Friday, May 18, 2007

Print vs Web Aesthetics

Aesthetics applies to both the print and web mediums. Where as print is purely visual the web is visual, audible and functional. The addition of sound and functionality make web aesthetics so much ore complicated than print aesthetics. In print when you are finished you are done but the web is constantly updated and upgraded. New images, video, audio and text are constantly being added. Web pages are in a sense like an artwork that will never be completed.

Here are some websites giving some more insight.
Print Design vs. Web Design
Web vs. Print Fonts
Word Processing: Print vs Web Documents
Digital Aesthetics

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