can not understand. The visual task requires that we present a logical structure. Color harmony delivers visual interest and a sense of order.
In summary, extreme unity leads to under-stimulation, extreme complexity leads to over-stimulation. Harmony is a dynamic equilibrium.”
This has to be one of my favorite elements of design. I love to mix different patterns and solids. Basically creating harmony in your projects means to create a project that is pleasing to the eye. You don’t want to use too many bold-big-colorful patterns. If you choose to use a bold or larger pattern make sure to balance it out with a solid or a smaller, less distinct pattern. In both of my layouts I chose 2 papers that were very bold but I only used a small portion of the paper and balanced them out with using smaller patterns and matting portions of my layout with solids.
What do you think? :)
My assignment for this month was to create a layout applying “Harmony in general and as it applies specifically to solids and patterns.”
Defined by Colormatters.com:
“Harmony can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts, whether it be music, poetry, color, or even an ice cream sundae.
In visual experiences, harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and it creates an inner sense of order, a balance in the visual experience. When something is not harmonious, it's either boring or chaotic. At one extreme is a visual experience that is so bland that the viewer is not engaged. The human brain will reject under-stimulating information. At the other extreme is a visual experience that is so overdone, so chaotic that the viewer can't stand to look at it. The human brain rejects what it can not organize, what it can not understand. The visual task requires that we present a logical structure. Color harmony delivers visual interest and a sense of order.
In summary, extreme unity leads to under-stimulation, extreme complexity leads to over-stimulation. Harmony is a dynamic equilibrium.”
This has to be one of my favorite elements of design. I love to mix different patterns and solids. Basically creating harmony in your projects means to create a project that is pleasing to the eye. You don’t want to use too many bold-big-colorful patterns. If you choose to use a bold or larger pattern make sure to balance it out with a solid or a smaller, less distinct pattern. In both of my layouts I chose 2 papers that were very bold but I only used a small portion of the paper and balanced them out with using smaller patterns and matting portions of my layout with solids.
What do you think? :)
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