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Chapter 7: Document Design

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Web Links

• Fundamentals of document design
  Principles and guidelines for effective document design, from Bellevue Community College.
  
  
• What is visual literacy?
  Conceptual discussion of shape, color, scale, and visual elements, from the On-Line Visual Literacy Project.
  
  
• Design theory
  Good tutorial on site and page design.
  
  
• Make a splash with color
  Interactive tutorial about using color, from the Tech Museum of Innovation.
  
  
• Design resources
  Links to design information, templates, and images, from DesktopPublishing.com.
  
  
• Working with graphics and tables
  In-depth information about using tables, figures, and images, from Colorado State University.
  
  
• Graphic design
  A comprehensive resource for images, including tutorials, online design schools, and clip art, from About.com.
  
  
• Adflip
  Historical and contemporary print advertisements.
  
  
• Ad*Access
  Print advertisements spanning 1911-55, from Duke University.
  
  
• Google Images
  Searchable database of cartoons, photographs, and other images.
  
  
• Library of Congress, American Memory
  Maps, photographs, and prints documenting the American experience.
  
  
• Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
  Images from the library's collection, including those available through American Memory.
  
  
• New York Public Library Digital Gallery
  Maps, drawings, photographs, and paintings from the library's collection.
  
  
• PoliticalCartoons.com
  Cartoons on contemporary issues and events.
  
  
• ArtSource
  Sources on art and architecture.
  
  
• ARTstor.org
  Museum collections and a database of images typically used in art history courses.
  
  
• Popular Culture: Resources for Critical Analysis
  Sources on advertising, fashion, magazines, toys, and other artifacts of popular culture, from Washington State University.
  
  
• Image Resources
  Sources on the visual and performing arts, from the Yale University Arts Library.
  
  
• World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design
  Guidelines for designing Web sites for users with disabilities, from the University of Washington.
  
  
• ADA Home Page
  Main site for the Americans with Disabilities Act, from the US Department of Justice.
  
  

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