Yes, this is true: there is a lot of stuff around these days that emphasizes style over content. That's why I used the word 'suitable', although I should maybe have made the point clearer.
At 20:01 +1100 24/1/17, Michael Lewis wrote: >Trouble with many commercial designs is that "design" outweighs communication. >So many graphic designers focus on "what looks nice" rather than "what works >to promote the purpose of the document". Granted, that's at best a failure in >the training of such designers, but it does constitute a warning that "best >practise" isn't always "best practise". > >- Michael Lewis > > >On 2017-01-24 19:38, Steve Rickaby wrote: >>... For those of us who aren't (such as me), I've often found it useful to >>look for suitable commercial designs and then emulate them. I don't mean >>copy, but extract the underlying principles. Your eye will tell you what >>looks right and what look weird. >> -- Steve _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]
