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The Principles of Design
Wondering what goes into the creation of a successful design piece? Learn the principles of design, see examples of the principles of design, and more!
Laura Keung
25 Aug 2022
Design & Illustration
Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline
Looking for a self-taught graphic design course? Wondering how to teach yourself graphic design? Find the best graphic design tutorials and resources here!
Sean Hodge
7 Sep 2022
Design & Illustration
65 Design Terms You Should Know
Want to learn more about fundamental design terminology? In this article, we cover 65 design terms that can help you put your visual work into words.
Laura Keung
29 May 2022
Design & Illustration
Rebellious Design: Brutalism Meets 90s Graphic Design
In this article, learn all about what brutalism is in graphic design and how 90s graphic design trends are influencing a new hybrid.
Laura Keung
9 Sep 2022
Design & Illustration

The Principles of Design

Laura Keung
25 Aug 2022
Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline

Sean Hodge
7 Sep 2022
65 Design Terms You Should Know

Laura Keung
29 May 2022
Rebellious Design: Brutalism Meets 90s Graphic Design

Laura Keung
9 Sep 2022

Researching Your Design Project
When working on any project for the web, you should always start by researching as much as you possibly can. To be honest, you can do as little, or as much...
Rachel Shillcock
17 Jul 2013
Design Theory
Planning a Design Project
Before you start designing, there are several things you should look at first. I always find these extra initial steps help when you eventually do start...
Rachel Shillcock
8 Jul 2013
Design Theory
Welcome to Design School for Developers
Design School for Developers is a tutorial series aimed at helping developers (and those new, or simply interested in designing for the web) to understand...
Rachel Shillcock
8 Jul 2013
Design Theory
The Future of User Interfaces
We are web designers and developers. As obvious as our work is (we build interactive media applications) there's a deeper meaning to what we do. We analyze...
Sven Lenaerts
24 Jun 2013
Design Theory
Principles for Successful Button Design
There are a thousand ways to design and create buttons today and you only need to spend a small amount of time looking through work on dribbble to get a...
Pete Orme
13 Feb 2013
Design Theory
Understanding the Split Layout in Web Design
As Web Designers, we follow a lot of design paradigms and layout principles: grids, vertical consistency, the F-Layout, Z-Layout, rule of thirds, the...
Amit S Namboothiry
28 Nov 2012
Design Theory
A Beginner’s Guide to Pairing Fonts
Pairing fonts can be a challenge. Selecting two or more fonts which work well is one thing - selecting two which work together to achieve your typographic...
Ian Yates
26 Nov 2012
Typography
An Introduction to Color Theory for Web Designers
Today we're going to learn the importance of color in Web Design and how to choose a pleasing color scheme. This article is part of our Basix series, which...
Thomas Cannon
12 Sep 2012
Design Theory
Emulating Microsoft's Metro Design Language
Over the past few years, Microsoft has adopted its incumbent design language to a significant extent. Metro is the aesthetic basis of Windows 8; Microsoft's...
Connor Turnbull
22 Aug 2012
Typography
Skeuomorphism in Interface Design
That's right, Skeuomorphism. Let's take a look at what this bizarre term means, when you should use it in interface design and what can happen when it goes...
Shaun Cronin
13 Jul 2012
Design Theory
Employing AIDA Principles in Web Design
In this article we'll discuss how we can use design to implement the principles laid out by AIDA (the marketing acronym, not the Italian opera) and help...
Shaun Cronin
16 May 2012
Design Theory
Applying Fitts’ Law To Mobile Interface Design
Fitts' Law is an essential principle of Human-Computer Interaction theory that was formulated almost 60 years ago. It's critical to UX design for the desktop...
Justin Smith
9 May 2012
Design Theory

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