Serif & San Serif

Serif
Serif fonts date back to when people first took chisels to stone. Serif feature horizontal and vertical detail to the end of each stroke. Serif is divided into 3 categories: Old-Style serif, modern serif and slab serif. Serif fonts are suited to long text so that the eye can follow the horizontal stroke.

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Sans serif

Sans serif do not feature the serifs. Sans meaning without. These have more variety of weights and widths. Sans serif work best on websites because they have limited amount of pixels, more legible, bold weight and consider proportion.

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3D Website

These two websites have a 3d feature, interacting sound and is user friendly. The website uses simple colour and layout so its less confusing to use. When the mouse is moved over the pallet it move in a 3d motion.

Alienology: http://www.alienology.com/

Pinko is a clothing company which uses the same features to view the clothing line. This site has an interesting introduction page using video imagery

http://www.pinko.it/home.asp?LN=UK

Scroll tool

This is a website for a Burger restaurant in Rathmines. Apparently Jo Burger has gone into administration but is still open. So we are going to head on Fri night just in case the place goes belly up! And ill let you know if the restaurant reflects the website! 

The website gives the impression of a cool, funky, retro place to eat and hang out. The background music gives the website a mellow atmosphere but will it reflect the restaurant! Again we see the use of hand illustrations on the web site and the use of one page no links just the use of the scroll tool! also the use of animation  of a little character walking along the bottom of the screen directing you where to go is quite clever! http://www.joburger.ie/

Shopping on line

Shopping on line is really popular. You can avoid the crowds, stress, noise, compare prices and features and no pressure to buy, while doing it all from your own home. Even with next day delivery!

Shops have to keep there website up to date, have all the latest fashion trends even before the shop. The site should reflect the retail store and has a matter of minutes to make an impression on the user. the site should be user friendly and allow the user to view clothing from all angles.

A really good website that reflects these qualities is Zara! website http://www.zara.com/

Colour: RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

RGB (Red, Green and blue) these are the 3 colours used for our television screens and computer monitors. These 3 colours reproduce a broad array of colours.

Icons & Logos

ICONS AND LOGOS ARE NOT THE SAME?

This is interesting i didn't know there was a difference!

From what i can pick up logo and icons are the same visual vocabulary which may lead you to thinking they are the same but they are 2 separate design disciplines.

Logos are graphic elements, trademark or a company brand, set in a special typeface/font or arranges in a legible way. Having distinctive design element ,colour and shape.Also logos are scalable you are not confined and they have no boundaries so you are free to experiment with shapes and size. This is a example of a recognisable logo which has all the elements.

Icons is a graphic symbol which is usually a simple picture or a representation of an image for example the folder below. Icons denote a program, or a computer file. Icons are not scalable, they operate within a complete square canvas which they are restricted too. Logos can easily resemble an icon form. Icons need to be simple images so that they are recognised and a distinctive interpretation to the word.

So they are different!

Seems to be allot of conflict about the two!

http://pixelresort.com/blog/icons-and-logos-are-not-the-same/

Fonts for web

http://www.elysiumburns.com/
This site is an example of good font. Heading and text are clear and legible. The main use of Sans serif fonts in a white colour on a black back ground which high lights the typeface more.