As long as the web has been around there have been certain design trends which have popped up from time to time. Some of these trends have stuck around and,...

It’s important to remember that hierarchy has not only to do with content and the words that you have on a page. The imagery you include in your designs,...

Way back at the beginning of this series, we talked a lot about content and the importance content has in any design work. It’s something that should...

Ensuring that your designs present a clear hierarchy is very important, and something that you should aim for in every one of your designs. There’s...

Complexity in our designs is often unavoidable. Sometimes, it’s also necessary. When working for any client there is always going to be a level of complexity...

One key part of composition is understanding how to build consistency into your designs and how to display the relationships between each of the elements on...

Let’s get the basic stuff out of the way first. Whitespace isn’t simply a block of space in your design that has to be white. Instead, think of it more like...

Composition is about laying out all your ideas and design elements into a whole; composing your design. We're going to combine all of the previous lessons...

Alignment is one of those things that comes hand-in-hand when working with grid systems. The subject of alignment isn’t simply a matter of choosing whether...

Human-centric and user-centric design are two terms we often hear in the industry, though sometimes both designers and developers consider them to mean the...

In the previous article, I introduced you to grid systems. With any luck, by now, you should have a good understanding of what they are and why they’re a...

Now you know all about colour, typography and various things you should undertake before you start a design project, it’s time to start getting down and...