about.me
Vernon Fowler
Web Analyst / eLearning Coordinator
I work as a Web Analyst in the Information & Research team on the http://www.adin.com.au/ website.
In my other job I deliver and participate in professional development related to (e)learning English as a Second Language. I also teach ESL to adults, especially English for Academic Purposes.
In free time, I work on WordPress and BuddyPress projects for small businesses, education and non-profit organisations.
On vacations, I like to travel abroad and eat icecream.
Category Archives: Art
CSS Zen Camp
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. I’m excited to introduce my CSS Zen Garden. As well as completing this assignment for my university studies, I also intend to port some elements of the … Continue reading
Illusion of spatial depth
In general, there are two possibilities when designing on a two-dimensional surface: you can keep it flat, or you can create the illusion of three dimensional space or spatial depth. The illusion of spatial depth can be shallow or deep, … Continue reading
Positive and negative space
In a successful positive/negative relationship in graphic design, the positive and negative space is interdependent. You are forced to consider the whole space of your design if you consider all space as active forces (Landa 2006). Note how the web … Continue reading
Visual hierarchy and focal points
Visual Hierarchy the arrangement of elements according to importance and emphasis. The question “What is the message?” needs to be answered before knowing which text and graphics should be emphasised. Things to keep in mind when trying to design a … Continue reading
Rhythm is a dancer
Rhythm Is A Dancer rhythm A visual tempo or beat. The principle of design that refers to a regular repetition of elements of art to produce the look and feel of movement. It is often achieved through the careful placement … Continue reading
Lighting
Draw 3-D objects, like cubes, pyramids, or spheres using your Photoshop or Illustrator tools. Think about where your light would be coming from, and shade in the opposite sides with varying intensities of texture to create the illusion of three-dimensional … Continue reading
Textures
The tactile quality of a surface or the representation of such a surface quality, is it’s texture. While tactile textures are real textures (which you can feel), they can be imitated as illusionary visual textures on computer screens, giving the … Continue reading
Contrasting designs
Find two online example of graphic design solutions that use low contrast and two examples that use high contrast. Thinking about the word contrast, in noun form, I like these 3: a striking exhibition of unlikeness; opposition or juxtaposition of … Continue reading
Colour, colour on the wall
Research these questions from the 3 websites listed below, posting your answers next to each question. Color Theory, a brief tutorial (Ford 2004) http://colortheory.liquisoft.com/ Colours on the Web (Johansson 2002) http://www.colorsontheweb.com/ http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colorterms.asp http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colortheory.asp Paint Quality Institute http://www.paintquality.com/paint-professionals/paint-design/color-trends.html http://www.paintquality.com/homeowners/paint-design/paint-color/wheel.html What colour … Continue reading
Critique of 3 inspiring websites
How do you hold a self-critique? Part I: The Project Restate the goal or aim of the project – in your OWN words. Do this to make sure you understand the problem you are setting out to solve. Did you … Continue reading