Design Basics - Repetition
Right away, what do you notice that is different about this page?
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Hopefully you noticed that I've included a small banner image at the top of the page that doesn't exist on the other example pages. This is an example of poor use of the principle of repetition. If I wanted to unify my entire web page, it would make sense to repeat the same page layout for each of my information pages. Where I might WANT to include a banner image is the home page or landing page of my site. This makes sense as the home page serves a different purpose than my informational pages for each of the PARC principles.
Another item to consider when building your Weebly page is the use of Title blocks vs. Text blocks. Which fonts have you chosen for each? What about size? Consider this example:
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Hopefully you noticed that I've included a small banner image at the top of the page that doesn't exist on the other example pages. This is an example of poor use of the principle of repetition. If I wanted to unify my entire web page, it would make sense to repeat the same page layout for each of my information pages. Where I might WANT to include a banner image is the home page or landing page of my site. This makes sense as the home page serves a different purpose than my informational pages for each of the PARC principles.
Another item to consider when building your Weebly page is the use of Title blocks vs. Text blocks. Which fonts have you chosen for each? What about size? Consider this example:
Here is one example of a title
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ultricies turpis malesuada lacus rhoncus, semper euismod nisi blandit. Morbi et libero erat. Nulla facilisi. Suspendisse vestibulum pulvinar metus ut efficitur. Ut vitae sem dui. Sed fermentum diam velit, sed cursus ante dictum ut. Morbi commodo neque in ullamcorper pharetra.
Here is another title of a paragraph
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ultricies turpis malesuada lacus rhoncus, semper euismod nisi blandit. Morbi et libero erat. Nulla facilisi. Suspendisse vestibulum pulvinar metus ut efficitur. Ut vitae sem dui. Sed fermentum diam velit, sed cursus ante dictum ut. Morbi commodo neque in ullamcorper pharetra.
In the first paragraph, my font is bold and one step larger than the second. When designing your site, choose one format and repeat the element throughout to unify your design.
THANKFULLY, Weebly takes a large amount of the hassle of formatting out of the design process. The themes you have to choose from are very polished in their overall design, but some elements are still up to the user to decide.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ultricies turpis malesuada lacus rhoncus, semper euismod nisi blandit. Morbi et libero erat. Nulla facilisi. Suspendisse vestibulum pulvinar metus ut efficitur. Ut vitae sem dui. Sed fermentum diam velit, sed cursus ante dictum ut. Morbi commodo neque in ullamcorper pharetra.
Here is another title of a paragraph
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ultricies turpis malesuada lacus rhoncus, semper euismod nisi blandit. Morbi et libero erat. Nulla facilisi. Suspendisse vestibulum pulvinar metus ut efficitur. Ut vitae sem dui. Sed fermentum diam velit, sed cursus ante dictum ut. Morbi commodo neque in ullamcorper pharetra.
In the first paragraph, my font is bold and one step larger than the second. When designing your site, choose one format and repeat the element throughout to unify your design.
THANKFULLY, Weebly takes a large amount of the hassle of formatting out of the design process. The themes you have to choose from are very polished in their overall design, but some elements are still up to the user to decide.