Design Principles- What are they?

The following post (up to References) is from a project I did for a web design program I am taking. It was a PowerPoint presentation and to save ink I uploaded most of the pictures and slide content here. The Reference post lists all the sites I used to gather my information, pictures, and some content.

The topics discussed were:

Design Principles: What Are They?

• Fundamental ideas are used to organize and arrange elements of design
• These elements can be applied to the web to give viewers a natural sense of order, harmony, balance, and comfort
• Using basic design principles can help you create effective websites