Axioms of Web Design

http://www.topit.me/

I always browse this website when I need some inspiration. I do like the web design here.

First of all, the title of this web (topit.me)was used a symbol(heart)to replace the word "TOP". This design makes it more interesting and conspicuous. 















Second, even though the design is very simple here, it is very clarity in structure to help viewer to follow the guide to search. In right side column, you can find where can you upload your pictures; what categories of pictures you want to find, and shows some users you may interested at. 

Third, it is very intuitiveness to show what is this web for. This web is a place for people post and collect different kind of pictures. In detail, if you move your mouse to a picture, it will show the user who post this on the top. It is good for viewer who are interested in the other work from same person. This web has highly contrast between the main parts and the background, which can make your eyes stay in the pictures.  

Design Presentation - Packaging

-Jo Malone, English Pear & Freesia Cologne

Design in this product is very simple that form by the organic shape and geometrical shape. This design separates the product to two parts, the body and the lid, because of the contrast of the color (silver and clear). The body part is very clear, so the label of the brand will pop out. The msterial is very ordinary, using glass and metal. This design is neutral. For gestalt principle, it is continuity because the eyes will follow the movement of the edge.

-Miu Miu, Eau de Parfum

Design in this product also form by the organic shape and geometrical shap, and all of them blend in each other. From the botton to the top, the edge is very soomth to relate to next. The curves in the botton part and the baby blue make this design soft.

The gold makes a transition between the red and baby blue. This design looks youthful and colorful, which is girlish. This design really attracts girls and women to buy it or collect it. The special thing is that the bottle was made with ceramic, which is different from the ordinary bottle was made with glass. The design in the body creates the lines in this product. For gestalt principle, it is continuity because the eyes will follow the movement of the lines.

Contrast, Balance, Harmony

I took this image when I was traveling in New Orleans last month. I really enjoy the life style there. Even though it wasn't during the Mardi Gras Day, people will drink cocktail and wander through the French Quarter, which is very cheerful. Masks are the necessity in Mardi Gras Day, so you can find a Mask at the souvenir shops. However, not all of the shop will sale the masks with their own design. These masks are displaying in the show window.

In this image, this main objects are masks. The mask, in the bottom one, looks most tangible; on the other hand, the other masks looks more dimer, the colors and the shadow reflects on the window give this contrast. Actually, because of the contrast, it makes the balance. The mask in the right side on the top almost has the same size and the same colors with the main mask, but the shadow reflect on the window makes the maks on the right illusory and make this image has only one main point.

For harmony, all of the objects are masks in this image, and all of them have the design elements relate to each other. For example, the main mask in this image has material with music, which is relate to the two masks back of it. 

Visceral Response

Why I choose this image for a visceral response? Actually, I took this picture when I was opening the blind. I tried to open the blind with different angles and saw the different effects that were created by the sunlight on the blind. What I did maybe is a simple thing for people; however, people just ignored the beauty behind the simple, sometimes.

Basically, this image is created by lines. We can see the lines are created by the joints of the hightlight and dark edges of blind, which are higily contrast. I like it because the lines seem like radiate out from a point we can't see out of the picture. My eyes would like to follow the lines to go through the whole space, from the right side to the left. Also, the dark dashed from the shadow of the string is a different kind of vertical line. That gives the balance with other white vertical strings there.

The colors give the balance because the tone creates the transition from the light to the dark, and it will keep your eyes to move from the right to the left. Even though this imgae only has black and white, it doesn't bring an intensity feeling. The tone makes it gentler.

This image makes me feel inner peace, and that is why I choose it. The color gives me this feeling. Another, the dust on the blind creates the rough texture and bring the massy feeling. We can find beauty from our daily life with simple thing randomly. Not all of the beauty will bring a stupefying feeling to you, but they will bring a feeling for a visceral response.