Principles of Visual Design

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Proximity- I grouped together objects with the same shape.

Alignment- I aligned the circular shapes on top of one another, the rectangles are all the same angle but are all over the place and I aligned the moon shapes in front of one another.

Repetition- I gave each group of shapes the same color. Purple for the circles, blue for the rectangles and orange for the moon shapes

Contrast- I made the biggest circle have a much thicker glow, while moving the the smallest circle has no glow at all. 

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Proximity- I grouped the website and email contact information together as well as placed the title and slogan together.

Alignment- I aligned the hard edge line to border the main poster title so that it is the first thing that catches your eye.
Repetition- I used the same color font for the title and the main details the same as well as used the same font. The font that I used is the same for everything that is written on my poster. 
Contrast- I made my title and details the biggest thing on the screen. I also left an opening in the middle of the poster to let your eyes wonder to the right. 

Research Design

We had to make a visual design for an audience interested in the research illustrated above. I picked a simple color scheme that was not too distracting while highlighting the dates in black instead of white. Whenever I do a project, I focus on the time I need to have something finished by so I think that is really important to stand out. I also bolded and underlined the main task that needs to be done by the date so it is easy to recognize. I made the last three tasks on a separate arrow because that is what needs to done when the research is finished and is more work than the original research.The process at the end is going to take more time because it is organizing your thoughts and data for the study. I made the design the way I did because the arrows represent the direction in which the research should be going. I like my design because if you were to print it out, you can easily mark off the tasks you have accomplished already and clearly know what you have to do next.