links

Illustrator

The Language of Curves- about Vector graphics
Quicktime movies about illustrator from Lynda Weinman (not updated to CS2 yet, but useful)

Course topics:

Positive and Negative Space, Shapes, Rhythm.
Balance - symmetry, asymmetry, radial (only missing crystallographic)
Principles of Design: Unity
Visual Literacy : Unity
Elements of Design: More Unity

The Golden Mean (a really nifty Flash file)
The golden ratio in art and nature
The golden ratio and aesthetics (elaborates on a bunch of material from your GoD textbook)
Massive Website about the golden section, fibonacci sequence, etc

Adobe Type Topics - a great resource for learning about type. The type tips section is the best.
Adobe Typography Primer (bottom right of page).
Typographic hierarchy

Color Cubes
Color, Contrast, and Dimension in News Design
Picking a color scheme

Design in
general:

Introduction to the Elements of Design
The AIGA design archives
Summary of Wucius Wongs' Principles of 2-d design (our old text book)
Principles of Graphic Design
AIGA- Careers in design

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