Lesson Plans
2nd 6 Weeks – Week 4
(11/3 – 10/7)
Quiz — Friday
Communication is something that we do every day. It is the transfer of information from one individual to another. One individual sends the information with the expectation that another individual or group will receive the information. Many times you will see these individuals defined as a sender and a receiver.
From infancy, people use communication in their daily lives. Since communication is used daily, you might expect that it would be easy for everyone. This isn’t the case. Many times through our communication, we can send mixed messages. Two individuals may get completely different messages from the same statement.
This section will provide you with ideas on how to make your Web message a little less misleading for the receiver. In this section, you will learn:
§ The basic mechanics of the human eye;
§ How the human brain processes the information that is received from the eye;
§ The basics of design elements;
§ How design principles are used in a Web design.
The first half of this section will cover the mechanics of how the human body receives and processes information. We will look at how the human eye processes the light that it receives and then how that information is processed by the brain. The second half of this section will delve into the basics of design elements and principles. We will explore the elements of color, shape, line, texture, and typography. We will also explore the principles of movement, balance, proximity, repetition, and unity.
