Asymmetry vs. symmetry: know the right tool for the job

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• "Her hair ripples as an ocean wave that laps provocatively over her breasts."
• "As the face of Starbucks since 2011, the Siren logo is alluring by design, beckoning you into the store…."

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• "As you can see after a few sketches it was pretty obvious that a vertical scrolling layout would be best especially when responsive design is brought into the equation."
• "It is how I visually think about my design without having to build several comps or HTML models."
• "After sketching a rough approach to my layout it is time to get into some HTML."
• "I used to use Photoshop to render out my designs before building them in HTML."
• "The evolution of the tools I use has also allowed me to change my approach."
• "Responsive frameworks like Bootstrap and Foundation have opened up the ability to rapidly prototype designs directly in the browser."

Transcript: One of the designers most basic visual tools is the distinction between symmetry and asymmetry you may be surprised to discover how much you can enhance your work by harnessing this powerful distinction Ellen you love symmetry tell us why many natural organisms are symmetrical look at me I'm symmetrical my arms and legs keep me balanced a leaf grows outward in a symmetrical pattern the arms of the starfish radiate out from the center that's called radial symmetry symmetrical layouts are inherently stable and balanced and that's why designers for centuries have gravitated towards centered layouts so in a symmetrical design I should be able to draw a line top to bottom and it's the same on either side or I could draw a line through the center and it's the same above and below but Jennifer I know you love asymmetry tell us about that I think that symmetry is more inherently understandable because we can all relate as human beings that are symmetrical to that principle but you may be wondering what exactly is asymmetry asymmetry in design really is distributing elements so that moving them around until they really do feel balanced so that really is... See more →

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• "We are humans and no matter how many times we try to put ourselves into little boxes it won’t ever work, be it 16 personalities or OCEAN in psychology, flat vs skeumorphism, or a portion of your target demographic that doesn’t quite behave like you expect it to."
• "We, as designers, have liked grids and structures not so much because they are beautiful but due to their natural ability to simplify and connect."
• "Grids are similar to that for designers: a tool that is so useful that we might get a bit overwhelmed and think that the general audience will have the same relation with them but we need to take a retake on our take over this."
• "Our tools like grid and formal language might provide clarity and convenience but its difficult to form an emotional connection with their symmetry."
• "As designers we need to understand these relations in context of product and the user."
• "These relations need to be formed not just with usability and aesthetics in mind but also human love for humor and creativity."

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• "SSL allows web clients and servers to: It works through a combination of symmetric and asymmetric encryption using cryptographic keys tied to an SSL certificate."
• "SSL uses these digital signatures to authenticate the identity of web servers."
• "Its contents consists of: The SSL protocol uses SSL certificates to Except for self-signed certificates, SSL certificates are signed and issued by certificate authorities, third party corporations who verify the identity of organizations in exchange for the certificate."
• "But even among SSL certificates issued by certificate authorities, there are three types of certificates, each with varying levels of security (and prices): Clients like browsers or smart phones, will come with a list of some certificate authorities and their public keys."
• "The client will then encrypt this random secret key through asymmetric encryption using the server’s public key and send it to the server."
• "The SSL handshake is over and the two applications can communicate securely by symmetrically encrypting messages with this secret random key."

Transcript: Hi I'm dan green with rotary lifts in this video I'll go over some of the benefits of symmetric and asymmetric lifts so you can make the best decision for your shop symmetric and asymmetric lifts are both the used to lift the vehicle the wheels free and undercarriage access various capacities and adapters are available properly engaged pickup points of the vehicle symmetric lifting centers the vehicle front to air in the bay columns are positioned directly across from and facing each other all forearms are of equal length and the lift has more drive-through clearance center of gravity of the vehicle and a lift are aligned equalizing the load on the columns carriage and bearings these benefits make a symmetric lift ideal for trucks vans and commercial vehicles capacities range from 10,000 to 18,000 pounds asymmetrical lifting centers the vehicle to the rear of the columns on a true asymmetrical lift the columns are rotated and the front and rear arms are of different lengths allowing for maximum door opening and interior vehicle access the rotated columns align the center of gravity of the vehicle with the lift equalizing the load on the columns carriage and bearings these... See more →

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• "As I previously promised to discuss the symmetry, visualizing solid shapes, coordinate geometry and vector in this article, so here I am today for you to talk about these topics in this session."
• "Asymmetry can also represent an object that breaks a predefined pattern of symmetry or an imbalance of design elements."
• "A three-dimensional object can be easily represented on a two dimensional plane with the help of an oblique sketch."
• "In the oblique sketching method, the circular lines which are parallel to the front plane of the projection are drawn true shape and size."
• "The following points must be kept in mind while drawing an oblique sketch: Isometric Sketching or isometric drawing is a pictorial representation of an object in which all the three-dimensions are drawn at the full scale."
• "Oblique sketching is a method of representing 3-D objects on a 2-D plane."