• Design Observer article
• Student analysis or websites

Review of the 9 rules of design:

1. Have an idea
2. Make decisions that support the idea
3. Use no more than two typefaces
4. Choose colors for a reason
5. Make the negative space part of the design
6. Communicate
7. Establish a hierarchy
8. Stick to one layout justification
9. Work with a grid
10. Make the interface intuitive

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SIGNAGE
Signs, signs, everywhere signs

Presentation of signage from around New York (ppt)

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ASSIGNMENT
Come to class on Monday prepared to present 3 images of bad signage in and around New York.  The images should be photographs you have taken.  Your presentation should include a recommendation for improving the sign.

Read Business Weeks’s Ten Commandments of Web Design