Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Alignment, Highlighting, Layering and Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Diandra, Julian, Jennie


Alignment – The process of which elements are put in a certain order by forming rows and/or columns to create an organized space and create unity to make it easy for a spectator to gather information. For example: Margins define the reading area of a page by separating the main text from the surrounding environment as they provide important visual relief in any document.



Highlighting – A technique used to bring focus to a certain word, sentence, area and or image. Jesse is using this technique in presenting this assignment to us. **


Layering - The technique in which information is organized into groups to manage the order in which they are accessed. For example: Adobe Photoshop allows you to organize your information through layers making it easy to access or view multiple layers at one time.


Signal-to-Noise Ratio – “Signal” refers to the ultimate necessary focus and or parts of a project while “Noise” refers to the unnecessary visual elements that clutter and or distract the viewer and the point or critical part of the design.

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