Aesthetics

Graphics

In this page, you will learn that:

  • Informational graphics are part of a page’s content.
  • Interface graphics are things like buttons that people click on.
  • Structural graphics are part of the visual framework of a Web page.
  • Graphic elements should conform to the color scheme you have chosen.
  • You can use a jQuery plug-in to make rounded corners.
  • Packaged designs include layouts and graphics, already made.

Colors and color schemes

This page is about color.

  • You want to choose a color scheme, a set of colors that work together.
  • Individual colors have a hue (basic color), saturation (intensity), and value (brightness).
  • A tint is a color with white added to it. A shade is a color with black added to it.
  • Types of color schemes include monochrome with an accent color, complementary, and analogous with an accent color.
  • You need to understand what you want before choosing a color scheme.
  • You can download complete designs, that include colors and graphics.
  • You can generate a color scheme from a photo.

Step 1: Setting goals

This page is about setting a Web site’s goals. You’ll learn:

  • What goals owners of Web sites have.
  • What goals Web site visitors have.
  • What goals developers of Web sites have.

Adding style with CSS

Learn:

  • The elements of font styling.
  • How to style text.
  • How to change background colors.

Lessons

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