🎨 Interactive Design Principles

Learn by doing, not by dying of boredom!

⚖️ Balance: Stop Making Lopsided Disasters

Balance is like arranging furniture - you wouldn't put your couch, TV, and coffee table all in one corner and leave the rest of the room empty, would you?

You know that feeling when you look at a poster and something just feels... off? Like all the important stuff got shoved to one corner while the rest of the space sits there doing absolutely nothing? That's what happens when balance goes to die.

Types of Balance:

  • Symmetrical: Everything mirrors perfectly (formal, safe)
  • Asymmetrical: Different elements balance each other (dynamic, modern)
  • Radial: Everything radiates from center (energetic, focused)

🎮 Try It: Drag to Balance

Drag the elements around to create balance. Watch how the feedback changes!

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Drag elements around to see how balance changes!

🎯 Emphasis: Making Things Actually Noticeable

Emphasis is like having one person speak clearly while everyone else uses their inside voice. If everyone's screaming, you hear nothing.

Ever seen a design where everything is screaming for attention at the same volume? It's like being at a party where everyone's talking at once - you end up hearing nothing.

Ways to Create Emphasis:

  • Size: Make it bigger than everything else
  • Color: Bright color surrounded by neutrals
  • Position: Center stage or isolated placement
  • Contrast: Light on dark, thick on thin

🎮 Try It: Create Emphasis

Click on elements to emphasize them. Notice how your eye is drawn to the emphasized element!

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🔤 Typography: Fonts That Don't Make People Cry

Typography is the art of making text readable without causing eye strain or existential dread.

Comic Sans for business cards? Just... no. Papyrus for anything? Also no. Using 12 different fonts in one design? Please stop.

Typography Hierarchy:

  • Headline: Big, bold, impossible to miss
  • Subheading: Medium size, semi-bold
  • Body Text: Normal size, readable
  • Caption: Smaller, often gray or italic

🎮 Try It: Live Font Preview

Adjust the settings and watch your typography change in real-time!

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📸 Composition: Photos That Don't Bore People to Death

The Rule of Thirds isn't just some arbitrary rule teachers made up. It's based on how human eyes naturally scan images.

Centering everything makes photos feel static and boring - like yearbook photos where everyone's standing in a line. Stop making mugshot compositions!

Composition Techniques:

  • Rule of Thirds: Put interesting stuff at grid intersections
  • Leading Lines: Use lines to guide eyes toward your subject
  • Framing: Use doorways, windows to frame your subject
  • Depth: Keep subject sharp, blur background

🎮 Try It: Rule of Thirds

Drag the subject around and see how different positions affect the composition!

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