Visual Design Fundamentals And Tools Flashcards
User Experience Design (UX)
Planning, designing, and creating the best possible experience for the user.
User experience design includes these three things:
1- How easy your website is to use.
2- How well users are able to find what they need in your website.
3- How much users enjoy your website.
Skin
Visual elements like color, typography, imagery, icons, and placement that make up the interface users see.
User Interface Design (UI)
Bringing a well-planned user experience to life.
What does a UX designer do?
Plans, designs, and creates and amazing experience for web users.
What is the main difference between visual design and graphic design?
Visual designers use a web-based design approach and graphic designers use a print-based approach.
Principles of UI design
Clear visuals, supportive typography, balanced relationships, and appropriate color palette
Design comp
A designer’s final draft
Workflow
Process you take to get the work done
Identity design
An aspect of graphic design that focuses almost exclusively on creating a company’s brand, image, and personality through identity assists like logos and icons.
Digital design
Refers to visual design with an added emphasis on interaction design and interactive media.
Visual design
Umbrella term that covers web design, branding & identity design, and graphic design.
Web design
Includes both user experience and user interface design
What do web designers do?
Create gorgeous designs as well as seamless user experiences. They’re focused on how visitors move around in and interact with a website or app.
What are the steps in a workflow?
Determine the main purpose and goals of your website.
Decide who you want to reach your site.
Think about how you want your visitors to move around the site.
Determine the type of content you want to include.
Plan how your content will be laid out.
Decide what colors, fonts, and images you should use.
Organize your files to hand off to a developer.
